[Dexter]

You may want to consider using a primer sealer. Would suck to go through this trouble and have your repaired areas bleed through.

I know it's cheap insurance, but my repaired areas are already sealed with two coats of etching primer and 2-3 coats of high build primer. I don't think it'll be necessary. I've never used it before. Sometimes I don't even wetsand the primer before painting. 800 dry is the highest I go sometimes (depending on color) and everything I've ever painted has looked cherry using this method.

[chinto]

I know it's cheap insurance, but my repaired areas are already sealed with two coats of etching primer and 2-3 coats of high build primer. I don't think it'll be necessary. I've never used it before. Sometimes I don't even wetsand the primer before painting. 800 dry is the highest I go sometimes (depending on color) and everything I've ever painted has looked cherry using this method.

i don't always use it either but occasionally I end up sanding and painting again because of it.

[Dexter]

Update! 03/19/2009

All parts were sprayed with high build primer at my work last week and I've been sanding away ever since!

Fresh after spraying primer:




Yay wetsanding!


All blocked and wetsanded!



I know the process has been slow, but I don't have a lot of time these days. It certainly wasn't for my lack of ambition. The parts are sanded and clean and completely ready for color, which will be happening on Saturday morning this coming weekend. I'll be spraying them in the paintbooth at my old bodyshop. Look forward to more updates soon!

[802er]

Excellent!

[HexKrak]

I can't wait to see it all back together!

[Dexter]

*** UPDATE 03/21/2009 ***

Got everything painted and clearcoated this morning!


Here's the spraybooth:








My products:


Basecoat silver on lower panels:


And clearcoated:


Red after 3 basecoats. Flashed, ready for clear:












Ahh... and now clearcoated (2 coats):

















To make it show quality, I could wetsand it and buff it, but it came out so great I don't even have to bother. I couldn't be happier with how this turned out.

[rexazz2]

nice job looks like it turned out really well
I see you found a booth to use , better than my garage
Now I really want to change the colour of mine

[kevin2502000]

WOW! I'm jealous how great they came out. Did you spray yourself and what type of gun did you use? I also used Nason paint.

[Katpilot36]

Very nice, good job bro!

[Slofuze]

Wow....great work. I can't wait to see it all together.

[Astro4x4]

Very nice !! Man, I'd give my left nut (maybe my right too) to have a proper booth to spray in. What gun did ya shoot it with?

[Dexter]

I sprayed it with a DeVilbiss HVLP gravity fed spray gun borrowed from the shop. It really helps to have the perfect spray booth environment, both for the temperature/dust control, as well as the properly dried and filtered compressed air.

The Nason paint laid down perfectly. The silver came out a little cloudy at first following the directions on the can, but the shop owner suggested the paint be reduced more than the label calls for and sprayed on in a few more coats. It ended up working great! I went with GM Torch red and a GM silver effect.

I'll be picking up the parts in a few hours. I'll be working on my pre-season maintenance this week before putting it back together, but I should have it reassembled by this coming weekend if all goes well and the rest of my parts arrive in the mail.

[rexazz2]

PM me if you need a extra set of hands , you need to get it done

[rexazz2]

so is it back togather?

[Cheriff]

so jealous right now