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    what type of rubbing compound for fresh clearcoat

    It really depends on what you are attempting to doAre you wetsanding the clearcoat to remove surface imperfections or just wanting a good polish? If you are not wetsanding to get imperfections out I would use a very mild rubbing compound or just a polish. For over the counter products Meguiars...
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    Messy 44x22- Needing suggestions

    This is a 44x22 garage detached from my house. It has two side windows, one entry door and dual front and rear garage doors. The rear garage door goes out to an alley way where I have poured concrete slab 2 car lengths wide. Front garage door opens onto double wide driveway that funnels down to...
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    How do you clean a bead-blaster part before painting?

    It's not so much residue left over from blasting it but your fingers are naturally oily.. A good cleaner will take out any foreign substance that doesn't mix/adhere with paint.
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    How do you clean a bead-blaster part before painting?

    I would just go buy an autobody paint cleaner.. Or something like acrysol. A cleaner that will remove and grease or dirt.
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    Ordered 4.7k of tools...

    Congrats on your purchase
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    Toolbox Painting Technique

    Have you thought about an industrial paint and mixing in Homax's mix in texture and try rolling it with a foam roller?
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    Working with bondo....need some guidence.

    If you are using bondo and red hardener you should mix about a pea sized amount of hardener to a golf ball size glob of bondo. Also if your spreader is flesh/pink colored that color should match your mixed bondo color for the right mixture.. And in normal temps will give you around 7-10 minutes...
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    Greetings, IL Guy Here

    Welcome... Lots of great info here. Great to see another Il. member as well
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    Northeast Illinois

    Welcome.. Sometimes getting by and repurposing what you have Is the best I have found. Browse Craigslist also... Sometimes people are getting rid of cabinets and materials left over at a reasonable price Jeff
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    new from IL

    Welcome I just joined today. Located in Morton Il.....
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    Hello from Illinois!

    Hello everyone. I have been browsing and finally joined. Bought a new house and previous owner built a detached 44 x 22 foot garage. Garage is detached, has floor drain and well lit. Has dual garage doors from front and back. Has water and electric ran to it.. no gas ran to it. It needs...
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