Lou's Comet wrote:bigdan wrote: . . . . .
Paint. 3 years ago, give or take, I stripped the car to bare metal then got to work on filler. I got it as close as I could, and then decided to detour and build my big shop. I ignorantly shot rustoleum primer over the filler to "protect" it while I was building, even though it stays inside.
Now that I know better, it's all coming back off. Starting with the fenders, I'm sanding all the rustoleum off, reapplying filler then shooting epoxy primer before bringing it to my buddy to shoot. And, finally, first fender done today. I'm using PPG's ShopLine products FYI. It's not much, but it seems like a big step for me...........
Looks good Dan !
Are you going to spray the primer/surfacer before sending to your buddy/painter? The reason I am asking is with the Shopline epoxy there is a 72 hour window to spray over the epoxy without sanding it. After 72 hours the epoxy needs to be sanded and reapplied for the next steps with primer/surfacer. Would save time and money/material to spray the primer/surfacer now while still in the window.
When I get panels in epoxy and primer/surfacer I also feel it is a big step. One of those "feel good" moments!
Going to be a Nice ride!
Lou
Lou - My plan was to start getting everything in epoxy as I corrected my little uh-oh. In the fenders, which have minor filler work, I sanded down until I was sure the R#$toleum was gone, leaving a little filler to save time later. Now they're safe to handle while fitting my bumper (fiberglass) so i won't worry about hand prints and the like. I'm using Rage Gold, which is pretty easy to tell when you're through my initial screw up without completely starting over ( just 95%
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Here's my plan, since my buddy is as busy as I am. Once the bumper is fitted, I'll get the doors handled, then the main body of the car. When everything is in epoxy, I'll scuff it all, epoxy again and shoot the whole thing in high build, then finish up my blocking. After I'm done, I'll probably disassemble and shoot the jambs, hood and trunk lips, cowl under the hood, etc in color, reassemble and let him have it. That's the plan anyway. Thanks for looking!
Edit - Continued on this morning. Have to run out to my deer lease this afternoon, but had to make some progress! DA'd the drivers fender bare, then wax/grease remover, ready. The fender i sprayed yesterday had a few runs (operator error) so I knocked them down quick, scuffed, more of my favorite wax/grease remover and shot them both. Better today; no runs, just orange peel.
. Still, learning slowly, and, of course, progress.
Dan
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