M38 Fresh out of Paint Booth (Putting back together)
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M38 Fresh out of Paint Booth (Putting back together)
Here she is..Snapped a few pictures..Months to go Still.....
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Re: M38 Fresh out of Paint Booth (Putting back together)
Nice! Did you paint it yourself?
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Re: M38 Fresh out of Paint Booth (Putting back together)
Yes, I have done everything myself except sandblast.....Rescuemo wrote:Nice! Did you paint it yourself?
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Re: M38 Fresh out of Paint Booth (Putting back together)
Looks great!!!
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Re: M38 Fresh out of Paint Booth (Putting back together)
Looks awesome!
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Re: M38 Fresh out of Paint Booth (Putting back together)
great job. well done.
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Re: M38 Fresh out of Paint Booth (Putting back together)
Beautiful job, Iceman....... looks like you're well on your way to a factory class restoration. Very nice!!!
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Thanks fella's
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Re: M38 Fresh out of Paint Booth (Putting back together)
Hey Iceman,
I have a question, but first, Awesome work on the paint job. The color and sheen are perfect.
I am just about to put my tub into the newly built temporary paint booth. I have used Gillepie's 111 red primer and am now ready for the top coat.
I am no pro painter. I shot the underside first and let if dry. I did not have a booth set up yet. It turned out pretty well with a few minor dust imperfections, but heck, the underside will be less noticeable than the top side.
I am using Gillespies 23070 with a 1 part xelene to 4 parts paint. I am using an HVLP gun. What paint did you use? How many top coats? Did you have any flaws? If so, how did you fix them? Did you shoot a matte clear coat? Did you sand and buff the top coat?
I didn't plan on a clear coat, sanding or buffing. I tested this and I can't see how you could maintain the semi-gloss you seem to have achieved. Any thoughts, ideas or suggestions would be very helpful.
Thanks in advance. Again, great job on your M38.
Tim
I have a question, but first, Awesome work on the paint job. The color and sheen are perfect.
I am just about to put my tub into the newly built temporary paint booth. I have used Gillepie's 111 red primer and am now ready for the top coat.
I am no pro painter. I shot the underside first and let if dry. I did not have a booth set up yet. It turned out pretty well with a few minor dust imperfections, but heck, the underside will be less noticeable than the top side.
I am using Gillespies 23070 with a 1 part xelene to 4 parts paint. I am using an HVLP gun. What paint did you use? How many top coats? Did you have any flaws? If so, how did you fix them? Did you shoot a matte clear coat? Did you sand and buff the top coat?
I didn't plan on a clear coat, sanding or buffing. I tested this and I can't see how you could maintain the semi-gloss you seem to have achieved. Any thoughts, ideas or suggestions would be very helpful.
Thanks in advance. Again, great job on your M38.
Tim
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Re: M38 Fresh out of Paint Booth (Putting back together)
Tim,athawk11 wrote:Hey Iceman,
I have a question, but first, Awesome work on the paint job. The color and sheen are perfect.
I am just about to put my tub into the newly built temporary paint booth. I have used Gillepie's 111 red primer and am now ready for the top coat.
I am no pro painter. I shot the underside first and let if dry. I did not have a booth set up yet. It turned out pretty well with a few minor dust imperfections, but heck, the underside will be less noticeable than the top side.
I am using Gillespies 23070 with a 1 part xelene to 4 parts paint. I am using an HVLP gun. What paint did you use? How many top coats? Did you have any flaws? If so, how did you fix them? Did you shoot a matte clear coat? Did you sand and buff the top coat?
I didn't plan on a clear coat, sanding or buffing. I tested this and I can't see how you could maintain the semi-gloss you seem to have achieved. Any thoughts, ideas or suggestions would be very helpful.
Thanks in advance. Again, great job on your M38.
Tim
Thanks for the Comments. I used the 23070 Gillespie paint as well. I stayed away from the xelene. I use Duponts 3812s fast dry enamel reducer mixed 2 parts paint to 1 part reducer. i used a Binks BBR gun. The temp was around 70 degrees in the booth. The first coat was a fast coat, went back with a lower pressure thick coat. Most of the jeep is 2 coats, Last one being thick. No runs, no flaws really. Alittle over spray inside of tub here and there. I went back and fixed it. No clear coat and i have not sanded or buffed the top coat. It sits like it was sprayed. I used the fluorescent lights in the booth to maintain a even coat. That is the key. I am not a painter either. Just learning as i go. It came out great.....Very happy with it. I took about 2 weeks to really start drying.
I also shot the underside of the tub on a different day and outside. I used the same mix ratio but the temp was hotter and i did about 3 good coats. The paint dried with more gloss. It really comes down to Gun, Pressure,coats, temp and Luck.
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Re: M38 Fresh out of Paint Booth (Putting back together)
Interesting fuel filter. Do you have any pictures and info on it?
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Re: M38 Fresh out of Paint Booth (Putting back together)
It's coming off because I found a in tank filter from ajp. I picked up the filter from a guy at tower park, he had 50 of them for 5.00 ea. All glass Bowl with cleanable filter. It's pretty nice setup though....dfield wrote:Interesting fuel filter. Do you have any pictures and info on it?
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Re: M38 Fresh out of Paint Booth (Putting back together)
T^hanks man. Very nice looking Jeep.
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Re: M38 Fresh out of Paint Booth (Putting back together)
Great Job,
Can't wait until mine starts to look complete again.
Thanks for posting
Can't wait until mine starts to look complete again.
Thanks for posting
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Re: M38 Fresh out of Paint Booth (Putting back together)
Sweet! Looks Great!
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