BUILD THREAD Project Olds Cool (Recognition!!)

[motorheadmike]

I understand the sentiment Mike, but that just isn’t gonna happen. I find it somewhat amusing the guys suggesting I spray it at home, no offence or disrespect intended to anyone but you guys obviously have never sprayed clear in an enclosed garage, nor had to clean up overspray aftermath.

Base and clear gets so finely atomized it hangs in the air like fog forever. And the clear especially is nice and sticky. It’s not a pleasant experience when it’s so thick in the air that the hairs on your arm stick together. I’ve sprayed stuff in the garage where you almost can’t see across the shop the fog has been so thick. And that was only a hood.

There’s no way in hell I'm gonna shoot 2 coats of epoxy sealer, 3-4 coats of white base, 2 coats of claret pinstripe, 3-4 coats of grey base, and 5-6 coats of high solids clear over the whole car all in my dusty assed little garage in suburbia.

It just ain’t gonna happen.

I’ll bide my time, do it right, do it safe and do it properly. If Covid should take me tomorrow, I’ll gladly meet my maker knowing that everything I attempted, I did so to the very best of my ability, cut no corners, and remained true to my standards.

And still enjoyed nearly every minute of it.



This^^^.
Is the plan.

Pfft. Come slumming, D. Hit the crack pipe with us. You know you want to. 😉

$500 to rent a booth is really fair - but given the current worldwide economic circumstances it isn't prudent. So, yeah best to wait for things to settle down.

 

[69hurstolds]

If worse comes to worse, I'll go in half-sies with you for the booth rental just to get that going. I'm assuming it's $500 CAD, right?

Here, this should cover my $250.00 worth 🙂

But I am in agreement with motorheadmike on this. It's probably best to wait a little while til this virus things settle down regardless of what you do. Maybe the school will get back in session at some point...

But if you want to consider getting it done sooner, think about the offer. It sucks to get this close and then have the money pump (job) throttled down or turned off.

 

[JAMCAR223]

I'll contribute... just for the knowledge I've received from the encyclopedia of information he has taken the time to publish here.

 

[Injectedcutty]

If worse comes to worse, I'll go in half-sies with you for the booth rental just to get that going. I'm assuming it's $500 CAD, right?

Here, this should cover my $250.00 worth 🙂

But I am in agreement with motorheadmike on this. It's probably best to wait a little while til this virus things settle down regardless of what you do. Maybe the school will get back in session at some point...

But if you want to consider getting it done sooner, think about the offer. It sucks to get this close and then have the money pump (job) throttled down or turned off.

Hey, I'd be in to throw some cash towards the booth rental! It was done for me and I would pay it forward.

 

[08Malibu]

I understand the sentiment Mike, but that just isn’t gonna happen. I find it somewhat amusing the guys suggesting I spray it at home, no offence or disrespect intended to anyone but you guys obviously have never sprayed clear in an enclosed garage, nor had to clean up overspray aftermath.

Base and clear gets so finely atomized it hangs in the air like fog forever. And the clear especially is nice and sticky. It’s not a pleasant experience when it’s so thick in the air that the hairs on your arm stick together. I’ve sprayed stuff in the garage where you almost can’t see across the shop the fog has been so thick. And that was only a hood.

There’s no way in hell I'm gonna shoot 2 coats of epoxy sealer, 3-4 coats of white base, 2 coats of claret pinstripe, 3-4 coats of grey base, and 5-6 coats of high solids clear over the whole car all in my dusty assed little garage in suburbia.

It just ain’t gonna happen.

I’ll bide my time, do it right, do it safe and do it properly. If Covid should take me tomorrow, I’ll gladly meet my maker knowing that everything I attempted, I did so to the very best of my ability, cut no corners, and remained true to my standards.

And still enjoyed nearly every minute of it.



This^^^.
Is the plan.

I’m not sure if you plan on using dp epoxy as a sealer or something else. I’ve used it as a sealer and I’ve been less than impressed with how it lays out. I’ve gotten comfortable with the envirobase sealer but there are some deltron ones that are really good. Just my 2 cents.
I agree with not spraying it in your garage. Way too large of a job. I did the top part of a challenger bumper on the shop floor Saturday. 3 coats of color and 2 coats of clear, in a large shop, and it just lingered for a while. I can’t run the exhaust fan because I’ll get too much dirt.

 

[Pc3]

I am in

[email protected]
If anyone needs it

 

[sportriderOK]

X2

I'll contribute... just for the knowledge I've received from the encyclopedia of information he has taken the time to publish here.

 

[383_GrandPrix]

I'll chip in as well.

 

[Flyers9928]

I'll chip in as well.

Time for a go fund me page!

 

[84dragcutlass]

I think one just got started, id chip in to get that nice paint job finished