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12-17-2007, 02:44 PM

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glassdave/grafikworx,

What do you guys use as to spray the paint? I use to work at Lockheed Martin and we used pure nitrogen. Never compressed air, didn't matter how many dryers or filters you had inline you would still get contamination. That was their reasoning anyway.

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Hmmm . . . . i never knew you could spray with nitrogen. whats that like? same as air?

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12-17-2007, 02:56 PM

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GlassDave,

I love the info on this thread,and yes I did sit hear and read all 32 pages of it.I have one question for you,After sanding the old paint do you spray a coat of DP401LF before the k-36?or do you just go right to the 36?Then do you coat again with the 401 after sanding the 36 and just as the first layer of paint goes down?

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well actually it depends, usually i am painting over gel and not old paint. i use to use DP48 (white) over the entire boat but now i only use it if it has a lot of repairs or is a complete color change. on spot repairs i shoot K-36 first than DP over that to help paint coverage over the primer. I have never had any adhesion problems with K36 by itself so i dont bother with DP underneath it. On all white boats where i am doing graphics and not much repair i normally sand to 320 and shoot an adhesion promoter like Bulldog than go straight to base color, any repairs or custom glasswork gets spotted in with DP48.

12-17-2007, 03:05 PM

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Got any more pics?

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12-17-2007, 03:14 PM

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12-17-2007, 03:17 PM

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Hmmm . . . . i never knew you could spray with nitrogen. whats that like? same as air?

the hose will be lighter....

12-21-2007, 10:38 AM

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I can't believe I read this entire thread

It was somewhat informative but it was extremely entertaining. Thanks Dave, I actually did learn a few things.
I love the NAMBLA graphics, but how do you know about such an organization?

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