PAINTING THE ROLL CAGE TAKE 2

[@dubsydubs5234]

Us regular viewers knew you could do it, well done. 😀 Trevs a good bloke to learn from.

[@hilux4996]

Well done for trying again Matt, you will get better every time as you have found. Been painting for nearly 40 years, and I am still learning. Quick tip.....If you get any water, crap, or a run etc, while the paint is still soaking wet, hold a small length of masking tape at both ends and use the sticky bit in the middle to get the crap out then blast a bit more paint gently onto it. Sometimes works perfect. but always makes it easier to rub down and redo after it dries.

[@Panda_Farms]

Was watching an American guy working on a truck and episode 1 of Mongrel was a recommendation. I’ve spent past couple days binging to get up to date with it all. The progress has been an incredible watching experience, I look forward to seeing the eventual finished outcome. 🙂

[@imouse3246]

Great confidence booster before tackling the outside.

[@frankbing1]

Looking great Matt, another step closer to being finished.

[@micheltebraake7915]

This is called "learning on the job", happy with all the tips you got.

[@dennistemple4383]

It is looking good Matt, like welding - painting is a skill which gets better the more you do, there are a lot of good people offering guidance to you on this forum, we all know you will master the process and the mongrel will look astonishing in the end and it will all be by your hand

[@johnbarker6703]

Looks like a good effort, proof that life is a learning curve. Little tip if you intend doing more painting is to make a temporary booth with cheap polythene and roofing battens, saves getting the overspray that is in the air all over everything else in the workshop. Keep plugging away, you'll get there in the end, can't wait to see it finished.

[@robertvanderzaan9681]

Knew Trev was going to help.

[@se38005]

Hi Matt, I'm really glad this worked out better for you this time. Your never-give-up attitude is a great inspiration.

[@ApexWoodworks]

Good going, Matt. As others have stated, it's certainly a solid paint job, well beyond what is needed for the interior for a race car. Make sure to take the needle, nozzle and aircap off and clean them and and of the gun's internal fluid passages completely, using lacquer thinner. Then reassemble and properly lubricate the wear points. Again, good job!

[@SkylarkCamperAdventures]

Way to go, out of the ashes the Phoenix rose! Looking good 👍🏻

[@daijones391]

looks like a better job done this time matt cant wait to see it all done now

[@lbh002]

I love that you are the "fab" man, yet you listen to others. Very smart and very humble. Not sure if I could do that, but I learn from watching. Well done mate!

[@12121149]

Well done mate. The beauty of paint is ,if you have a problem it is normally an easy fix,like the runs a little bit of sanding and you are good to go.Don't sweat the bondo work,it is not that hard of a thing to do for a guy as talented as you are,mate.

[@xKmotx]

Man that looks soooo much better this time. Looks pro! About the water trap, just attach it at the other end of the air hose.

[@gregworkshop5713]

hi nice to see you get in to painting . you will get better and better every time.so good luck.

[@richardwiliams7813]

Hi I'm deaf,, great paint shine inside,, you are learning more paint,

[@warp103]

Great job Matt. But lose the door onto some Boxed fans to exhaust the Air. Keep the heater going to warm up the temp. Or make a Mini Spray booth that you can break down when not in us.

[@dazzx10r]

This is what I do, some cheap pvc dust sheets stapled to my roof to make a temp spray booth. The heat stays inside and the damp air and dust stay outside.

[@MrButtonpresser]

Coldwarmotors Fury and the Mongrel both now under paint, excellent.

[@kwasg3]

Not sure if this was same day vid or not, but something I suggest before you leave is put the mongrel up high on your hoist while it hardens. Quit a bit of temp difference and quite a bit less dirt to settle. I do this at my shop, makes a difference. That passes the 50/50 test and probably even the 10/10 test!

