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I paint less frequently than I used to so I'm still using conventional sprayguns . I have noticed for quite a while that most of the new single...
JB Weld epoxy is probably a better and more waterproof solution.
https://www.evercoat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/TDS_100710_FEATHER-FILL-G2-10.2022-US-ENG-1.pdf...
This is probably the most important part of the process-Zinc Phosphate coating of the steel. This is what most manufacturers do to steel parts...
The "E-coat" (electro deposition primer) on the aftermarket parts is NOT E-coat, but only a "transport" primer, and almost all aftermarket sheet...
You are welcome. The main thing about a GOOD epoxy primer is that if you are applying over surface rust, that rust must be removed and...
https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/cspages/metalprep.php Here's another REALLY good video from another "High End" restoration shop. Of...
Since I don't do filler over epoxy primer, here's some ways to test or at least discriminate some epoxy primers: the epoxy primer tech sheet will...
Is it really E-coat? What is the process for Electrocoating? EDP Electro deposition primer (E-coat) In the first step – pretreatment – metal...
Which epoxy primers are completely water proof? Epoxy primer does NOTHING to neutralize rust. It covers metal and rust. How do you prep the...
I'm in the "filler over bare metal" camp, and I used to be a rep for Evercoat. I had a lot of conversations with John Hatton who developed the...
What is the process for Electrocoating? EDP Electro deposition primer (E-coat) In the first step – pretreatment – metal is cleaned and a...
I found some red, black and white single stage (21 line) in my cabinet over 30 years old. Last summer and fall I painted some small parts, a rim...
Best served on a "Hot Plate". (Really Old painters will relate)
When I did my Model A coupe I blasted it, sanded the blast texture smooth with #180 DA, solvent wiped it and used mild self etch primer, and,...
Tip size, maybe a little reducer, flash time between coats, ambient temp-shop temp-cure time. These are critical with the very high solids...
The original HVLP.
61-2 only. Pontiac and Buick Should be the same--maybe Olds, too.
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No reviews or info??
I haven't been to this swap and I have the weekend open. How has it been? Vendor count, size?[ATTACH]
My go to for sealing and prepping "weird" parts, problems, and emergency screw-ups, is SEM flexible primer surfacer. It dries fast, has great...
[ATTACH] After you get the "flow check" cut flat with the razor blade or plane, these little kits are handy for final detail sanding and the...
Some of it looks like solvent popping. I see you're from Florida with high humidity and heat. Solvent popping is when the hardner and/or the...
Read through this and ask some questions. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/phosphoric-acid-a-pictoral.263091/ and this for reference...
Great thread that I haven;t read for several years. I just want to add this information. [IMG] Why can't you put body filler or epoxy primer...
I don't see any mention of whether your project has any rust (surface or rusted through panels.) Start your paint and body refinish system with...
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There used to be a gas tank sealer called thextonite. It was a putty stick that would plug small holes by just pressing it into the hole. I...
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