Thursday, July 13, 2006

Unmasked Ankle Cylinders, Prepped Cylinder Holders for Painting

Yeehaw, I painted something right on the first try! The ankle cylinders appear to have turned out okay.



I also prepped the ankle cylinder holders for primer/painting by drilling a hole on the holder side, so they can sit upside-down on top of the same rods that the cylinders were mounted on. Hopefully I'll start the process tomorrow.
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2 comments:

Calvin Thomas said...

Are you using the new or old Krider paint code?
I painted a dome panels using the old
Krider code and the paint got goosebumps.
I don't know what happened.

12:12 PM
Victor Franco said...

Hi Calvin,

I think I'm using the new paint code. Here's what I use, in the order applied:

1. Several coats of Rustoleum white primer, #1981 (I use white for the blue colors, gray for the white colors). I usually apply about 3 coats within an hour, lightly sand the next day, and then apply a bit more.
2. Rustoleum Metallic Purple, #7255. I apply one thorough coat (Mike Senna says to apply until it looks wet all over). Applied with light back-and-forth shots over the course of a minute or two per small panel.
3. Dupli-Color Anodized Blue, #MC201. Same application instructions apply as the purple above.
4. Rustoleum Crystal Clear Enamel, #7701, 2 coats about 10 minutes apart. This clearcoat has given me trouble from time to time (as you've seen), spattering sometimes and leaving splatter others. I think a fresh can usually helps, and shaking the can often also seems to help. I usually forget until something ugly happens. I've also had the nozzle clog up on these.

I sympathize with your experience. I have repainted over half my parts already, and so far it seems more like luck than anything else. Perhaps fresh cans help, but I suspect you've used fresh cans. I'm watching the boards to see if anyone has the magic answer.

Good luck!!

-Victor

8:01 PM

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