Sand the surface using a fine-grit sanding block to rough up the surface a little so the spray paint has something to stick to. Always spray outside or in a well-ventilated area like a garage with the door wide open. Wear a protective mask when you spray. Shake, shake, shake the ...
Engine heat wreaks havoc on paint, even the paint on the hood can fade from the heavy dose of radiant heat from the hot engine below. How well do you think that rattle-can paint job is going to last? We have sprayed engines with spray cans, even the high-heat versions, only to see...
The paint is not nice stuff. If you do not have an extraction system, don't use 2 pack. Use cellulose or something a bit safer. Your paint shop will be able to advise. This time, it was painted in a dedicated booth for painting, with extraction, filters, and some decent equipment. ...
Spray paint works the way it does because it's actually a combination of paint and a gas propellant. During the manufacturing process, the cans are first filled with paint and then injected with the gas propellant. The valve is then crimped, trapping the highly compressed compound within the ...
ready for paint. Although spray painting a go kart is relatively straight forward, if you apply the paint too close or at the wrong intervals, your go kart paint job will end up looking less-than-stellar. Here are the steps that show you how to spray paint a go kart frame the right ...
Rattle cans of gloss and matte varnish A couple of paint brushes Scalpel Fine tip Gundam markers in grey, black and brown Pencil eraser This iseverythingI’ll be using in this guide. I’ll call out specific brands and paint codes as I use them. ...
I thought I’d melt the candle with the old griddle that I have in my shop for heating things, but that was too slow, so I fired up my Harbor Freight heat gun, which melted the candle much faster. With the wax melted, I used a small paint brush to paint the wax onto the undersi...
, but well maintained and good riders. Now the paint is starting to be a bit unloved looking. Green for the Varsity, red for the Traveler. A pro shop is replacing all of the mechanicals, then I'll finish it with my Binks detail spraygun and factory matching Imron polyurethane paint....
the edges. A coat of grey primer helped to seal it up before going over it with a can of steel metallic spray paint. The prices of these materials have really come down from a few years ago. I don't think the metal spray paint was all that much more than regular rattle cans. ...
that hole centered above the name, so I could make a keyring fob or something. One popped out as I drilled, and the other needed a little pulling from the hole. DON'T ruin your unrestorable paint around the discs in a vain effort to preserve the discs by prying them out with ...