Oh ya. Something else I learned.

That "Chi-Chi" paint adheres to human flesh, very well.

(I can still see an "Aussaun Brown" splotch on my left wrist......)

Neil.

On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 6:45 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all.
>
>  Ok. First of all.
>
>  This:
>
>  http://www.prevalspraygun.com/automotive.htm
>
>  made sense at the time. Mix the paint, pour it in, do the job. But in
>  reality, no. It worked ok for about a 1/3 of the bay, but the spray
>  pattern got smaller as the job went on, and it ran out of propellent
>  before I got the first coat on. In defense of the product, in
>  hindsight, I MAY have allowed the air vent hole to clog.
>  Regardless........
>
>  ...... there I was with this Chi-Chi paint all mixed up that needed to
>  be used ASAP. So I finished it off the engine bay with a brush. I
>  sacrificed one of my good Purdy brushes. Here's the pics:
>
>  http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/enginebay
>
>  It's sort-of ok. Certainly better than it was and should last a while.
>
>  What I used:
>
>  Etching primer, Limco (BASF) colour matched paint, reducer, and
>  "Normal Acrylic Hardener". This stuff cost around $100.
>
>  What I learned:
>
>  mix only a little at a time. Believe it or not, I used a table spoon.
>  Next time (ha!) I'll use the measuring "cup" they guy gave me. Given
>  my situation, the brush saved the day and turned out better than I
>  thought it would.
>
>  Next time, I'll likely get a spray can of paint mixed up my FLAPS
>  (Lordco) True it's less paint for the money (~ $40),  but the other
>  route is spendy, and you really need a proper sprayer for it (duh)
>  Since I won't be getting a gun/compressor in the near future, the
>  spray can would have been better.
>
>
>  Cheers,
>
>  Neil.
>
>
>  --
>  Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
>
>  http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>  http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>

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