- 1. Painting a Spitfire (score: 1)
- Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 09:01:29 -0700
- I will be getting my '79 repainted in the near future when I get it all back together and through emissions inspection. I will be doing what little body work needs to be done myself because I can do
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg00397.html (8,079 bytes)
- 2. Re: Painting a Spitfire (score: 1)
- Author: "Earl Smith" <earl56@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 16:35:11 GMT
- I had my my 75 Spit painted at The loacal state prison.They have a vo-tech school and the instructor specializes in custom work.They had the car for 6 months but the wait was well worth it.They comp
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg00406.html (10,226 bytes)
- 3. Re: Painting a Spitfire (score: 1)
- Author: John Suchak <suchak@mediaone.net>
- Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 14:09:45 -0400
- . The car has 10 coats of base and 15 coats of clear. I'm puzzled.. Are you talking about a nitrocellulose lacquer paint job?? If you're talking about a modern urethane paint job 25 total coats (rega
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg00421.html (10,998 bytes)
- 4. Re: Painting a Spitfire (score: 1)
- Author: Eric Kieboom <ekieboom@xs4all.nl>
- Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 19:24:03 -0100
- .... (speechless) Eric Kieboom The Netherlands 1976 Spit 1500 - original Java Green
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg00422.html (7,166 bytes)
- 5. Re: Painting a Spitfire (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 22:31:55 -0400 (EDT)
- where are you earl, and can I have mine done, too? I used to work for the dept. of corrections here and I nere heard anything like this... scott
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg00516.html (7,287 bytes)
- 6. Painting a spitfire (score: 1)
- Author: Huw Upshall <hupshall@wolfenet.com>
- Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1998 22:16:51 -0800
- I would like to ask for any and all advice in regards to painting a spitfire. I currently have a spitfire that I have almost completely stripped that I need to do some body work on and then paint. Th
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00172.html (8,057 bytes)
- 7. Re: Painting a spitfire (score: 1)
- Author: John Suchak <suchak@mediaone.net>
- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 08:27:45 -0500
- Hey Huw: There are a ton of "how to" books out there that can give you all of the info you'll ever need on the actual mechanics of painting.. I'm doing a complete "frame-off" (http://www.jacksonville
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00174.html (12,249 bytes)
- 8. Re: Painting a spitfire (score: 1)
- Author: fred thomas <vafred@erols.com>
- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 09:15:45 -0800
- There are really four(4) basic rules for a good repaint = If you fail in any of the first three rules then try # 4. John's advice is the very best, 2 colors of primer, and nothing but a block sander,
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00176.html (13,466 bytes)
- 9. Re: Painting a spitfire (score: 1)
- Author: "Moorse,Jeffrey" <jeff.moorse@ABBOTT.COM>
- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 09:55:42 -0600
- I haven't painted a car in a few years, but recommend the following: - Have the car stripped by blasting with soda, sand or something simila= r. Don't try to sand or chemically strip it. - Spray the
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00178.html (8,940 bytes)
- 10. Re: Painting a spitfire (score: 1)
- Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair@exis.net>
- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 18:05:56 -0500
- Huw, I don't have a lot of time right now to go into a lot of detail, however, you might read the article on painting on my Morgan web page under the Nuts & Bolts section. It is not complete, but it
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00190.html (7,785 bytes)
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