paint stands

[gpracer15]

Looking to buy some stands to help me hold fenders and tanks for painting, do you all know of a source or ideas?

 

[flamethrower]

I went to Harbor freight and bought some adjustable tripod stands for $19/ea. Then I found some nicer adjustable stands at Big Lots for $13/ea. I took the roller tops off and replaced them with 1X4 pine. They work great for everything except holding while polishing. (For that, I put the wife in a painters suit and proceed to cover her in polishing glaze...)

FT

 

[gpracer15]

Awesome, what were the stands originally for or what should I look for?

Thats a much better price than I was intending

 

[Jody]

Scott has information on how to make parts stands on this site. You can check it out
here

 

[flamethrower]

Set up my stands and took a pic this morning.
They all work great, but if I had to buy again I'd buy all the kick out leg style because they store so much easier. The roller on the middle stand is how they come new. I just removed the roller and mounted a piece of wood. As you can see they are all adjustable in height. Just be careful when polishing on these. Great for paint, so-so for polishing. Get the wife or a friend to hold parts while polishing.

FT