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Karmin
I'm listing what I plan to or have done so far. Please if you have time, let me know what you think.
The car is a 94 Porsche 968 convertible in Guards Red (single stage solid red made by glasurit). The body is decent from an amateurs eye with a handful of shopping cart dings. I plan on painting most panels off the car. My understanding is that it's ok to paint solid colors with the panels separate.
- sand OE finish with 180 grit
- filled some dings with glazing putty over oe finish after hammering them out (less than 1/16 deep)
- sanded rust areas with 80 grit to bare metal...just a few spots
- spray unreduced SPI epoxy on bare metal spots. wait 1 day
- spray 2 coats PPG K36 as primer surfacer - have a gallon of this before discovering SPI
- block with 180, spray 1 coat of K36, finish sand with 320 grit---is 320 smooth enough? I don't mind sanding with a higher grit if it produces a better finish
- choice here for sealer, I can spray K36 mixed as a sealer or SPI epoxy as a sealer. I bought 1 quart of epoxy not including activator (not sure this is enough). Any suggestions? I've heard good about both products.
- spray base until covered and wait 2 hours
- spray 3 coats UV with 30 minutes between coats. wet sand and spray another 2 coats with 30 mins between coats.
BTW, when you guys talk about time between coats and flash (flashed is dry to touch?) times, does flash time mean when clock starts ticking when you start to spray? Between coats I assume is when all the paint has flashed?
Thanks,
Karmin
The car is a 94 Porsche 968 convertible in Guards Red (single stage solid red made by glasurit). The body is decent from an amateurs eye with a handful of shopping cart dings. I plan on painting most panels off the car. My understanding is that it's ok to paint solid colors with the panels separate.
- sand OE finish with 180 grit
- filled some dings with glazing putty over oe finish after hammering them out (less than 1/16 deep)
- sanded rust areas with 80 grit to bare metal...just a few spots
- spray unreduced SPI epoxy on bare metal spots. wait 1 day
- spray 2 coats PPG K36 as primer surfacer - have a gallon of this before discovering SPI
- block with 180, spray 1 coat of K36, finish sand with 320 grit---is 320 smooth enough? I don't mind sanding with a higher grit if it produces a better finish
- choice here for sealer, I can spray K36 mixed as a sealer or SPI epoxy as a sealer. I bought 1 quart of epoxy not including activator (not sure this is enough). Any suggestions? I've heard good about both products.
- spray base until covered and wait 2 hours
- spray 3 coats UV with 30 minutes between coats. wet sand and spray another 2 coats with 30 mins between coats.
BTW, when you guys talk about time between coats and flash (flashed is dry to touch?) times, does flash time mean when clock starts ticking when you start to spray? Between coats I assume is when all the paint has flashed?
Thanks,
Karmin