[@marty3469]

Great work Matt, Trevs a top fella for suggesting the gun. Your old gun you have can be used for primer 👍

[@anypoxynames]

What I was thinking, with a 1.6 nozzle, although this is a general purpose nozzle.

[@ernieleithes6545]

Great job Matt good practice and learning all the time

[@theessexhunter1305]

Taking stuff on board is a leap of faith well done.

[@boldorboy08]

Good work. That's a result for sure.

[@mymidschoollife8485]

I'll admit I found your channel as you were making the metal arches so I didn't realise how much has gone into this. I'm glad you saved this one mate. It needed to be saved would have been a real shame otherwise. I like your sense of humour too. You're like this stone cold cool guy, then you say or do something really silly that makes me lol. Anyway I'll have beans with my waffle and keep watching. Cheers, and here's to a cracking 2020!

[@mickholgate3347]

Looking heaps better mate, well done!!!

[@jonasthemovie]

When (and if) you are fixing the boot floor, put some extra layers on surfaces you will touch alot, like the rollcage parts you will move over, seatbelt loops etc.

[@fredericrike5974]

First let me clearly state I'm not a professional car painter! Sounds like you had some good counsel- I got raw hyded in a plant that made pipe, and I was one of the "coaters". The mantra there was "If you wouldn't eat off of it don't put clean paint in it". I had never imagined an industry that made some much dust would be so allergic to the stuff! Even through the camera, the difference in all aspects was obvious.

[@rickwilkins3055]

My way of reducing most of my paint runs is to take my finger off the trigger, just for a split second at the end of each sweep before going back in the opposite direction. Also every time I fill up the pot on a longer job I give the nozzle a wipe with some thinners and that stops that build up.Keep up the good work. Well done that man.

[@leeholmes6780]

As you well know Matt , best way to learn is to keep giving it a go 👍

[@philiphartley8823]

Fab job Mr Urch.

[@williamhilson8646]

Second down knob on the back of the gun is so you can set where max pull on the trigger ends up as. It’s a much better way to be consistent at paint flow out of the tip. Yes, do keep an eye on paint build up on the air cap too as you know, it causes issues. Might add a small length of hose to the gun and the water trap between it and the shop hose so your not wheedling a long handled gun by adding the filter directly to the gun. I just learned to use it as directly connected though. Nice job at gun management while spraying too. More practice will show up as quality improvements vs wasted effort. Looks way better now so bravo Matt. Trev did great at suggesting the gun you used. Good choice.

[@Urchfab]

Cheers mate.

[@coldcoffeeworkshop5436]

Awesome. Cant wait for the exterior.

[@mikefurlong8025]

Mate- That logo looks badass. Can't wait to get my hands on some mongrel merch now.

[@DMJ52]

Nice job Matt and looking very good.

[@owenwalters7186]

top class job as usual Matt , always a pleasure to watch u work

[@shanewright6958]

The paint turned out sweet on the cage. Another great video 👍👍

[@1one3_Racing]

If you get a drop of paint or a run you can spray just air out of the gun and push the run around and sometimes it will level out a bit. It won't come perfect but often it will make it good enough or easier to sand out.

[@Mk2Dave]

Top work as aways bud! well done for getting stuck in your self with the painting! a caged interiors always a bit tricky. Id make sure you tape up your interior before you start doing the exterior/filler work etc! Its i nightmare cleaning it all up afterwards! especially if your mixing it with wet rubbing, its hard to get the water marks away from any dry patches in the paint! Once your finished all the filler work, I recommend using U-Pol Surface, 2 or 3 coats of that then all blocked down before putting your filler primer on! Its like a light liquid filler which you can block down with 120 grit! gives you a really even smooth surface! Cheers mate👌

[@robertbills4290]

The more you spray paint the more you'll get to understand how to get the finish you want and the best thing is there's always plenty of people to get advice from (not always the right advice lol) great video as always look forward to seeing you do the outside of the car if you have any old door bonnet or boot lids practice on them first Rob

[@tonycluley7544]

Very well done.

