Guys, I'm doing some body work on my '59. It won't be a show truck but I want to do a good job with it and I'll be doing it all, myself. So! That said, since I have no experience in this at all, I thought I would at least share the path I am on to see if anyone here with experience tells me I'm going about it all wrong or if I'm ok to proceed... before I get too deep into the path. Now would be a good time for redirection.
I have the driver front fender off the truck and have the dents out. I've sanded the latest layer of oxidized re-paint off and feel I have reached the original paint and dark original primer (A fellow bolter stated to me that the original paint and primer with it's set age would be a good foundation). After sanding it entirely for good adhesion, I decided to spray it with Gray Rustoleum Automotive Primer (rattle can) to seal it and give me the feel of completion of that stage until I'm ready for final sanding and paint.
To me, it looks good... but I've read so much on different ways to go about this, I've grown a few more gray hairs. The pretty gray primered driver fender is now set aside and the passenger fender is now on the bench... I'd planned on doing the same process. The other option would have been media blasting to the metal all over, then epoxy primer... but is what I've done wrong?
The paint is another issue. I'm leaning toward single stage paint and have now seen Acrylic Enamel and Acrylic Urethane. The source I am looking at is "Restoration Shop". By their Tech Sheets I really can't tell much difference, even in price. Could someone shed a light for me on these two options? Would either be an issue to the primer I have mentioned?
Thanks in advance! This site is awesome and it's because of the components that make it up... you guys!
Jerry
