Recent content by Isaac-1

Well now that the holidays are over I can get back to thinking about this project, and I am starting to think the smart thing to do is go ahead and maybe invest in a 3 gun starter set or possible a 3M accuspray kit with mulitple tips for a couple of hundred dollars. Oh I did find the specs on...

This is all interesting, but do I need a 12 inch fan if I am painting something that is roughly 6 - 8 inches tall and curved and 27 ft long? As to my compressor, I think it is a 60 gallon tank, and know it is a 2 stage with 240V motor I think 5HP, but may be 3HP, I just don't remember the CFM...

Thank for all the replies, does anyone have a suggestion of tip size of gun type as it relates to the size and shape of the job. I assume a 28 ft long by 6 inch wide swath is not a typical job and for practical matters of working on a lift or scaffolding will have to be done in sections. I...

I am looking at trying my hand at an automotive paint repair, a couple of months ago I bought a 15 year old 28 ft long motorhome, which has aluminum sides and roof with fiberglass end caps. It has a few paint issues, including some rather amatuerish repairs with poor paint matches, but overall...

Not exactly socket related, but I bought a Craftsman (B&S relabel) Pressure Washer a few weeks ago from the local small town Sears appliance store (independant dealership), the price was right, it was last years deluxe model on clearance, original price $450 marked down to $190. Brought it home...

Around here it is $75 per stump, I don't know about quantity discounts though as the most I have ever had done at one time was 2 or 3. Ike

How about getting a cargo trailer, you could park it there and not have to worry about proximity to the property line, and you could move it out of the way when needed for access to the back yard.

Yeah, lesson learned the hard way

For anyone following this, when carrying dense even marginally heavy loads special caution needs to be taken with decking. I was hauling a small walk behind style fork lift (Big Joe PDC-20, ship weight only about 3800 pounds) on my 24 ft gooseneck a couple of years ago, went acrosss a railroad...

My biggest concern would be load balance, make sure the heavy end is to the front, you don't want a big weight acting as a lever arm off the back of the trailler trying to lift up on the hitch everytime you hit a bump.

I think the big question is how far would you have to go with it, and at what speed? If this friend is a mile away and 35 mph speed zone on nice smooth streets then that is one thing, If the friend is 45 miles down the interstate with a 70 mph speed limit that is another.

So far there should have been little or no exposure to either one, trailer was built about 5 months ago, only chance to salt exposure was when it was delivered to the dealership (It was built about 200 miles away in east Texas, and it is unusal to salt the roads in this area) , and we are about...

Standing on the end is an option, but then the high point that would need to be painted is going to be about 15-18 feet off the ground, on its side it would be a lot more accessable at 7-8 feet. Ike p.s. I guess I could also borrow a pair of forklifts from the family business and hook a chain...

Creepers are not really my thing these days, I fell and broke my back about 18 months ago, and while I am getting better every month, an hour or two on a creeper even a nice padded one is enough to put me out of commision for a couple of days. Wheel bearings were a bit of a concern to me too, I...

As you may know I just bought an 18 ft metal car hauler, well crawling around it adding reflective tape last night I found the bottom of the deck is not painting and is starting to show some surface rust. So I plan to paint it with basic rust preventing paint, probably just using half a dozen...