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Got my 327 engine back from my engine builder and it has been sitting on engine stand for some time. He used rattle can engine paint on the engine. He is a good engine builder but not a good painter. What is the best way to strip the rattle can paint and prep the engine for re-paint. Is it...

First of all, this is a test panel to improve my skill level. And I need all the help I can get to improve my skill level. I bought a trunk lid to use for my skill test. Here is what I have done. You might want to go grab a beer..... Prep Work 1. Stripped to bare metal 2. Two coats of...

I have sprayed SS and BC/CC but never Tri-Coat. Somebody scratched and dented the rear driver's side door on my 2011 Ford Expedition EL. Color is white platinum tri-coat. Questions: What color primer to use? (if it matters) I am thinking gray? After base coat, how do I know what is too...

I have a "new" Sharpe titanium T1 paint gun that has been in the box(never used) on a shelf for quite some years. Got it out the other day and sprayed some water through it and it is leaking not at the needle but around the holes in the nozzle cap. According to what I have read on...

Will be using SPI black epoxy as a top coat on my inner fenders splash pans, etc. 1. What is a good rule of thumb for the amount of reducing the epoxy for using as a top coat using a HVLP gun with a 1.4 tip? 2. If you say "reduce 25%" is that say 8 oz. epoxy, 8 oz. activator and 4...

Sprayed Regular 2K over sanded epoxy. Blocked 2K and have a couple of areas that need a skim coat of filler. Can I apply filler over the 2K , sand and then apply another coat of 2K on top of the filler? Thanks in advance!

Welded in a patch panel and do not have access from the backside of the panel. Panel warped a little and looks like I might need to fill in about 1/8". Is that too deep for filler? Thanks in advance.

Finally got my doors, fenders and hood in SPI black epoxy today (two coats). This is a long term project ('57 Chev) and might be a year or two before I finish the body and do final paint. My thought is to leave the pieces in SPI epoxy and then as I am closer to paint, finish with 2K or Slick...

Seems like it is either raining or the temperature is in the 80s or 90s. Is it ok to spray the SPI epoxy when the temp is that hot? Maybe use some reducer? I have the SPI-870 Medium Reducer. Thanks in advance.

I have some sheet metal pieces that have been prepped and primed with lacquer primer (inner fenders, splash pans, brackets, etc). All were properly prepped, imprefections filled and then primed. Can I use SPI epoxy over the lacquer primer? If not, is there a sealer I can use. I do not want to...

First post here. I have been using SPI black epoxy and love it! I plan on painting my '57 Chevrolet black and would some guidance on wheather to use Base/Clear or Single Stage black. I want a show quality paint job but also have the Hot Rod Power Tour on my Bucket List. I am sure at some...