Can't claim to be a pro, but going way back when customizing a vehicle was a great hobby. Using all solvent based paints back then and it was easy to get a great finish. Clear coat was really great, color could be a dull sanded finish and shine like crazy.
All this is history now with water based paints, Chevy body shop manager is an old time friend, had to spend a small fortune for a new water based paint booth with special drying equipment.
Can't even buy a good can of spray paint, use to use CFC's, neutral for paint, Al Gore killed all this, using propane now that is affecting the quality of the paints, also can be used as a blow torch, and can only be used outdoors.
Not the only problem, electroplating was also banned in this country as well as any electronic manufacturing. Granted, was a bad mistake in dumping this stuff in a city sewer, should have been put in a tank, evaporate the water out of it, and reuse the contents. But was all moved to Mexico and China, alone with all of our industries.
We quit etching copper clad boards, what a waste, printed the lands on a substrate and baked it, not only saving the environment, but was far cheaper and a lot less waste. But still had to deal with the IRS, EPA, OSHA, 40 hour week, high cost of health insurance, paid vacations and holidays, so that went to China as well.
Feel our congress never learned when the buck left this country, they couldn't tax it, and with over 40 years of an EPA that never helped us in manufacturing problems, but fined us and shut us down, did more to damage this country than anything else.
All this is history now with water based paints, Chevy body shop manager is an old time friend, had to spend a small fortune for a new water based paint booth with special drying equipment.
Can't even buy a good can of spray paint, use to use CFC's, neutral for paint, Al Gore killed all this, using propane now that is affecting the quality of the paints, also can be used as a blow torch, and can only be used outdoors.
Not the only problem, electroplating was also banned in this country as well as any electronic manufacturing. Granted, was a bad mistake in dumping this stuff in a city sewer, should have been put in a tank, evaporate the water out of it, and reuse the contents. But was all moved to Mexico and China, alone with all of our industries.
We quit etching copper clad boards, what a waste, printed the lands on a substrate and baked it, not only saving the environment, but was far cheaper and a lot less waste. But still had to deal with the IRS, EPA, OSHA, 40 hour week, high cost of health insurance, paid vacations and holidays, so that went to China as well.
Feel our congress never learned when the buck left this country, they couldn't tax it, and with over 40 years of an EPA that never helped us in manufacturing problems, but fined us and shut us down, did more to damage this country than anything else.
