Administrators Eric Posted August 19, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted August 19, 2019 38 minutes ago, janice6 said: The good thing about Black is that it's easy to match. The worst color to match is White. Matching yellows was always a bitch for me. The pigments used in different colors each have their own unique characteristics. Yellows don’t cover worth a ****. They seem more translucent. So, the substrate shows through a little less after each coat and the color changes after each coat. Getting it to match the rest of the car, or the color swatch for that matter, can be a pain in the ass. It helps of course to use a yellow sealer and you cannot ever shoot yellow paint over a car that you didn’t shoot a coat of sealer on, if different color primers, spot putties, etc are visible. I love to shoot black most of all. It covers quickly and flows out beautifully. If you did your job on the bodywork and prep, a black paint job is a beautiful thing. I also love shooting bright reds and oranges, although they don’t cover as well. Not a problem. You just have to be mindful of it. Anything with metal flake in it gets a little harder. You have to shoot it evenly. Silvers are the worst. The pigment loves to mottle. I really don’t like shooting silvers. Whites cover well enough, but you have to have a uniform color to the body before you shoot it. I had a buddy that shot a ‘68 Mustang white. He hade grey primer on it. Red oxy primer, dabs of spot putty and finishing putties in a couple of shades. He didn’t seal it. He just shot the white paint. It looked ok initially, but the next morning, there were pale pink and turquoise patches all over the car, where the pigment from some of the printers and putties bled through. Anyway, once you get done shooting a white car, well, it’s just white. It’s hard to get excited about a white paint job. Blacks were my favorite paint jobs and silver colors were my least favorite. I’ve shot, color-sanded and buffed out a lot of black paint. It looks like wet ink when you get done. Now that is a paint job to get excited about. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Why does Dennys have locks on its doors?Actually for a long time they didn’t. Then the CEO announced that all employees would have Christmas off. Suddenly locks had to be installed in all stores. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 2 hours ago, railfancwb said: Used to be signs posted which said SLOW MEN WORKING That generated so much comment it was changed... several times... think after all the smart remarks and protests it now says WORKING Even that generates snorts. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I was just telling the wife today that the local power company has been changing out the wooden power poles with aluminum ones. Made gravel paths for the trucks, poured the foundations, placed the poles built wooden frames across three highways, laced the lines and adjusted the tension, packed up and left. the street department has been working on the same small intersection since two weeks before, and they still haven’t finished. one is a private company, the other are public employees . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, Eric said: Matching yellows was always a bitch for me. The pigments used in different colors each have their own unique characteristics. Yellows don’t cover worth a ****. They seem more translucent. So, the substrate shows through a little less after each coat and the color changes after each coat. Getting it to match the rest of the car, or the color swatch for that matter, can be a pain in the ass. It helps of course to use a yellow sealer and you cannot ever shoot yellow paint over a car that you didn’t shoot a coat of sealer on, if different color primers, spot putties, etc are visible. I love to shoot black most of all. It covers quickly and flows out beautifully. If you did your job on the bodywork and prep, a black paint job is a beautiful thing. I also love shooting bright reds and oranges, although they don’t cover as well. Not a problem. You just have to be mindful of it. Anything with metal flake in it gets a little harder. You have to shoot it evenly. Silvers are the worst. The pigment loves to mottle. I really don’t like shooting silvers. Whites cover well enough, but you have to have a uniform color to the body before you shoot it. I had a buddy that shot a ‘68 Mustang white. He hade grey primer on it. Red oxy primer, dabs of spot putty and finishing putties in a couple of shades. He didn’t seal it. He just shot the white paint. It looked ok initially, but the next morning, there were pale pink and turquoise patches all over the car, where the pigment from some of the printers and putties bled through. Anyway, once you get done shooting a white car, well, it’s just white. It’s hard to get excited about a white paint job. Blacks were my favorite paint jobs and silver colors were my least favorite. I’ve shot, color-sanded and buffed out a lot of black paint. It looks like wet ink when you get done. Now that is a paint job to get excited about. I shot most of my Whites when they were Alkyd Enamel and that stuff would cover anything damn near in one coat. Two at least were done. sure was a bitch when you got a bug in it! Now the primer color is used as tint to the color coat and the gloss is shot independently with clear coat. In the lacquer days we used to shoot metallic and sometimes with the big flakes, we had to roll it down to smooth it before that layer cured, and before the clear was applied. All in all, I like the fumes from the lacquer better than the other paints. This is why most old car painters smoked a stogie, to kill the taste of the solvents. You were damn near drunk when you finished the car. Edited August 19, 2019 by janice6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minervadoe Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Soylent Green is people. