Hey guys, I've been reading for the last year or so. I'm an airplane guy, and have painted a few fabric airplanes. There's a world of difference between standards for show cars and fabric airplanes. We want just enough paint to seal the fabric weave and get some uv protection. So LOTS of what is necessary for a nice car finish isn't done on an airplane.
I Got introduced to the forum when A buddy a few hangars down was shooting white SPI epoxy. It was significantly less expensive than the airplane stuff, and is a superior product.
Since then, I'm spraying two rigs, a neighbor's 65 mustang coupe and my 64 Jeep FC 150. I have the mustang at the 75% mark. It has been epoxy primed, turbo primed, epoxy sealed, and then shot with 3 to 4 coats of Wandabase. I taped the jambs, rockers and trunk drip rails and shot them with color matched turntable Raptorliner, stripped the tape, and was planning to shoot the two 10" wide red stripes within a 14-16 hour window. Annnnd, cue covid 19, round two. So, it's been 4 days.
I have the red stripes to lay down over the now dried and cured Wimbledon White Wandabase, and 5100-1 Euroclear to still apply. So my plan is to scuff the entire car with scotchbright pads (which ones?), tape and spray the red with three coats, letting flash, then starting with a fog coat then some heavier coats of the Euroclear.
The weather has been 75 to 85 in the mornings with very low humidity, reaching 102 to 105 in the after noon. Tomorrow will be in the 90's and cooling through the 80 degree mark for the weekend. I'm using the slow activator and reducer. Advise welcomed!
I Got introduced to the forum when A buddy a few hangars down was shooting white SPI epoxy. It was significantly less expensive than the airplane stuff, and is a superior product.
Since then, I'm spraying two rigs, a neighbor's 65 mustang coupe and my 64 Jeep FC 150. I have the mustang at the 75% mark. It has been epoxy primed, turbo primed, epoxy sealed, and then shot with 3 to 4 coats of Wandabase. I taped the jambs, rockers and trunk drip rails and shot them with color matched turntable Raptorliner, stripped the tape, and was planning to shoot the two 10" wide red stripes within a 14-16 hour window. Annnnd, cue covid 19, round two. So, it's been 4 days.
I have the red stripes to lay down over the now dried and cured Wimbledon White Wandabase, and 5100-1 Euroclear to still apply. So my plan is to scuff the entire car with scotchbright pads (which ones?), tape and spray the red with three coats, letting flash, then starting with a fog coat then some heavier coats of the Euroclear.
The weather has been 75 to 85 in the mornings with very low humidity, reaching 102 to 105 in the after noon. Tomorrow will be in the 90's and cooling through the 80 degree mark for the weekend. I'm using the slow activator and reducer. Advise welcomed!