I have a couple of painting projects coming up and want to poll this vast source of information.
My first needs are sanding products. I need stick-on long board sheets and stick-on discs for both sizes of DAs.
My paint choice is PPG. I like their DP40 type epoxy primers and their high build surfacers. Also like their finish products. However, I am open to suggestions for the group.
The link below has some interesting products. They used to carry the same epoxy primer as PPG but they no longer list it. Anyone tried their products?
http://www.midwestchemicals.com/index.asp?p=IndustrialCoatings#p1
These products seem quite overpriced at the local sources, so I am looking for Internet based sources.
Jim
Try Southern Polyurethanes
http://www.southernpolyurethanes.com/ (http://www.southernpolyurethanes.com/)
They manufacture excellent epoxy and hi build primers. The have a line of paint and CC but I have not tried them yet.
Hi Jim,
I have been doing bodywork since I was 13 years old. And I mean Custom Hot Rod quality.
TCP Global has bought up all the leaders in high end paint and suppliers like House of Kolor [HOK Paint], Autobody Depot, and others.
When I did the prep work for the bus, I used this mother company and found that their prices are very reasonable. They sent me a very
good industreal Urathane gray for my baggage compartments and a rep from the company made sure I had all the supplies that were needed
to complete the job right. Plus, the main site is constructed so that you can find anything you need there.
http://www.tcpglobal.com/
Good Luck
Nick-
I have bought from tcpglobal before. I could get better prices through them than with the local auto body supply.
I just shot 1/2 gallon of the Southern Urethanes Epoxy Primer today, good stuff and only 129.50 for 2 gallons.
Here is a pic of the EP I used earlier.
Brandon, I did some poking around on the internet and folks speak very highly of SPI products.
Their site has a good forum.
They do not sell directly. Do you have a good source?
Jim
I buy from a local distributor. If you call SPI they will give you their closest distributor. They are very helpful when you call.
Thanks Brandon.
Now to abrasives.
I have a reasonable supply of Stickit DA discs, but need some long board paper. I did some searching and, so far, the best supplier seems to be:
http://www.tcpglobal.com/3m/3m170-4.aspx
Anybody done business with them. How about other suppliers?
Jim
we have been using a lot of the Souther Polyurathane product on the boats and would recommend it.
a lot of the companies that have been bought up lately have taken to watering down the product so to build the required mininum thickness requires a lot of coats. SPI is owned by a former owner of a company that was bought out and started SPI. he doesnt dillute the product so it builds fast and he is very helpful when it comes to customer service questions. unfortunately he doesnt make a lot of colors yet but what he does make is great.
steve
Quote from: rv_safetyman on May 04, 2008, 07:42:31 AM
Thanks Brandon.
Now to abrasives.
I have a reasonable supply of Stickit DA discs, but need some long board paper. I did some searching and, so far, the best supplier seems to be:
http://www.tcpglobal.com/3m/3m170-4.aspx
Anybody done business with them. How about other suppliers?
Jim
That is the one Nick recommended and he seems quite satisfied with them.
Wow. I poked around on the link Nick provided, and did not see the Sitckit paper. I got to my link via google and did not bother to compare the links ::)
I guess I will order some paper from them later today.
Jim
Hi Jim,
Just type [3m Stikit] in the search box and WaLa...
Good Luck
Nick-
Just spent the better part of an hour trying to place at order at tcpglobal.com and I can't find a way to set up an account. They let you place items on your favorite list, but I can't find my created favorite list, let alone, convert it to an order.
Looked at the "contact us" and they did not see a good way to connect with them.
Can't believe they make it so hard to do business with them.
Jim
Hi Jim,
Once you choose your product and it's in your cart, two buttons appear for choice of check out. "Credit Card or PayPal"
I just did this and all seems well.
Good Luck
Nick-
Selling on line myself I had a quick look at this website as 'buyer behaviour' on ecommerce sites is an important thing to people like me. I must admit the site design is poor, but the Add to Cart button is there if you look hard enough. Ignore the Add to Favourites button!
Jeremy
First of all, thanks to those that helped me with this question.
I have to say that TCPglobal is a very difficult company to do business with. Jeremy, I never did find the "add to cart key", but I was not going to let their terrible customer interface get the best of me. I finally put my cursor in the "quantity" box and hit enter and that created the cart. I had called them earlier today and did not get much help from the person I talked to. I did find out that you can't create a login without first placing an order.
Then, they make you have a Google Checkout account. No way to do a normal checkout.
If Nick had not recommended them, I would not have gone through all of the effort to place the order (almost two hours).
I also called Southern Polyurethanes and they could not have been nicer. I did not realize I was calling them well after normal hours and they still acted glad to talk to me. It turns out that they don't have a distributor in CO, so they gave me an 800 number to order from and they would ship no charge.
Talk about opposites in customer relations.
Jim
Hi Jim,
I have been following your thread closely.
I have not purchased my supplies yet but the Southern Polyurethanes looks mighty good. I have read lots of great stuff on their forum.
Let us know how everything goes, I am anxious to get started on my project. Going home today and hope to work on installing my fiberglass breastplate tomorrow. Then finish the prep work before prime and paint.
Paul
I shot 1/2 gallon of the epoxy primer this past weekend. Went on nice and easy and it can be sanded in just a few hours. The president of SPI encourages users to call him personally anytime and from what I have read he backs it up.
Brandon,
Did you take it down to bare metal?
Paul
No, I did not take it all the way down to the metal. I ground out the visual rust and corrosion around the seams and rivets. The other areas that the paint was still holding on I hit with the DA. I then shot 2 coats of SPI Epoxy Primer repaired the worst spots with metal glaze. Then spot shot the repairs with primer and top coated with 2 coats of PPG AUE 100. I have finished one side. I would have liked to completely strip it and do the necessary work to get the body work just right but that is not what this conversion is about. I had to make a decision towards getting it on the road this year or sometime in the next 3-5. It turned out good and my main objective was reached, which was to stop the corrosion. I took a pile of photos. I'll post a few when I get the chance.