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  1. bill3337

    Painting - re order of things

    I'm an amateur painter, I've done my other two cars before that turned out fine, but now am close to doing my '67 Camaro body. There will be several steps (underside of floor with base clear, inside of trunk with splatter coat, interior dash and built in window frames in base clear black, top...
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    Subfloor seams and epoxy color.

    These are photos of the udeerside of the floor on my '67 Camaro. Should I be seam sealing all these lapped joints? I don't think they were from the factory (I've owned the car since new), but it seems to me it's a great place for moisture to get in and rust to start if I don't. There's lot...
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    Seam sealer timing

    Sorry for the naive question, but I'm just getting ready to spray my last couple coats of SPI epoxy for final sanding before paint. Obviously I'm an amateur hobbiest. I've used only SPI epoxy from the bare metal up and am not using any high build or polyester for surfacing. This is on a '67...
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    Ignorant question about cleaners?

    I have a couple gallons of 99% isopropyl alcohol just sitiing around. Can it be used to clean off finger prints etc, like I would normally do with the SPI waterbased cleaner? I know you can't use the waterbased cleaner on bare filler, but would this be ok on paint and epoxy? Maybe not strong...
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    Prep to new fuel tank

    I just got a new fuel tank for my '67 Camaro. It came with a film of wax or oil on it. I wiped it down first with laquer thinner to help with the stubborn coating, then I scrubbed it thoroughly with Dawn dish soap, then scrubbed really well with red scotch brite pad and SPI 700-1 wax and...
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    High build over SPI epoxy

    Question about spraying 2 part high build over SPI epoxy. I'm going to spray some doors tomorrow with SPI epoxy and would like to be able to spray the interior face edges of the doors with high build the same day to cover some minor manufacturing stress lines, almost like heavy sanding...
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    sealant between outer wheel house and quarter panel

    I'd like to install some seam sealant between the outer wheel house and the inside of the quarter panel on my '67 Camaro, without making a huge mess on the inside. I'm wondering about using some cavity wax with one of the flexible wands. Is this suitable in this application? If so, would I be...
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    Naive question about epoxy sealer

    I'm an amateur painter, so this may seem like a stupid question, but I'm using SPI black epoxy as the final surfacer before spraying with HOK Kandy basecoat. I'm using their Kandy Brandywine base, which they recommend over a black basecoat. I've done a sample and quite like the colour, but my...
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    Anyone using these new linear blocking tools?

    I've seen a lot of hype about these new linear blocking tools https://linearblockingtools.com/ and everyone is raving about them, but wondering if they are really as good as they say. They come in various lengths up to 32", but I'm not sure that's a big advantage or not. I've done fine up to...
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    Slick Sand or ???

    I'm redoing my '67 Camaro that I've had since new and am an amateur painter, having painted only my other two cars in the past. I've done a lot of metal work on the car, using NOS panels and had the entire body sandblasted inside and out with crushed glass. I've applied two coats of SPI epoxy...
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    Filler over SPI epoxy

    Is there an ideal time to apply a skim coat of filler over SPI epoxy? I may have misunderstood something in the past, but in my memory it's ok to apply filler over epoxy within 7 days without having to sand the epoxy? Is there a minimum time required for the epoxy to cure first? 24 hours...
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    Removing Jescar (Menzerna) Power Lock plus

    I'm going to apply some Carpro Cquartz 3.0 ceramic coating to my HOK clear coat, but I have applied one application of Jescar Power Lock previously. This paint is well aged, but has only 300 test miles on the car, always kept inside. Will the SPI 700-1 wax and grease remover remove this...
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    Trizact Parts

    Anyone know where I can order a new power cord for my Trizact sander? This is the cord between the transformer and the sander. The ends appear to not be serviceable, so I need to replace the cord. Thanks, Bill
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    Fisheye issue

    I tried respraying the clear on my door today and had fisheye problems. I had a couple fisheyes in the previous clear, so thought I'd try using some W&G remover. I used Refinisher's Select RSG 260-1 silicone, wax and grease remover. I don't normally use it and shouldn't have this time. I did...
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    small touch up in basecoat

    I'm going reclear a door on my '37, but when sanding the clear with 800 I broke through into the base near the bottom of the door about the size of a quarter. Can I base right over that, or do I need to seal the open base first with epoxy? I didn't go through the base, but it has broken the...
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    Mixing slow reducer with medium reducer

    I'm using House of Kolor reducers and would like to add about 25% of the medium reducer to my slow reducer. I'm assuming this isn't a problem, but being an amateur at this, I thought I'd better check with you guys who would know. Thanks, Bill
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    Painting with Open Flame

    Anybody seen this Youtube video? . Maybe I'm missing something there, but near the end of the video he is spraying clear with a open flame propane burner running right next to where he's painting. I suppose it could be water borne base, but I don't understand why the place didn't go up in...
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    Too cold to paint

    I've been waiting to paint my fenders and a few small parts in my home spray booth, but too cold outside. We don't normally get freezing weather, but its staying around 35-40 degrees for the last month. I have heat in the booth and can keep the booth and all the metal at 70 degrees without air...
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    Reducing basecoat

    I find my HOK basecoat doesn't want to flow out evenly and smoothly. It tends to look a bit blotchy and when dry doesn't give a uniform flat sheen. It looks ok once its cleared, but I'd really like it to be more uniform before clearing. I'm wondering about using a bit more reducer than...
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    What's causing this?

    Hi, First I'll confirm I am a rank amateur painter. This is the second car that I've taken from bare metal to finished paint. I've used HOK jet black base and their show clear. I started the wet sanding with 1200 and stiff block, then to 1500 and 2000, all by hand. I have a d/a with trizact...
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