Sealer issue(s) Rookie mistakes... Need advice

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cstrom72

Shot the shell of the Mustang in sealer tonight. Ran into a few issues-
Got a few runs. I reduced my epoxy about 40%. I don't spray very often but I think because I am so used to spraying 2K lately I went too slow.

Then I ran out of sealer! I thought I mixed enough to spray the bare shell (no hood, doors, fenders, trunk lid) I was about 8 oz short.
I went with about 25-30% reducer this round and did not get any runs but I did notice I have some dust/debris in a few areas too.

What do I do about the runs? I was planning on spraying the jambs tonight as well so I could at least assemble the car, but maybe I need to wait now?
I am letting the sealer flash right now, going to assess the situation here shortly but I dont think i have any runs in the jambs, Should I just finish them up? Then worry about the runs when I wet sand the body with 600 before paint?

If I have a little dust/debris in the jambs should I scuff with 400 or 600?

Thanks-
 
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No runs in the jambs but I do have a little bit of dirt in a couple spots. Would anyone recommend I just maroon scotchbrite the jambs and spray, then work on the body runs?
 
Sand out everything. Just using a scotch pad will not remove anything and it will show in the base. I would use 600grt wet.
 
Now is not the time to hurry and cut corners to rush putting the paint on. A great paint job is one that had attention paid to all the details before the paint was laid down. It is lots of headaches but it will pay off. It is easier to fix before paint than after.
 
For sanding out the runs, you will need a somewhat firm block. I doubt the epoxy is going to sand very well until the next day. As for the nibs, I usually base over them and then sand them out of the base.
 
Thanks. I have most of the runs sanded out now. I'm actually glad this happened because I've gone over the body with 600 grit wet and guide coat and I think I had some sand scratches in the 400 that would have shown through. Would you use a grey scotch Brite pad for scuffing the jambs and areas a block won't get into? I think the grey is closer to 600 grit so I'm as uniform as possible
 
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