Getting ready to paint finally! Clearcoat advice?
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Hello, after my 25 hours of rust repair, panel replacement, and feather edging I”m almost ready to paint! Hopefully tomorrow I will be priming and painting. I have always just used a single stage enamel. What do I scuff up the panel with before clearing? I already have some 1500 grit if that would be ok? Where I live their isn’t a body shop supply store anywhere. It also seems as though anyone at these parts stores don’t really know much about painting or their products. I know I have heard people on here say they use Scotchbrite pads and I did see some at the store. Although, I didn’t know if they like come in grits or ? I also read on the paint can that it says to use 6-8 psi for an HVLP gun at the cap. I’m guessing this is correct as the pressure stated for a convention siphon feed gun is listed at 35-45psi. I just finally got a Sharpe regulator and hooked that up to my gun tonight as someone had previously suggested. Man do I hope everything goes well because I have about $300 in materials and roughly 25 hours of labor in this thing. The bodywork came out real good. Now I just hope the paint comes out at least 80% as good as the bodywork! Any suggestions, advice, is always appreciated! Thanks in advance! Jack Teach me :teach :rock
Red scotch brite your edges and 400-600 grit to prep the surface for basecoat. Some people use gold scotch brite (3M brand or grey Norton) to prep edges or entire panels with a paste with slight abrasives in it for clearcoating surface prep or blend preparation. I personally like grey scotch brite on my edges and 800 grit the panel for a blend preparation or clearcoat only preparation. Honestly, many ways will work….1500 might be a little too fine…but if thats all you got…. it will work for clearcoat surface preparation.
Happy spraying!! :cheer: :cheer:
priming and painting in one day. you are doing it wrong :whistle:
Thanks Kennelly. Ding I was actually wondering about that myself. Here’s my dilema, it’s supposed to be real nice out tomorrow, then rain and be in the 60s Wednesday. I may have to spray it in the garage rather than in the driveway. I prefer painting outside rather than in the garage if possible. Just seems like I always miss something when I do it all in the garage. Nothing like natural lighting! Thanks again!
just prime it!
then sand the rest of the week until you got a nice day for painting. if you paint it inside the garage and you’re scared of not covering everything just go around the car with a flash light and check for coverage. sand the base coat with 1500 dry if you have any imperfections then another coat of base and you’ll be set for clear 🙂
don’t rush it! 3,000$ worth of materials, better be safe than sorry.
[quote=”85Hernandez” post=22956]just prime it!
then sand the rest of the week until you got a nice day for painting. if you paint it inside the garage and you’re scared of not covering everything just go around the car with a flash light and check for coverage. sand the base coat with 1500 dry if you have any imperfections then another coat of base and you’ll be set for clear 🙂
don’t rush it! 3,000$ worth of materials, better be safe than sorry.[/quote]
$3000 worth in materials? :huh:
[quote=”smooth” post=22957][quote=”85Hernandez” post=22956]just prime it!
then sand the rest of the week until you got a nice day for painting. if you paint it inside the garage and you’re scared of not covering everything just go around the car with a flash light and check for coverage. sand the base coat with 1500 dry if you have any imperfections then another coat of base and you’ll be set for clear 🙂
don’t rush it! 3,000$ worth of materials, better be safe than sorry.[/quote]
$3000 worth in materials? :huh:[/quote]
whoops! meant 300 :nothingtoad :lol1
lol, thanks again everyone! The $3,000 in materials was pretty funny. Actually that is exactly what I did was prime the Blazer today. Turned out pretty good. Rust is a pain! I ground down both rocker panels to bare metal as they both had surface rust almost the entire length. I can tell whoever owned this thing just drove it. It also had hit a deer at one time and cracked the grill. My brother came over to check out the bodywork and was very impressed. So much so that he now wants to buy a grill for it. Thanks again everyone! I really appreciate your time! Jack
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