Blast, anti-rust then epoxy - or just blast then epoxy?

[67Fastback]

Like the title says.. I have one shop who wants to blast, anti-rust coat (what is this?) and then epoxy prime my 68 Mustang coupe but they are really far away. I found a semi-local place that wants to just blast then epoxy prime the car. Am I missing some important step by not doing the anti-rust step?

Thanks
Jeff

[fletcherscustoms]

blast, clean with metal prep (wax grease remover), epoxy prime

[GM Muscle]

they probably want to just do an acid wash on it which i would recommend. but its nothing more than wiping some chemical on the car to soak into pits and ensure the metal is clean. im hoping they wouldnt try to charge too much for that step.. you can always just ask them to explain..

[67Fastback]

The price is about the same for both places except the one that mentioned the metal prep is 300 miles away

[GM Muscle]

its not going to hurt to blast it, blow it off and epoxy it by any means. the acid just helps if the car will be sitting around after blasting or if there were a lot of pits and stuff. if you trust the closer guy its your call. i personally wouldnt do 600 miles worth the driving

[67Fastback]

Just talked to the closer place and they do perform some kind of wipe-down or wax/grease removing step before they epoxy.

The guy on the phone is very nice but I think he's new there and is more of a sales guy. He couldn't tell me exactly what media they use to blast it but he did say that he would find out and call me back in the morning.

Jeff

[JRouche]

And before using acid wash make sure the epoxy primer manufacture is ok with this. Some are not. I dont think its needed with the epoxies out now. JR