Author Topic: Working on the 250r frames (Read 11250 times)

Pumashine · « **on:** June 01, 2014, 04:55:38 PM »

I had these stands setting around and thought I would make a bracket to attach a 250r frame to it. You just turn it over when you need to put another coat of paint on the other side. It is hard to do these by myself so I am set to start sanding this one. Its gonna get a coat of black then head to Hawaii.

etccb · « **Reply #1 on:** June 01, 2014, 06:49:07 PM »

^^^ bwahaha. goodin
Cool setup there tone.

KASEY · « **Reply #2 on:** June 01, 2014, 07:00:30 PM »

never idle hands!! I can relate!

Hawaiiysr · « **Reply #3 on:** June 03, 2014, 01:20:14 AM »

Pumashine · « **Reply #4 on:** June 27, 2014, 05:37:43 PM »

I got tired of sanding the red frame and thought it would be better to start over. I just keep seeing Josh scratching the black frame and you would see this bright red underneath.
Sandblasted

And a few coats of primer

GO OVRIT · « **Reply #5 on:** June 27, 2014, 09:22:58 PM »

Looking great. Blasting is definitely the way to go

Sky · « **Reply #6 on:** June 28, 2014, 09:32:36 AM »

Nice Tony.

Pumashine · « **Reply #7 on:** June 28, 2014, 12:18:30 PM »

Mixed up about a quart of black Valspar

Some asked me to go through the paint process real quick. So starting out up side down you want to do a light paint on all brackets and welds. You will do a second coat right away to get the easy to get to sections blended in

Go back and get the spots you just missed. The paint looks like chit at this point all rough and scattered.

Pumashine · « **Reply #8 on:** June 28, 2014, 12:56:21 PM »

This is where the paint jig comes in handy. Give it 1/4 turn and lock in place. You can get to the brackets from all directions.

The paint is going on quite rough. But that is expected over primer. I did a quick 1 hour hand sand this morning before starting. Time the turn right side up and get everything else I missed from the other 3 planes

Pumashine · « **Reply #9 on:** June 28, 2014, 03:18:36 PM »

So now this is what you were expecting to see in the first pic lol.

After the rough couple ruff coats its time to start again on the bottom side. Painting over everything again and hitting those spot that have little paint on them or are ruff. It has been rotated 2 times and all but 1/4 quart of paint is left. This is when the candy coat comes in. Add another 1/2 quart of clear. So now there is 3/4 of a quart of clear with black as the tint. The first 3/4 quart covers the frame getting everything black. The second 3/4 is basically clear with a heavy back tint. If you were to start bare this second mixture would never get it black, you would always be able to see through.
Covered top and bottom with clear. Now is the time to put on a heavy coat to get the paint to lay flat.

Pumashine · « **Reply #10 on:** June 28, 2014, 04:45:43 PM »

The last coat is the one you have to worry about. Not enough paint and the surface will remain rough forever. To much paint and it will run. When you get done have someone look at it to see if there are any rough spots or places that need a touch more paint. I had to go back and touch up a couple times.

And my BBQ tank before

and after.

red88r · « **Reply #11 on:** June 29, 2014, 02:42:28 AM »

Damn that looks nice! That is why I still like paint.

Pumashine · « **Reply #12 on:** June 30, 2014, 01:48:58 PM »

Quote from: red88r;37850

Damn that looks nice! That is why I still like paint.

Looks even better in the sun Today Shiny as heck

etccb · « **Reply #13 on:** June 30, 2014, 03:05:21 PM »

wow that baby shines....
like a mirror

Hawaiiysr · « **Reply #14 on:** July 01, 2014, 12:02:03 AM »

That's just straight sexy right theRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!