The Jalopy Journal
Welcome from Suamico, WI.
Two in recent memory were both on ford trucks I owned. One was working on fixing something simple in the engine compartment. Had a trouble lamp...
If the runs are set up enough and not so soft your going to be tearing off paint, you can sand to break the surface, and roll the vehicle out into...
Dirt can be a challenge. Even in the best, most expensive booths, your bound to get some. Majority comes from you, or the car, so car should be...
I find the best time to paint bug free, is real early in the morning, while dew is still out(Before they have warmed up and are lethargic and dew...
There are still a few around here, at least where they come out and pump your gas for you (not sure if any actually do the check tires, oil, wash...
If you love your sandblaster and it turns you on, that may make you a mechaphiliac. Like this dude....
I use a combination of methods stripping at home with limited equiptment, as there are different areas that a certain method just seems to work...
I worked in a ford dealership in the early 90's, and all of the big 3 had delamination problems around that time. If I can remember right there...
Heres some things that happened that I didn't do, but none the less rememberable. I painted a black probe gt years back when I was working at a...
Looks a lot better then my first attempt way back when. And worst part was the color my grandpa picked out was a bright signal green, and swear...
Yeah, dude could have kicked the bucket, or in crowbar hotel.
The engine in my truck had low compression on all cylinders. Called a machine shop I had used before, and was quite a bit more for the machine...
And here I always thought this was stage three. [IMG]
Quite a few years back, I needed a job, and I worked thru a temp agency, and their cheap pay no bennys of course. I got a job at ultra plating in...
I could have been a weatherman and predicted the same thing for the past two weeks, and been pretty accurate. Hot and humid during the day,...
Another vote for solvent pop. Start out as bubbles, until they break, and leave a ton of tiny little pinholes. Caused from the top surface of the...
Haven't painted anything hamb friendly. But did some sidework for awhile. and everything on my website was painted in my tiny 1.5 stall garage,...
Thinking of maybe going, if I can somehow manage to get the dang oil sensor out of my truck which is leaking like a BP oil pipe. Haven't gone...
Nope was talking about business owners. I knew it would get a rise out of some I know owning your own business isn't easy (specially an...
Yeah, sure wouldn't be the easiest thing to do. But most shop owners I've met have a different meaning of what a bad economy and being broke is....
Even though I have a few times (back when I was still fairly new to painting in fact) sprayed metallic in single stage, I'd refuse to mess around...
I had a bubble in the tire of a car I had about 5 years ago. I was too cheap to replace it right away and drove it for awhile, praying it never...
I wouldn't use either for a hot rod either. I hate waterbase, but if being honest, haven't sprayed any since 1990, since school wanted us to get...
The day job is working on semis, so I'd say scuffing around a bazillion rivets too. Been doing this 20 years now. All still tedious, long and can...
I am sure we all have at one time. When I was still a kid, Me, my brother, and his friend taped up his friends chevette and spray bombed it...
Southern Polyurethanes. Okay don't know if its half the price, since I haven't bought dp for ages, but wouldn't doubt it is. Mixes 1 to 1, so...
A roughing up with 80 grit (A boat builder place I worked for even went as fine as 180) should be fine for good modern fillers to stick to the...
Acrylic enamel should eventually dry without a hardener, been years since I used the stuff and always added hardener, but probably be pretty slow...
Back when I was still in highschool with my first car. Was driving with some friends I hung out with, and did a neautral drop with my 74...
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