quadracer92
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Hey all, I'm 16 years old and live in Newtown, CT. I've just gotten into painting within the last couple of months. I have a harbor freight cheapo airbrush and a harbor freight cheapo HVLP gun. A friend of my father's who is an autobody painter (not professional or anything but he is very good) told me if I wanted to start off right, then buy an airbrush gun and practice with it to get the feel for things. I bought the harbor freight HVLP to have a cheap gun to get the feel of a spray gun. Mostly I've done smaller things with rust-oleum paint from home depot. I've got a good feel for the gun and I haven't had too many problems with orange peel/flaking/overspray/underspray yet, so I think my spraying technique isn't too bad. what I've been having problems with is uneven surfaces before I paint. So really I'm asking what's the best way to tell if something is truly even before painting it?
Edit: figured I should put alittle about myself...I am into dirtbikes and ATV's, I own a 2004 klx110 (I've gotten into pitbikes alot recently), I'm always looking for something to learn about cars/trucks, I just finished a 289 mustang fast back restoration in my auto class at school. Other than that I'm into hunting, fishing, sport shooting, etc.
I really want to be an iron worker for a career, my father's side of the family is big time in that field, and it's always interested me.
Edit: figured I should put alittle about myself...I am into dirtbikes and ATV's, I own a 2004 klx110 (I've gotten into pitbikes alot recently), I'm always looking for something to learn about cars/trucks, I just finished a 289 mustang fast back restoration in my auto class at school. Other than that I'm into hunting, fishing, sport shooting, etc.
I really want to be an iron worker for a career, my father's side of the family is big time in that field, and it's always interested me.
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