New England B.S. Thread

Now THAT looks waaaaaay better. Paint came out great. Nice job @vssman and congratulations Nuno !

 

Damn, I should have you blast and paint my bike..

 

Come on down...

 

Do you soda blast? I have a set of mag wheels I may need done.

 

No soda blast. I have a suction hose for sand blast. Aircraft stripper works wonders. Just wear chemical resistant gloves and safety glasses.

 

Can’t be Nuno’s truck with the black cap!

Do you paint as like a side business or something or just have equipment left over from a past life? I’m contemplating some auto paint projects, is it worth it to buy the relatively inexpensive spray gun from Harbor Freight or should I spend some more on a better gun? My compressor would be boarder line to keep up but the parts I want to paint are all small. My alternative solution is buy the color matched spray cans online.

 

The harbor freight guns are hit or miss. They're not terrible to paint with, but I personally would get something better to clear with. Both my touch up guns were $120 each and then add on regulators and water separators

 

Yup on Nuno's truck.

I have a large compressor in the basement. I use a Deville Bliss HVLP gun and have an old Binks. The issue with any compressor (besides air capacity) is moisture removal. For smaller projects, Google Preval spray system. It works nicely.

 

Do you have an air regulator hooked up? If not should take care of the moisture...u can always put 1 at compressor and another down the line somewhere.

 

Thanks for the help, guys! I think you both just confirmed I should stick to the high end rattle cans, haha

 

Came out nice Paul !

 

Truck and cap looks awesome!!

 

That cap came out great!

I have painted my scooped hood twice, and a part for my Yamaha Raider, with spray cans from automotivetouchup.com, and the color match has always been spot on. I highly recommend them!

 

I had 3 water traps. One at the compressor, one at the regulator in the garage before the hose, one at the gun.

 

Dam! That's a lot of water, to humid out maybe.

 

You can never be too safe. More water traps the better!

 

I feel like someone just posted about tekton 1/2 drive socket super deal or something. Tried to respond but it disappeared?

Here is the link they posted:

TEKTON 1/2" Drive Deep 6-Point Impact Socket Set, 15-Piece (10-24 mm) | 4883

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B009447UOC?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

All I was gonna say is I have this set of sockets and have been using them for 2 years on various projects and they hold up great. Wouldn't hesitate to buy more if I lost them or somehow ruined one. Mainly I use them for changing my mower blades and taking wheels off vehicles.

 

Morning all

 

Morning folks

 

Morning. Back in the office after being down the Cape all last week and then in NH this weekend