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^Sorry as well Marty for de-railing your thread with my responses to @Doppleganger. @Doppleganger, I’ve never used adhesion promoter at...
Oct 7, 2024
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Good luck Marty - sorry for the derailment pal....it happens alot. I never intended on a nut-bolt resto. Truck was a mess when I got...
Oct 7, 2024
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At this point, I'm considering letting it sit til Spring, then having it stripped....again.....and planning on the bondo to metal...
Oct 7, 2024
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I’m just a shade tree. But you needed to use epoxy or etching because you went to bare metal. . I wouldn’t use it otherwise I think...
Oct 7, 2024
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Sounds like regardless of the bare metal vs primer for bondo argument.....if you use epoxy you're almost forced to use bondo on bare...
Oct 6, 2024
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Bottom line is regardless of what kind of paint or primer or clear, you have to sand (scuff) it before carrying on. Too late now, but...
Oct 6, 2024
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While I've no background worthy of questioning a pro..... my TDS says to final sand the epoxy with 400-600 before topcoat. To me, that...
Oct 6, 2024
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I just talked to a guy thats worked in a dealer body shop for 20 yrs. He said to leave it til Spring then sand it all with 220 - and...
Oct 6, 2024
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Ugh... googled, can't find much info on that product. Seems that TDS is missing the rest of the info, that would cover topcoating it...
Oct 6, 2024
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Gonna depend on the product it seems, but most have a mandatory top coat time within 24hrs. I'm used to that working with a lot of epoxy...
Oct 6, 2024
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Not much. Just heard this today, along with a '72 hr window' (was someone who does ALOT of higher end paint jobs too). I had always...
Oct 6, 2024
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I just sprayed my cab with epoxy primer yesterday - first time I pulled a spray gun trigger in 30 yrs. I thought it came out fine...
Oct 6, 2024
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Popped that cherry this afternoon. Other than some airbrush-ing in high school, I've never painted with anything other than a rattle...
Oct 6, 2024
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After 2 yrs of delays I finally got my cab into primer. Also sprayed the hinges and a block off panel for the passenger side firewall. I...
Oct 6, 2024
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Also finished up the instrument panel modification for the lighting switches and choke knob I did last month. As purchased, no idea why...
Oct 6, 2024
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