ANY MISTAKES IN MY PROCESS??

[DanS]

This is my first HOK job on my son's 95 Jeep Wrangler. This is what I have done so far and am planning to do to finish it. I would really appreciate any advise from you guys as you have much more experience than I. OEM is a BC/CC red. I have wet sanded with ivory soap in the water the whole car down with 300, 400, and a grey scotch brite pad until there is no gloss left. I used wax and grease remover and then washed the car again with just clean water. After tacking the surface, I plan on 2 coats of HOK KO -SEAL II (white) and after flashing apply 2-3 coats HOK SHIMRIN® METALLIC BASE (BC) Orian Silver. After a flash time I plan on 5 coats HOK (UK) Kandy "apple red" After a proper flash I plan 2 coats clear and let it set for atleast 2 days. Then I plan on wet sanding with 600 grit wet and dry to remove gloss and do some flame work with HOK "Shimrin designer pearls" and them maybe a little Kandy "apple red". After that, I plan on 2 more coats of clear on whole jeep and then I'm done.
HAVE I MADE ANY MISTAKES IN MY PROCESS?? It seems like once I prime, I have to keep going until my first clear.
I really appreciate any imput you guys might have as I really have enjoyed this site and learned a lot by reading!!

 

[Jim]

Dan,I learned the hard way,if you think your gonna need to sand the clear,give yourself a couple extra coats,it's easy to bust thru.Before you sand,tape any sharp edges too.

 

[DanS]

Flamethrower and Jim
Thanks for the reply. This is the kind of info I need to hear. I will use a much less aggressive paper on the clear. I will let you know how it comes out. I think I will start spraying tomorrow. Thanks again
Dan

 

[flamethrower]

My only concern is you may be going to aggressive with the grit of paper you're wetsanding with. 300-400 wet seems good for the initial start on the OEM coat, but 600 grit is way too aggressive for the clear on top of your kandy. I'd use 2000 grit wet and go easy with that. Don't sand any edges or areas that aren't getting taped art for flames. Then after you paint and clear the flames, then lightly scuff the whole thing to prepare for topcoat and flo coat clears. Just my .02 worth. Good luck. Sounds like you're doing a great job.

FT