From: David Cole (DavidCole@tk7.net)
Date: Sun May 30 2004 - 07:20:01 PDT
At least in the Midwest USA, I know of no laws banning outside spray
painting. Of course if you paint your neighbors car and house with
overspray, you might be in trouble - but that's a different situation.
Dave
On Sat, 29 May 2004 15:56:47 -0400, Bobby Joe Pendleton
<bjpendleton@charter.net> wrote:
> Spay panting outside maybe illegal. A lot of small time painters have
> been
> shut down due to EPA rules
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Cole" <DavidCole@tk7.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 3:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] Home Painting Deuce?
>
>
>>
>> I don't think any laws are broken by shooting paint with hardener or
>> sandblasting.
>>
>> ..... uhhhhh unless you live in California.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> .
>>
>> On Fri, 28 May 2004 16:06:37 -0400, Bobby Joe Pendleton
>> <bjpendleton@charter.net> wrote:
>>
>> > and hope no one from he EPA caches you.
>> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Cole" <DavidCole@tk7.net>
>> > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>> > Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 3:41 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [MV] Home Painting Deuce?
>> >
>> >
>> >> If you go with tinted industrial enamel - you can also use hardener
>> to
>> >> get
>> >> the paint to set faster - that a big deal if you are shooting paint
>> >> outside. I have seen industrial paint set in about an hour with the
>> > proper
>> >> level of hardener - I use 1/2 pint to 1 gallon of paint. Once you do
> it
>> >> you will never want to use industrial paint without hardener again.
>> >> It's
>> >> that much better.
>> >>
>> >> Use a charcoal mask if you use hardener. Yeah they are expensive -
>> >> about
>> >> $20 for a throwaway - but have you priced lungs recently?
>> >>
>> >> Another tip - Use duct tape to mask off lights/glass while
> sandblasting.
>> >> Tape over openings before sand blasting - unless you want the opening
>> >> full
>> >> of sand.
>> >>
>> >> Finally - I have had overspray go 60 feet in the right conditions.
>> >> Don't
>> >> paint when it's windy unless you really hate your neighbor who is
>> >> downwind
>> >> and you think everthing downwind would look better green anyway.
>> >>
>> >> Dave
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, 27 May 2004 16:51:52 -0700, Greg <czechsix@cox.net> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > ----- Original Message -----
>> >> > From: "FireflyArms" <info@fireflyarms.com>
>> >> > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>> >> > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 4:29 PM
>> >> > Subject: [MV] Home Painting Deuce?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >> Summer is here and I think I'm finally going to have some time to
>> >> work
>> >> > with
>> >> >> my M35. It could really use a paint job! The OD greens don't all
>> >> match
>> >> >> and
>> >> >> there's even some blue showing in spots.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> How realistic is it to think I can paint this thing at home?
>> >> >
>> >> > Do it! If I can do it, anyone can.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I have a compressor, spray gun, and sandblaster. I figured I'd
>> just
>> >> go
>> >> >> around and clean up any rust (either sanding or sandblasting),
> smooth
>> >> >> everything else out with some sandpaper, tape of the "non-painted"
>> >> >> parts,
>> >> >> and spray away. I'd also take off the easy things like mirrors
>> >> >> separately.
>> >> >
>> >> > Hell, you've got more equipment than I did when I painted my first
>> > truck.
>> >> > The method that you're thinking about is basically what I did -
> except
>> >> I
>> >> > didn't go too crazy with sanding. I just got the loose stuff off
>> and
>> >> put
>> >> > a
>> >> > top coat on that would make it look like one color.
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Also I'd rather not have to send off for paint. Is there a
>> >> color/brand
>> >> > that
>> >> >> is close to the modern OD green that can be found at the local
>> NAPA?
>> >> >
>> >> > Even though I didn't do it with the deuce (I used the Zero Rust
>> that
>> >> > Cliff
>> >> > S. turned me on to), I used an industrial coating for a really
>> rough
>> >> > Unimog
>> >> > that I once had. It was basically a field truck, and was going to
>> be
>> >> > scratched all the time, so I airless gunned it with a color matched
>> >> > industrial paint from a company out here called Frazee. That stuff
>> >> was
>> >> > great! Took a couple of months to harden, but once it did nothing
>> > touched
>> >> > it. From what I recall it was only 20 or so bucks a gallon.
>> >> >
>> >> > You can always take a chip off of the CARC and take it to any paint
>> > store
>> >> > to
>> >> > have it color matched. That would probably be the cheapest way,
> other
>> >> > than
>> >> > living close by one of the Gillespie dealers. If you do, I'd take
>> the
>> >> > Gillespie.....good paint, low price. But if you have to ship it the
>> >> UPS
>> >> > hazmat charges will kill you.
>> >> >
>> >> > Have fun!
>> >> >
>> >> > Greg
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Thanks for any tips or tricks!
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Sam B.
>> >> >> http://www.fireflyarms.com
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
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>> >>
>> >>
>> >> -- Dave
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>> -- Dave
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