cwrandolph
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My 1st post & it's long - thanks in advance!!!
I am working on getting my Factory Five Roadster (Cobra) ready to paint in the spring. Slick Sand has been applied and I am block sanding: first with 120, then 220, and now wet-sanding with 400. It looks pretty good - there are some areas where the gel coat is showing. The car will be dark blue with a white stripe. I am using Deltron DBC.
I plan to spray the white DBC base coat directly over the SS but then after I tape off the stripes, I think that I need to apply a dark sealer so that the white doesn’t show through the dark blue body color.
My PPG guy talked me into going with CRE epoxy primer (tinted dark blue) over the Slick Sand but now I’m really starting to have doubts about this stuff. This is a commercial/industrial product. I have been searching the internet trying to learn more about it. Some like it and some don’t. Since it’s not an automotive product PPG does not offer any instructions for prepping the surface.
So – my questions:
1) Which PPG sealer should I use over Slick Sand before spraying the blue DBC basecoat?
2) Do I really need a sealer or will the blue DBC hide the white?
3) Anybody have experience with the CRE epoxy primer?
Any advice is appreciated!
I am working on getting my Factory Five Roadster (Cobra) ready to paint in the spring. Slick Sand has been applied and I am block sanding: first with 120, then 220, and now wet-sanding with 400. It looks pretty good - there are some areas where the gel coat is showing. The car will be dark blue with a white stripe. I am using Deltron DBC.
I plan to spray the white DBC base coat directly over the SS but then after I tape off the stripes, I think that I need to apply a dark sealer so that the white doesn’t show through the dark blue body color.
My PPG guy talked me into going with CRE epoxy primer (tinted dark blue) over the Slick Sand but now I’m really starting to have doubts about this stuff. This is a commercial/industrial product. I have been searching the internet trying to learn more about it. Some like it and some don’t. Since it’s not an automotive product PPG does not offer any instructions for prepping the surface.
So – my questions:
1) Which PPG sealer should I use over Slick Sand before spraying the blue DBC basecoat?
2) Do I really need a sealer or will the blue DBC hide the white?
3) Anybody have experience with the CRE epoxy primer?
Any advice is appreciated!