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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 8:48 pm
by garye345
Niceone tescr500,a little bit more enlightened now

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Sounds like a separate 1.8mm gun may be needed for the primer

i like toys i do

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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 9:19 pm
by john-b
generally a 1.3 mozzle should do most things the smaller the nozzle the finer the spray. I have been using a a smart repair gun 0.8 for tanks etc as it takes a takes loads less cleaning out and very fine spray so it looks fine without cutting anything up.
They used to reckon a 6 inch fan at 6 inches away was a good starting point, i think that was devilbis? but just experiment a little depending on what paint your using etc and dont set the gun to wide open it will put far too much on. You can fine tune the fan using the air pressure. Just do light coats so you dont get loads of orange peel that needs cutting back 2 pk is very forgiving and will hide a multitude of sins compared with cellulose. You cant really go wrong on solid colours its metallics that will come out cloudy.
Its also worth remembering new paints are water based so the internals are different on guns so they dont rust. I think the non water stuff was far better personally.
No idea if that will help anyone or not i havent been a sprayer for about 25 years so im a bit rusty and a lot has probably changed but it might
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 9:48 pm
by Howie
This is a very useful thread if you ask me, as I'm about to do my body work this winter

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I have to say Wayne, if I get anything like as good a finish as you, I will be right made up
All ready for next spring, with my nice shiney new tyres too
And some re-zinc plated nuts & bolts, new pads front & rear, I might even go mad & buy a new screen!
Once again, top work Wayne & full marks on the write up.
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 10:55 pm
by tescr500
cheers all for all your comments i'll keep things as up to date as i can and glad i could be of some help cheers Wayne.
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 4:26 pm
by tescr500
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 5:03 pm
by SP_BOTT
Nice, great turnaround so far, the crutch shots were a bit disturbing in the first vid

Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 6:35 pm
by tescr500
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 6:52 pm
by fred
what a spot on read on new years day .looking realy good =D>
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 8:28 pm
by tescr500
cheers sp and fred
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 10:41 am
by tescr500
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 10:47 am
by Luders
That's looking good Wayne, good job. I had a look and listen to it running in the video too.
I can't wait to start making some progress with mine, the bodywork prep is rather time consuming and laborious.
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 10:55 am
by tescr500
cheers luder, look forward to seeing your progress, yeah body work takes a time, the repairs i done on one of my ears on the fairing, i broke it went to grab a rag of the tank and wasn't looking and ploughed my hand straight through it d..k h..d i am, but on the plus side it did bend along way before it broke so another repair then a quick blow with paint should be fine cheers.
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:22 pm
by pablo
Quality Wayne

.........Quality
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:28 pm
by tescr500
cheers pablo
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:37 am
by tescr500