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Old February 26th 2005, 14:35
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Dasdubber,

Your paint job looks great!

What paint setup did you use, paint gun, compressor, hvlp?

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Old March 1st 2005, 07:38
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What paint setup did you use, paint gun, compressor, hvlp?
Will have to check out brand, but was just an entry level high efficiency (thats what the box says!) gravity feed gun similar to HVLP but not exactly the same. 15cfm single cylinder compressor (not sure of tank size), with normal regulator close to tank plus additional filter and water trap/regulator after about 5m of hose (screwed to wall). Spies Hecker products used throughout from etch primer to high build as well as base and clear coat.

If you like I can look at the gun brand (I was told it was the level a spray paint apprentice would use [around AU$250]) - did the job well for me and certainly resulted in a lot less loss of paint through overspray than my first gravity feed gun (which required more air pressure).

hope this helps?
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Old March 1st 2005, 07:46
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This pic is a little blurry but trim etc is slowly finding its way back on the beetle after some time consuming polishing with my bench grinder/buffer.

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Old March 5th 2005, 01:35
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Wow! That is Sweet!

What a beauty!

Steering wheel is on the 'wrong' side though.

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Old March 6th 2005, 07:32
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Decklid back on, windscreen and rear window back in, doors slowly coming together (I hate inner and outer scrapers!), steering wheel back on (the correct side)

Nothing too major but all this fiddly stuff takes time!

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