Army_F_Body wrote:As for the paint line I was planing on feathering that out before it left with a wet sand. Do you mean it's difficult to feather out after paint is applied or difficult to feather period? I appreciate the advice
omg... first of all, did you use any PREP-SOL or some kind of solvent to remove silicone, tar, wax, polish, grease, and weathered finish before sanding???:o
Yeah, they're jus difficult to remove them period with out wet sanding to far into the old finish an then hitting the substrate, all of that over sanding can cause a wave effect in the panel, that you won't see until the finished coat is cured, so be careful, try to avoid tape line as much as you can, it's best not to put a tape line in the middle of a panel, unless you're Appling stripes or graphics, it's much easier to jus to shoot primer onto the whole panel or you may tape off at a seem, so it's not noticeable, the idea is to keep the panel as smooth as you possibility can, so that you can achieve a "Glass Like" finish coat, an if you are not painting it yourself, an you think that you're jus preparing the car for someone else to paint, an you don't have to be that Exact, then that's not true, preparing a vehicle for paint is very Critical for a successful result.
What I recommended is for you to feather the edge out to the best as you can, then re-apply primer to the whole panel, wet sand or block the entire panel, then wet down the panel so that it's wet an glossy, then step back an look at it hard from different angles, that will kinda give you the idea of what the finish clear will look like, an show up any Imperfections (you may need to do this a few times)
FuzzieDice wrote: Try Dupli-Coat as they make black primer
Just be careful, when using all kinds of different products, different manufactures use different chemical compounds with can cause chemical reactions with one another, it's best to stay with jus one paint system like PPG, from start to finish cause they're designed to work together.
Well, I don't really recommend Aerosol cans, they do not apply product evenly over a large surface, do you have an air-compressor an a paint gun? if not, you might want to buy them, consumer brands are not that expensive, or you could go with some used equipment to help cut cost, it will make your world sooo much better, I Guarantee it
Check out this site for paint systems, an for some tips an a location near you
PPG Auto Refinish
Please, I'm not tryin' to Discourage you, it's Awesome what you are doing an keep it up, cause I know what was like before I went to school to learn this stuff, I jus want you to Achieve Successful
Because one day, I'm gonna build my own K.A.R.R. so I'm kinda fascinate with your project, do you plan on completing the Interior as well.
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