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Good ventilation, lighting is very good (better in the summer), filtration is so-so.
I have access to a friend's booth now, so I can shoot in the winter and for show quality stuff, I can control environmental issues, like dust and bugs. If I ever had the money to put up a big shop, I'd try...
It's 383, the modern CARC replacement. It looks like it has a sheen because the Gillespie looks that way for awhile (a few months) until it fully flattens out.
Once it's been on for a bit, it is a surprisingly good match. It's a little smoother to the touch, but visually it's a very good...
I have shot a fair amount of stuff in the last couple years and about 20% of it has been PPG DP40, which is kind of an industry standard but it's ferociously expensive.
The other 80% (including this axle) has been a local company, Southern Polyurethanes; they have a line of epoxy primers. I...
You can also buy 24087 from Midwest Military in an excellent catalyzed urethane mix. The Gillespie is cheap and easy to shoot, but it's a single part alkyd enamel. IMHO it's a cheap, low quality paint (and before anyone thinks I am slamming their vehicles, 2 of my personal vehicles are painted...