Dip Painting ?s - Page 2

ORIGLS6 · #11 08-29-2007, 05:17 PM

Why dip the parts? I can get runs with rattle cans!

**Steve Shauger** · #12 08-29-2007, 05:20 PM

Nothin like virgin runs

. Runs and all, nothing like a well preserved survivor car.

**SS427** · #13 08-29-2007, 05:47 PM

Dipping also gives many parts a whole different appearence then those that are sprayed as it gives the part a shadow or halo appearence that cannot be acheived from spraying.

Keith Tedford · #14 08-30-2007, 12:14 AM

When I transferred to the Oshawa truck plant in 1983, they still had a parts paint line. The parts did go through a cleaning tank before being painted. The trick can some times be figuring out which hole the part was hung from when going down the paint line. Wouldn't want the runs going the wrong direction.

Just lately, a guy was telling me that the paint tanks actually had a couple of inches of paint floating on water. If this were true, the part would be coated with paint before it hit the water. The only reason for the water would be to cut down the amount of paint sitting in the tank. Anyone else ever heard this story. It came from a Corvette guy, and you know how they can be about restorations?

ORIGLS6 · #15 08-30-2007, 12:52 AM

"Just lately, a guy was telling me that the paint tanks actually had a couple of inches of paint floating on water. If this were true, the part would be coated with paint before it hit the water. The only reason for the water would be to cut down the amount of paint sitting in the tank."

That makes perfect sense, and yes, I've heard this before. Quite honestly, just a cost saving process.
And before anyone questions it............ try it. It works, and quite well!

**copo69** · #16 08-30-2007, 01:46 AM

There was an article in Musclecar Review several years ago about dip painting and how to do it. It was a Mustang guy describing it and they showed using water in a 5 gal pail with a gallon of black paint floating on the surface.

**YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY** · #17 08-30-2007, 01:50 AM

Donahue

**SS427** · #18 08-30-2007, 03:08 AM

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And before anyone questions it............ try it. It works, and quite well!

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It works great with lacquer but I am not sure how good it does with enamal.

ORIGLS6 · #19 08-30-2007, 03:28 AM

I can't see that it would make much difference. They're both lighter than water.

Just don't use latex paint!

**copo69** · #20 08-30-2007, 03:50 AM

It's been awhile back but I think the MCR article said they used Rustoleum enamel.

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