Great work, I love to see someone with the ability to do this @ home.

 

Looking good Roger I think it gonna turn out perfect. you are the Man.

 

I've got a porter cable orbital. Foam pads. I have a little more experience buffing. Still don't have a good handle on what are the best buffing products to use but I've got a couple 3M products that have worked well on smaller parts. Should be much easier on the fresh clear coat from what I've read.

Thanks, It's really not that hard. Just takes some specialty equipment and very specific steps. To sound cliche.... If I can do it, anybody can.

Sure hope so Bryan. Thanks.

 

Looking good thus far!

The paint on my cowl hood is severely flawed as well. But I'm living with it. It is a daily driver, and every day I find more rock chips. Perhaps one day in the future I'll paint the entire truck.

Cheers ~Mykk

 

Wow I like the tilt forward hood and the exhaust out the side you got going. Good looking truck there!

If I don't get burnt out with mine I'm going to do a complete repaint someday. Just to be different.

 

Block/wet sanding today. I wound up using spray can flat black as a guide coat. You can see it here... barely. Went over the first time dry with some 320 grit.



Laid down another guide coat and went to wet sand with 600 grit. I've run through the primer in places to the sealer. An along the edges I've actually gotten to metal. :sad: I noticed this when I was sanding the color. Really low along the edges... guess its the manufacturing process rolling around the top skin to the frame.

Anyway... I'm going to have to shoot some more primer. Do I just hit the spots?





I'm probably not going to get it sprayed in color and clear today I think. I would be really easy to get in a hurry from here and screw this all up

 

Looking good, but I would not sand it with 600... Personally the lowest I would go is 320 or 400... I like to use it cause it gives the base coat a good surface to stick too... 600 IMO is just too smooth and wont provide good adhension...


Another thing I like to do when wet sanding primer is fill a bucket with water and put a couple of drops of soap in it... It helps lubricate the paper and keeps your paper cleaner and helps it last longer...

 

Its what the paint manufacturer recommends?

 

Interesting.... Well that is not what I do, but everyone has there own way of doing things...

 

I added the quote from the place I got the primer. I believe its Dupont Nason.... Anyway I'm somewhat with you. I want the base to stick well obviously. My source for my painting tips is the forum on Autobodystore.com. They recommend 400-600. I also sanded some of my plastic pieces with 400 and the base didn't cover it... you can see some fine scratches in them. The mirror caps I did last I sanded with 800 and so far so good with them.