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Re: Mo Painting...

To: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Mo Painting...
From: "Glen Barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 14:25:30 -0700
Dr Mayf

Sounds good to me, just leave my BLACK LINES alone and my end markers.
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 2:00 PM
Subject: Mo Painting...


> Well, I took a lot of advice on etching primer and how to put it on. I
> "yellow" primed that puppy and it was thin enough to see the bondo
> underneath quite easily. I then put on a fair coat of gray primer. That
> sucker looks pretty good right now however, I am goiing to sand this coat
> down and give it another coat or 2 sanding in between coats. I bought the
> acrylic paint I am going to use today. Russo Red or something like that. I
> waded through the DuPont paint book looking at all the different reds and
> this was closest to what I wanted. I got all the stuff to thin and harden
it
> also. My Plan is to apply 2 color coats, color sanding and buffing the
last
> coat. Only on the outer skin though. I will be acquiring a HVLP gun for
the
> final primer and color coats. When the color hardens up, I can begin final
> reassembly of all the bits and pieces I have fabbed over the years. Some
of
> the chrome bits, like deck lid hinges, are not top quality, but will have
to
> do. Ditto door handles and deck handle.
>
> Thanks to all who assisted me with ideas..
>
> mayf, the ignorant red necked desert rat in PAH rump.

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