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Hello, I'm looking to paint my camaro yellow with black yenko stripes, nothing too crazy, solid color, no metallics.
I'm in north California and will be using HOK base and clear (not asking for opinions on that, and you're not changing my mind)
I've done a lot of research on this and a lot of people have conflicting opinions on what to do so I just want to make sure what I've researched is an acceptable method. (I'm going to leave out sanding in my steps as they obviously need to be done)
But my main question is sealer, some people say to use SPI epoxy reduced as a sealer, others say use dedicated products. I'm not really sure what to do. Right now I plan on using KD3000 made by HOK as I can tint it black and yellow so it's close to my base color, with SPI epoxy I basically just have black and grey/white. I know these are SPI forums so you'll be more inclined to say use SPI but a lot of stuff says to stay in the same product line, pretty sure that's just so they get more of your money, but I think it's also for warranty stuff.
Is it ok if I use KD3000 as a sealer only or should I be using the SPI epoxy, is there a big advantage? or am I at the point where it doesn't matter as epoxy is best for bare metal/body work and I'm over thinking it a bit.
I'm in north California and will be using HOK base and clear (not asking for opinions on that, and you're not changing my mind)
I've done a lot of research on this and a lot of people have conflicting opinions on what to do so I just want to make sure what I've researched is an acceptable method. (I'm going to leave out sanding in my steps as they obviously need to be done)
- strip to bare metal (1975, old car, lots of paint layers, bad rattle can job)
- SPI epoxy
- metal work and body filler where needed
- epoxy over body filler
- feather fill on high body work areas
- SPI 2k primer
- Mask off for black stripes
- Sealer
- HOK Black Base
- Mask stripes
- Sealer
- HOK Yellow Base
- Clear
But my main question is sealer, some people say to use SPI epoxy reduced as a sealer, others say use dedicated products. I'm not really sure what to do. Right now I plan on using KD3000 made by HOK as I can tint it black and yellow so it's close to my base color, with SPI epoxy I basically just have black and grey/white. I know these are SPI forums so you'll be more inclined to say use SPI but a lot of stuff says to stay in the same product line, pretty sure that's just so they get more of your money, but I think it's also for warranty stuff.
Is it ok if I use KD3000 as a sealer only or should I be using the SPI epoxy, is there a big advantage? or am I at the point where it doesn't matter as epoxy is best for bare metal/body work and I'm over thinking it a bit.