[@xozindustries7451]

Looks good inside, glad it worked out for you this time

[@michelgeurts]

Super awesome, it's really great skill to have

[@dac2250]

Glad it worked out this time Matt.

[@stevepaterson2617]

Bloody good job Matt well done

[@charlesparker8452]

Huck Yah Bro! I love seeing people doing things on there own. In the end... its all yours!! Cheers Matt!

[@mymidschoollife8485]

Much better mate. You're getting the hang of it now.

[@koont666]

Good to see the old girl getting a lick of paint mate , Looking good.

[@SwampersRC]

Good job Matt! No such thing as a mistake, just learning experiences!

[@basskemper7579]

You naild it, up to the outside, you can do it. Greats Dutch car painter

[@adinlouw]

great work. i am sure you will get better as time goes and nerves settles and the confidence build. love your channel

[@matthewfocke5360]

Good job...Your learning to master a great Skill-set!

[@noelnestor3159]

Savage Cabbage 👌😂 Good for you giving it another go, Great wet finish you must be proud of that after all the hassles the first time, nothing stopping you painting the rest yourself , get an old panel from the scrap yard and practice ...........you got this

[@BarnacleBilltheSailor]

One finer point to paint mixing. Try to mix only the paint and hardener first, then once mixed you can add in your reducer instead of mixing all 3 at once. This stops globs of paint forming in your paint pot. Also, you don't have to strip and clean the nozzle every time you run a pot of paint through. Get a clean cloth with some reducer on it and simply wipe it off before it builds up too much. The more you use the gun, the better you'll get with it, like taking long strokes instead of short ones, releasing the trigger at the end of every pass instead of holding it down, overlapping your spray pattern and fogging in. That will help reduce runs. Don't keep the paint flowing without moving the gun, etc...You'll get it!

[@neilfairless4589]

Glad your'e sticking at it Matt, looking better every video mate.

[@adamr9600]

Looking good mate. A few runs or blobs can be flatted back and buffed after it’s all hardened.

[@TheOldaz1]

Nice job, looks like a good spray gun, timely because I have painting to do soon. Thanks Matt.

[@19672701]

Looks good,we do a lot of equipment refurbish,and using cheap paint guns is the way to go.spray cans your paying more for the propellant.that paint you used really flowed out good!

[@mazcatii]

Onya Matt. Nice job.

[@What..a..shambles]

👍🏻 Keep calm and keep trying 👍🏻

[@jonathancotterill168]

Looking good

[@markrowbotham222]

i got a cheap 2nd hand marquee that my car fits into, cut hole in side fit fan and filters, put a heater in and have myself a spray booth :)

[@trevsblog]

Epic 🤩

[@luisguivas2696]

Great job .and keep those video coming. love your channel ,,from Pueto Rco living in grays lake i’ll,USA

[@s3bastianc]

Good Job!!.. But seriously cover the surroundings when you paint if you dont have a booth set up.. the fumes tend to create a powder like film on everything and dust tends to settle on it easier.. makes for much more work cleaning in the long run..

[@xxxxxxxxxxx82]

I'm surprised Matt didn't after his last vid, he'd already noticed how much over spray was everything lol

[@upnorthviking823]

Much better then racecar standards!!good job!

[@jazthatsme]

well done for somebody who isn't a painter to dive in and tackle it yourself,small tip for you,put the airline over the shoulder of the hand you are using the gun in and with your free hand take hold of the airline and keep the slack from allowing the hose to dangle below the gun,so airline is diagonal across your back,i don't know how many times a slack hose in a confined area has ruined a job by dragging across new painted surfaces.

[@MegaProstreet1]

good job matt, but pressure a tad high use that small adjuster at the bottom of gun by the connector to adjust airflow

[@Mercmad]

you can buy little guages to fit on the gun .I use mine all the time because even with a huge compressor like mine the pressure can rise and fall if others are also plugged in . The instructions should have the air pressure on the paint can too.

