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Tiggie
Here is what I have so far:
Bare metal sanded with 80 grit
2 coats of epoxy, dry 24 hours
Filler where needed after the 24 hours, but within 7 days.
More than a week past, sand filler, some block sanding and 180 with the DA since more than a week past.
2 more coats epoxy.
2–3 coats of regular build primer.
Following the advice here, at this point I’d be looking at a final block out and scuff of the regular build, and then seal with reduced epoxy and spray the base. But...
I am a novice and will be painting in my garage. Dirt and imperfections in spray technique are bound to happen, and only multiply with multiple coats.
Can I follow the tech sheet of the regular build that says I don’t need a sealer? Everything there would be sanded at probably 500-grit. What kind of time window, if any, do I have with this method? . This will fix my dry areas, runs, and/or dirt.
If I can’t do that, can I put unreduced epoxy over everything and do my final block out and scuff before basecoat the next day (or two or seven?). Or does sanding the epoxy kill the 7-day window?
Bare metal sanded with 80 grit
2 coats of epoxy, dry 24 hours
Filler where needed after the 24 hours, but within 7 days.
More than a week past, sand filler, some block sanding and 180 with the DA since more than a week past.
2 more coats epoxy.
2–3 coats of regular build primer.
Following the advice here, at this point I’d be looking at a final block out and scuff of the regular build, and then seal with reduced epoxy and spray the base. But...
I am a novice and will be painting in my garage. Dirt and imperfections in spray technique are bound to happen, and only multiply with multiple coats.
Can I follow the tech sheet of the regular build that says I don’t need a sealer? Everything there would be sanded at probably 500-grit. What kind of time window, if any, do I have with this method? . This will fix my dry areas, runs, and/or dirt.
If I can’t do that, can I put unreduced epoxy over everything and do my final block out and scuff before basecoat the next day (or two or seven?). Or does sanding the epoxy kill the 7-day window?