Hey.. guys.. any input.. much appreciated!!!!
So what I've done:
Took off ground effects... Sanded whole car down... to more than original primer in some spots... etched bare metal spots..masked and degreased/cleaning thoroughly ... primed with (paint shop's recommended... primer... hardener combo...) then sanded body thoroughly.. sanded and primed the gt ground effects with plastic primer... and put them on the body... (the paint shop actually gave me a few cans of base coat/ or some sort of sealing paint that I painted the primer underneath where the ground effects went on top of.... cause I heard it isn't good to leave primer bare... so after that I put the ground effects back on... sanded everything down!!! and primed anything plastic with a plastic adhesive promoter.. and primed everything once again that was down to metal/steel with a etching primer.. once that dried I primed all plastic once again with the plastic adhesive promoter.. and once that dried... coated the whole thing with the primer that was recommended...
Questions: The primer with hardener is 4 to 1... and I find it is very course... maybe that is part of the process... the next stage after sanding the primer down with something at least as fine as 400 grit... the next stage is to mix the base that was recommended 2 to 1 with a reducer that I already purchased.. just need to pick up the paint... anyways.. once the color is on... after 15 minute .. coats.. after about 45 minutes I put two coats of clear on... after that.. I'm not sure what to do.. I think I remember reading that you should wet sand after that... my dad thinks after the final coat that its done... which may be completely right...
Last question is about... the doors of the conv.. which I may post in another thread cause I may not get a response here... too long!!! Anyways... if I grab the door I can easily lift it up and down... so obviously something is worn... and the gap on the passenger side between the fender and the door is good.. but the gap beside the driver side door and the fender is awful.. it rubs.. and the door easily moves up and down like the other one.. any advice on how to fix this... I have just primed the car ... needs sanding and touch ups.. so I'm not too stressed.. but just don't want to put the final coat on before fixing the problems..
I apologize for the long post!!!!! Any input would be great!!!
So what I've done:
Took off ground effects... Sanded whole car down... to more than original primer in some spots... etched bare metal spots..masked and degreased/cleaning thoroughly ... primed with (paint shop's recommended... primer... hardener combo...) then sanded body thoroughly.. sanded and primed the gt ground effects with plastic primer... and put them on the body... (the paint shop actually gave me a few cans of base coat/ or some sort of sealing paint that I painted the primer underneath where the ground effects went on top of.... cause I heard it isn't good to leave primer bare... so after that I put the ground effects back on... sanded everything down!!! and primed anything plastic with a plastic adhesive promoter.. and primed everything once again that was down to metal/steel with a etching primer.. once that dried I primed all plastic once again with the plastic adhesive promoter.. and once that dried... coated the whole thing with the primer that was recommended...
Questions: The primer with hardener is 4 to 1... and I find it is very course... maybe that is part of the process... the next stage after sanding the primer down with something at least as fine as 400 grit... the next stage is to mix the base that was recommended 2 to 1 with a reducer that I already purchased.. just need to pick up the paint... anyways.. once the color is on... after 15 minute .. coats.. after about 45 minutes I put two coats of clear on... after that.. I'm not sure what to do.. I think I remember reading that you should wet sand after that... my dad thinks after the final coat that its done... which may be completely right...
Last question is about... the doors of the conv.. which I may post in another thread cause I may not get a response here... too long!!! Anyways... if I grab the door I can easily lift it up and down... so obviously something is worn... and the gap on the passenger side between the fender and the door is good.. but the gap beside the driver side door and the fender is awful.. it rubs.. and the door easily moves up and down like the other one.. any advice on how to fix this... I have just primed the car ... needs sanding and touch ups.. so I'm not too stressed.. but just don't want to put the final coat on before fixing the problems..
I apologize for the long post!!!!! Any input would be great!!!