Plastic sheeting from home depot works great. Get the real thin stuff. It's about $3 for 200 sq ft. I agree on the tape. The blue 3M tape works real well. I'll never use the cheap yellow stuff agian, bled right through. If you put on a heavy coat, you have the lift the tape before it dries, or it'll crap up the paint. I like to use a razor blade and hair dryer while I'm taking tape off.
"I like to use a razor blade and hair dryer while I'm taking tape off." so you shave and dry your hair while taking off the tape? thanks for the (hygene tip) ...frank...
Well not on me!! LOL! Normally just a hair dryer set on high or a heat gun set on low is enough to get the tape to come off clean. If it starts to peel or tear (tape or paint), I'll score the paint along the tape with a razor blade to get a nice clean line. I dont' have enough hair to need a dryer either, but my wife does! She "needs" to upgrade her hair dryers and straighteners, curlers, etc. about once a year so I get new heat makers for my garage and house stuff.
I am looking at painting mine in late march or early april. I am looking forward to it, there is a guy i work with that is a co-owner of a body shop and i asked him the other night about price for paint and the painting???? . Kelly tod me with me helping him and paying for the paint all it would be is a case of killin's. You cant bet that. drinking while painting . My wife is arraid of what it will look like afterwards. ME TOO
Actually, you have hair John...it's just not on your head... The car is looking good though, good luck with the entire job. Later
well first time painting did not go according to plan. It wet sanded pretty good, but I am going to try again I think I got it figured out (atleast what I did wrong the first time) But its really been great learning experience and seeing the product "improving" is truly a rewarding feeling....how queer does that sound But its been fun
"But its really been great learning experience and seeing the product "improving" is truly a rewarding feeling....how queer does that sound " No Comment I know the feelin bud, believe me. I swore I'd never do it again...but now I have the know how...it is quite a learning experience, I better shut up...I'm startin to sound like you now ...like Chris said...we need pics...don't be embarrased...I could show you a run on my car 3" long but you'd never find it on your own.
I do not have any pics.... But there was just a lot of orange peal. Most of it wet sanded out pretty nicely, but some I got really deep on the paint and I am concerned about it. Probably not as bad as I think, but I figure its costing me nothing but my time and a little money for paint. Not to mention that since looking at the car painted completely yellow (VIPER YELLOW) that I have decided it needs another color or two on it So I am not really starting from scratch.....just backing up a couple steps We have basketball games all weekend, so I will not get any progress on it this weekend, but I will try to get some pictures next weekend.
O yeah, according to PPG I did not cut the paint enough (that caused the Orange peel) they are sending me more "stuff"
