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Old 07-24-2008, 11:31 AM   #63 (permalink)
gearheads78
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Location: Dallas TX
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Originally Posted by citcapp View Post
Nice work, using these parts as learning aids is a great way to work on your painting skills. The prep materials and paints that are available today are easier to work with then the materials we used to deal with. Sure helps keep the costs down when you can do the work yourself. Its the only way most of us can afford to do our builds. Keep the pictures comming, I'm sure gives hope to those who are trying to do a restore on the own car that they can learn the skills too.
The hardest thing to get used to so far is how much faster paint spreads and flows out. I have gotten to where I can shoot primer pretty smooths but it takes slow even strokes. The paint would be flat running off the parts if I go that slow.
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