Any Pointers for the Black Epoxy Primer?

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Ltank

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I just bought SPI Black Epoxy Primer and Black Single Stage for my Harley. I know to remove any oils, dirt and degrease Sand with 200 then 400.
Any other pointers?
Can I spray the under side of the fender with the black epoxy primer then paint it
With the black or just the primer?
. This will be my 1st paint job.
Thanks
Lynn
 
I would sand your fenders and gas tank with 180 grit (I’m assuming you’re scuffing the paint that’s already on them, or are you taking it to metal? If metal you should sand with 80 grit).

Then I’d spray three coats black epoxy and wet sand that 400. The goal is to fill in your 180 scratches which is why I suggest 3 coats of epoxy. Single stage is thick and has some scratch filling abilities to it as well, but you ideally want nothing more than a 400 grit scratch profile going into your single stage. Spray 4 coats of single stage. You don’t need to spray single stage on the insides of your fenders but I would spray them with 4 coats epoxy.

You’ll want to cut and buff after you’ve sprayed it.
 
Ok thanks. The Gas Tanks and front Fender are New, bare metal. The rear fender was used but has chips so it will have to be sanded and bonds or taken down to bare metal
 
dhutton01 said:
Go easy on the first coat of epoxy or it will crater on you.
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this^^ is the only problem i had and only on one corner. i am sure i over lapped twice on the corner. other than that it sprays nice. dont try to get it to lay smooth the first coat or it will be too thick. it will self level a bit even if it has a little texture as sprayed.
you will like it.
 
Take it easy on the first coat, then you can spray the second and third coats wet. It'll look almost like single stage when its wet. Black seems to be the easiest to spray wet, white is very hard to spray wet without it cratering.

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Ltank said:
Ok thanks. The Gas Tanks and front Fender are New, bare metal. The rear fender was used but has chips so it will have to be sanded and bonds or taken down to bare metal
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Since you'll be starting off with bar metal, you'll absolutely need to sand the metal with 80 grit on a dual action sander. Area's that can't be reached with a dual action sander can be hand sanded with 180 grit. This will provide the correct scratch for the best adhesion when using SPI epoxy. After sanding with 80 grit machine, or 180 grit by hand, the 2nd most important step is to clean the metal with SPI 700 wax and grease remover. Clean metal until rag is comes up clean.

Now you're ready to spray SPI epoxy.
 
Ok thanks for all the help. I've got a good amount of. Money tied up in paint and I certainly want to do a good job. There's so much my book I bought and Utube videos don't cover!
 
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