this is a special treat because today in the shop
I got the eastwood companies resident mad scientist John Sloan
did you enjoy the great to be here again with you oh well you guys always cooking
up something cool and looks to me like we're going to talk paints today
that's right and we have this system of painting using your thing
that's quite a few of them here how many how many supply we have over 40 now
Wow and then in it nice arrays i'm pretty pretty quick colors now these are
all these are all your thin paint so you're kind of this urethane system why
your thing
there are far superior to the traditional lacquer enamel finishes that
hobbyist have used over the years and the reason for that is that they offer
superior chemical resistance UV resistance and general durability
they're just far superior paint system use now price wise though I mean you're
think your thing can can be a little bit pricey yes no absolutely urethane is at
a premium price level and compared to what you would pay at your local body
shop ours cost about one-fourth what you would spend at a supply is that just
because you guys are kind of getting a direct and there's no way that that's
part of it the reason is
yeah we're dealing direct at the manufacturer level they custom blend
some of the colors just for us and there they don't have the advertising or the
expenses involved in marketing that the other big manufacturers have and
therefore we can offer the same high end quality at a hobbyist friendly price
we gotta love that we got a friend over here kind of demoing it's sort of a
stepwise process
let's go to look at that because I think that's a great way to kind of . it all
out
good that's what Mustang fender here that's right and it took she'll be a
part just for this absolutely can't wait to put it back with any paint system the
ideal approach is to start with clean bare metal
mhm and we got this down to bare metal and did a little extracurricular
activity here with the engine turning type work and we put a clear coat over
just to protect it from corrosion but normally you would just get it down to
the base metal and then go over with an epoxy primer and that's what we have
here in black
now we also have this epoxy primer available in gray
that's good for nothing and everything but I can still see some of the defects
in the metal that it did not hide
that's right the epoxy is renowned for its adhesion and durability but it
doesn't build quite as much as a high build urethane primer and because
there's defects that sometimes it won't hide
we also offer the urethane primer which can be applied either directly over the
middle or as a great follow-up to the epoxy primer and then you send that to
perfection with the battle 600 800 grit and and then you can go over with your
color is some orange peel in that kind of that almost factory that almost at
factory orange peel yeah
even if you don't like that factory orange peel you can adjust the gun a
little bit better and get a much smoother yeah and that's exactly what i
did on this test card and then you've gone up and you've gone over that with
with a clear coat a the clear is a great protective finish it just gives you a
lot of depth to the finish and gives you a great base that you can then color
sand and buff to perfection
Wow well it's a you know let's talk a little bit about the the process of
getting there because there are some there are some safety issues and in when
you're painting with any kind of paint and then especially with the with with
your thing
so you recommend a good respirator at the very least the home hobbyist should
at least wear a respirator like this with the activated charcoal filters and
a lot of people don't realize that those activated charcoal filters are only good
for a total elapsed time of eight hours once you break them out of there
airtight seal now if you're painting a primer today and then you're painting a
color code
a week later
the next day or take it out seal it back up you seal it back up
mm you're okay keep track of time for skin protection you you guys have the
the disposable the bunny suit basically there's a disposable paint suit and the
headstock and you look marvelous
yeah okay well if you want to learn anything more about this great urethane
paint system from eastwood company one of my classic art.com there's some
really great colors there are and i can take some applications mac visit
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