AlanG Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Fan heater won't help keeping bits out of the paint. Lightly watering the floor helps keeping the dust down. Alan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted January 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Hi Pete, not worried about being sweaty. More worried about passing wind Hi Alan, once up to temperature I will shut the fan down. I can guarantee that I will have to do some rubbing down. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peejay4A Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Have you thought about the effects of hydrogen sulphide and methane on paint? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted January 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Who cares about the paint, what about poor old me. I have a cunning plan that involves a vacuum cleaner, a cricket bat and a water vole. Not sure what I will do with the bat and the Vole but the vacuum cleaner will be handy. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alec Pringle Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Could be one hell of a blow job for the poor bloody water vole, it will be glad of a quick wallop from the cricket bat to put it out of its misery . . . . Cheers Alec Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stillp Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Lightly watering the floor helps keeping the dust down. Won't that raise the humidity though? Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlanG Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Won't that raise the humidity though? Pete Yes. Alan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alec Pringle Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 If he's Rogering a poor bloody water vole with his Dyson then humidity will be the least of his worries . . . . . Cheers Alec Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Alec Pringle Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Sure adds a whole new dimension to Wind in The Willows . . . . . Cheers Alec Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swood1 Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Roger, Good luck with the painting this weekend and be careful. Would be nice to see the results of your hard work. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stillp Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Yes. Alan. There'll be a greater risk of blooming then. Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted January 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 Hi Folks, I think I must be crackers. I decided to attack the wing today. Gluing down a layer of 2K filler/primer. Firstly fill up the shed with all the equipment TRy and get the wing in there TRy and get me in there There is not a great deal of room to do acrobatics or indeed breathing. Stuart said it wouldn;t be big enough - huh, what does he know (Quite a lot actually) Anyway by putting stuff out of the way and a general tidy up I can get to all sides of the wing (the bonnet may be an interesting task). Warming the shed was easy. After a few minutes of heater I had to turn it off. The primer went down well (I hope the glue sticks) and it is now drying. Being remote from the garage where the compressor lives is a bit awkward as I need to keep an eye on the air pressure. Cleaning the tools is/was fun due to the lack of spaciousnessnocity. For my next attempt (the top coat) I will prepare and clean the paint/gun in the garage. The will give a bit more room. More fun tomorrow. Room Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted January 23, 2016 Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 I hope you have another water trap in the line where it gets to the shed or you will be suffering micro blisters in the paint soon Roger. Long runs of air lines especially ones that go through areas of temperature change will suffer from condensate. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted January 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 Hi Stuart, yes I have a trap at the gun end. Does anybody want a potting shed !! Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlanG Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 There'll be a greater risk of blooming then. Pete Not with 2 pack. Alan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Not with 2 pack. Alan. It will still bloom if its damp enough. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted January 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Blooming heck. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlejim Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 What colour are you going to paint the inside of the shed? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted January 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Hi Jim., that is one of few the things I thought of. I have lined it with plastic dust sheets. It will be like a new pin when I've finised. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlejim Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 (edited) Hope not too late, but you might consider Dave Connitt's idea of putting a coiling coil in the air circuit to make sure you get rid of as much moisture from the air to the paint gun as possible. The picture is of my set-up. In Ohio's winter, Dave put ice cubes in the box with the coiling coil inside. I just used water, as the canberra climate isn't as extreme. The coiling coil is before the second filter. PS: water does gather in the second filter. Empty before each spray gun full. Edited January 26, 2016 by littlejim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 That's a cunning plan. Bob. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted February 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Hi Folks, been very busy the last couple of weeks but not a lot done. I'm still waiting for the engine to come home - end of Feb now. I note a little bit of wear in the steering column bushes so decided to replace then (very foolish). I ordered a pair of the Revington ones. They arrived today so I thought I would pop them in - easier said than done. I've fitted these before and had little problem. These are being right little bu99ers. The instruction states that they can be inserted with finger pressure Ho Ho Ho. I have knocked up a piece of studding to draw them in. I have put a gentle bevel on the entrance to the tube And I have trimmed the front of the two pips so they feed in easily. When I start to draw then in The outer rubber rides over the inner plastic body. After apprx 1 1/2 hours I have got the bush into the tube - not fully drawn in though and it has gone tight. After lunch I think I will bash it with a hammer before getting the angle grinder put - aaarrrrgggghhhhhh Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rcreweread Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Hi Folks, been very busy the last couple of weeks but not a lot done. I'm still waiting for the engine to come home - end of Feb now. I note a little bit of wear in the steering column bushes so decided to replace then (very foolish). I ordered a pair of the Revington ones. They arrived today so I thought I would pop them in - easier said than done. I've fitted these before and had little problem. These are being right little bu99ers. The instruction states that they can be inserted with finger pressure Ho Ho Ho. I have knocked up a piece of studding to draw them in. I have put a gentle bevel on the entrance to the tube And I have trimmed the front of the two pips so they feed in easily. When I start to draw then in The outer rubber rides over the inner plastic body. After apprx 1 1/2 hours I have got the bush into the tube - not fully drawn in though and it has gone tight. After lunch I think I will bash it with a hammer before getting the angle grinder put - aaarrrrgggghhhhhh Roger Roger - I found that a bit of 22mm copper central heating pipe was just the right size to use as a drift, albeit not too brutally, when the column was in place - why? Because the top bush moved and came up inside the outer column and I didn't want to remove the inner column - would it help if you tried something like this with the inner column inside the outer as a guide? Cheers Rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swood1 Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 I dont know which bushes your talking but could you put washing up liquid on them to aid sliding into place? Also, how did the painting go? Did you say you used 2 pack in the end or was it cellulose? I have some panels on my car that I want to repaint in cellulose; thus I am curious. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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