Not really sure where to start this thread since it is a restoration story and has a question attached, hopefully I can get some good advice on where to go from here. Pretty cool story, about 10 years ago I was able to recover my 69 GTO from HS. I purchased it in 1980 from the original owner and sold it when I went in the Navy in 1982. Very long story I won't bore you all with but I drug the car back out to California from Missouri and went to work on it. At the time I was living someplace when I really couldn't do the body and paint work so I was forced to farm that part of it out. Even longer story but 3 body shops and 3.5 years later I finally got it home painted and was able to finish it. As soon as I completed the assembly I noticed some of the paint peeling, then the first time I pulled it out and hit it with the pressure washed the paint job washed away down my driveway. The shop blamed PPG but agreed to repaint the car and PPG did supply more base/clear. The shop was a small start up shop and I know the kids Dad so being the nice guy that I am I pressure washed the clear off and as much of the base as I could and then took it out to his shop. I also hung around the shop and helped sand the balance of the base off the car and help him prep it for paint. Here is where I get my thanks-I knew the kid was overwhelmed so I gave him a couple of months and then stopped by the shop. The GTO was right where I left it the last time I was out there sanding. I promptly loaded it on my car trailer and now it is back home. I have been waiting to get the Road Runner painted and sitting on tires so I can move it around and then I will bring the GTO into the garage and paint it-Sort of Deja Vu-I painted the GTO when I was 17 now 40 years later I am painting it again.
Here is my question-I am not sure exactly what the kid used as primer ect prior to painting it last time and quite frankly it really doesn't matter since it was obviously no good. As I mentioned PPG gave me a gallon of Verdoro Green Metallic envirobase along with a gallon of Vibrance clear. Where would you guys start? As of right now I have it blocked with 220 and it is sitting waiting to get the RR out of the garage. I have a gallon of SPI 2k Primer left from the Road Runner so should I shoot it with that and them seal it with SPI epoxy? Or do it the other way around-seal with epoxy then the 2k? Or scratch both of those and do something else. I am wrestling with what to do about the clear as well, I have the Vibrance but I could probably sell it to my neighbor and order some UV clear. Advice would be appreciated.
Here is my question-I am not sure exactly what the kid used as primer ect prior to painting it last time and quite frankly it really doesn't matter since it was obviously no good. As I mentioned PPG gave me a gallon of Verdoro Green Metallic envirobase along with a gallon of Vibrance clear. Where would you guys start? As of right now I have it blocked with 220 and it is sitting waiting to get the RR out of the garage. I have a gallon of SPI 2k Primer left from the Road Runner so should I shoot it with that and them seal it with SPI epoxy? Or do it the other way around-seal with epoxy then the 2k? Or scratch both of those and do something else. I am wrestling with what to do about the clear as well, I have the Vibrance but I could probably sell it to my neighbor and order some UV clear. Advice would be appreciated.
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