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techtalk:ref:paint01 [2020/04/04 20:26] hippysmack [Spray Technique] |
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| - | ====== Deciding on a Paint Scheme ====== | ||
| - | ====== Getting the Right Tools for the Job ====== | + | |
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| + | It may be easier to keep the same distance and spray pattern if you had a turn table of sorts to spin the piece as you're painting it. \\ | ||
| + | Below is a homemade fuel tank rotisserie made from some welded square tubing mounted to an engine stand. \\ | ||
| + | Something like this would allow you to keep your body posture consistent while turning the tank and keeping the paint evenly applied. \\ | ||
| + | The last picture shows it in position with a shelf on the bottom to hold a drying tub. \\ | ||
| + | You can put old paint in there to dry so it can be thrown in the trash. It also works to catch water from wet sanding, and it will also catch overspray some as well. \\ | ||
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| + | {{:techtalk:ref:tools:homemade_fuel_tank_rotisserie_pic_1_by_wedge.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by wedge of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?p=5842983#post5842983)) {{:techtalk:ref:tools:homemade_fuel_tank_rotisserie_pic_2_by_wedge.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by wedge of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?p=5842983#post5842983)) {{:techtalk:ref:tools:homemade_fuel_tank_rotisserie_pic_3_by_wedge.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by wedge of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?p=5842983#post5842983)) \\ | ||
| ===== General Prep for Painting ===== | ===== General Prep for Painting ===== | ||
| ==== Taping off the work area ==== | ==== Taping off the work area ==== | ||
