Builds Fly By Night (11 Viewers)

[scrapdaddy]

or a "hard unveiling"

 

[bobm]

Soff one lime a Wet Noodle

 

[xtremeVA]

Can you elaborate on spraying with microspheres in the paint? How much did you add to the paint? Any extra thinner? How many coats?

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

 

[RUSH55]

Here’s a link to the product -

Thermacels Insulating Additives | Hytech Thermal Solutions

hytechsales.com

I added this stuff to the paint on the inside of the roof, to the SEM truck bed liner that I applied to the underside of the tub, and then now to the primer and paint on the floorpan.
Some extra reducer helps it flow pretty good. The pressure pot gun I used to apply it has a 1.7m tip, so no problem spraying it.

I added about 5oz. (by volume) to about 30oz of mixed paint.
Since it was all getting painted anyways and this stuff is relatively inexpensive, figured there would be very little to lose by giving it a try.

 

[DTC72]

@RUSH55 Are you spraying with any heat and sound proofing like Lizard Skin? I did that after Nolen Grogan’s thread and it has been great. I did it on roof, entire floor front to back, inside firewall, underside of hood, and inside all doors and tailgate. For good measure I also put Dynamat in the underside of the roof.

 

[RUSH55]

@RUSH55 Are you spraying with any heat and sound proofing like Lizard Skin? I did that after Nolen Grogan’s thread and it has been great. I did it on roof, entire floor front to back, inside firewall, underside of hood, and inside all doors and tailgate. For good measure I also put Dynamat in the underside of the roof.

The microspheres are supposed act like a heat barrier, so no Lizard Skin. The inside of the roof has Eastwood XMat and Dynamat. The inner firewall will have the thinner Eastwood XMat. I’m still undecided on if I’m doing a floor mat. If I do, McMaster sells a diamond tread mat with an insulated backing that I’m considering.

 

[RHINO]

The microspheres are supposed act like a heat barrier, so no Lizard Skin.

i would hazzerd a guess,,,, no scratch that, i'd wager lunch that Lizard Skin uses Thermacells in there product.

 

[RUSH55]

i would hazzerd a guess,,,, no scratch that, i'd wager lunch that Lizard Skin uses Thermacells in there product.

Quite possible! Never thought of that

 

[PabloCruise]

Broke the pressure pot back out to spray a coat of 2K plus the ceramic paint insulating additive. Both of these are @jmack ideas, so giving credit where it’s due - thanks Jim!

A couple notes on this particular pot - I think the regulator leaves more to be desired and it would be interesting to compare it to say, a Binks or Sharpe pot/regulator. I cranked the regulator down to zero and slowly came up to get a flow rate I could work with. Well nothing happens until the pot hits about 15 psi and then it’s flowing a little too much, so couldn’t really get a happy medium. It still worked good and did the job I wanted to do, just had to move faster and pull the gun away from the surface quite a ways.
I’m treating this coat like spray filler, so unlikely I’ll be able to spay paint today. Lots of stuff getting ready to happen, and fall is swinging in, so not sure when I’ll have another chance for paint work.

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I wonder if the pressure pot just needs to hit a minimum pressure before it will start to flow and then you can dial back once it is flowing?
You would probably need a few extra hands to keep the gun flowing while dialing back on the regulator to get the ideal pressure.
And you would probably flow through some product...

 

[PabloCruise]

Got a visit today from Don - @Pigeaten

Thanks for stopping by Don! Steve did a nice job with Steve

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No way, you met the legends @Pigeaten and Steve in person?!? Sweet!!!

 

[PabloCruise]

Your doing a great job on Xanadu

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What? Are we changing from Rush song names to songs by ABBA?
Is Dancing Queen next???

 

[PabloCruise]

The look I was going for!

Better than Bob's dog's balls!

 

[PabloCruise]

"soft unveiling"

Soft-core launch...

 

[PabloCruise]

McMaster sells a diamond tread mat with an insulated backing that I’m considering.

Throw us a link when you get there!

 

[RUSH55]

What? Are we changing from Rush song names to songs by ABBA?
Is Dancing Queen next???

Absolutely a Rush song

 

[PabloCruise]

Absolutely a Rush song

Couldn't resist!

 

[RUSH55]

More paint fail.
This started out as a couple of small cracks and ended up being a large section of primer and paint that didn’t adhere in the hardest to access area that I’ve already dealt with.

I’m not really interested in removing the cowl again, and since it’s glued on, I don’t think it will come off without being totally destroyed. So the idea now is to remove this section of metal (outlined in sharpie) and leave it out, clean, primer, paint, again.
Anyone think that this area of metal has any structural value and will compromise any structural integrity? If not, I’m not going to worry about trying to reinstall it. If it is or has the potential to be, I will look to rivet the piece back in place.

 

[scrapdaddy]

Let's talk about this some more. Isn't that where the wiper arm comes through? Doesn't a nut get screwed on the wiper arm shaft to hold it there? I have to take a look at mine.

 

[bobm]

What is the concern? The 1st pic with the area grinded? There is zero structural integrity in that area that i can see! I know you spent a load of work on this and I'm not saying that you should or should'nt, but whats the end goal?? Show or Hardcore driver ??? Not saying to compromise on your goals!! Just saying don't ( another word i'm going stop using guess why?) Drive yourself Nuts over something that only you will know. Your is a Top notch high end build that anyone would be proud to own. So is that worth the Stress .

 

[RUSH55]

Let's talk about this some more. Isn't that where the wiper arm comes through? Doesn't a nut get screwed on the wiper arm shaft to hold it there? I have to take a look at mine.

So on the passenger side, there’s the provision for the wiper arm to come through - on a right hand drive. On the US models, the wiper arm comes through on the far left and the center. I didn’t actually realize that the provision was there until today. I mean, I’ve been looking at it for 5 years, and it only just now registered.