Incidents like this remind you to do things right the first

[Pope Downunder]

I 'spose you've gotta have incidents like this to remind you to do things right the first time.

I've finished the new engine; now for paint.  I painted the old engine with 2-pack in body colour, and all the tinwear and aircleaner etc., are still immaculate.  Since I did that, I moved into the town, so painting 2-pack was a problem.  I thought about making a makeshift booth, but I really don't have the right respirator, or any extraction system.

In a moment of madness, I bought some POR-15 engine enamel and painted it with a brush.  The finish is OK, but the colour, Chevy Red, was nowhere near the maroon colour I thought it was.  It was 'lipstick red'; and it looked terrible, especially with the tinwear on.

In a second moment of madness I thought; 'maybe we could tint this stuff'.  So, off to the paint shop, and they try a test sample; seems OK, so they tinted the can.  All they could do was make it a lot darker, as the pigmentation in the POR-15 was very dense.  So, I do a test piece, and it looked OK, so Saturday morning I am set to paint it again.  It is cold and raining, not good, so I fire-up a heater and I'm in to it.  Open the can and !*@#$%!; the paint has developed 'particles' all through it.  On closer inspection, it appears the tinter was reacting.  So, I put it through a paint strainer/filter; too thick, won't go.  So, into the kitchen and get the pasta sieve.  It goes through that and gets most out, but takes out a lot of solids.  Next, I stick it in a stocking, and squeeze it through.  By this thime I'm in one helluva mess and over half the paint is missing; a congealed mess.

Determined to the end, I paint the engine again, but by this time, a lot of the tint has apparently come back out, and it turns out a slightly darker 'lipstick red'; it looks bad, nice finish, but a bad colour combination.

So, now I am thinking about stripping it all off and taking it down to a paint booth for painting it the right colour. Sigh!!!

[SKR8PN]

Pope.........not really wanting to pi$$ in your Cheerios,but,if you thought you had fun painting with Por15, wait till you try to get it OFF the engine..................
It will just LAUGH at sandpaper........................

[Sean]

Two things my Grandpa always said was "Do it right the first time" and "Never get too good at one thing".

I have been in fabrication and TIG welding for about 15 years now and finally understand what he meant about getting too good at one thing..... Everytime I try to talk my bosses into letting me do something else it only last a few days and they stick me right back into the Fab Shop.

At this point it wouldn't bother me if I never touched a Welder again. I need to go back to School and get me a nice office job like Carps....

[Crosley.In.AZ]

I need to go back to School and get me a nice office job like Carps....

========= Office?  I thought all he does is drive around in new cars and then stand in front of people with a microphone in his hand.

 

[Fat Cat]

I thought all he does is drive around in new cars and then stand in front of people with a microphone in his hand.

 

That isn't a microphone but he is holding it. Just for other reasons.