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 (edited) Pablo Picasso’s full name was: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso . Edited August 19, 2019 by Dric902 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Just now, Dric902 said: Pablo Picasso’s full name was: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso . He never lived down his grade school nickname, "PP". 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted August 19, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted August 19, 2019 7 hours ago, minervadoe said: Soylent Green is people. The scoops are on their way. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bish1309 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 18 hours ago, ccoffel81 said: [url Hurl FIFY 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Why don't they have those reusable frozen-food shopping bags in the frozen food aisle? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minervadoe Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 A sense of humor is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heart burn? Bob Hope A sense of humor is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heart burn? Bob Hope Read more at https://www.brainyquote.com/search_results?q=humor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted August 21, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted August 21, 2019 47 minutes ago, minervadoe said: A sense of humor is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heart burn? Bob Hope A sense of humor is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heart burn? Bob Hope Read more at https://www.brainyquote.com/search_results?q=humor If a Laughing Hyena says it has heartburn, it’s probably Lion. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 45 minutes ago, Eric said: If a Laughing Hyena says it has heartburn, it’s probably Lion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Ballerina feet 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish1309 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 On 8/20/2019 at 8:32 PM, Eric said: If a Laughing Hyena says it has heartburn, it’s probably Lion. That had me ROARING! ? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Tiger Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 3 hours ago, SC Tiger said: Soooo. How much does it make. I'm asking for a millennial friend of mine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish1309 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, janice6 said: Soooo. How much does it make. I'm asking for a millennial friend of mine. It makes 4 quarts? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 5 minutes ago, Bish1309 said: It makes 4 quarts? And it's very light. Good for backpacking. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Tiger Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 15 hours ago, janice6 said: Soooo. How much does it make. I'm asking for a millennial friend of mine. I think it makes about a gallon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 I was just telling the wife today that the local power company has been changing out the wooden power poles with aluminum ones. Made gravel paths for the trucks, poured the foundations, placed the poles built wooden frames across three highways, laced the lines and adjusted the tension, packed up and left. the street department has been working on the same small intersection since two weeks before, and they still haven’t finished. one is a private company, the other are public employees .Examined some poles on the ground at such an upgrade. They looked aluminum, at least the color, but seemed to actually be hollow concrete castings. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 33 minutes ago, railfancwb said: Examined some poles on the ground at such an upgrade. They looked aluminum, at least the color, but seemed to actually be hollow concrete castings. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk The latest power company install in the middle of my state, is massive towers for cross country distribution of very high voltage lines. The power company decided to go the cheapest route, so the poles criss cross the highway, back and forth over it, depending on which farmer sold the rights for the least amount of money. Then to top off the fantastic visual, they leave the steel towers in a dark rust color instead of a paint finish. The sad part is that the land these abominations occupy, don't get any advantage from their existance. They are to send power to far flung users a long distance away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted August 31, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted August 31, 2019 Guys being guys, I wonder if guys 150 years ago tricked out their horses the way we do cars now? Hopefully this predates the low rider craze. Imagine 30-inch shoes... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 This first Indian to weave spinners became very wealthy in the Choctaw Nation. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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