Sealer on, bugs and a sag
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Hey all…
well, finally got the sealer coat on tonight. I had the body clean, no fish eyes from oil soap, or wax. But, my 6 yr old opened the door once, and shortly thereafter my three yr old opened the door and let some bugs in. so, long story short, I got some bugs in my sealer, and one big run. And honestly, I thought this stuff was supposed to flow out smooth, and it is orange peeled pretty obviously in a few places.
This was JP375 Epoxy Primer mixed 4:1:.5 primer, hardner, reducer, as I was advised to use it by the local paint shop. Can I wet sand the bugs and sag out? should I just wet sand the whole thing as if it were a primer? It’s gotta cure for a couple more hours before it could be worked anyway, so I am going to bed and try fix what I can tomorrow and get my color on. Thanks for the help.
Eric
well if it was me I would just let it finish drying and sand out your defects with like 180 then just recoat those spots. scuff sand it and you are ready for primer.
I just checked to Tech sheet on that Primer and it doesnt say anything about being mixed at a 4:1:.5 as a sealer.
it should only be mixed 2:1 and is not a sealer
just sand out your defects(prolly better off sanding what you sprayed on off) at a 2:1 ratio it only takes like 30min to dry so just use the 2:1 ratio this would also explain your peel issue.
I posted the link to the Tech sheet below
Yeah wydir….
I mis-spoke. It was 2:1:.5 PAint, hardner, reducer. The peel is probably my inexperience with the gun. I used a 1.5 tip, and after I got the hang of it, it went on smooth. But the hood (the part I started with) is peeled pretty bad, and a couple places on the fender as well. Sand the whole thing??
just sand out your imperfections with 220-320 then re prime the areas if you go through the primer, since you have so much peel on the hood you should be able to DA it with some 220-320 to smooth it out.
if you dont go through your primer layer while sanding then you are good and no need to reprime (unless you think you are close to going through) just to keep proper film build.
Ok…
so I spent about 4 hours wet sanding tonight, with probably another three to go. It is some hard stuff, but smooths out nicely with enough work. I started with 400, when most of it was out, moved to 600, and finished with 800 and some window cleaner as a lubricant. Makes it very very slick.
Before primer.
[img]http://http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx344/ENCobb/P1130526.jpg?t=1311741886[/img]
[img]http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx344/ENCobb/P1130525.jpg?t=1311562914[/img]
[img]http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx344/ENCobb/P1130533.jpg?t=1311563135[/img]
After sealer had cured for about 18 hours, about 5 oclock this afternoon.
[img]http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx344/ENCobb/P1130593.jpg?t=1311740228[/img]
[img]http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx344/ENCobb/P1130601.jpg?t=1311740278[/img]
[img]http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx344/ENCobb/P1130602.jpg?t=1311740303[/img]
After about 4 hours of wet sanding.
[img]http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx344/ENCobb/P1130605.jpg?t=1311740326[/img]
[img]http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx344/ENCobb/P1130607.jpg?t=1311740372[/img]
[img]http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx344/ENCobb/P1130608.jpg?t=1311740410[/img]
The engine bay, looks good even dirty.
[img]http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx344/ENCobb/P1130610.jpg?t=1311740419[/img]
[quote=”ENCobb” post=21467]Ok…
so I spent about 4 hours wet sanding tonight, with probably another three to go. It is some hard stuff, but smooths out nicely with enough work. I started with 400, when most of it was out, moved to 600, and finished with 800 and some window cleaner as a lubricant. Makes it very very slick.
Before primer.
http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx344/ENCobb/P1130526.jpg?t=1311741886
http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx344/ENCobb/P1130525.jpg?t=1311562914
http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx344/ENCobb/P1130533.jpg?t=1311563135
After sealer had cured for about 18 hours, about 5 oclock this afternoon.
http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx344/ENCobb/P1130593.jpg?t=1311740228
http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx344/ENCobb/P1130601.jpg?t=1311740278
http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx344/ENCobb/P1130602.jpg?t=1311740303
After about 4 hours of wet sanding.
http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx344/ENCobb/P1130605.jpg?t=1311740326
http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx344/ENCobb/P1130607.jpg?t=1311740372
http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx344/ENCobb/P1130608.jpg?t=1311740410
The engine bay, looks good even dirty.
http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx344/ENCobb/P1130610.jpg?t=1311740419
Just tried to fix your picture links so we can see them 🙂 :pcorn:
Also It looks good and for petes sake take them rims off before you regret leaving them on (trust me) its not going anywhere.
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