Epoxy advice needed

Dartfreak75

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So I screwed up bad! I need yalls advice on how bad it really is. So I'm no pro but I have used spi epoxy before this isn't my first time. I know the instructions and have read them a million times I have them memorized, I just forgot! I got in a hurry and forgot to mix my epoxy with a stick! I just shook it up. I mixed 20 ounces out of a brand new quart of spi epoxy ( 10 ounces of primer 10 ounces of activator). The night I sprayed it ( July 3rd) it dawned on me that I had forgotten to stick stir it. So yesterday I opened the can and sure enough the bottom of the can was thick and clumpy! So my two questions
One I'm assuming I probably should sand all the epoxy I sprayed off and start over. Or do you think it will be ok?
Two. Did I ruin the entire quart of epoxy?
 

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You are OK; all pigment does is give you color and nothing more.
The issue now is the pigment is what settled, so when you mix the can up now, it won't match; I'm guessing and will spray thicker but a few ozs or reducer if needed.
Awesome thank you! That is a huge sigh of relief! One thing I've noticed is the epoxy I've sprayed is alot glossier than I remember in the past. It almost looks like gloss gray paint. Is the due to the pigment? I don't mind if it doesn't match perfectly I plan on sealing over the whole car and then doing a 2k primer over it all. I'm doing the epoxy one area at a time and doing the body work one panel at a time. Once every panel is done I'll coat the whole car with 2k. Then base. I was just worried that the adhesion would be off since it wasn't mixed properly.
 
Should be glossy...especially if two coats
Thanks! It's been about 4 or 5 years since I sprayed any spi epoxy. I don't remember it being glossy but I really can't remember if I paid attention to it lol. I did the engine bay and door jams before I put the engine in the car. I think it was in 2020. It turned out great. I used spi epoxy then moto base over that and spi universal clear. For a amateur painting outside it turned out spectacular!
 

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