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Post by nccamper on Feb 12, 2017 21:15:36 GMT -8
Today's experiment still using the 1.3mm tip. Normally I open the paint flow knob close to full but it flowed a little too fast today and gave me a little orange peel. My wife likes the thin green line as a separator between white and green but I'm not sure.  |
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Post by msgoehring on Feb 12, 2017 21:25:21 GMT -8
I like the thin green line also, but with the grey between, that just adds a touch more class to the look. Sam's gonna hate me cause now that's how I want ours.
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Post by nccamper on Feb 13, 2017 6:15:46 GMT -8
Today I took a piece painted yesterday and torture tested to see if it dried within 24 hours as promised. To simulate a rock hitting it I dropped the needle nose on the panel from 3' high. Ding but no paint chip.  Okay, so how would it hold up if I dropped a hammer on it from 5 feet up... repeatedly?  How about if a 17 year old driver backed into the camper while texting?  So far it's all good. How about if I parked the camper at a fast food place and somebody took a screwdriver to it? Fail!  |
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Post by danrhodes on Feb 13, 2017 6:29:58 GMT -8
My wife likes the thin green line as a separator between white and green but I'm not sure. With all the trouble and expense, have you considered pinstriping or even tape? It's the only way to get a crisp edge between the colors. |
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Post by nccamper on Feb 13, 2017 6:53:00 GMT -8
My wife likes the thin green line as a separator between white and green but I'm not sure. With all the trouble and expense, have you considered pinstriping or even tape? It's the only way to get a crisp edge between the colors. I'm using 3M Fineline tape now. Are you talking about a different type of tape? Tell me what you mean by pinstriping. I've never done it before. Or do you mean paying somebody to pinstripe after it's painted? I wonder what that would cost? It's worth considering. |
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Post by danrhodes on Feb 13, 2017 8:51:58 GMT -8
With all the trouble and expense, have you considered pinstriping or even tape? It's the only way to get a crisp edge between the colors. I'm using 3M Fineline tape now. Are you talking about a different type of tape? Tell me what you mean by pinstriping. I've never done it before. Or do you mean paying somebody to pinstripe after it's painted? I wonder what that would cost? It's worth considering. Pinstriping or pinstriping tape would go permanently over the transition between one color or another. You'll never get a perfect clean line so the pinstripe goes over the top and hides it.  |
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Post by nccamper on Feb 13, 2017 9:17:37 GMT -8
I'm using 3M Fineline tape now. Are you talking about a different type of tape? Tell me what you mean by pinstriping. I've never done it before. Or do you mean paying somebody to pinstripe after it's painted? I wonder what that would cost? It's worth considering. Pinstriping or pinstriping tape would go permanently over the transition between one color or another. You'll never get a perfect clean line so the pinstripe goes over the top and hides it. I hadn't considered it. Is that your paint job? Very nice. Do you have a source for your pinstriping? And does it hold up in the weather? |
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Post by danrhodes on Feb 13, 2017 9:38:21 GMT -8
Pinstriping or pinstriping tape would go permanently over the transition between one color or another. You'll never get a perfect clean line so the pinstripe goes over the top and hides it. I hadn't considered it. Is that your paint job? Very nice. Do you have a source for your pinstriping? And does it hold up in the weather? No...I'm just tossing the idea out there. I'll probably use pinstripe tape on my paint job as I rarely get a clean line |
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Post by nccamper on Feb 13, 2017 9:50:11 GMT -8
I hadn't considered it. Is that your paint job? Very nice. Do you have a source for your pinstriping? And does it hold up in the weather? No...I'm just tossing the idea out there. I'll probably use pinstripe tape on my paint job as I rarely get a clean line Thanks for the suggestion. I'll show it to my wife… A.k.a. the Crew Chief. |
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Post by mrmarty51 on Feb 13, 2017 10:25:58 GMT -8
I'm using 3M Fineline tape now. Are you talking about a different type of tape? Tell me what you mean by pinstriping. I've never done it before. Or do you mean paying somebody to pinstripe after it's painted? I wonder what that would cost? It's worth considering. Pinstriping or pinstriping tape would go permanently over the transition between one color or another. You'll never get a perfect clean line so the pinstripe goes over the top and hides it. UHHHhhh, Dan, what kind of a motorcicle is the tank for ? LOL Nice looking paint job too. |
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Post by mrmarty51 on Feb 13, 2017 12:14:22 GMT -8
From what little I know about it. the paint goes on, then the color of pinstrip tape that You want, then clear coat over that to protect the tape.
I have never done any pinstripe work but I seen how My cousin did it on a 1974 triumph T-150 tank.
Black, gold, with white pinstripes between the two colors. He did 12 coats of clear. that thing really shines.
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Post by danrhodes on Feb 13, 2017 13:20:55 GMT -8
From what little I know about it. the paint goes on, then the color of pinstrip tape that You want, then clear coat over that to protect the tape. I have never done any pinstripe work but I seen how My cousin did it on a 1974 triumph T-150 tank. Black, gold, with white pinstripes between the two colors. He did 12 coats of clear. that thing really shines. I've seen it used without the clear though. A lot of factory paint jobs had decals with pinstripes in the 80s. I'm considering using a metallic silver as a throwback to the polished aluminum stripes on some Shastas. If only it'd stop raining for more than a week, I might have a chance to try out my Harbor Freight HVLP gun... BTW, tank is just a google image I found...there are surprisingly few close up images of taped pinstripes online... |
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Post by msgoehring on Feb 13, 2017 17:46:52 GMT -8
I've actually seen some of the pinstripe tape in pictures of other trailers because we were considering the same thing with the silver. After a few years the stuff was coming off and dulled out. I don't know if it was cleared or not, but it did steer me away from the idea.
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Post by mobiltec on Feb 13, 2017 18:22:14 GMT -8
No pin striping on any of my trailers and they all have perfectly clean lines and no clear coat so it can be done.... This of course is my pride and joy... The 58 Deville...  |
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Post by mrmarty51 on Feb 13, 2017 18:25:17 GMT -8
From what little I know about it. the paint goes on, then the color of pinstrip tape that You want, then clear coat over that to protect the tape. I have never done any pinstripe work but I seen how My cousin did it on a 1974 triumph T-150 tank. Black, gold, with white pinstripes between the two colors. He did 12 coats of clear. that thing really shines. I've seen it used without the clear though. A lot of factory paint jobs had decals with pinstripes in the 80s. I'm considering using a metallic silver as a throwback to the polished aluminum stripes on some Shastas. If only it'd stop raining for more than a week, I might have a chance to try out my Harbor Freight HVLP gun... BTW, tank is just a google image I found...there are surprisingly few close up images of taped pinstripes online... I've actually seen some of the pinstripe tape in pictures of other trailers because we were considering the same thing with the silver. After a few years the stuff was coming off and dulled out. I don't know if it was cleared or not, but it did steer me away from the idea. Yes, My 93 GMC didnt have clear over the pinstripe tape and they are all fading away. Almost to the point of non existent in some places. If the tape is laid then the clear applied, the tape will last as long as the clear coat or the paint. On the triumph tank, if a finger is rubbed over the pinstripe, it is like it is not even there by feel. Only to the eye. |
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