I’ll be shaping a new 9’6" and want to have the entire thing colored with paint on the foam before glassing with epoxy. Anyone have a setup and willing to do it for me or help? I can do some sort of trade if you’re interested…I just don’t have the room or equipment…Let me know. Thanks.
Scott,
Don't be a girl, spray it in your bed room.
If you can't find anyone close to you? I can help you out when I get time.
I spray under my tree outside..........Sometimes ants get envolved with the design......sometimes it bees, or butterflies....but usually it's ants. They jump out of trees for some strange reason?
Pm stingray… Not sure what his work space is looking like to house a 9 6 bit he has the set up and just may be willing… He’s in north county!
Jay…LOL…I would, but there’s too much dirty laundry in there. Do you spray with rattle cans or an airbrush outside??
I have a big compressor, tape for the stringer, and a spray setup… nothing fancy but it works for me. You have paint? Swing on by…
My place or Keith's...let me know. I have big spray guns and little ones. I have a pint of kelly green and a pint of bright yellow so don't spend money on those colors because you can have them for free. Or we can do a cut lap with pigment
Ray
Ok, I have the bord done, ready to paint. Maybe I wasn’t clear enough…This is a 9’6", and I want to spray the ENTIRE board, not just a design on one side. I’m looking at light blue with dark gray/black nose and tail. On top of that, I have NO experience spraying paint. I just want it to look decent, without splotches, etc…Deck and bottom the same. Keith, do you have a large spray gun or is it one of the tiny little airbrushes? And if someone can recommend decent paint for this, I’ll go buy it. Thanks again…I’m sitting here looking at the board, geting impatient, and almost ready to just brush the colors on with acrylics!!
I shoot inside, I shoot outside. i shoot with a 3 turbine HVLP, I shoot with a 5 hp, 20 gallon & cupgun...I shoot with a badger compressor and detail gun...I shoot with a pancake compressor and asmall detail HVLP......I just shoot away.
Tape off with fine quality 3m tape...and paint away. Sometimes I get the ants...some time i don't. I shot my boat in the front yard with 2pack LP & HVLP. I painted the seal slayer 2000 with PPG Poop Brown...In the front yard. They all turned out fantastic.
neighbors were slightly bummed though
Buff and polish out with some more quality 3M products and it looks pro finish.
I have a couple of spray guns, no worries. Just go buy some acrylic paint at Michaels in the shade you want.
Awesome, thanks. I have a ton of acrylic paints in tubes that I use for painting, so I’m good I guess. Let me know when we can set up shop and spray this thing!
for me, stuff in tubes is too thick to spray, unless you have a bucketload of acrylic thinner (which I don’t). Preferably get the liquid stuff.
(Of course some industry pro may tell me I’m an uninformed idiot? if so, well you learn something new every day.)
Ok, thanks. This is driving me nuts. Maybe I’ll just try a full epoxy tint and then paint the nose and tail after lalmination…