Raymond_B
Hobbyist
So I am getting to the point (I won't say finished, 'cause are they ever?) with my current project that I am thinking about picking up where I left off on my 1966 Mustang coupe. Some of the car has 2 coats of epoxy put on about 7ish years ago. The rest I have replacements parts for or will take down to bare metal then it will all go in epoxy. So in my brain I am trying to work through a rough order of what I need to do to tackle it. This is definitely all DIY by me who's only experience is reading this forum, ya'll make it look so easy!
Here's what I am thinking, using the perfect paint job as a guide and everything will be SPI.
1. Obviously take the rest (non-epoxied) parts of the car down to bare metal and get that in to a couple of coats of epoxy
2. Then scuff the old epoxy
3. Put another coat over the entire car
4. Straighten what I can and use small amounts of filler where needed
5. I feel that as I am not an experienced body man it might be best to use something like Slicksand for this step to help cover any work that I've done. Can it be sprayed over filler? Or should I just stick to 2k and do my best blocking until I get it right?
6. After all that I know I need to seal with epoxy
7. Now the one item I am debating with myself. I absolutely love the black SS, but for a DIY person and DIY paint booth should I try it? Or just stick with BC/CC?
Thoughts?
Here's what I am thinking, using the perfect paint job as a guide and everything will be SPI.
1. Obviously take the rest (non-epoxied) parts of the car down to bare metal and get that in to a couple of coats of epoxy
2. Then scuff the old epoxy
3. Put another coat over the entire car
4. Straighten what I can and use small amounts of filler where needed
5. I feel that as I am not an experienced body man it might be best to use something like Slicksand for this step to help cover any work that I've done. Can it be sprayed over filler? Or should I just stick to 2k and do my best blocking until I get it right?
6. After all that I know I need to seal with epoxy
7. Now the one item I am debating with myself. I absolutely love the black SS, but for a DIY person and DIY paint booth should I try it? Or just stick with BC/CC?
Thoughts?