Hello all, I'm hoping for a little advice from anyone experienced in painting. For a quick back story, I took the car to bare metal. I put it in epoxy primer. I replaced a couple of rust areas with patches, I pulled the dents, and did all of the body work. I recoated in epoxy. I then did 4 coats of high build primer. I let the epoxy set for 2 weeks, each time before the next steps. I let the high build primer cure for 2 weeks before starting to block. It has been in a warm garage this entire time. typically, the low 80's. I did very thorough cleaning with wax and degreaser between each step.
Now for the question. The door is blocked to 600. I was able to use a 24" block with 400 to get 90% of the guide coat off easily and the finished the remaining spots as needed. More guide coat and then I did the same procedure for the getting it into 600. There are no low areas and just a few burns throughs from very, very minor highs. They pretty much revealed themselves when I blocked in 600. Two are in the center of the door near the body line. Then there are some minor ones along the base of the door. I will put the entire car in a sealer just before I spray the base and clear. It will be done at the same time with the proper flash times. Are these burn throughs too much for sealer to cover? Should I say block the car in 320 and apply 2 more coats of high build and then start the final blocking process?
I am not shooting for show quality. I want a very nice paint job I can be very proud of when people see it. It will always be garaged but driven regularly. Any thoughts and comments are welcomed. Thanks, Chris
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Now for the question. The door is blocked to 600. I was able to use a 24" block with 400 to get 90% of the guide coat off easily and the finished the remaining spots as needed. More guide coat and then I did the same procedure for the getting it into 600. There are no low areas and just a few burns throughs from very, very minor highs. They pretty much revealed themselves when I blocked in 600. Two are in the center of the door near the body line. Then there are some minor ones along the base of the door. I will put the entire car in a sealer just before I spray the base and clear. It will be done at the same time with the proper flash times. Are these burn throughs too much for sealer to cover? Should I say block the car in 320 and apply 2 more coats of high build and then start the final blocking process?
I am not shooting for show quality. I want a very nice paint job I can be very proud of when people see it. It will always be garaged but driven regularly. Any thoughts and comments are welcomed. Thanks, Chris
