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Old 12-02-2006, 12:58 AM   #108 (permalink)
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Default Re: ProwlerGT's 3000GT Revival Thread - Start Up

DupliColor Metalcast Paint System - I am VERY satisfied with the results. There is a lesson I learned with all this. Remember: Clean Clean Clean surfaces (preferably wheel wire acid sprayed on or maybe dipped in a bucket of it) > dry > prep > 2 Adhesion Coats 3 minutes apart > Your judgement of coverage satisfying Ground coat > 1 hour wait till color > Color coat

The lesson here is that I observed no matter how well I shook all the cans before spraying that there is considerable metal flake in the Ground Coat paint can and it does not come out liberally until you are at half or lower of the can's volume so my later parts got more flake as a result. I would think if you stored the cans upside down for a day or two before painting this may help spread the flake better when you go to shaking them up and spraying.

Another thing to note is how I laid the parts on the table; naturally the areas on the parts that aren't going to be so visible are facing down...... and if I didn't get that right in my head.... well POOP.
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