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What kind of spray gun are you going to use? And how big is your air compressor?
You will need to devise a way to hang your frames, so that you can spin them around for painting, just an eye
hook and swivel will do. Plus, you will need to have a place to move them to, once they are painted.
Make some long hooks to hang them with, long enough to grab with your hand, so that you can lift the frames,
and move them from place to place.
It's best to paint them outside, if possible, and then move them indoors. Unless you have a paint booth.
Use neoprene gloves, and for sure, a paint mask, not a dust mask.
Don't under estimate how nasty paint is,.. I have a cousin thats on oxygen because of it.
Painting clear is tough, because after the first coat, you can't tell where you've been, you'll wind up painting
areas two or three times, and it will run.
It's best to try and figure out a pattern, and stick with it. That is, start in one spot, move through the tubes in a
definite pattern, and end up at a certain point. Do that the same way each time.
The faster you can move through it, the more gloss you will have too.
You could put a couple of drops of dye in the clear, and that would help you see it,.. but you probably don't want
to color it.
Hope some of this helps. :thumb:
You will need to devise a way to hang your frames, so that you can spin them around for painting, just an eye
hook and swivel will do. Plus, you will need to have a place to move them to, once they are painted.
Make some long hooks to hang them with, long enough to grab with your hand, so that you can lift the frames,
and move them from place to place.
It's best to paint them outside, if possible, and then move them indoors. Unless you have a paint booth.
Use neoprene gloves, and for sure, a paint mask, not a dust mask.
Don't under estimate how nasty paint is,.. I have a cousin thats on oxygen because of it.
Painting clear is tough, because after the first coat, you can't tell where you've been, you'll wind up painting
areas two or three times, and it will run.
It's best to try and figure out a pattern, and stick with it. That is, start in one spot, move through the tubes in a
definite pattern, and end up at a certain point. Do that the same way each time.
The faster you can move through it, the more gloss you will have too.
You could put a couple of drops of dye in the clear, and that would help you see it,.. but you probably don't want
to color it.
Hope some of this helps. :thumb: