No Going Back now. 70 LT-1

[Lynn]

Mitch said:
Not understanding why you used the ospho after blasting ?

Lynn: Have you not been paying attention all these years? I am a dumbass! Should have just cleaned it up and shot it right then. Had to do a couple of dent repairs left from floor jacks under the frame. Decided that Ospho would be a great way to make sure there was no rust in the little crevices. I am guessing that when I neutralized it, I rubbed too hard and removed the protective layer.



Mitch: Anyway, I don't see waiting more than 4 hours for the epoxy to induce. If you want to spray at night, mix the epoxy in the morning. The Black settles out quite a bit while sitting and I find stirring it after 2 hours helps with that and actually, rarely, wait any longer than 2 hours to use it.

Lynn: Will mix tonight, keep it in a sealed container and shoot tomorrow night. Mornings don't work out so well getting much done. Spec sheet says it is good for up to 72 hours in a sealed container.

Mitch: 1 pint isn't going to get you 2-3 coats IMO. A frame has a lot more area than we realize. I turn the fan pattern down a lot to minimize overspray paint loss and then the volume needs to be turned down as well, or it is easy to flood the part unless you are really moving the gun quickly. Difficult to spot spray into the channels with too much volume too. I believe you'll need a full quart to get good coverage and I would also add 10% medium reducer to get it to flow better.

Allow plenty of flash time between coats too, 1 hour is, usually, safe and helps prevent "excessive flowage" as my mentor calls runs... LOL

Lynn: One quart it is. Will likely just shoot two coats, depending on time. I still work for a living. Gotta get some shut eye.

Mitch: 1 other item I would like to suggest and it would take time for you to acquire, would be to use a liner system for the paint gun versus the cup. With a collapsible liner, you can paint upside down and not have paint running out of the vent hole in the cup cap.

Lynn: Will look into that. May not be able to get it before this shoot, but will give it a shot.

Back to our regularly scheduled program.

Frame is a nice uniform color, almost white. Should take the paint really well.