From: Bobby Joe Pendleton (bjpendleton@charter.net)
Date: Sat May 29 2004 - 12:56:47 PDT
Spay panting outside maybe illegal. A lot of small time painters have been
shut down due to EPA rules
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Cole" <DavidCole@tk7.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 3:13 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Home Painting Deuce?
>
> I don't think any laws are broken by shooting paint with hardener or
> sandblasting.
>
> ..... uhhhhh unless you live in California.
>
> Dave
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> .
>
> On Fri, 28 May 2004 16:06:37 -0400, Bobby Joe Pendleton
> <bjpendleton@charter.net> wrote:
>
> > and hope no one from he EPA caches you.
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Cole" <DavidCole@tk7.net>
> > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 3:41 PM
> > Subject: Re: [MV] Home Painting Deuce?
> >
> >
> >> If you go with tinted industrial enamel - you can also use hardener to
> >> get
> >> the paint to set faster - that a big deal if you are shooting paint
> >> outside. I have seen industrial paint set in about an hour with the
> > proper
> >> level of hardener - I use 1/2 pint to 1 gallon of paint. Once you do
it
> >> you will never want to use industrial paint without hardener again.
> >> It's
> >> that much better.
> >>
> >> Use a charcoal mask if you use hardener. Yeah they are expensive -
> >> about
> >> $20 for a throwaway - but have you priced lungs recently?
> >>
> >> Another tip - Use duct tape to mask off lights/glass while
sandblasting.
> >> Tape over openings before sand blasting - unless you want the opening
> >> full
> >> of sand.
> >>
> >> Finally - I have had overspray go 60 feet in the right conditions.
> >> Don't
> >> paint when it's windy unless you really hate your neighbor who is
> >> downwind
> >> and you think everthing downwind would look better green anyway.
> >>
> >> Dave
> >>
> >> On Thu, 27 May 2004 16:51:52 -0700, Greg <czechsix@cox.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "FireflyArms" <info@fireflyarms.com>
> >> > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> >> > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 4:29 PM
> >> > Subject: [MV] Home Painting Deuce?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> Summer is here and I think I'm finally going to have some time to
> >> work
> >> > with
> >> >> my M35. It could really use a paint job! The OD greens don't all
> >> match
> >> >> and
> >> >> there's even some blue showing in spots.
> >> >>
> >> >> How realistic is it to think I can paint this thing at home?
> >> >
> >> > Do it! If I can do it, anyone can.
> >> >>
> >> >> I have a compressor, spray gun, and sandblaster. I figured I'd just
> >> go
> >> >> around and clean up any rust (either sanding or sandblasting),
smooth
> >> >> everything else out with some sandpaper, tape of the "non-painted"
> >> >> parts,
> >> >> and spray away. I'd also take off the easy things like mirrors
> >> >> separately.
> >> >
> >> > Hell, you've got more equipment than I did when I painted my first
> > truck.
> >> > The method that you're thinking about is basically what I did -
except
> >> I
> >> > didn't go too crazy with sanding. I just got the loose stuff off and
> >> put
> >> > a
> >> > top coat on that would make it look like one color.
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> Also I'd rather not have to send off for paint. Is there a
> >> color/brand
> >> > that
> >> >> is close to the modern OD green that can be found at the local NAPA?
> >> >
> >> > Even though I didn't do it with the deuce (I used the Zero Rust that
> >> > Cliff
> >> > S. turned me on to), I used an industrial coating for a really rough
> >> > Unimog
> >> > that I once had. It was basically a field truck, and was going to be
> >> > scratched all the time, so I airless gunned it with a color matched
> >> > industrial paint from a company out here called Frazee. That stuff
> >> was
> >> > great! Took a couple of months to harden, but once it did nothing
> > touched
> >> > it. From what I recall it was only 20 or so bucks a gallon.
> >> >
> >> > You can always take a chip off of the CARC and take it to any paint
> > store
> >> > to
> >> > have it color matched. That would probably be the cheapest way,
other
> >> > than
> >> > living close by one of the Gillespie dealers. If you do, I'd take the
> >> > Gillespie.....good paint, low price. But if you have to ship it the
> >> UPS
> >> > hazmat charges will kill you.
> >> >
> >> > Have fun!
> >> >
> >> > Greg
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks for any tips or tricks!
> >> >>
> >> >> Sam B.
> >> >> http://www.fireflyarms.com
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
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> >>
> >>
> >> -- Dave
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