PAINT @#%$@&* - Northern Colorado Rocketry

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April 17, 2009 at 1:12 am #40605
SCOTT EVANS
OK

So I tryed painting today, with Paint I have never used, a Gun I have never used, a Hose that was to long, and small, and a Compressor that was to small. 🙁

I guess me and the Sand Paper have a date tomarrow! 😡
April 17, 2009 at 12:55 pm #50365
MikeS
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Sorry to hear that.

I have dropped a section in the dirt before.

My latest rocket I am having done. A shop We do a lot of
business with is doing it free. They said they will make it look
cool. It’s nerve racking.

What will it look like?

I had them do it because it was so large. A little above
rattle can size. It’s now been five weeks.
April 18, 2009 at 1:04 am #50366
Bruce R. Schaefer
I hear you guys. I don’t have the avenue to have it done professionally, and will, sometime this summer, shaker can a 5″ x 10’+ rocket. Only thing good about that, besides being a pretty good distance away from examining eyes in flight, is that when it gets scratched, just touchup with a can. After Art’s profoundly beautiful paint job on my L3, it’s all downhill from here. Ha! Besides, it’s a rocket, meant to fly… and get scratched. 😉
April 19, 2009 at 3:30 pm #50367
edward
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I feel bad, I spray on latex house paint!

🙂

Edward
April 19, 2009 at 8:56 pm #50368
Warren B. Musselman
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Don’t feel bad – a couple years ago I bought a very nice HVLP paint gun, a trim gun, and an Paasche airbrush. Haven’t hardly painted a thing since aside from Wilke-esque white paint jobs of Kilz high solids primer using rattle cans… I keep meaning to get Art to use his skills and the auto paints I bought to finish my birds, but never seem to get around to it.

W
April 28, 2009 at 6:06 pm #50369
Murdock
Would any of you be interested in doing a Vinyl wrap/decals instead of paint? Send me a PM and I can discuss details with you if you are interested.

Murdock
April 29, 2009 at 2:18 pm #50370
Warren B. Musselman
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Me, me, me!
April 29, 2009 at 6:29 pm #50371
Ed Dawson
Yes, do tell.

What type of wraps do you work on? Are you doing solid colors or pattern wraps like Roket Wrapz from Graphixs & Stuff?
April 29, 2009 at 9:33 pm #50372
Murdock
Email/PM sent to both of you.

Once I have things more nailed down I’ll post something up.
April 30, 2009 at 4:07 pm #50373
mule
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Scott,
All of mine are auto paint, I’ve been doing it for a long time….
Are you working on this in the hanger this weekend or going to the launch?
I have to bring a trailer to our hanger on Sat, so if you are there I can stop by and help out. I can’t spend a ton of time, we are working on stuff at the house.
Once you have the basics, it’s pretty easy. But, the basics can kick your but trying to figure out…..

If you get time, call me.
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