I was agonizing over how long I should let the K36 urethane primer cure before I started wet-sanding with 400 grit. I wanted to wait two weeks, even though the product is designed to be sanded the next day. I waited one week and was tempted to get started, but then something came up that… Continue reading K36 Wet Sanded
Author: Dave Stromberger
PPG K36 Urethane Primer on the Body
Finally! Urethane primer has been shot. This is the LAST stage before getting color. Body work looking pretty good…. when the primer was still wet I could eyeball down the sides at a sharp angle and see that it was looking very straight and smooth. All the hard work is paying off! Next thing to… Continue reading PPG K36 Urethane Primer on the Body
Final Coat of Epoxy on the Body
After a lot of hours sanding every square inch, nook and cranny with 180 grit, I was finally able to spray on some epoxy (DPLF). I had planned to just spot in the areas where I had sanded through to bare metal. I actually did this but I mistakenly didn’t mix up enough primer to… Continue reading Final Coat of Epoxy on the Body
Block Sanding
I want to get the body painted before the nice weather ends this year, so the past week I’ve been working on the car a lot. I’ve been block sanding the quarter panels and roof with 80 grit, dry, using various Durablock sanding blocks. I’ve applied polyester primer (Featherfill G2) a couple times more between… Continue reading Block Sanding