Ford OEM primer and spraying temps

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Hi all,
A buddy of mine is buying a brand new Ford Oem rear van door from a Ford dealer, that he wants me to base/clear.... I assume the door will be primed. Is it safe for me to scratch/sand the factory primer with 400-600 g, then clean, and apply base/clear?

Secondly, what are the coolest/ safest temps to apply base/clear?..Ill be doing this in my garage, located in Ct....

Thanks in advance
 
The replacement door will likely be black e-coat. I personally never used a Factory body part But unlikely to be primered because They are not going to stock replacement 'colors or paint it just on an order basis.
I might be wrong but kinda doubt it.
Just treat the e-coat as fresh bare metal essentially. Clean it,180,couple coats of Epoxy finished to sealer status and whatever sealer color you need for the base. Or all the way with Epoxy if you can create a close primer shade. Hopefully you won't have any filler required surprises during the Epoxy stage but a possibility. Never know.
70 degrees is minimum for basically Any coatings.
Should be more Advice along shortly.
 
Thanks Guys.. I just did some reading, and some folks say OEM ecoat is okay to apply base/clear over after proper prep... Most though, say you need a sealer or an epoxy..This is a quick fix on a van that was hit hard.. My buddy is not going to do all the repairs. He just wants the door to shut, and hold back water, while being the correct color..I did not know that we cannot shoot coatings below 70 degrees..I may not be able to get this small project done this year- Hopefully we get a few more warmer days
 
Mix epoxy 1:1:1 and seal it. You can re-coat with base in as little as 30 minutes when reducing epoxy this way. Cheap insurance that you don't have it comeback.
Yes you need to have it @70 degrees plus. If you can't use a urethane sealer.
 
Thanks everyone for your time. My buddy,s son has a friend in the auto body business. This person is going to paint the new Ford door for 300.: in a booth at a shop.
 
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