For those of you that havent been following the monstrocity that was my teg project, check it out...
https://www.vadriven.com/forums/showthread.php?t=170135
and so you dont think im completely nuts and pulling something out of my ass... here's the post that started it all
http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/...0&fpart=2&vc=1
Moving right along, theres about a million websites out there now that have threads about this paint job but hey, this is the one im stuck on so i plan to document my journey here....
the materials for my experiment contain the following:\
3QT Rustoleum Protective Enamel Navy Blue
1 Gallon of Mineral spirits
1 Gallon of Acetone
4 4 inch High Density Foam rollers (so far)
1 Bag of tac cloth...
a butt ton of sand paper
since my car was in such bad shape, i had to strip it down to bare metal. the first piece im testing on is my fender. the pattern is to prep the car as you would for any other paint job, then lay 2 coats, then wet sand. here's how mine looks after the first 2 coats. no wetsand yet (thats going to be done in the AM.
6/6
because of my inability to find a local welder that makes house calls, my project is severely behind schedule. at any rate im pressing on...
as i wait, i find myself in a unique situation as i have several body parts at different stages of the process.
ive removes and prepped all the parts that i could. the front bumper has received all 3 coats and is ready for buffing (i think)... havent gotten the wetsanding thing totally figured out. (any tips would be much appreciated!
the hood is in the middle stage. needs one more coat and significant wetsanding still (i had paint peel and spider webbing that set me back big time)
this is the rear hatch after the first coat.
it seems that the roll works a lot better especially on the first coats by comparison to spraying. you do have to wait longer though (3-4 hours) before you can apply the second of the 2 coat process if you want the second coat to go on without streaking, waves etc.
and i continue on...