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| | | | Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 117 Member | | Member Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 117 | Our trucks are BIG. They take a lot of paint...My Fire Truck required 4 gallons. We started spraying and it was looking great. Then on the last coat I opened the last gallon of paint...started spraying over the rear wheels toward the back and discovered the paint had been mixed wrong(it was several shades darker)I was not a happy person. The paint store gave me another 2 gallons to paint from the cab back but I lost all that time and work. I could have avoided that problem by pouring all 4 gallons into one container, stiring it up and mixing out of that container. I hope this story saves someone else from a similar experience. 64_chevy | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,144 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,144 | I've seen that happen with house paints as well. the suggestion of mixing the batch together is a good one | | | | | Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 687 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 687 | Been painting for 30 yrs learned that mistake once, always batch paint even if its quarts. Stains, epoxies, ect.
The main paint base might have even a different lot number (when made) and this will even cause problems. I seen it with the same company white's.
popcorn The Truth is Out There (This could go in our lesson's learned dummy book | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 581 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 581 | Don,
Nice truck! My '44 has a Barton front-mount pump, 400gpm. I'm guessing yours is 500 at least.
Where are your hard suctions? Have you drafted your truck yet? Are you keeping it intact - ie: the tank & compartments? I always hate to see people butcher the water tanks, but I understand that they want more seating capacity for parades.
-Michael | | | | | Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 117 Member | | Member Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 117 | I have two 10 foot sections of 4 inch hard suction It fits on the hose rack on the sides. I have drafted with this engine many times as it was our first out truck. Everything on the truck works and it will stay a "working truck". I did install a heater from another truck, I get cold easy. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 117 Member | | Member Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 117 | The truck is painted New pictures are on my site 64_C-60 | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 581 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 581 | Don,
The truck looks awesome! You should be very proud.
I find your logs both inspiring, because you make it seem very feasable to paint a whole truck, and discouraging, because it's evident how much work and time are involved!
2 questions: How did you pick your exact paint color? (what is it, by-the-way?).
And did you single-coat after primer with enamel, or two-coat, or . . . . well, how'd ya' do it?
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