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So I have totally lost my mind !!

After waiting 6 months for a spray shop to do the car associate 1 comes back at me with $20000 for a top paint job ! See ya !
Mate 2 rents a part of a shop and is all keen to go but then he has a temper and has a disagreement with the owner and now is kicked out and has moved to a shop over 80k's from where I live. Ok Ok I'll try a local, we don't paint that way and we use a better brand of paint from china !!!! See Ya again !
So I buy and install a almost spray booth !!!!! Good enough for me and all the stupid cars I have that give me grief
I have also had my race car fixed from a tussle with a carport post at the race track so there goes almost another year.


I am waiting on the curtains to be extended and the so called booth is ready for action !
So sleeves up and here we go paint, I've done a few cars before and made mistakes so that should help, wish me luck !!

Regards Greg

EK283 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 15, 2017 5:52 pm , I've done a few cars before and made mistakes so that should help, wish me luck !!

Regards Greg

Luck !!!!!!

Good luck Greg! Point and squirt I'm told.
Cheers
Clay


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Ok so I had some time over the last few days and finished off welding my engine mounts on to the torana front end.
Sandblasted and done a bit of outside cheater painting.
I had to get used to the HVLP gun but it went ok with only a couple of runs, which was my own fault for holding the spray fan to close.

The next practice bit will be the sub frame and I plan to blast it tomorrow if the weathers right.

Regards Greg

Good to see some paint going on , good luck

Hot today but I managed the sandblasting of the front end covered head to toe with protective gear on ! I also welded some saddles to the side for the hidden wiring trick.
Also finished the front end bits and pieces ready for reinstall.
Till next time

Greg

Good progress Greg

Thanks Jay,

I just don't get the time unfortunately !

Going hard at it though before the Chrissy silly season.

Greg

Yeah I know what you mean mate
that booth will come in handy for you though
Once you start all that rubbing rubbing and more rubbing

Well it seems I'm on a bit of a roll, rubbed my fingers to the bone the last 2 days but I am so happy, finally the paint is being mixed and flung onto the metal !!
My cheapie spray area works a treat and I am surprised at the amount of overspray the filters have caught !!!!

Just keep going Just keep going !!!! Ha Ha

Greg

Hi Greg that is awesome mate really great that you are finally getting to the point of paint.
Regards
Neil

Go Greg Go
What's the colour going to be or are you keeping that under wraps

Yes Jay a good question,

So I have modified the car extensively underneath and part me feels guilty for doing that, and I also have a small fantasy of being young again ( I was 18 when I got the car now 50 ) so I have decided to go the original colour.
That may still be a secret though cause I've used many different coloured bits to get the body right where I am happy, keep you all guessing !!!!!

Regards Greg

Wow looks awsome Greg, keep them pics comming

Cheers

Gazza