Tips from Jonny Bondo...

[wookie]

A new guy is in town, and he's here to help with paint and body stuff...His name....Jonny Bondo...He will be dolling out tips on a regular basis about paint and body stuff so pay attention and learn the name...

Originally Posted by Jonny Bondo

Today he talks about using a refrigerator magnet to spot multiple layers of paint on a used car and to detect large filler patches hiding under the paint...

"If the magnet won't stick, run away quick!"

-Jonny Bondo..

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[BonzoHansen]

Originally Posted by Jonny Bondo

On keeping things clean and dry in the air dept.....(Not guaranteed to clean up L.A. air though sorry...)

BTW this attaches AFTER the regulator you add to the base of your paint gun...So you have air line, regulator, filter, and gun in that order...


"Run this at the gun....And fear no one..."

-Jonny Bondo

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[BonzoHansen]

Originally Posted by Jonny Bondo

This week's tip:

With winter here, folks want to know the right temperature in the shop to spray paints...60 degrees is the minimum most paint mfg.'s recommend...And the vehicle must be that temperature, not just the air...

Jonny says..."If it don't seem warm enough to paint, it probably ain't!"

[BonzoHansen]

Originally Posted by Jonny Bondo

....And gratin'!

Use a cheese grater file to knock down rough filler before it completely sets to make sanding easier..

"If the grater 'aint flyin', you're gonna be dyin!"

[BonzoHansen]

Originally Posted by Jonny Bondo

Remember, paint work is 95% prep/5% spraying...The more attention to detail in the prep work, the better the final project will be...Paint HIDES nothing, it only ads color to it!

"Spend the extra time now, to make 'em go WOW!"

[BonzoHansen]

Originally Posted by Jonny Bondo

Jonny Bondo says a complete paint job can be an intimidating task...So to make it easier to swallow, when stripping/sanding old paint and doing bodywork, simply do one panel of the car at a time until you have worked your way all the way around the car. Smaller chunks at a time make the task less daunting!

"A panel at a time, and you be just fine!"-Jonny Bondo

[BonzoHansen]

Originally Posted by Jonny Bondo

Been busy, need to update..

Jonny says when using a light transparent color like yellow, try using a white sealer just before painting to make the color "POP" more.

Also, Having the entire car in primer makes the paint cover better on the first coat, reducing the total number of coats needed for total coverage..Color saturation as we like to call it. Using less paint means less film build, and less paint wasted!

[BonzoHansen]

Originally Posted by Jonny Bondo

Two tips this time, for the summer months..

Hotter temperatures require different temperature solvents for paint and clear..Slow for hot. Medium for warm temps...Fast for cold temps..

Jonny says, "Get the right stuff now, so you don't have a cow!"

Paints and clears call for "flash times" between coats. When the gun sets in a hot garage with paint in it, it can start to "kick" or chemically dry, before you are ready...The paint Mfg. state dry times at a certain temperature, like 72 degrees...IT WILL dry faster in a hot shop...SO, before shooting a second or third coat, plug the end of the paint gun with a clean rag and lightly pull the trigger...You will hear a peculating sound as the paint is stirred inside the gun...This keeps the metallic stirred in flake colors, and allows the paint to keep from setting up in the gun as fast, restricting the flow of air to achieve a good fan pattern.

Jonny says, "Watch the heat, and you can't be beat!"

[BonzoHansen]

Yo yo yo

Originally Posted by Jonny Bondo

Jonny says the paint man is your friend! Talk to your automotive paint store people about the different products and supplies they offer. What types of work you are doing, and your budget, can make a world of difference in the products you need and should get to do the job right the first time! The more information you get from them, the better equipped you are to buy the right products.

Jonny says, "The more you know, the better it'll go!"

[BonzoHansen]

A holiday tip!

Originally Posted by Jonny Bondo

Jonny says make sure the paint store counter guy understands what kind of paint you are looking for. Base/clear and single stage take different chemicals and cannot be mix-and-matched! Get the tech sheets for whatever paint system you use so you know the correct ratios of chemicals to mix! They will also list drying times and other important stuff!

"If you get the wrong stuff, paintin' will be tough!"