Matt_E Roundnose Rebuild Thread - Motor Update for 2009

[Matt_E]

My number one goal this season isn't a roll or a flip - it's to stay running without rebuild.

 

[Matt_E]

Painting today.....well, priming, anyways.

Went with a nice orange, plus pearl over that, then clear.
Reg stickers, Blowsion graphics, and a tri-foil will be bright green.

The Square is getting a nice deep pink, pearl, clearcoat, and silver graphics.

 

[thegoldenboy]

Mix pearl into the orange or go with a pearl white basecoat, orange candy over that.

I'm getting ready to do the top half of my ski. Been reading a lot into painting combinations lately.

 

[Matt_E]

Pearl is a separate basecoat that goes over the orange/pink basecoat.
No candy.
$258 for paint is enough.

 

[thegoldenboy]

orange/pink. I see. It should actually look good.

 

[Matt_E]

Note that my ski will be orange.
The squarenose will be pink.

 

[McDog]

Note that my ski will be orange.
The squarenose will be pink.

Yeah, right.

 

[XFT LOU]

My number one goal this season isn't a roll or a flip - it's to stay running without rebuild.

Stay running without a rebuild-I will probley brake the lamey again-so I have a brand new lpw 760 sitting on the shelf. Yout ski looking good!

 

[Matt_E]

Got the bottom primered.

Why tf didn't anyone ever tell me I am supposed to FILTER paint/primer before I shoot it???

 

[dbrutherford]

I take it your gun got clogged or it spit globs of jelly?

 

[Crab]

Matt, if your using a standard paint gun stop!!! Go down to Harbor freight and get the cheap arse HVLP cup gun for like 12.99 on sale, made a huge difference in the quality and ease of painting for me. I have 2 extra's if you need one.

 

[Matt_E]

I am using a Harbor Freight HLVP gun. Has its own compressor.

 

[Crab]

I am using a Harbor Freight HLVP gun. Has its own compressor.

Good, strain your paint with the cone filters and you should be fine.

 

[Matt_E]

Luke got pissed when he found out I did my first paintjob (and Phill all of his) with that gun. He said it looked too good for a Harbor Freight Gun.
It's still an 8ft paintjob, but what the heck.

 

[Crab]

Luke got pissed when he found out I did my first paintjob (and Phill all of his) with that gun. He said it looked too good for a Harbor Freight Gun.
It's still an 8ft paintjob, but what the heck.

They don't need to be better than that for us.

 

[Matt_E]

Here are some pictures.
Primered bottom, raw and wetsanded.
The Resin I use.
Phill's Square, with my hood sitting on top of it.

We did shoot the orange base coat and pearl last night, looked great.
Then I shot clear, and it was clearly (Lol) too thick.
Got runs on the tubbies I need to fix today.

Dang. Better to find out on the bottom I guess.

 

[Matt_E]

More pics.
Runs, and more runs. :ugh2:

Cutting those runs with a razor blade while they're still gummy.

After that cures better, I'll wetsand. Lesson learned for the top deck I suppose.

 

[marz831]

nice color

 

[suva]

Holy crap, Matt bought something other than single stage???
Looks like the painted KTMs. Sweet.
I always end up thinning my clear more than they say so I don't have to lay it on as heavy for it to be glossy. My first few paint jobs I laid the basecoat way too heavy, you want to use a few really light coats, almost dusting it on.

 

[Matt_E]

Pictures of topdeck, with clear coat and stickers.
The Blowsion sticker didn't take the clear coat well, which sucks.

But I am wetsanding all the topdeck anyways, to get some orangepeel out and prep for buffing/polishing.
The pictures I took today are of the un-sanded top deck.