derekf
01-06-2022, 06:05 PM
I was trying to do the SPI "Perfect Paint Job" thing - 80 grit DA scratches on bare metal for the whole car, then wax & grease remover before 3 wet coats of epoxy.
That went fine.
Next up was to apply the polyester filler (Rage Ultra in this case). That also went fine, for certain values of fine, but it's not finished.
We were having a "heat wave" -- 11:59pm on New Years Eve it was 70 degrees out. That heat wave ended -- 11:59p on 1 Jan it was 21 degrees.
I've got areas where the epoxy primer has been sanded off, and I don't really expect it to get warm enough for me to be able to spray any more for the next couple of months.
I assume that the correct path - come April or whenever it's warm enough - is 80 grit DA scratches on the bare metal again just before time to spray, and scuff the existing epoxy. What about the filler - 80 grit again, or 180, or something else? Is that the correct plan?
That went fine.
Next up was to apply the polyester filler (Rage Ultra in this case). That also went fine, for certain values of fine, but it's not finished.
We were having a "heat wave" -- 11:59pm on New Years Eve it was 70 degrees out. That heat wave ended -- 11:59p on 1 Jan it was 21 degrees.
I've got areas where the epoxy primer has been sanded off, and I don't really expect it to get warm enough for me to be able to spray any more for the next couple of months.
I assume that the correct path - come April or whenever it's warm enough - is 80 grit DA scratches on the bare metal again just before time to spray, and scuff the existing epoxy. What about the filler - 80 grit again, or 180, or something else? Is that the correct plan?