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Old 08-25-2020, 10:05 PM   #23
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Re: DIY Paintjob

I've gotten in a hurry and have had two vehicles painted by Earl Scheib, and one of my sons did on one of his cars. Three for three, unsatisfactory work. First one, they didn't put enough paint on, and when I took it back, they painted it the wrong color! That's the two mistakes. The other one was the over spray. Paint inside the car. Really!? I've painted about half a dozen vehicles in my driveway with much better results. Acrylic lacquer is the best! My most recent paint endeavor was the roof on my truck. I cleaned up the minor surface rust in the rain gutter and painted the whole roof. That was catalyzed paint, so I had to wear a Tyvek suit and a respirator, even though the garage door was open. #notdyingthisweek Can't get gallon cans of lacquer any more here in California. The over spray made a nice speckle finish on my iPod that was sitting on the workbench!
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