Beat the paint spray system.. I mean the vehicle didn't
die and let you down as in the VW tail.. but the paint
spray or the paint it self did .. Have a bon fire with
the can of paint .. That will fix its wagon ...
Bob B
>From: Chris <cdavis@webworldinc.com>
>To: mil-veh-oc@yahoogroups.com,MVlist@yahoogroups.com,mil-veh@mil-veh.org,
>WWIIMV@yahoogroups.com
>CC: roadhound@pnv.net,ddavis@webworldinc.com
>Subject: [MVlist] WC53 Carryall Restoration Entry #64 (Be warned, long,
>whiny, ranting post follows.)
>Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2001 02:01:23 -0700
>
>My Dad is a patient guy. He'd have to be to bring 10 kids into the world
>(most of them boys) and not take any of them back out. I bet I could count
>the times I remember him losing his temper on one hand. One of those times
>comes to mind tonight though.
>
>One of the vehicles in our stable was a VW 411 Fastback. Probably a
>collectable today, but back then it was just transportation, and not very
>good transportation at that. Dad had spent the weekend doing something to
>it... I can't remember the particulars, but it wouldn't have been the first
>weekend or late night spent under that car.
>
>Anyway, it died at the gas station the next day and Dad just lost it. He
>didn't cuss or swear, he just beat the living bergeebers out of the rear
>passenger door. Worked real hard at kicking a hole right though it. I
>stood by in slack jawed fascination watching the display and once the storm
>had passed, made some brilliant comment like "You dented the door pretty
>bad there Dad." He just smiled and said "Yes, and I feel a lot better
>too."
>
>Well, tonight this project pushed me to the same point. The difference
>with the Carryall is it IS a CLASSIC and I couldn't bring myself to wail on
>it. Although I had a wide selection of heavy, blunt objects at my disposal
>which would have worked even better than Dad's big work boots.
>
>If you remember, I put down an expensive, two part, self etching primer as
>a first coat. It went on just fine. Very nice, good paint, friendly,
>forgiving paint, great start. Then, having used my Gillespie primer
>(another easy to use product) to shoot all the un-bolted parts, I had to
>find an automotive primer for a second primer coat.
>
>I almost bought rattle can primer. Home Depot sells a very nice spray can
>primer. Goes on smooth, covers well, I could have probably done the entire
>second coat with 12 cans. I was also pressed for time, I considered just
>skipping a second primer coat and shooting the color coat right over the
>self etching primer. But NO, I had to do it RIGHT, I had to have an
>AUTOMOTIVE primer. I made calls, I drove long distances, I fought traffic
>on some of the busiest freeways on earth, I persevered and found automotive
>primer. Cool.
>
>But, we all know it SUCKED. Wether it was air pressure levels, reducer
>ratio or type, moisture in the gun, wrong tip on the gun, my inexperience,
>or whatever, the first run of this stuff was a nightmare. I should have
>just stopped until I got it sorted out. Buy hey, primer can be sanded,
>RIGHT! Oh yes, it can be sanded. And sand I did, lots and lots of
>sanding.... very smooth and silky...
>
>But despite the nice feel of the sanded primer it had a mortal flaw, little
>pits. I saw them, but I couldn't really feel them, so I hopped the next
>primer coat would fill them in... it didn't, but they didn't look bad, had
>to have the light just right to even see them... and flat paint is so
>forgiving... I'd just sand it some more and the color coat will look
>fine. Well, It DOESN'T!
>
>I had hoped what I was seeing was just over-spray. But, tonight when I
>wiped the over-spay off I saw my sea-O-pits. That's when I stated looking
>for something to hit the damn thing with. Fortunately that idea passed
>without being acted on and I contend myself with firing up the ol' right
>angle grinder with gray deburring wheel attached, and stripping paint back
>down to bare metal.
>
>That lasted for about 20 minutes and wasn't going very fast. I realized
>that the self etching base coat was fine and that if I found a sanding
>block and coarse paper I could save that coat at least. So I manually went
>after it until my arm gave out at about 12:30 am.
>
>Looking things over more rationally I see the problem is mostly confined to
>the Passenger side, from the fire-wall to the end of the middle
>window. There are spot problems on the driver's side, but no single, large
>area. The dark olive drab highlights the pits as I sand into the light
>gray primer coats, so I know I get them out.
>
>@$@%^ &*&(^()_)(@#%!!!!
>
>Chris Davis
>MVPA# 20000
>Lake Forest, CA
>'42 WC53 Carryall
>'66 M274A2 Mule
>
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