how much epoxy should I buy

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jamon8

hi everyone new to the forum:encouragement:

I want to do all the blocking and priming in epoxy. the body is almost flawless. and it is going to bare metal.

the car is a 1988 Pontiac GTA that I am naming Cocaine

I want to use epoxy in the jambs and under the hood.

I have a 3/4 gallon of epoxy primer and 3/4 of a gallon of catalyst in grey.

do you think that I could get away with buying a gallon of white with the catalyst and have 3 1/2 gallons to cover it once in gray 2 good coats. spray it with three coats of white and another layer of gray for a guide coat.

I would also need to spray reduced as a sealer the white over the entire car jambs and all.
 
man I am ready for warm weather. I just bought a sata rp 4000 and have only painted one car and a hood. I think that I am going to get two more gallons of white epoxy and two more gallons of activator. that way I can go over the car twice and make it really straight.

here is a attachment to the build thread on the motor

http://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/members-firebirds/677001-my-1988-gta-build.html m_004.jpg
 
ok so I should buy one gallon of white and one of gray. put down the white as the first coat and second coat. then three coats of gray to block with. white as sealer
 
Blocking white is no problem if you're using guidecoat.
 
Put a little gray in your white (or white in your gray) between applications/blocking. Just enough so your block speaks to you...

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Put a little gray in your white (or white in your gray) between applications/blocking. Just enough so your block speaks to you...
 
get a gallon of black and 2 gallons of white, mix your own gray, light med or dark. works well for me.
 
man we got a ton of snow in southern Illinois and its freezing. I cant even drive the car right now. what kind of heat would you guys suggest in a garage. I was thinking gas heated water with a good pump. I just bought my new house so I am kind of low on funds. I also need to start thinking about a spray booth in the back garage.m_001.jpg
 
Jamon, just remember that epoxy is very sensitive to low temps. I had to keep a heater on the part I was shooting to maintain 65 degrees before and 24 hrs after shooting it. Highly recommend a digital IR temp meter to make sure your metal surface is sufficiently warm
 
don't worry I am waiting until spring to paint. the reason I started this thread was to start buying the materials
 
ok, just thought I would share in case you were getting ready to shoot epoxy
 
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