I've got the car stripped to bare metal (because the paint was crcked) and ready to prime (will use PPG products) and do small amount of body work. I have a few questions

1. I'd like to use an etching primer. How many quarts will cover the whole body if sprayed with a conventional gun? Will 2 quarts of primer with 2 quarts of catalyst be enough to give a couple of coats or do I need closer to 3 or 4 quarts (plus the equivalent amount of catalyst)?

2. I want to use a bit of evercoat filler. I understand this can be done on bare metal or on a primer, but not directly on or under an etching primer. Would you spray the etch, then an epoxy, then filler body work, then a surfacing primer (block, block, block) then topcoat? Or should I put the filler on bare metal, spot cover the filler with epoxy primer then hit all remaining bare metal with etching primer (then surfacing primer, etc)?

3. Before I primer, I was going to give the car a once over with a finishing sander loaded with 80 grit. Then Acryliclean, then shoot it. Sound ok. If I chose to put filler on bare metal should I rough it up with a coarser grit like 36?

4. What is the best cleaner to use right before priming/painting? I've got Acryliclean. Is that a good final solvent or do I need something else?

Thanks in advance.

 

Is it evercoat glaze or evercoat bondo.With the glaze u can go over primer or bare metal.If it was me i would do the body work than etch primer (1 should be enuff) I hve allways gone over my bondo work with the etching primer.I don't know if this is right or not but the first car i painted the 2nd time i sanded it down the paint allmost just feel off.I would use 320 for the last sanding and i allways use painters pride pre cleaner.

 

I meant the evercoat version of bondo. Just a few shallow dings. I guess that I've heard the acid etch primers don't mix well with fillers. Just wanted to see what people thought of that.

 

If u are useing bondo that has to go on bare metal.The stuff for small dings that u can use over primer is the glaze its called evercoat.

 

Use Epoxy Primer.. it's just as good as the other stuff. and goes on very nice. and works over fillers too.

 

yeah i would almost always do your body work on bare metal other wise you have a chance of it poppin out on ya or crackin because all its bonded to is the (paint/primer) you installed it on top of .....