[ausev] Auto painting

[Roy Holder]

I had econo paint redo the whole geo. I opted out of repainting the door
frames, but the whole car is what they do.
I thought the job was very acceptable.
they also have several different levels of finishes available.



At 01:37 PM 3/19/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>Mike Delany wrote:
>> I have painted a couple of cars in the wayback years and have learned a 
>> couple of things.  If you want it to look good, take it somewhere. 
>> Lacquer looks great but the VOC's have just about removed it from the 
>> market, and most of the new urethane paints are way too toxic to use at 
>> home.  
>I don't see anything particularly toxic on the MSDS sheets for most of 
>the urethane systems.  Nothing I'd want to breath, but most everything 
>is light hydrocarbons/VOCs.  Everything a quality paint/organic solvent 
>respirator and plenty of ventilation would take care of.  I'd avoid 
>doing it in an attached garage, but almost anywhere else would work.  
>Some paint systems are more nasty (cyanide is released from the worst, 
>I've heard) but most professionals spray urethane's with only a respirator.
>
>Oddly, all of the body shops I've talked to don't want to paint a full 
>car even if its stripped and masked.  Almost all of the shops said Maaco 
>was really the only option for a full car, and none of them could say 
>that Maaco was capable of any more than an acceptable job.  (Which is a 
>lot better than their previous reputation.) 
>
>Anyhow, that is why I want to experiment, and get a feel for the 
>process.  If its do-able, great, if not I'll have a better idea what I 
>am paying for.
>
>Mark
>
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