Needing Advice on HotRod Black Paint.....

DragonLady58 · 04-29-2017, 10:55 PM

OK, while some say I'm outstanding in the field, being a mechanic, {out by the back road}

, I don't know diddly about paint. Just enough to get myself into severe trouble.
I know Eastwood has a Hotrod Black Kit, suppossed to come with everything. I inhereted a friends DeVilbiss paint guns (set of 2 in a big case with all kinds of goodies included), good quailty. He bought himself some new ones....my paint is beginning to get brittle and flake, so I'm gonna be needing a paint job soon.
Sooooooo, after my move, I'm gonna be teaching myself to do a basic 1 color paint job on my tins.
I'm looking for pointers, suggestions, do's/don'ts, all other manner of info. I also thought about a pearl purple....that will be alot harder, correct?
If it is, I want durable, clean satin black....

skullbagger · 04-30-2017, 07:52 AM

Hey dragon-- I did it I watched a lot of YouTube vids, read about it, prep work is the key and your flash times and then the final buff
I was told to use dupont's
Chroma base paints they were more forgiving for a beginner there s a how to book out there that's TITS
I'll see if I can dig it up and shoot you a pic of it maybe you can still find it
I had look at torkeypig on line to
My thoughts are it was fairly easy, just tons of work and long hours
Ps I would never try to tackle a paint like would ToddM
Just went through on the candy burnt orange vaquero
Be smart and stay single stage
Adding flames over top of a base wasn't bad if your just a lil artistic
You can see my pics in my album

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04-29-2017, 10:55 PM	#1
DragonLady58 Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Somewhere South of Alaska.... Posts: 2,351	Needing Advice on HotRod Black Paint..... OK, while some say I'm outstanding in the field, being a mechanic, {out by the back road} , I don't know diddly about paint. Just enough to get myself into severe trouble. I know Eastwood has a Hotrod Black Kit, suppossed to come with everything. I inhereted a friends DeVilbiss paint guns (set of 2 in a big case with all kinds of goodies included), good quailty. He bought himself some new ones....my paint is beginning to get brittle and flake, so I'm gonna be needing a paint job soon. Sooooooo, after my move, I'm gonna be teaching myself to do a basic 1 color paint job on my tins. I'm looking for pointers, suggestions, do's/don'ts, all other manner of info. I also thought about a pearl purple....that will be alot harder, correct? If it is, I want durable, clean satin black.... __________________ --------------------- Don't start no schit, there won't be no schit.... My Sarcasm is directly proportional to the amount of Stupidity involved --------------------- VBA#03239 VROC#37400 VRA --------------------- 2014 Vaquero 2001 Nomad FI 2003 Street Glide (sold) 1500 Meanie, fresh rebuild (sold) 90s BUBF Bobber (sold) 2001 UltraCycle FatPounder (Sold) 1975 HD ElectraGlide (Sold) 1982 Kawasaki Z1 Chopper (Sold) Suck It Up & Ride! Login or Register to Remove Ads Last edited by DragonLady58; 04-29-2017 at 10:59 PM.
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04-30-2017, 07:52 AM	#2
skullbagger Advanced Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: N.C. Posts: 727	Hey dragon-- I did it I watched a lot of YouTube vids, read about it, prep work is the key and your flash times and then the final buff I was told to use dupont's Chroma base paints they were more forgiving for a beginner there s a how to book out there that's TITS I'll see if I can dig it up and shoot you a pic of it maybe you can still find it I had look at torkeypig on line to My thoughts are it was fairly easy, just tons of work and long hours Ps I would never try to tackle a paint like would ToddM Just went through on the candy burnt orange vaquero Be smart and stay single stage Adding flames over top of a base wasn't bad if your just a lil artistic You can see my pics in my album Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ " If your like most people its not for you " VULCAN VAQUERO
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