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Re: What is a spray bomb?
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Posted by TByrd on January 29, 2006 at 20:32:40 from (66.57.49.107):
In Reply to: Re: What is a spray bomb? posted by Farmallgray on January 29, 2006 at 06:59:45:
FarmallGray, I suspect you are correct on both points of distance between the gun and work piece in addition to the speed. Not having much gun experience, I know that I probably moved the gun too fast on each sweep. There seems to be a fine line between moving slow enough to gain sufficient coverage (per coat) versus applying so much paint in a pass that it sags/runs. As far as the reducer, I used medium Sherwin Williams Hi-Glo for synthetic enamel (65-90 degree). I had my shop warmed up to about 85 degrees overnight so the tractor would warm up for the event. Used JD paint 5:1 to the reducer. Oddly enough, the hood, sitting on saw benches outside turned out super, very shiney, lots more paint. I remember holding the gun closer. Of course the hood had been water sanded slick. I believe that a visit to a junk yard for some body panels would make good practice. Of course, this is a working tractor. I just spent $2300 on a complete rebuild, bore .045, new head, new oil pump gears and shaft. That included resurfacing fees at the machine shop on numerous items as I rebuilt them, such as hyd pump covers, etc. Enough of that on this forum. It runs fantastic and wanted to pretty it up a little. The last time I painted it was 1992 with a Wagner airless sprayer and lots of brushing out the runs, but you know, it turned out looking good. The synthetic enamel, though not a choice of lots of people on this forum, is very forgiving to a novice "painter." I will get better thanks to this forum.
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