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  1. Tom and Vipers

    Possession of high VOC paints to be outlawed in CA

    http://www.sikkens.net/%5Cstore%5C65394%5Cautowave%5CCalif%20Regulation%20Changes%20Table.pdf :usa:
  2. Tom and Vipers

    Sikkens waterbase Autoclear WB and AutoWave

    I was just talking with Sikkens.net which is the North America Sikkens business unit and this stuff is strictly EUROPEAN (Sikkens.com) Hello European Viper Owners (!) Do you know any particulars about the new water based automotive paints that I think are being mandated there way ahead of our...
  3. Tom and Vipers

    Pics of new Spec Twin Disc clutch

    Upgrading to a B&B 10.4 to a GM diaphragm ended my street racing days in my early 20's. Clutch locked, no snapped shut and started a procession of breakage that I never recovered from. I ended up restoring the car which was even a worse move since that turned it into a graven image of...
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    [*****] or SVS

    I would say a nice test is to verify that the car will fry the tires when you throttle into 2nd and maybe even 3rd - 3rd should be breaking loose if the road has any undulations. At Sea Level of course. At 5000-6000 ft, don't even think about 2nd.
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    80k 96 GTS Driver's Window Regulator Blew

    Re: 80k 96 GTS Driver\'s Window Regulator Blew Treed, Your pinched wiring is interesting since I was trying to raise the window with the door open! Hate to hear more of the "small little replaceable part broke but I had to replace the entire assembly." Reminds me when I broke my gas pedal...
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    80k 96 GTS Driver's Window Regulator Blew

    80k 96 GTS Driver\'s Window Regulator Blew The window was pretty slow going up, then a pop and now I have a roadster. Looks like I will have to get into the doorand repair the regulator. Is this a common failure/repair?
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    Some links don't work, pages not found

    Some links don\'t work, pages not found CASE 1: Go to media gallery, then Click on Gen I/II from the FORUMS drop down menu, get page not found. From Gen I/II forum, click on Home from the FORUMS drop down menu, nothing happens. Could be my computer, but I think it is related to the new site...
  8. Tom and Vipers

    Media Gallery

    Status update, Monday AM: Just tried to post and nothing appeared in gallery. Tom
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    Huge dry overspray problem with Sikkens ColorBuild as Surfacer

    "Problem" "Solved" (!) Showed paint shop the photos and said there was NO WAY it could be anything other than a bad gun, so I returned the gun and they gave me an IWATA primer gun. Now we enter the Twilight Zone: 1) TRY OUT THE NEW GUN. I get the gun home, get ready to paint, hook it up...
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    Media Gallery

    Status update: Just tried to post and nothing appeared in gallery. Tom
  11. Tom and Vipers

    What is this I found under my intake????

    Touche Dexter with the Merkin reference! The Merkin is the female equivalent of the Codpiece. Both serve to "increase one's package." A bulge for the codpiece and a mound for the merkin.
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    Hugh Hoard wins best ET at VOI9! DC Performance Inc.

    C O D Y I think that's what I was suggesting... so was that the guy that was competing? Tom PS. I think we should give that guy the code name of Rumpelstiltskin since sometimes we nave legitimate needs to refer to his products, one of which I own.
  13. Tom and Vipers

    Media Gallery

    No problem. probably good tho - since my pics were hideous...
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    Huge dry overspray problem with Sikkens ColorBuild as Surfacer

    Some pics. Do not click on them, they are hideous and may lead to years of sleepless nights! dry spray 1 dry spray 2 Looks like I sprayed ceilings in FL homes 30 years ago, eh? Fit to be Tied, Tom
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    Media Gallery

    I was just trying to figure out how to upload a couple pics and although I'm logged into www.viperclub.org and gallery.viperclub... I can't find any button to click to start the upload process. I was thinking that maybe I wans't logged in, but it appears that I am. Should the upload feature be...
  16. Tom and Vipers

    Huge dry overspray problem with Sikkens ColorBuild as Surfacer

    I have a mess on my hands. I have another thread that went into problems with my air supply to the gun. Well that is solved. Now I just laid on 2 coats and here is what happened: First, I simply could not get a uniform fan pattern (i.e. a constant thickness verical stripe), instead the best...
  17. Tom and Vipers

    HVLP question regarding high build primer

    I know when I painted acrylic enamil I got the glass finish by using the slowest reducer AND retarder. You simply couldn't get the paint to dry slow enough. Of course, you have to watch for the runs. I want to find out more about Sikkens water base system, AutoWave and AutoClear WB.
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    HVLP question regarding high build primer

    HP: Yeah, I found out about the 1/4" connectors, I was getting something like 7psi loss per connector with various setups. Actually, the 3/8" connectors do a pretty good job with 3/8" hose but they are bulky. EllowViper: This Sikkens ColorBuild I'm using recommends 1.9-2.1mm while PPG NCP271...
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    HVLP question regarding high build primer

    I've got something workable: 3/8" coupling micron filter w/regulator 1/4" coupling 35' 3/8 hose 1/4" coupling T w/gauge gun After using this gun in another paint booth with a Binks micron filter/regulator, it was instantly clear that the micron filter/regulator has no CFM capacity - should...
  20. Tom and Vipers

    HVLP question regarding high build primer

    I'm still tracking down the pressure drops. I have 100 psi at the line (shop has mega compressor capacity). My big micron filter w/egulator appears to be about a 25-30 psi drop and I know the 1/4" couplers are adding maybe 7 psi per coupling and there are 3 of those in the system. I'm going...
  21. Tom and Vipers

    HVLP question regarding high build primer

    Latest developments: Looks like massive pressure loses in system. I had the following: delux, large micron filter w/regulator 50' 3/8" hose disposable carbon filter I found a small "gun-size" regulator w/gauge and added it to this series.\ At 80 psi at the micron filter, was I was only...
  22. Tom and Vipers

    Block sanding 17lb. carbon fiber hood on sawhorses... No Way???

    This is all second hand information (and it does seem to weigh more than 17 lbs) but I believe it was a very early SVS hood. I think the 17 lbs may have been a "stripped" weight with no "gel" coat. By the time you have it all blocked and primed and latches put on it, it definitely is more...
  23. Tom and Vipers

    Paint is finally going on......

    Re: Stripe masked on hood Although this thread appears to have been exhausted, I just had to add that my hood/fascia repaint has stripes that were ANTI Pete Brock stretched. 20" on the roof and rear of hood, and 21" at the fascia. Of course, with the H-man fascia, it seems to exaggerate it...
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    Block sanding 17lb. carbon fiber hood on sawhorses... No Way???

    Well, this is really a pathetic post, but how could somthing this simple be such a pain??? Well, the hood is so light that when I try to get a nice pull on a 16" Dura Block, the hood slides on the sawhorses rather than the sanding block on the primer. I'm about a camel hair away from putting...
  25. Tom and Vipers

    HVLP question regarding high build primer

    I'm sticking with the paint specs, but they do specify a 1.9 to 2.1mm cap and I'm using a 1.5mm. I'm thinking a $30 1.9 would actually work better for me. Let me ask this question, what are the downsides of having too big a cap? I think someone said for finish coats, you get less orange...

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