Day one on the books. Spent all day Monday guide coating and blocking. Came up with a couple dozen low spots. Washed the car down and slid it back in the garage and started the two part putty coating and 17" board with 180 dry on those spots. The rest of the car is a combo of 220 wet and 400 wet depending on the surface.
Guide coating will really help bring things to the surface that you would not otherwise catch until it had the clear coat on. By then it is too late. Today is going to be CRAZY as we have to run all over town as well. It is 5:30 a.m., heading out there now. Going to wrap up the putty coat, tape and paper it all back up and put two more wet slick coats of primer on. Will let that set out in the sun today and will shoot a guide coat on tonight.
Wed will be a repeat of today but it will take longer to go around as I will be cutting it with 500 per the PPG material data procedure.
I am debating if I will wait to put the sealer on just before the top coat, or do it now and block it down. I want to make sure none of the old material that had been used by the lousy body shop that had installed the quarters bleeds through. I suspect some laquer products were used between layers of filler on the sail panel bonding surface.
My arms already feel like they are going to fall off!
Chris since you're on a roll, why don't I bring mine over!!
Looks great can't wait to see the next pics!!!
From what I understand, you want to put the sealer on right before you start with the color...ya know the same day.....but I'm sure every manufacturer has a different window?
Chris since you're on a roll, why don't I bring mine over!!
Looks great can't wait to see the next pics!!!
From what I understand, you want to put the sealer on right before you start with the color...ya know the same day.....but I'm sure every manufacturer has a different window?
You are correct. This is the method when it is not sanded, or otherwise called wet on wet. I am debating still. It will have much to do with what it looks like after I finish the 500 wet sand on it today as to whether or not the sealer will go on now.
One plus about doing it now is I can then feather edge that paint line at the jam edges before the color shot. Therefore the color tape edge will be minimal. When you do sealer and color the jam paint edge has a larger ridge and sometimes you can see the faint grey sliver on the tape line.
got to shop and worked another hour TONIGHT blocking down left qtr....then swipped it again..guess... ill block that off tommorrow......I HATE BODY WORK!!!!!!!
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