Ute tidy up

Smooth customs · Post by **Smooth customs** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:31 pm

Post by **Blacky** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:57 pm

Good to hear from you again mate , top work as always - what gun do you use for spraying 'flake ?

Sputzwagon · Post by **Sputzwagon** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:41 pm

Hope he's gonna put the Tasmans with White walls back on!

Scotty.

ozbumpkin · Post by **ozbumpkin** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:53 pm

This is my Mrs ute & she wants stockers put on it,ive put the Tasmans on my van.

ozbumpkin · Post by **ozbumpkin** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:37 pm

Body,paint & fit up done by Paul @ Smooth Customs & myself,frenched number plate done by forum member wot179,(Craig).

Trev · Post by **Trev** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 4:21 am

Love it

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How is the van going?

Thommo · Post by **Thommo** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 2:41 pm

Very tidy indeed Paul

ozbumpkin · Post by **ozbumpkin** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 8:23 pm

Trev wrote:Love it .
How is the van going?

Hi Trev, the van should be on the road shortly,will be in a rollin restoration condition,lol.

Smooth customs · Post by **Smooth customs** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:05 pm

Blacky wrote:Good to hear from you again mate , top work as always - what gun do you use for spraying 'flake ?

I still use a suction feed gun, as i have since the 70's for applying flake. the tip size depends on the flake size.

Post by **Blacky** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:31 pm

How do you keep the 'flake suspended in the paint ? just by shaking the gun after each pass ? I have tried but it keeps sinking and the job ends up blotchy

Smooth customs · Post by **Smooth customs** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:40 pm

I put a dozen new 3/8 nuts on the pot.
And you keep shaking the gun up before each pass.
It keeps the flake in suspension. No different to a pre mixed spray can you buy.
Have read about the dry aplication method, and would like to give it a try. But their could be a lot of lost material.
Different people have their own methods, and as long as it comes out with the look you are after. Thats all that matters.

Post by **Blacky** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:45 pm

Cheers Paul - will have to find something to paint now so I can try it

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:01 pm

Looks great, nice work Paul.

My mate who painted my EK roof uses ball bearings to help keep the flake moving, swirling it before each pass. Which basically has the same effect as Pauls method.

Grimbo · Post by **Grimbo** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 9:24 pm

Very Nice!!

Top work as per usual.

Sputzwagon · Post by **Sputzwagon** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 12:33 pm

Smooth customs wrote:I put a dozen new 3/8 nuts on the pot.
And you keep shaking the gun up before each pass.
It keeps the flake in suspension. No different to a pre mixed spray can you buy.
Have read about the dry aplication method, and would like to give it a try. But their could be a lot of lost material.
Different people have their own methods, and as long as it comes out with the look you are after. Thats all that matters.

Is THAT what you're 'sposed to do???

I've been doing it all wrong all these years...I block the nozzle off with my finger after every pass and "reverse blow" through the pot to mix it!!

DUUURRRRR

Scotty.

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