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I would like to start off with a big thank you to everybody on this forum, everybody seems to be so willing to help each other out and the way you conduct yourselves even if you disagree is very professional and much appreciated.
So...here is the story. I am trying to rebuild an old suburban to pull the bass boat and car trailer. Always wanted to try to paint a car / truck so I thought I would start on the inside first since nobody would see it anyway. Couple of guys at work who paint cars on the side are willing to help when it comes to the outside. Went to local store and talked to them about what I would need to do in order to apply some type of primer and then Lizard Skin. Truck has minimal rust in right front footwell. Bought a spray can of self etch primer and some seam sealer. Washed out the floor with Dawn and water, sanded out the surface rust, sprayed the self etch then applied the seam sealer. Then the guys at work told me about SPI (what they use) and this forum. You can imagine how I now feel (whoops).
Now I have the SPI epoxy, activator, W&G remover and some reducer. Ready to start over. Took truck to car wash and pressure washed the inside, then cleaned with Dawn and water, then wiped down with W&G remover. I have tried to remove all the self etch by sanding the entire area where it was used to bare metal, now I am concerned about areas where I cant get it all out, like where the sheet metal is lapped and spot welded, corners and crevices etc...what else should I do before applying the epoxy? What will happen to the epoxy if some self etch is present? Should I spray something else? If so, then what and does SPI have it? For the remainder of the inside can I scuff with 180 and spray the epoxy or dose it have to be bare metal with 80 grit?
Thanking you in advance for any and all advise.
Rob
So...here is the story. I am trying to rebuild an old suburban to pull the bass boat and car trailer. Always wanted to try to paint a car / truck so I thought I would start on the inside first since nobody would see it anyway. Couple of guys at work who paint cars on the side are willing to help when it comes to the outside. Went to local store and talked to them about what I would need to do in order to apply some type of primer and then Lizard Skin. Truck has minimal rust in right front footwell. Bought a spray can of self etch primer and some seam sealer. Washed out the floor with Dawn and water, sanded out the surface rust, sprayed the self etch then applied the seam sealer. Then the guys at work told me about SPI (what they use) and this forum. You can imagine how I now feel (whoops).
Now I have the SPI epoxy, activator, W&G remover and some reducer. Ready to start over. Took truck to car wash and pressure washed the inside, then cleaned with Dawn and water, then wiped down with W&G remover. I have tried to remove all the self etch by sanding the entire area where it was used to bare metal, now I am concerned about areas where I cant get it all out, like where the sheet metal is lapped and spot welded, corners and crevices etc...what else should I do before applying the epoxy? What will happen to the epoxy if some self etch is present? Should I spray something else? If so, then what and does SPI have it? For the remainder of the inside can I scuff with 180 and spray the epoxy or dose it have to be bare metal with 80 grit?
Thanking you in advance for any and all advise.
Rob