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  1. Jim C

    question for waterborne users

    so for those of you that use waterborne base, do you know if you are able to mix solvent base with water in the same paintjob. so for instance you use solvent base to get a base color down, let that flash then go over that with waterborne to do a 2nd step, pearl, etc. It could be the other way...
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    sunmight supplier

    i recently found a good supplier for sunmight. they have the lowest prices i can find and they ship fast. since sunmight can be a little harder to find i thought i would post the link. i have completely switched over from the eagle yellow film to the sunmight 1000 and 1500 film discs. they dont...
  3. Jim C

    3d sale

    just wanted to pass this deal along. today 11/11 and tomorrow 3d is having a veterans day sale. 25% off everything on their site. code: veteran. thats a damn good discount.
  4. Jim C

    sunmight finishing film

    has anyone used this stuff? if so just curious to hear what you think. I'll give my limited review. i bought 2 boxes of 1500 just to try it out and compare to the eagle yellow i always use. i have to say that i am truly impressed. sunmight so far for me has yet to disappoint with any of their...
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    dynabrade buffer 49440

    this is probably a long shot but does anyone have this buffer? i need a measurement to see if it gets in where i need it to. its an expensive piece to just buy and hope for the best...
  6. Jim C

    hard clearcoat

    can any of you guys that have used alot of different clear coats over the years recommend a good, hard clear coat. i am really looking for something that gets rock hard rather quickly. no clear that spi makes is fitting the bill on this one. i have tried the speed clear and while it gets harder...
  7. Jim C

    adpro not just for paint

    found an interesting use for adpro. i was making these custom lights for my boat out of starboard strips. starboard is polyethylene. i tried atleast 1/2 dozen different types of double sided tape on the stuff and it all just fell off. i figured i would give the spi adpro a try. sprayed a light...
  8. Jim C

    8000 trizact

    anyone try the new 8000 trizact discs yet? curious your thoughts. i got a box here. used it a couple times but i just got the discs not the whole system with the special buffing pad and polish. this is supposed to eliminate compounding all together. just polish when your done and thats it. i was...
  9. Jim C

    some new non automotive project pics

    every once in awhile I post up one of these threads just to show something different than the usual car or resto projects that people are working on. anyway I have been doing a lot more architectural work, marine and just odd ball stuff lately. actually it has gotten to the point where I'm doing...
  10. Jim C

    sherwin buys valspar

    anyone else see this? sherwin bought valspar for about 11 billion. i really didnt think sherwin was big enough company to buy valspar but i guess so.
  11. Jim C

    lets talk buffers

    ok, i think its about time i got a new buffer. i have had the same good old trusty makita for about 13 years now. its still going but i know it doesnt have too much life in her. i was going to get another makita but i also have had my eyes on a flex for some years. whatever i get it needs to be...
  12. Jim C

    some cool woodgrain

    so i have been on this woodgraining kick since ive been doing it on alot of houses. well just when i thought someone would never want wood on their motorcycle..... anyway, i got a customer who is a retired tugboat captain and thought this would be perfect and he was all over the idea. i wanted...
  13. Jim C

    does anyone remember these

    so my dad stopped over for me to soak a couple spray guns in my stripper bucket. he handed them to me and it was a bit of a blast from the past. i forgot i gave these to him. my old primers guns. does anyone remember when spi was giving these out with a case of primer? ahh the good old...
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    some oddball but cool recent projects

    seems lately i have had a run of non automotive projects to do so to add a little variety here i figured i would post some pics. since mitch posted his nice red door i figured i would post these up. very similar doors to his but these were for a house. these were just plain white fiberglass...
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    intercoat and wood

    besides my custom stuff i have always done some higher end wood finishes. i have to say that the intercoat is the best sanding sealer i have ever used. i always mix fast reducer into it and i can sand the stuff in 10 min. i also use it as a binder for wood dyes as well so i can get all my color...
  16. Jim C

    Bondoking clear you pm inbox buddy!!

    Tried to pm you and couldnt
  17. Jim C

    another bowser lubester

    so i have had 2 of these sitting in the corner of my shop for the past 3 years. the customer finally called and said to go ahead and do one of them. manufacture date on this is probably around 1895-1910. the last one of these i did for this guy i did in the polyoil brand. i wanted something...
  18. Jim C

    new hobby

    so i have been teaching myself cad and 3d modeling. not the easiest thing to learn. i ordered myself a 3d printer which i have been the past few weeks trying to get tuned in and working correctly. here is a pic of my first car related print. a local guy is building a 55 elcamino, pic attached...
  19. Jim C

    pics of goodguys nationals top 5 truck

    here is a link to a truck i did a while back. it finally got put back together and the owner moved to tennessee with it. he was out there for about 3 weeks and decided to take it out to the goodguys nationals just to hang out for the day. low and behold he won the goodguys/classic truck...
  20. Jim C

    different resto project

    so i havent posted a new thread in forever so i figure i would show you guys something i have been working on. this is for myself this time. this is a mep-003a 14kw military diesel generator. so i bought this thing from a guy who got it from govt liquidation. he really didnt know what he was...
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