Smokinspeeds : 1991 Accord LX

[AAPOQ]

NICE man, l wish my cbs lights were that bright lol

[Straight Success]

I think I've looked at your MR thread just over maybe 100 times in the past few years, and I just realized that I never told you how good it looks. Nice car, and I love the color.

[Jarrett]

Thanks. Why so, you got tips or you want to get a paint job yourself? I've done enough rattle can to get the jist of spray patterns, I will spray under the hood and engine bay first to check the best settings for the gun and I should be golden.

Hopefully I can get prep work done this week and next, so two weekends from now is my goal.

No advice here. I really know only what I've researched. I was just offering to help out in any way if I'm free that weekend. Dallas trips are always welcomed.

[KeeleDesign]

cap psi is most important, not inlet psi.

You can put a regulator on your air compressor to stay at a minimal level so that you never run out of air, but your paint gun should also have a regulator to run at a much lower pressure.

My supernova seems to work wounders for me with only 10 psi at the cap.
Satajet. ha thats another storry,

I can give you an idea on how to make a temporary air drier so moister doesn't build up in your lines and ruin your paint. Laugh if you choose, but without a expensive air drier this is your best choice.

Get a 3" threaed pipe, add a cap to both ends and tap them to recieve air fittings.fill the pipe with tampons and use a pipe wrench to tighten down the caps on the pipe.
This does work. Seen many good backyard guys around use this cheap method.
The thing you can put on your gun is a joke. A JOKE.

In the end whatever your air pressure ends up being, you can adjust your fan accordingly to make your gun work, as well as the time you spend with each pass and overlap.
Can't wait to see it.
You still going the bluish silver?

[Smokinspeeds]

NICE man, l wish my cbs lights were that bright lol

Yeah, I wanted them to be brighter than crappy ebay lights, and I not only scored some good lenses a couple years ago, I scored them with real Philips bulbs!

I think I've looked at your MR thread just over maybe 100 times in the past few years, and I just realized that I never told you how good it looks. Nice car, and I love the color.

Thanks! Good to hear from secret fans once in a while XD... It looks like a patchwork quilt at the moment till it gets painted, and it will be a little less individual without the cb5 headlights, but I've got plans up my sleeve for next spring =)

No advice here. I really know only what I've researched. I was just offering to help out in any way if I'm free that weekend. Dallas trips are always welcomed.

Well I know masking everything off will be a pain, esp since I would like to attempt the engine bay as well, If you are down for the nitty gritty marking off with tape and such a hand would save time for sure... Although you might have more fun when I finally get around to putting my bisimoto intake gasket on. I've got a neighbor who used to have a cb7 who is interested in my car and would probably be able to work on it as well, might grab some drinks and see what locals come since I have a few wanting to do a mini meet ^^

[Smokinspeeds]

cap psi is most important, not inlet psi.

You can put a regulator on your air compressor to stay at a minimal level so that you never run out of air, but your paint gun should also have a regulator to run at a much lower pressure.

My supernova seems to work wounders for me with only 10 psi at the cap.
Satajet. ha thats another storry,

I can give you an idea on how to make a temporary air drier so moister doesn't build up in your lines and ruin your paint. Laugh if you choose, but without a expensive air drier this is your best choice.

Get a 3" threaed pipe, add a cap to both ends and tap them to recieve air fittings.fill the pipe with tampons and use a pipe wrench to tighten down the caps on the pipe.
This does work. Seen many good backyard guys around use this cheap method.
The thing you can put on your gun is a joke. A JOKE.

In the end whatever your air pressure ends up being, you can adjust your fan accordingly to make your gun work, as well as the time you spend with each pass and overlap.
Can't wait to see it.
You still going the bluish silver?

I am always down for tips, I will make a collector like that for sure. The air tank I got has a built in regulator to set the max psi at, I checked it before I bought it. Are you saying a second regulator just at the gun? I want to get http://www.harborfreight.com/20-oz-h...gun-47016.html since it has some great feedback and works with much less cfm than most guns. I actually have a gun I bought a couple years ago and have never used, but I don't know if it requires the average 10cfm at 90 psi. I've been reading a decent bit so correct me if I'm wrong on my homework. I have a 6.4 cfm at 90 psi 6hp 30 gal craftsman. Last thing I want is to start with the gun I have an it isn't going to work right and I ruin the paint job.

