prepping for spray booth rental

[ryan1]

I have a bunch of parts ready to go and epoxy seal.
Im trying to get everything dialed so i dont have so much to do in the booth.
My question is do i epoxy seal and spray one coat of activated base then scuff, then finish base later at the Booth.
thanks in advance

 

[Barry]

I have a bunch of parts ready to go and epoxy seal.
Im trying to get everything dialed so i dont have so much to do in the booth.
My question is do i epoxy seal and spray one coat of activated base then scuff, then finish base later at the Booth.
thanks in advance

If you are renting booth time, your plan may be the best way, get it covered with base and wetsand to correct any issues, then when in the booth, one to two coats of base and go.

 

[crashtech]

The main problem with a plan like that is contaminating or damaging the panels by handling them. If you are real clean and careful (clean hands, clean soft surfaces to lay the parts) you should be OK.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Personally I would trust epoxy to protect it until I arrived at the booth. My thoughts would be to seal your car and then wet sand the sealer with 600. Take it like that to the booth where you can wipe it clean and begin painting.
Hopefully you figured enough time when renting the booth. Waiting the required flash times between coats can chew up substantial amounts of time. Plus if you have any "issues" that need to be addressed the clock is running.

 

[ryan1]

I made racks for all the parts on casters so I don't have to handle the parts physically and I can tie them down to my trailer I have worked on these parts for quite some time. Using a spray booth takes so many potential problems out of the equation . Spraying in a booth makes painting alot more fun. Plus using 100% SPI from start to finish.