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True, can only speak about PPG DP epoxy has a 7 day recoat. After that scuff and another coat of DP. If I needed the time, sprayed a...
Oct 7, 2024
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Well...that was special. Hood is done and my brain is still doing 100mph. Shooting the color was completely different than the clear...
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Welllllll..... Let me say that I know how you are feeling. Last time I painted, Jimmy Carter was president. And it was simple. Prep...
Oct 7, 2024
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@Doppleganger, don’t obsess about the exact grit for prep. Or actually if you want to out your brain at ease, hit a spot each with...
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My condolences on your father... I'm 54 and miss my dad. If anyone was there fathers son it's me. Went in the Marines like he did. Drove...
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+1 on all of the above. Confirming that bondo works on bare metal, primer or paint as well. There are considerations when not going to...
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Why would you strip it again? Makes no sense. How much bondo could you have on the bare cab? If it’s that much, it may be the wrong...
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I cannot speak to that specific epoxy you used, but for the Tamco epoxy products, that outside of the recoat window, just sand 180-220...
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What does the data sheet say? It may take a special paint. I know in my R/C hobby days, (1970's) there was a company that put out a...
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Update: Hood looks good...I guess. And then the sanding starts. 400g. Took 2-3 hours to sand it baby butt smoof, by hand. I got 1 tiny...
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So the panels do have stone chips clear to metal with rust starting. No perfs, which totally surprised me. So the 3 coats, was to get...
Oct 7, 2024
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Don't feel bad about sharing. You're not alone in this quest. ;) Although I seem to always do things the hardest way possible, dive in...
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I get the fumes thing. Fortunately, both my nearest neighbors have crntral A/C, so all they smell is their own recycled stank. And the...
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Funny - one body shop tells me 180 (on a DA) - then I went to the shop I bought everything at and they said 320. Guy who owns the place...
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I know this thread has been side-tracked a couple times...guys, that's ok. You never know when somebody is learning from it. And that's...
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