Edit: yeah I ran into an auto paint store, they wanted an arm, a leg, and my firstborn for their middle of the line paint. So probably getting a basic generic version online, won't be honda code exact but it will be Glacier blue metallic... Some of the other colors are so tempting though.. Nomatter what anything is better than what it looks like now. I'm just not settled on single stage or 2 stage with clear, esp with budget paint I think I would rather be able to buff it for a couple years than have to redo peeling clear.

Edit Edit: Hah... supernova... $700 paint gun.. Not for a two time use project gun for me dude XD

[KeeleDesign]

Glad to see you cared enough to research everything I posted. lol

you could add another regulator on the gun side of your air drier and not on the gun, so that it doesn't cost verry much.

cheapo, would work for your situation: http://www.wayfair.com/Campbell-Haus...FQbonAod7FMAMw

this is similar to whats on my guns: http://www.google.com/products/catal...=0CFkQ8wIwATgU

heres your best option and price for your paint.
http://www.tcpglobal.com/restoration...=RSP+AU2513-GL
Great company and fast shipping, I've baught lots of random iteams from them, but never paint. We have our own lines.

Aluminum foil is a good way to cover engine bay parts when painting. not my photo but a great example.


I'll post up some paint gun setup tips tonight, off to work.

[Smokinspeeds]

Hah, I didn't exactly google everything, just the gun, but I have been doing reading a few YouTube vids. Ofc there is good and bad there, but I found some great forum threads with people restoring cars and doing good work within a budget. Explain the difference/need for a regulator at the gun in addition to the one at the tank? Does the pressure change that noticeably in the hose? That paint has the same label as what I'm Looking at for a hair less withfilters as well as hardner.

I went and marked out the dings on the roof and doors from hail and whatnot, there isn't near as many dings from hail as my wife's car got from the same storm. Lots of sanding to do... I want to clean up the bay a bit as well, fill in a few holes etc. Think I will paint the VC to match while I'm at it.

[KeeleDesign]

check out this guys videos, I agree with alot of everything he says. I could see myself getting along with him in the automotive repair world.
http://youtu.be/9ymZnyZnSUc

[Smokinspeeds]

Marked out dents yesterday. My roof is about half as bad as the wife's car.

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Answer to a lot of problems...



$14.50 at home depot, so I grabbed it.



The gun I've had for a while but never used. I'm afraid to go with it, the nozzle I believe is 1.5mm and probably requires 9+cfm at 60 or more psi. If anyone can make sense of the numbers on the box that would help, I haven't found anything really helpful to calculate it over to CFM/PSI ratings.



New 3 core half radiator arrives tomorrow! Pics inc what that happens!

Edit:

Keele I just looked at the tab I have saved for the ebay company where I Was looking at for paint before you posted, its the same company, TCP. Heh I must be on the right track ^^...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Glacier-Blue...-/190733150322

[KeeleDesign]

^ that gun looks like a great primer gun, and might possibly spray single stage well too.
You'll need to keep things as wet as possible without running it, I'll see if I can make a short video reference for you.

[Smokinspeeds]

So this will sum up the headache of the last 24 hrs... Part of it at least.



Axle popped out and wouldn't go back in after installing the bump stop on the driver side as well as a new outer tie rod. Deeza btw makes the beefiest controll arms I've seen, better than the moog on my passenger side. Anywho that was last night, just to late to get another axle, so I got it done this evening. Don't even get me started on ky wife's car being on the side of the road three times in the last week with clutch issues. I'm so tired of car problems right now....


Paint arrived, primer will be here soon as well. Not sure if I will get to paint this weekend or not. I decided I'm not going to do the engine bay till spring, so I can have time to clean it up properly first. I want to focus on doing good prep on the body, it need the TLC and my energy after work is limited.

[blackenwkn]

When you gonna upload pics?

[wildBill83]

These photos?:
http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showpost...7&postcount=41

[AAPOQ]

Axles are fun