I knew a race mechanic that would always have the best sounding and running car in the county, but he was by no means a body and paint man. His solution to paint was to get the body stright enough and mix amaco clear gas 1 to 1 with rustolum oil based paint. Have to say it did always come out looking slick, just always thought this was strange.
Whats the strangest way youve seen someone paint a car?
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Mann, when I was 16 it was all about greay, primer (any type - if ya read my last post) loud exhaust, and Centerline wheels on my 355 Monza- Couldn't keep paint on the car with all the greasey finger prints, vendor stickers, and part swaping and continous parts breakage. I did finally spray in Centauri white. There was a huge beast of a bug of some sort combat crawling across the hood as I finished - it made it half way across - before the paint started seting up and there it sat frozen in time - covered in white acrylic enamel. Months later I finally wet sanded and buffed out the bug, but the legs and carcass was nasty. Ended up burning thru and had to respray the hood....Finally got a garage - and bug light....
Back in the late 40’s and early 50’s Mom’s, tank style vacuum with the sprayer attachment was always a first tool of choice, until I hooked it up to the suction side.
I also used the pressurized type fly sprayers, had to move fast and keep the pressure up.
The paint used was usually a mix of colored primer and lacquer paint, sometime straight lacquer.
I also used the pressurized type fly sprayers, had to move fast and keep the pressure up.
The paint used was usually a mix of colored primer and lacquer paint, sometime straight lacquer.
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Ricki on Trailer Park Boys was painting a big ole Chrysler with a roller on the Christmas special show! It looked like flat black paint he was using.My dads friend bought our 67 Meteor a long time ago and used a vacuum cleaner to paint it! It looked like crap,but then it always was!!
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