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Ghost
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I've never done any auto/bike painting before, and I was wondering where'd be a good place to look for cheap practice parts?
Thanks guys!
Thanks guys!
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Welcome Ghost.I agree with Stretch on the signs,or a scrap of steel laying around.Get the hang of it on an easy surface like flat steel,then go to the parts.Complete curved surfaces like a scooter tank are easy to run and hard to practice an even overlap on your passes.Once you get the hang of it pick up some scrap tanks to upgrade to.The nice thing about tanks(and VW Beetles) is the curved stuff allows the paint to flow and lay down more to avoid orange peel,but like I said they compound trying to learn the basics.
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Ghost
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Thanks, that was very helpful!
The other thing is that I don't have the money to invest in a spray booth, the cheapest one I have seen runs about $1200 (which just got spent on a lot of other tools like compressors, impact wrenches, yadda yadda). Is it really necessary? or can I just hack it until I can afford one?
Also (hehe I ask a lot of questions)... Where do I get the paint/materials? What Sprayer do you recommend? Do I have to thin it with something for my detailing airbrush?
lol, sorry for all the questions, I swear I'm not a 4 yr old. Just trying to undertake this while well informed.
The other thing is that I don't have the money to invest in a spray booth, the cheapest one I have seen runs about $1200 (which just got spent on a lot of other tools like compressors, impact wrenches, yadda yadda). Is it really necessary? or can I just hack it until I can afford one?
Also (hehe I ask a lot of questions)... Where do I get the paint/materials? What Sprayer do you recommend? Do I have to thin it with something for my detailing airbrush?
lol, sorry for all the questions, I swear I'm not a 4 yr old. Just trying to undertake this while well informed.
Hey Ghost-
The 'Search' feature of this forum is very helpful in finding what you're looking for. I've used it to get most of my questions answered.
I'm by no means an expert, or even a novice, for that matter but I made a cheapo paint booth using some clear painting tarps. I bought a roll of 40ftx10ft for about $20. I then just hung that in a square from my garage door. I got some box fans and some filters to ventilate. It's definitely not a great setup, but for less than $100 it does what I need. If I can get up to speed where I can make some money at this I'll upgrade. Till then it works fine.
I get my paint supplies from a local auto paint store. They've been very helpful. I use a DeVilbiss spray gun and haven't quite got all the mixing figured out. Others on this forum will be able to answer a bit better.
Good Luck-Stretch
The 'Search' feature of this forum is very helpful in finding what you're looking for. I've used it to get most of my questions answered.
I'm by no means an expert, or even a novice, for that matter but I made a cheapo paint booth using some clear painting tarps. I bought a roll of 40ftx10ft for about $20. I then just hung that in a square from my garage door. I got some box fans and some filters to ventilate. It's definitely not a great setup, but for less than $100 it does what I need. If I can get up to speed where I can make some money at this I'll upgrade. Till then it works fine.
I get my paint supplies from a local auto paint store. They've been very helpful. I use a DeVilbiss spray gun and haven't quite got all the mixing figured out. Others on this forum will be able to answer a bit better.
Good Luck-Stretch
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02TLR
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Tenacious C did a great one in his garage a few months ago. This should get you to the post. He's got a link to pictures of it in there somewhere too.
http://www.customflamepainting.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=000075#000012
http://www.customflamepainting.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=000075#000012
Stretch took care of you fine.You do have to reduce the paint though whether you use an airbrush or regular gun,but use the correct reducer it calls for-don't let someone talk you into using lacquer thinner(unless you're using lacquer) or aftermarket reducers.I've tried a few and wasn't impressed with their results compared to their specific reducer.I use a DeVilbiss gravity feed,and you can find some of their lower line models for under $200 that work fine until you're ready to upgrade.
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Ghost
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Good idea with the box fans. I might try to do something like that, I am doing all this in my art studio which already has a few vents.
I'll try using the search too! Thanks for accomodating a neophyte guys!
I'll try using the search too! Thanks for accomodating a neophyte guys!
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try the sign blanks first, and if you cant find a cycle salvage yard go to lowes or hame depot and buy some smooth white rural mailboxes they're only like 5 bucks and great to start on because of the curved surfaces. plus they're cheap and i'm sure if you have friends with garages as soon as they see them they'll want to buy them. I painted one for a friend for some practice and three of my other friends bought me more boxes the day after they saw the finished one.