Subject: Re: Painting Guzzi tanks
Author: GUZZI-@aol.com
Date: Feb 3, 2004, 9:12 PM
Post ID: 1715941824
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Mask chrome area with duct tape,Aircraft stripper next,rinse,do again,then
again ,then maybe again,then tape off chrome area,then scuff,self etch
primer,then fix dings,expoxey primer,un mask,re mask a 16th back from chrome area,sand
and block out 90% of inperfections,un mask,and re mask a 32nd .sand the edge
with 220.re primer with ex poxy primer,now block sand wet with 400,then re sand
with 600.now paint.then wait a day or two,color sand with 1000.wait a day.re
color sand with 1500.,NOW you can buff,then get it pinstriped and apply
decals.piece of cake,anyone can do this,Oh,quiet a few more steps ivolved if you
want to redo inside of tank,BTW,if you goof up on any of the above,ya just gotta
start all over.Cant figure out why it costs so much to paint JUST a tank.Mark
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10>Mask chrome area with duct tape,Aircraft stripper next,rinse,do again,then again ,then maybe again,then tape off chrome area,then scuff,self etch primer,then fix dings,expoxey primer,un mask,re mask a 16th back from chrome area,sand and block out 90% of inperfections,un mask,and re mask a 32nd .sand the edge with 220.re primer with ex poxy primer,now block sand wet with 400,then re sand with 600.now paint.then wait a day or two,color sand with 1000.wait a day.re color sand with 1500.,NOW you can buff,then get it pinstriped and apply decals.piece of cake,anyone can do this,Oh,quiet a few more steps ivolved if you want to redo inside of tank,BTW,if you goof up on any of the above,ya just gotta start all over.Cant figure out why it costs so much to paint JUST a tank.Mark</FONT></HTML>
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