[@Youtubeforcedmetochangemyname]

@@Mercmad 35 to 40 psi at the gun is about average its what all paints that I've sold recommends

[@mikebarber2054]

Good job well done Matt

[@oikkuoek]

Thankfully, nowadays the spray gun isn't that expensive anymore. Painter can finally use it like it's meant: like a brush. One can stroke a brush heavily or light, but when covering different surfaces, you'll still need a different brush - paint gun. One for outside convex curves, one for inside concave curves, and one for radical curves, like tubes. All of these surfaces need different type of air pressure, different type of spray pattern, and different type of paint, so three or five guns isn't overkill, in this case. As you noticed, the gun needs to be thoroughly cleaned after each cartridge, so outside needs two or three guns, just to spread the color and base mass. Then comes the clear cote guns. They need to be separate guns totally to reduce contamination, so you are up to eight. Two more, and you're good to go, creating the "professional finish". All guns need their own water separators, and pressure gauges + adjustment. But, with a little practice you can still do basically the same finish with five brushes and four rollers. Seems like everything is deliberately made to look harder than they actually are.

[@pattiboychannel311]

Well done Matt,

[@MrCrankyface]

That came out looking great!

[@pipcherello85]

Credit where credit's due. That Oatly Barista tastes awesome!

[@trevorjarvis3021]

I knew you would crack it Matt, take great pleasure from what you have achieved - hope you have a good week off!

[@henryandejbelcher7902]

looking good

[@bentandre5524]

well done

[@scssarge4409]

you can adjust paint flow with screw behind gun think bottom screw. paint thin coats and many coats like 7 layers of paint and 3-5 clear. Do a test strip first before doing car.

[@andrewdrabble8939]

Spot on. Knew it would come out brilliant

[@ajc7166]

You just couldn't leave it could you. top man.

[@peteledwidge3631]

Noice! Well done Matt.

[@beezo2560]

Success! Well done.

[@BMGProjects]

Looks good!

[@Haggi8]

Perhaps not the best paintjob, but it’s YOUR paintjob. I did it even so, outside i paid money for a professionell paint (but i had a reliable guy 😄) Greetings from germany

[@jesscneal]

Looks great Matt

[@patfilice]

Not to shabby 👌🏻

[@billywhizz98]

Nicely done Matt it’s coming on really well practice makes perfect with paint take your time when you do it

[@mickhedges3617]

looks good, easy to do outside keep it up

[@kittonsmitton]

I have to say Matt you are getting good at this!

[@guytdi321]

You know what, i am happy for you that you decided to do it yourself. I would actualy consider doing the body yourself aswell. Yes, it wont be perfect, but for one you are not depending on other people, you will gain experience and confidence to do more yourself. As my dad used to say, if you mess up yourself you can only get mad at yourself and you are easy to forgive yourself :) Nice job, looking forward to more mongrel !

[@Muadib223]

I'm surprised no one mentioned you getting a water strainer to put on your air line from the compressor... Compressors always have a small amount of water coming out of the pressure side, so if you are painting, you need to strain the water out of the lines before your paint gun... If you don't, you get big splotches in the finish...

[@MrScmize]

By no means a good painter but one tip ive always been told is keep the trigger slightly pressed to keep air moving through, dont fully let go of the trigger on each pass

[@samuelcooke502]

20 quid! - Sweet! Good job man!!! Looks f'n great!!

[@vinnierolla]

Looking good 👌

[@emilnilssonswe350]

Looks great, youre doing an amazing job Matt!

[@christopherward5065]

Well done! Excellent!

[@connor45rm85]

Pressure seems high but if it works for you then great.

[@bigbuck1318]

Just wondering if you have a water separater on your air compressor or in your air lines?

[@N-Scale]

Matt, that looks outstanding to me !!

[@paullatour7012]

Bang up job Matt!