Thank you all for the excellent education here on the forum!! I have been reading the SPI forum for months in preparation for painting several cars. Paint has evolved SO much since I was last spraying in high school 40+years ago…
I acquired an in-progress restoration from an older gentleman. The bare metal car was sprayed with PPG epoxy primer 10 years ago and has been sitting unfinished. To the best of my knowledge it was stored indoors and out of sunlight. I have test scuffed it in a few areas to see the results of removing sheen and it seems to scuff nicely with a red pad.
QUESTION: Is it a good plan to scuff - or should I sand (wet or dry?) - and then spray sealer over the existing 10 yr-old epoxy primer? If so, would the normal plan be to then move on to base/clear within the next 24 hrs? I had planned to shoot white sealer since the base coat will be Chevy Aztec Bronze or Suntan Copper - still deciding.
Rob
I acquired an in-progress restoration from an older gentleman. The bare metal car was sprayed with PPG epoxy primer 10 years ago and has been sitting unfinished. To the best of my knowledge it was stored indoors and out of sunlight. I have test scuffed it in a few areas to see the results of removing sheen and it seems to scuff nicely with a red pad.
QUESTION: Is it a good plan to scuff - or should I sand (wet or dry?) - and then spray sealer over the existing 10 yr-old epoxy primer? If so, would the normal plan be to then move on to base/clear within the next 24 hrs? I had planned to shoot white sealer since the base coat will be Chevy Aztec Bronze or Suntan Copper - still deciding.
Rob