Treeslayer
Mike
thanks man. ill quit buggin ya now lol
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Lizer
Mad Scientist
Don’t do that. Then it means I have to start wet sanding.
Treeslayer
Mike
my son yesterday.......i didnt know this was gonna be so much work and take so long. well, thats why body shops charge so much.
Treeslayer
Mike
whew, its been years since i spread filler. getting the hang of it again.
Treeslayer
Mike
since when is it so hard to find non psa long board sheets?
Machspeed
Member
Treeslayer
Mike
question, does any one else feel like they do better with a plastic spreader than a metal one?
Dean Jenkins
Promoted Users
I tried metal spreaders. Hated them.
Treeslayer
Mike
that makes feel a little better, thank you. in my mind it should be better, but i just cant seem to get the metal ones to do what my mind thinks they should.
Chris_Hamilton
Trying to be the best me, I can be
Both. They are what is used in mixing stations. The mixing lid stays on there until the can is empty.
Treeslayer
Mike
uh! i hate messing with filler. the shop WAS clean........
Dean Jenkins
Promoted Users
One trick I recently learned was to not blow off sanding dust with compressed air, gets it all over the shop. Now I use a brush and that keeps it contained to a smaller area.
Treeslayer
Mike
too late. im just gonna have to clean again. i think most of the filling is done now. little bit of blocking and i got a few pinholes. it is coming along.
i'd love to shoot two more coats this week.......we shall see.
Treeslayer
Mike
question, when you guys "denib" are using a long board or just your hand?
also, i should not use the 700 on the epoxy right?
also, i should not use the 700 on the epoxy right?
Chris_Hamilton
Trying to be the best me, I can be
Hand pad or something small. Sometimes I would fold paper over on itself 4x and just do it that way. I wouldn't recommend that if you are new to this though. You aren't sanding you are just knocking down the highs from the trash.
700 is fine on epoxy that is at least a few days old. 700 on base is the no no. If you have to wipe down base use 710.
Treeslayer
Mike
thanks sir. i did mess around with that one crater and little tiny area of texture, they both smoothed right out by hand with a piece of 220.
tuesday is the warmest day this week, but its gonna rain that night. idk if i should shoot or not. if i dont im gonna miss the window.
Lizer
Mad Scientist
If you spray during the day and it's not raining until night it's fine. In fact I've even had very fresh epoxy (maybe an hr old) get sprinkled on (because it was a camper that was painted outside).
I've only had epoxy blush once and that was because I primed part of the same camper in the evening and when the dew set in it caused blushing. But your truck won't dew if it's inside. I didn't repeat that mistake again.
Treeslayer
Mike
i understand denib now. you can kinda feel it, feel what your doing. makes perfect sense after i did it. i used a fine scuff pad.
Treeslayer
Mike
one thing, in case any other newbs are reading. i have been kinda anal about temps in the shop, but so far have had no problem maintaining 75 on the panels. between the torpedo heater and the stove when not spraying. inferred thermometer is your friend.
Treeslayer
Mike
should i shoot the filler spots only and let that flash off before an all over coat? or just shoot two coats as normal? im thinking the filler will absorb epoxy like a sponge.