Golf cart questions

C

carolinacustoms

Ok guys, I am painting a golf cart for a customer and I have a few questions to make sure I am thinking right. I think I am going about it right, but just wanted to ask. I plan to sand everything to be painted with 320 and then use ad pro, 2 coats epoxy, sand with 600 wet, one coat of epoxy mixed as a sealer, then base, then clear. The cart is only a few months old and all the plastic (or whatever this thing is made of) is in great shape so it doesn't need any work, just enough to give it tooth for the new paint to bite into. Does this sound about right? Or is there a better way? I have always dealt with car products and didn't wanna make a mess out of this thing. Thanks ahead for the advice.

Kelly
 
We have two people on here that redo golf carts full time, perhaps they will chime in.
We also sell Club Car that manufactures the carts and no adpro is needed.
Sand with 180-320 and two coats of epoxy and you are good to go.
 
Well, all I can find out about the body is that EZ-GO calls it a TPE (Thermo Plastic Elastomer). The top will need quite a bit of sanding to smooth out the texture and make it smooth, but right now it almost feels like an unprimed bumper cover. That's what caused my concerns. Would glazing putty stay on this material after epoxy? I feel kind of dumb asking all theses questions as long as I have been doing this, but dealing with an unfamiliar material, I would rather ask now than re-do later......

Thanks again for the help so far.

Kelly
 
Now that you mentioned the top I remember spraying one some years back. It was one of those blow molded units with the texture. I did use adpro on that.
I painted a body on an older cart, it was fiberglass. I don't know what the new bodies are now, tops and bodies could be different materials.
 
Yeah the top panel is a textured, greasy feeling plastic of some sort (sorry for the lack on knowing what exactly it is, I'm going to give EZGO a call Tuesday and see if they will tell me what materials I am dealing with). It is similar to the plastic truck tool boxes or a plastic truck bedliner in feel and not as much texture. The main body is plastic, but is a different kind and I am not too worried about it. I think I will do a few of Barry's "tape" tests Monday and see what happens.

Kelly
 
well do this, on the back side squirt some acetone on a clean rag and wipe the bare plastic. look at the rag. if the acetone is melting the plastic then you do not need adpro. if the plastic is chemical resistant and doesnt melt then your best bet is to use adpro.
 
Thanks for the tip Jim, I will give that a try and see what happens. That's why I come here when I have a question, I never would have thought of that.

Thanks again
Kelly
 
I just wanted to give an update. After starting on the cart today, I found out that the engine cover/seat base is metal, so no worries there. The hood/cowl (whatever the front piece is called) is some type of plastic, but it has base coat clear coat paint on it from the factory (this cart is new, so I don't think it has been repaired), so again no worries. The top however, had no reaction to the acetone test that JimC mentioned, and after sanding it a little and applying some primer, the tape pull test resulted in most of the primer being pulled off. So I am planning to use Ad Pro to hopefully solve that problem, the other pieces should be fine without it. Thanks again guys for all the helpful info, I'll post a few pictures when I get it all wrapped up, hopefully Thursday if all goes well.

Kelly
 
Well, I got the cart finished and delivered today. I think it turned out pretty good and the customer was more than happy (which is all that matters I guess). Thanks again for the helpful info from everyone.
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Kelly
 
Thanks John, I had that $20 stashed away. I planned to use a $100 but my wife came to see me at the shop before I took the picture.......

Kelly
 
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