Technical how did you paint that? fixtures and taping technics

because this car is so big and i would rather not get paint on my pants i decided to paint the roof first. sanded and taped off.

 

i had to use a step stool and "kneel" on the edge of the car to get enough paint in the center. car is deceivingly big!
project is smaller now.....

 

Like the granite counter top look on the doors and quarters, that might catch on in New Hampshire. Bob

 

i hate the way these came out, shitty chrome flaked right off when i was pepping them. if i didn't blast to the edge the primer flaked off, if i balsted to the edge the chrome flaked off in spots. these will be sent out and chromed again by a competent chrome plater......

 

screwed a strip of angle to the saw horse, then bolted the fender through the running board holes. then held up the front of the fender with a wire to a bracket in the ceiling.

 

propped the running boards up with spray cans wrapped in paper this keeps the edge of board off the paper. the bottom and edges of these have already ben painted.

 

before painting i put a couple strips of tape to isolate the mix ratio i am using. it keeps me from fumbling trying to find the proper scale after the first mix. a quick wipe on the inside, between the tape and i am ready to mix the next cup.

 

That is a damn good idea there! Work smarter, not harder.

 

thanks. the older i get, the fuzzier thee numbers are..........

 

super nice fender fixture posted by @nunattax on his thread.

 

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Very effective, very simple.......why didn't I think of it ? Great idea.

 

Why do I see a dog house with a canopy in the photo Doctor?

 

Tinting the bubble top on my Mysterion clone. I hung it from my paint booth hanging rails and sprayed from underneath.




I made a kart that I used to make the fiberglass body pattern then cut it down to scoot the body around while finishing and painting.





Most of the time I use Harbor Freight steel tubing 'saw horse' type parts holders and/or hang parts from two 1" conduit rails mounted to the ceiling of my paint booth using hanging wires made from welding rod that hook over the conduits. You can see one of the conduits in the Mysterion body picture above.

 

that pic of the top hanging form the ceiling reminds me of Maxwell Smart's "Cone Of Silence".

 

"Missed it by thaaaat much!"

 

No pics, but one trick I learned for painting cast parts from working on industrial machinery: if you need to tape off flat machined surfaces (think: manifold bosses on heads, etc.), cover the area in tape, but instead of trying to carve it out with a razor, use a small ball-peen hammer to lightly tap along the edge, shearing the excess tape off. The tape cushions the taping enough that you don't damage the edge, and you are left with perfectly masked castings.

The second thing has been well illistrated already, which is the painting "philosophy" to always paint the least accessable, least visible areas of a part first.

 

primed a set of fenders for a rpu hot rod today. used a couple pieces of threaded rod, run through some angle iron that was hung by a hook from the ceiling. it was faster to use a couple hose clamps to keep the rods from sliding than to run nuts all the way to the center. the fenders are light enough that i was able to lift the angle iron to get the back end of the fenders.

 

i love magnets!

 

3 stands to get the angle i wanted.

 

this eyelet screwed into this bracket will serve two purposes, to give me a spot to hang it from and to keep paint out of the threads.

 

taping some wheels for two tone. wheels were sealed with a black sealer, then i shot some black basecoat on the areas that will be black. then using a plastic fine line tape i taped off the edge i wanted to create.

 

and then some paper to seal out the rest of the area.
for the out side edge i just used tape, holding it flat with the wheel so it will lay flat. i then pushed it under the edge with the pointed handle of a paint brush, then some paper to cover the out side. note i also taped off the valve stem hole to keep any paint off of the back side, which i already have painted.

 

once the blue was painted on "the field" i untaped it and clear coated.

 

NICE! Now comes the scary part installing the tires and chrome lock ring! I've made a fixture to keep the wheel fixed and off the floor high enough so the back of the tire is off the floor too, then sort of wrap the lock ring in place without it touching the wheel. Have taped tire irons and rubber hammers ready. Don't forget to index the lock ring gap with the valve stem hole, it is a Packard. Bob

 

I use products for the kitchen to help mask for painting. Aluminium foil is great for masking off in place items for painting under the hood. Plastic straws can be split lengthwise and ued to protect fuel and brake lines from paint. Fitted bowl covers can be used to mask accessories like carbs, distributors and alternators.

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first time i have ever sanded and buffed a set of wheels. posting this because i like the crazy reflection.

 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ REALLY NICE! I can see them getting a wide pinstripe about 3/8 wide with a contrasting stripe on either side normal size. Bob

 

The wheels look great! What are they for? I’ve never seen wheels with 7 lugs.

 

me neither