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| | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 127 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 127 | Ok, most of my pieces (front fenders, doors, hood, etc) have epoxy primer on them and I have pretty much finished phase 1 of the body filler.. what's next? do I get a hose and spray off all of the dust and then spray my first coat of primer on them and then go back and do more body filler or what? What's the next couple of things that I need to do so I can keep the ball rolling? Thanks!
1952 Chevy 5 Window Restoration
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | Blake,
I think if you have covered all your clean, bright blasted metal with a 2K primer, then you are, as they say, golden!
You can Bondo and sand until the cows come home as long as you don't break through that primer coat to metal again. If you do, you will have to seal it.
When you are all done with your Bondo and other fillers, you will coat it all again with 2K again (I think). This will seal the porous body filler and allow all top coats to gloss and dry evenly.
All you care about is keeping any bare metal sealed from the atmosphere.
Stuart | | | | | Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 96 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 96 | your using ppg epoxy and i believe that on thier tech sheet for that epoxy there is a different mix to use it as a sealer. you need to use a sealer so that the topcoat doesnt soak into the sealer. im not sure if 2k primer can be used to seal but i know epoxy can. for any other ?'s you can ask the guys at autobody101 | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 127 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 127 | I went today to a auto paint store.. they priced me at $120 for 1 gallon of chassis paint, 1qt hardener, 1qt reducer.. I guess I'll buy that and go ahead and shoot my frame next week.. then the frame will be done!
1952 Chevy 5 Window Restoration
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 641 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 641 | i got realy good frame paint off ebay 160. per gal. got it fo 20. so i got 2 gallons | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 127 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 127 | nice, what is recommended for frame paint? ebay may be the way to go!
1952 Chevy 5 Window Restoration
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 629 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 629 | I personally think that the black zero rust looks great on the frame!!!
Tim Sheridan 1947 First Series Chevy 1/2-Ton"Liberty Series" - "Art Deco" - Whatever you'd like to call it. In the Gallery | | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 888 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 888 | Blake I shot mine with epoxy from NAPA and them used TSC tractor paint. Tractor paint was 20 bucks a gallon,10 for hardener and picked up reducer at Home Depot. Pics below Dan http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2951450480071274430qeOjmO | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 158 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 158 | Two engine stands make a rotisserie...
NICE TIP.
Thanks Dan.
mark.
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