Tintman's 1980 Youngblood TX19

TintMan

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spd500

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TintMan said:
:smile16: not many get a pic in front of chop...this winter ...no winterizing for me... gonna do some upgrades to up my best gps of 96.2 to hit or pass 100 mph and also some safety upgrades, jetaway etc...next year will be even better for th TEXICAN....believe dat... bling.gif
Might sand and buff er out one more time! bling.gif
come on....

You have enough clear on it to be able to sand it again ? How much clear did you put on it when you painted it ? I am doing 2 gallons on mine , hopefully that will be enough to get a good sand and buff to get all the trash out of the paint from not using a booth .
 

TintMan

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:smile16: knotty-it kinda makes me dizzy! crazy.gif

Spd-I painted the boat in stages...it was cleared twice,so theres plenty of material to sand and buff. :smile17: Its only been done once and since then i've crawled all over it now for 2 seasons!Dupont clear is tough stuff.
 

spd500

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Thats what I am using , Dupont paint and clear . Did you wet sand and buff within a day or two , or let it cure for awhile then do it ? I have heard it is alot easier to wet sand if you dont wait too long to do it , but have not talked to many people who have used the Dupont .
 

TintMan

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spd500 said:
Thats what I am using , Dupont paint and clear . Did you wet sand and buff within a day or two , or let it cure for awhile then do it ? I have heard it is alot easier to wet sand if you dont wait too long to do it , but have not talked to many people who have used the Dupont .
Depends on temperature and air flow but there is a window in a day or so where it will buff easier. I waited a couple days ,you just dont want the clear to "ball up" on your wet paper.
 

TintMan

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The Texican vs. Mike S  Jan 21,2012 winter nats houston texas
http://s1177.photobucket.com/albums/x359/78nordic/?action=view&current=100_0921.mp4
101. don't ever let out! clap.gif good job Mike!
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oldbuck40

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TintMan said:
:smile15: So i've spent several days buffing the paint-and it really looks great! Sent my gas tanks to have the pickup moved to the rear and this is what i got back! :smile21: I can't risk a leak and the whole thing go up in smoke- :smile12:
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So i got a set of tanks from my bud trickpaint. I had to frame up some mounts...
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and glass them in-turned out great and steady!  :smile15:
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painted black-but it'll all be covered by the doorpanels! :smile15:
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tomorrow I'll do the other side! :smile16:
Gonna start happening soon! :smile15:
damn those old tanks are in the same shape mine are! Your buddy got any more tanks like those you put back in there?
 

TintMan

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No but i'll be on the hunt for ya. Whats funny is,the old tanks that were epoxied up i gave away...well they've been run for 2 seasons and don't leak a drop!  :smile28:
better safe than sorry was my thought.
 

oldbuck40

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TintMan said:
No but i'll be on the hunt for ya. Whats funny is,the old tanks that were epoxied up i gave away...well they've been run for 2 seasons and don't leak a drop!  :smile28:
better safe than sorry was my thought.
True! hell both of mine have the epoxy and all the mounts are broken off!
 

BackWoods

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TintMan said:
Cause thats what we do...we ain't skeered! Right Mike! I noticed several jets that hugged the bank all day... :cry:
I didnt wanna scare yall ask python what happened last time I raced someone, trip to the er and a sunk boat
 

TintMan

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trailer trash junkies said:
TintMan said:
Cause thats what we do...we ain't skeered! Right Mike! I noticed several jets that hugged the bank all day... :cry:
I didnt wanna scare yall ask python what happened last time I raced someone, trip to the er and a sunk boat
Its all good man! You was busy with the rebel chick! :smile17:
 

TintMan

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The 498 is running great but i'm starting a new engine build with the mantra donor 598 ci...i'm gathering up stuff and hopefully my engine builder will not drag ass around! Here's my tall deck dart w 2 1050s and fogger kit.Its run what ya brung, so i'm gonna be bringin a lil more! :smile16:
 
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