Tuesday 2 September 2014

Cab spraying complete

My spraying is passable but not great so for the outside of the cab I called in my brother, Hugh, who has done quite a bit of spraying: boats rather than cars.

The scheme is to - 

  1. Mask up all the openings so that the overspray does not spoil the previous work
  2. Wet the floor with water to keep the dust down.
  3. Wipe the whole thing down with wax and grease remover
  4. Wipe the whole thing over with a tack rag to remove dust
  5. One light coat that just covers everything
  6. Wait for the coat to be just dry enough to touch without it coming off on your finger
  7. One heavy coat and wait for it to be just dry again
  8. Thin the paint and one final coat
  9. Walk away and leave it alone for 24 hours

Spraying the first coat video

The man at work
And the finished article -