2009 Cadillac CTS

Hey Ryan, How many hours did you get for that job?

i personally love the yellow tape. i have tried many different ones and in the summer here with the 100% humidity its the only one that sticks to itself. its priced reasonably as well. according to the 3m rep the adhesive on it is the exact same as what is on the green tape. the paper is the only thing that is slightly different. i think 3m isn’t selling as much green tape as they should so instead of lowereing the price on the green stuff the yellow is a way to drop the price without admiting that they have been gouging everyone for years.

nice job ryan 😉 ,

I am still thinking about carpeting my booth never got round to it yet.

I take it that a new door or skin plus fender.

You have edged these and fitted them for painting ??.

We do this as well, but often take it one step further.

since we already have wet on wet primer / sealer in the gun when edging the panels we coat the outside also, then paint the inside to body colour.

I am not talking about a high build primer just a couple of light coats we can then fit them and give them a quick scuff.

Then we are good to go with base coat, just found this saved any additional masking and overall saved time, especially if we were going to the bother of fitting before paint.

only takes a few mins to scuff the primer

[b]ryanbrown999 wrote:[/b]
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[b]Thanks for the tip Nick! Do you just use your sealer(wet on wet primer)? Do you sand it or just give it a quick scuff with a scotch brite? [/b]

I used to do something like this but my helper does most of the cut-ins and he doesn’t spray the flattest finish :blush: . I might have to give what your saying a go

Ya it was a new fender and door skin.[/quote]

Usually just a dry scuff will do the job i use the foam backed pads 800 or 1000 the key is to not have to much material on the panel and a nice smooth finish.

Just sometimes think if we are going to the bother of edging the panel may as well lightly prime the outside as well, and the job’s a good un 😉

[b]MoCoke wrote:[/b]
[quote]i do it the same way, i spray sealer inside and out, and finish the jambs completely base and clear, reassemble, and scuff the sealer and spray base and clear on the outside. it saves a lot of time and material.[/quote]
ya know ive been doing mine that way for over 10 yrs i see its a bdp (best demonstrated practice) in my system now really nice ta be able ta mask for color an clear an not worry about the sealer :stoned