I should be ready to try my hand at painting in 2 weeks.
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because I'm doing it outside I'm thinking this should help.
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Paint in middle day when bugs are not out as much. In the evening - late in evening they will dive bomb your paint so watch see how bugs are out in your area. There is something in wet paint that makes them want to suicide and roll in it.
. Pollen will get it too. I painted few cars under shade trees. Fresh bird poop on fresh paint is a doo doo over pita.
They sell these blow up paint booths can set up in yard now. Seen them under $1000…. Some ppl flip over that price but pro shops can charge up several thousand just to spray out.
There is youtube video of car with bugs all over the wet paint. They are biggest enemies. At some point the expense is going over board and call it as good enough is good enough. Lot of ppl are having cars WRAPPED now.
For your example:
If you try to seal it up to much the overspray will be awful…….biggie is if it keep bugs out. Initial Spray light coat let it get - not stringing - want it sticky when touch it near taped area. - out of sight. Then go heavier with next coat paint watch to see if flowing do 50-75% over lap gun about 6-7 inches surface and parallel. If you try to hammer it on first coat will get runs especially on vertical surfaces. If you don’t let it get sticky vs strings when touched next coat it will do the SLIDE on vertical surfaces…big mess. Painting is fun just simple rules. Every body imperfection will show and paint is like a magnifier for showing it. Good body work makes a slick paint job.
Wear nitrile gloves…. Latex is like wearing nothing at all….paint solvents go right through latex gloves. Nitrile will eventual get hard and crack so might want to have more 1 pair. They use to say could dip finger in paint thinner and it would show up in liver within 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Women put acetone all over their fingers removing old nail polish.
Spray brake cleaner like O'Reilly sells makes cleaning paint gun easy when done. Look at chemicals in it as to why.
Those colored paint guns sometimes get the color-coating sticky comes off. Why I like chrome, polished aluminum or natural aluminum. Painted paint guns sticks to the gloves.
Watch your hose control it with free hand. Dragging hose through fresh paint is a drag.
Spray cans are a rip off….mostly solvents and thinners or we could never get it out of cans. They are handy….. Do not paint in hot direct sun. If get surface - to hot then paint will not flow out when applied. Orange peel alligator look
I use to buy the cheap mini guns from harbor freight to spray things then throw away vs continued cleaning…after using them few times the can of spray brake cleaner cost almost as much.
Solvent burns eyes like crazy can blind. Keep water bottle handy. Wear eye protection .
What gun is that…. looks like harbor freight?
if a ESC parameter is set too high like 15000.
