BadDog

Thanks for the tips everyone, keep them coming :-)

Quick poll: How much paint (after being reduced) did it take you to do an all-over HVLP job? 2 quarts? 3 quarts? a gallon? more than a gallon?

Thanks to you all; billramsey2002 and TomoHawk thanks for the warning but I already intended to use real masking paper and good tape Z Kid, I've seen the dangers of leaving masking tape on any surface too long (there's still some stuck to my lower front valence lights from the maaco-type top that the O.O. did or had done :sick: oh well 2ManyZs and Driftin Jon, that's more along the lines of what I was looking for... tips/tricks for masking the Z specifically. All the glass is out of the car, and I'm stripping the body now, then will strip panels and undercoating off the inside of fender and wheel well area. I don't think I'm going to BC/CC the inside fenders, wheel well area and backside of the headlight buskets: I think I'm going to Picklex any bare metal in those and hit them with a couple coats of Zero Rust: maybe 2 coats black, then gray, or vice-versa (black on top might look better in wheel wells?) I'm not using etch, its not compatible with Picklex20 (which I'm protecting the bare steel with since I don't have time to completely strip and then prime a given piece) and I've already got my primer: PPG NCP-270/1 which is a directo-to-metal, high-build corrosion-resistant filler-primer/sealer (that's a mouthful! ) Driftin Jon, how did you handle areas like the fender lip that winds up under-hood? BC/CC that small area while you were doing the inside of the fender? And how did you handle BC/CC in the door edges, hatch edges, and sides of the hood? Did you mask off the "outside" part of those panels (if so, where, how far from edge, etc.) or did you just sand off whetevr overspray you got on the top of the hood, door panel, etc.? FYI I started disassembly back in January in my newly-built garage and I have my 323iT to take me to work and back, so Monday Morning's not a worry I *would* like to be able to drive my Z sometime this year though *sigh* -Ken

I'm in the process of stripping paint, but I'll hopefully be priming the main body within a few weeks. I plan on priming the body, then stripping and priming each panel and reassembling to paint the whole car at once. That means I'll have to BC/CC the door jambs, hatch jambs, windshield area, cowl, underside of the hood, underside of the hatch lid, and the under-hood edge of the front fenders, then mask off those areas once assembled before BC/CCing the whole exterior of the car. Can anyone offer me any tips on masking my Z with this process in mind? -Ken

Thanks Chris!

Hmm I see them listed for '70 and '71 i.e. "DE-12 Tune-up/emissions decal 1971 $15.00" I wonder if I could sneak by with one of those... :-D I still wonder if anyone has any tricks for leaving the original decal on, yet masking it so it doesn't look "painted around"... or removing/reattaching it without destroying it... hmmm....

Does anyone know of a source for the "tune-up" decal for my '73 240? Or maybe a method of salvaging the original while I'm doing my complete re-paint?

I can't stress this enough: get yourself a Supplied Fresh-air Respirator (Hobbair, etc.) if you plan to paint the car yourself. Heck, I even used mine when using naptha to remove the weatherstip adhesive (read the bottle on that stuff: respiratory failure, nervous system suppression etc. etc.) If you want lots more tips, advice, and decent prices on tools and supplies, check out www.autobodystore.com and its BBS.

Ok, great! That's good info to have for when it goes back onto E-Bay. Thanks! :-)

510 sounds about right... If I wasn't so lazy, it'd be back on e-bay by now :-\

Yes I did, thank you :-) Charlie Osborne a.k.a. Zedd Findings was able to sell me a set of the correct bits and pieces. I like your car BTW, nice color choice. GOing to upload any pictures to the gallery soon? :-)

eeeeek!!!! Nooooooooooooo!!!!!

*could* be out of a B210, maybe the spokes were painted silver. If they were, somebody did a really nice job of it :-)

Hmmm well its got that big D for Datsun on it... maybe its from a 510 or *gasp* Bluebird? :-) Whatever it is, if the guy I bought it from doesn't take it back, I'll just put it back on E-bay :-)

Well thanks for the guess :-) Whatever it is, it doesn't fit in a Z: the Z's spindle is too big. Too bad, 'cause it would've looked cool IMHO

I bought this, thinking about installing it for different, yet still "Datsun" steering wheel for my 240Z... anybody know what car its from? And how to remove the horn button so I can try mounting it in my car? http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=6882

I cleaned up and painted a 72 or 71 air cleaner that I got off e-bay with a K&N filter for $11.00 Anyway, it didn't come with bolts or screws, and the ones from my '73 cleaner are too short (I have round-top 3-screw carbs BTW). Can anyone take a pic of their setup and give me the specs on the screws/bolts so I can replicate? It woul dbe much appreciated :-)

Does anyone know where I can order wiper blade refills that fit the OEM blade/arms?

Wow, those old Skyline's are cool... kind of look like an abbreviated ///M6 or 635CSi

What are those old gray coupes that say GT-R? Old Skyline or predecessor to skyline? Those are way-cool looking IMHO....

Does anybody know the proper way to remove/disassemble the pull-knob type hazard/4-way flasher switch on my '73? I broke the last one trying to get it out when trying to install a full-face dash cover (that didn't even fir correctly). Now I have a replacement, but I don't know the correct way to remove the knob without braking it so I can install the switch behind the dash, then attach the knob in front.... anybody? anybody? :-D ___________________________________________________ DISREGARD - I finally figured out that there's a spring clip in the knob itself. Push in about 1/8" and turn counterclockwise a quarter-turn and it pops off. Too had Haynes, Chilton's and Humble didn't have a not about that one, I wouldn't have broken it in the first place ;-)