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This is kind of a two part question. Please forgive me if this seems elementary to you guys, but I have not been able to comprehend this for some reason.
A little history, I have been doing bodywork and restoring cars as a hobby for over 20 years, and have never activated base coat. Frankly I have never
heard of doing it until about a year ago.
Now for that question. Why should it be done and what are the benefits to doing it? I have never had any problems in the past by not doing it.
The reason I ask is, I am getting down to final sanding on a friends 84 Camaro drag/show car. Did all the bodywork then primed it with Slicksand to
get it level (must have went through a hail storm), blocked it with 180 and applied SPI highbuild for final blocking down to 400 wet. We will be applying
SPI white sealer, and using (please forgive me for this ....he already bought paint) Omni base in color called Clapton Green. Then cleared with
UC, then cut and buffed.
A little history, I have been doing bodywork and restoring cars as a hobby for over 20 years, and have never activated base coat. Frankly I have never
heard of doing it until about a year ago.
Now for that question. Why should it be done and what are the benefits to doing it? I have never had any problems in the past by not doing it.
The reason I ask is, I am getting down to final sanding on a friends 84 Camaro drag/show car. Did all the bodywork then primed it with Slicksand to
get it level (must have went through a hail storm), blocked it with 180 and applied SPI highbuild for final blocking down to 400 wet. We will be applying
SPI white sealer, and using (please forgive me for this ....he already bought paint) Omni base in color called Clapton Green. Then cleared with
UC, then cut and buffed.