What Products Do You Like Best???
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I just want to know everyone’s opinions on the products that they believe are the best and why they feel that way about the products.
This includes:Primers
Sealers
Paint/ Base Coat
Clear Coat
Putty
Polishing Stuff
Other Great Products?For paint supplys (primers, sealers, base and clear) i stick to one product and DO NOT mix and match. The products are designed,tested and warrantied to work with each other and i do not take any chances with the failure of the product and job just to save a few pennys.
For my buffing there are alot of great products available that include 3M, Norton and Farcula to name a few. I am currently using Norton.
[quote=”pierceg” post=25070]I just want to know everyone’s opinions on the products that they believe are the best and why they feel that way about the products.
This includes:Primers
Sealers
Paint/ Base Coat
Clear Coat
Putty
Polishing Stuff
Other Great Products?[/quote]Products are all personal preference for the most part, but i hope this thread does well and gets a lot of productive, intelligent replies and discussion going. That’s how we all learn new and different things.
I’ll start off with the things that are unanimous hits with everyone in my shop. Hope a lot of others chime in and do the same.
masking: USC Handi-Mask, Crest trim lift tape RLT10,3M 06800 Smooth Transition tape, Norton 70746 foam masking tape, and Norton regular masking tape.
buffing: Hi-Temp Products compounds, 3M polishes, Norton detail spray. (Hi Temp also has a great bug remover that’s inexpensive and concentrated)
cleaners: Klean Strip Prep-All. Does what it says, cleans and preps all substrates.
Gun cleaner: Klean Strip Naked Gun, both 5 gallon for the washer, and aerosol for pre-rinse. I have yet to find one person that didn’t LOVE this stuff. I’d personally be the grumpiest guy in captivity if they discontinued it. Aerosol is superior for anyone that has to clean waterborne from their guns. ( not me :cheer: ) although i have in the past had to do so.
Spray poly : Spies 3508. Sands like butter, fills, builds and dries fast. ’nuff said.
Finishing glaze: Marson Platinum Plus glaze and Evercoat 620 Easy-Sand. If i put Icing or Dolphin Glaze back on the shelf, i’d need to wear protective head gear now that they’ve used these.
Booth maintenance: Devilbiss Dirt Control Floor Coat
Door Hem flange sealing tapes and Toyota/Honda wheel opening sealing tape: Crest RWOS2/ RWOS3, Crest RTW8, RTW10 and 3M 08475
Abrasives: Norton Blaze 2″ 36 and 60 grit. Mirka Autonet dry paper, Mirka Abralon finishing discs, Mirka 3″ DA paper ( i CANNOT keep this 3″ stuff in the cabinet !)
Molding adhesive removal/replacement: Norton adhesion promoter and double sided tapes, E-Z Mix Mold Prep solution and soaker tray. If i took that away all the guys would quit. :hunt
For refinish i was gonna shy away from a reply, because products are so prone to personal preference, but i’ll just add that for a really great sealer Dupont LE is really popular around my area, and although i’m not using it now, i haven’t sprayed anything i like better. It sprays very smooth, doesn’t travel- almost non existent overspray, which is great on repaired panels, it dries fast and nib sands easily with 1200 after 15 minutes.
Any questions, please ask. Again, aside from the sealer, everything i mentioned is stuff that all our guys like, not just my own personal preferences, although mostly i agree with ’em… :p
Yeah I hope people use this thread too. I posted it on other websites and got some good replies with some commonalities. The folks at hotrodders.com seem to all be using either all SPI products or at least their epoxy and universal clear.
Len from Autobodystore said that he likes BASF Glasurit, Evercoat’s Slick Sand (spray poly), and Indasa Roll Sandpaper.Do you use a Mirka DA Buzz? Those things look like quite the tool, something you could do a home project with then bring it to work and be sanding with the best of ’em. I love how you can change the speed with your left hand and keep working with your right hand, all the while having a vacuum suck all the dust through the paper… All DAs should have a remote for your left hand, like how hard would that actually be?
[quote=”pierceg” post=25081]Yeah I hope people use this thread too. I posted it on other websites and got some good replies with some commonalities. The folks at hotrodders.com seem to all be using either all SPI products or at least their epoxy and universal clear.
Len from Autobodystore said that he likes BASF Glasurit, Evercoat’s Slick Sand (spray poly), and Indasa Roll Sandpaper.Do you use a Mirka DA Buzz? Those things look like quite the tool, something you could do a home project with then bring it to work and be sanding with the best of ’em. I love how you can change the speed with your left hand and keep working with your right hand, all the while having a vacuum suck all the dust through the paper… All DAs should have a remote for your left hand, like how hard would that actually be?[/quote]
Yep i have both the vacuum and the regular in 6″ and a regular 3″ Airvantage, but a couple of my guys use the Mirka 3″..same exact tool.
I’ve used the Slick Sand before, not bad stuff at all, but nowhere near as easy to sand as the Spies 3508. Per coat build/ fill is about the same, dry time is longer with the Evercoat. Also with the Spies you don’t get the tubes of MEKP activator, they have a small hard plastic bottle that’s a little more sturdy for their activator. i don’t find pricing out of line on it either. No worse than your average tube of putty.I’ve used Indasa PSA rolls before..inexpensive and not bad, but i’ve just always preferred the 3M rolls to it and every other brand i’ve tried. Now with the Mirka Autonet,the PSA goes mainly untouched. It’s economical to buy, and lasts like crazy. Plus when it plugs up, just grab an end loose from your block and with a flick it just unclogs and you stick it back down and go back to work. Speaking of Indasa though, their Redline 3″ DA paper is the longest lasting i’ve seen, and i’ve tried basically all brands of 3″. Nobody carries it here anymore, so we stick with the Mirka, price wise basically the same. Bonus with Mirka is they have a 40 grit 3″. That comes in handy a lot more than you would’ve made me believe.
What can i say about Glasurit? Good matching colors, and nice clears. The 923-450 is one of the nicest clears i’ve had the opportunity to spray. Buffs easy too. Nobody’s gonna go wrong using their stuff. It’s top shelf.
Well I asked Carquest what the clear kit would cost me for the Glasurit and they said 700 dollars… I got my Matrix Systems clear for about 70 dollars, so this was pretty shocking for me. I think SPI would be around 200-250 if I could find a jobber. They said you shouldn’t use a 1.3 tip but I think I might be able to do it in Northern climates.
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