![]() ![]() When it came time to lay down the final finish, we used this Summit HVLP spray gun (PN SUM-918069). ![]() The quality of the finish makes this a worthwhile investment. If you plan on painting several cars the inflatable spray booth quickly pays for itself. Now, adding that amount of money to your DIY car paint job may seem like a deal breaker, but we fully expect to sell the booth for half-price, so now we’re talking less than $400 per paint job. The booth comes complete with a floor, so it truly is a clean environment. ![]() At under $700 you have an inflatable car spray booth large enough for a 1936 Ford Phaeton. We were amazed when we first saw them and pleased that they are somewhat affordable. Think of it as a “bouncy house” for hot rodders of all ages. We were considering such a homebrewed booth when we stumbled across the inflatable spray booth. Read more: How To Make Custom Headlights For Your Hot Rod We picked our blue color from the fleet color swatches. Mixing to the manufacturer’s specification ensures good results. We used PPG Delfleet Essential paint with the proper hardener (thinner) and catalyst. We have seen garages converted into makeshift spray booths with varying degrees of sophistication and success (or lack thereof) and they produced successful paintjobs. The downside to modern urethane car paints is the flash time is slow enough that you must spray in a clean environment, preferably filtered air, and the overspray sticks to everything, so extensive covering is required. The fast flash time of lacquer made it possible to paint in any garage by simply covering your toolboxes and such. The days of lowering the garage door down on a couple of window fans and spraying lacquer are behind us. With the new HVLP spray guns (high volume, low pressure) (Editor’s note: Burger considers anything developed in the past 40 years “new.”) there is less overspray, so more of the paint goes on the panel and less into the air. ![]() The process of laying down the final finish has gotten easier yet at the same time the process has become more complicated. Painting urethane car paint without a booth brings all kinds of problems a clean environment is a must. (The guy behind the counter told us, “You’re gonna love this stuff,” and he wasn’t kidding.) By unzipping the entire door of the inflatable spray booth, we were able to roll our 1936 Ford Phaeton into the booth for painting. We simply picked the color from the fleet color samples at our local autobody supply store and had them mix up 1-1/2 gallons of the PPG Delfleet Essential Urethane. We touched on the fabricating, filling, and priming of our panels in previous tech pieces, now it’s time for the glory…we’re going to lay down the color in a basic, non-metallic, single-stage urethane car paint. Use lint-free rags, and a tack cloth is also a good idea. This is like a prep solvent but evaporates faster and is now our favorite paint preparation solvent. Read more: Clayton Machine Works Provides an Aluminum Trim Solution Our last prep is a wipe down with Summit Surface Wash (PN SUM-UP403Q). Over the years it has been our experience that using materials from the same manufacturer eliminates compatibility problems. We also used their house brand dry sandpapers, while the finish wet sandpaper was 3M and USC brands. We used all Summit Racing materials, from their Autobody Filler to the finish primer. The reasoning was simple: quality products, fast delivery, and the price is attractive, too. When it came time to do the bodywork and paint on our 1936 Ford Phaeton we used Summit Racing brand materials. ![]()
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