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I wont be taking off the fenders, etc., as my shop has it's space limitations, and not sure I could do that with out painting fenders one day. Then trunk lid and hood the next day. Then doors the next day. And finally the car the next day. Then where do I put the freshly painted parts as I move on to the next pieces? And where do I put the car while all this happens, and keep it secure with various parts removed? I just don't see this as an option.
And building a scaffold would mean I'd have no way to get around the scaffold. My shop is 10' wide, so a 72" wide car leaves me 2 ft. on each side. And it's 20' long, so I've got about 2.5 ft. in front and back to work. I'll be propping the entry doors open enough to set a exhaust fan, and then use clear plastic to close it in above the fan, just to get some air exiting, and some extra space. So not like I've got even a two car garage to do this paint job in.
I have plenty of primer to give the car another coat, and will be degreasing it with Presol prior to priming it again. Then move on to paint the next day, after I've given the primer a quick light sanding one final time.
Doesn't seem like a short time to me, as I usually build cars in 6 months, or so. This is two years now, which is longer than any build I've ever done. But since it's had more metal to replace than anything I've ever done I expected it to be much longer. Heck I think I figured out I have over 1,000 hrs. just in repairing all the rotted out metal! And that's not counting little areas like this morning that I discovered after I thought I was done!
So if it's not perfect, there's not a lot I can do within my space limitations. Gotta make the best out of my situation, and hope it's acceptable to most people. Only other option is paying big bucks for somebody else to do it for me, and that's not in the cards.
And building a scaffold would mean I'd have no way to get around the scaffold. My shop is 10' wide, so a 72" wide car leaves me 2 ft. on each side. And it's 20' long, so I've got about 2.5 ft. in front and back to work. I'll be propping the entry doors open enough to set a exhaust fan, and then use clear plastic to close it in above the fan, just to get some air exiting, and some extra space. So not like I've got even a two car garage to do this paint job in.
I have plenty of primer to give the car another coat, and will be degreasing it with Presol prior to priming it again. Then move on to paint the next day, after I've given the primer a quick light sanding one final time.
Doesn't seem like a short time to me, as I usually build cars in 6 months, or so. This is two years now, which is longer than any build I've ever done. But since it's had more metal to replace than anything I've ever done I expected it to be much longer. Heck I think I figured out I have over 1,000 hrs. just in repairing all the rotted out metal! And that's not counting little areas like this morning that I discovered after I thought I was done!
So if it's not perfect, there's not a lot I can do within my space limitations. Gotta make the best out of my situation, and hope it's acceptable to most people. Only other option is paying big bucks for somebody else to do it for me, and that's not in the cards.
Not sure where I'd find a positive air supply mask? It certainly would be nice though!
