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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Projects Posts (NOT VEHICLES) => Topic started by: crazedhick3 on February 25, 2009, 08:00:37 pm
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Here are a few pics of the Temporary booth I am attempting to build so I can get my frame painted. I hung 1 1/4" pvc from the trusses in the garage. I am able to utilize the Air handler from my heat pump to pressurize the booth. I plan to hang plastic from the pvc down to the floor and seal it up with mastic tape. At the other end i plan on exhausting the air through a 14' flex duct out the garage door. I will post better and more complete pics when i am done. I just wanted to get some thoughts. Thanks.
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Sounds doable. Are you planning on running the heat or just the blower motor?
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Keep in mind rolled plastic, at least most of them, builds up static charge fairly easily and 1 spark is all it takes to.... well, just be carefull.
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Allot of work for a frame. If worried about over spray I would just hang up some traps to keep it in one area.
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It is a whole lot of work, but if you happen to keep up with my project, you will notice I aint in a real hurry. :) But here are a few more pics. Hopefully I will get her coated by Sunday or Monday.
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Looks good man what brand of paint are you using on the frame?
thanks
pat
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Good job!
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That's a pretty slick idea. I take it no sparks ;)
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No, no sparks, I hope. With all the rain this weekend, if i'm able to get spraying tomorrow, I hope to bring up humidity a little by opening the garage windows. The air handler motor will be isolated from the fumes being that only the supply side is hooked up.
80stepside, I decided to give Eastwoods 2K ceramic a try. Ill keep you posted on how it turns out.
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Alright, its all done and came out great. The Eastwood 2K ceramic sprayed real nice. Booth performed good and just as I had planned. The heat from the heat pump performed better than expected. I was able to heat the booth to 80 degrees on a 30 degree day.
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That turned out good.
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That frame looks great! Good job man.
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Cool! Love the do it yourself job that comes out looking professional with a little (or a lot) of ingenuity like you've demonstrated!
Keep us posted!
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Awesome !!! I want my frame to look good and clean, but I was not expecting or thinking of having it look that good. I think you may have just gave me alot more work to do on my projects. Kinda raised my standards a bit. After all that, will you be driving this vehicle in the rain??? Looks to nice to mess up.
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IF I ever get it back together, I dont think it will see alot of rain. :) I actually have the frame hung up in the ceiling of the garage now so I can make room for some spring and summer projects I have. I have a trailer I need to paint and its time to start fixing some of the rust on the 89 Suburban I have. My plan is to have the rust in the tailgate and in the roof fixed and would like to shoot the it with a hot rod black and get a 4" lift by summer time. As you can see, Im not in a hurry with the '77, but I plan on at least having the suspension and a rolling chassis by the end of the year.
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Looks great!
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Very nice job, how did you prep the frame? Sand/media blast, or by hand with wire wheel, sanding disk.....etc.
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All of the above!! Mostly sand blasted.
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Outstanding. Looks good.
I plan on doing the same to my truck. Right now I am in the tear down stage, so sand blasting, and painting are still down the road a little way yet.
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Nice work