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Title: 1st time painting Post by: wampdawg on October 01, 2009, 10:21:47 pm i will be redoing my machine within the next couple of weeks and part of that will include painting.
What type of paint should I use or can you recommend? Any other tips or things i should know? This will be my 1st time doing anything like this. :help: Title: Re: 1st time painting Post by: oscar on October 01, 2009, 10:48:15 pm Are you going to be doing the painting yourself?
Title: Re: 1st time painting Post by: wampdawg on October 02, 2009, 09:08:29 am I plan on doing it all myself if I can.
Title: Re: 1st time painting Post by: RC kid on October 02, 2009, 09:19:42 am There are a lot of things involved with applying paint. I recently bought a book at Barnes and Noble and I found it to be very informative. Having pained some machines and a car, with excellent results, I still learned a lot from the book.
Right now I am using a Valspar single stage enamel and I am getting excellent results with it. And believe it or not, a coke machine is an excellent first project. It is not so large that you get fatigued while applying the paint and if you mess up and get a run or fish eyes, just step back, let the paint dry, and then sand it down and try again. Title: Re: 1st time painting Post by: RC kid on October 02, 2009, 09:22:27 am here is another photo
Title: Re: 1st time painting Post by: wampdawg on October 02, 2009, 09:26:31 am I thought about just cleaning it up a little and doing the pedestal base, but I think the woodgrain has to go. I like the way that halehouse's compact turned out. I may try and get some inspiration from it as far as a paint scheme goes.
Title: Re: 1st time painting Post by: halehouse on October 02, 2009, 03:20:54 pm I thought about just cleaning it up a little and doing the pedestal base, but I think the woodgrain has to go. I like the way that halehouse's compact turned out. I may try and get some inspiration from it as far as a paint scheme goes. My base was done with Rustoleum Hammered Silver. It goes on great for an area like that. Title: Re: 1st time painting Post by: halehouse on October 02, 2009, 03:22:48 pm Here are pics after using the hammered paint.
Title: Re: 1st time painting Post by: wampdawg on October 02, 2009, 04:53:32 pm My base was done with Rustoleum Hammered Silver. It goes on great for an area like that. Is that from a rattle can? Title: Re: 1st time painting Post by: RC kid on October 02, 2009, 07:37:23 pm I used the same paint for the interior of one of the Juniors. I used a rattle can and the results were great. And if you want, it is available for paint gun applications also.
Title: Re: 1st time painting Post by: halehouse on October 02, 2009, 08:21:04 pm Is that from a rattle can? Yep. It is nice for areas like that. Title: Re: 1st time painting Post by: wampdawg on October 07, 2009, 11:34:39 am There are a lot of things involved with applying paint. I recently bought a book at Barnes and Noble and I found it to be very informative. Having pained some machines and a car, with excellent results, I still learned a lot from the book. What was the title of the book? Title: Re: 1st time painting Post by: RC kid on October 07, 2009, 08:00:41 pm 'How to paint your car on a budget'. It appears to be a new release, I bought it at Barnes and Noble last month. I left it at work. If you need the Author's name I can get it Next Monday.
Title: Re: 1st time painting Post by: wampdawg on October 07, 2009, 08:25:45 pm Monday?! :Oo: Someone has a long weekend ahead of them. :biggrin:
Title: Re: 1st time painting Post by: wampdawg on October 07, 2009, 08:30:55 pm Is this it?
http://www.cartechbooks.com/vstore/showdetl.cfm?DID=6&Product_ID=2564&CATID=3 Title: Re: 1st time painting Post by: RC kid on October 08, 2009, 10:21:36 pm That's the one. I highly recommend.
Title: Re: 1st time painting Post by: wampdawg on October 09, 2009, 04:01:49 am I might look for it after work today. Thanks!
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