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Jun 6, 2013 | 07:48 AM

1985chevydude

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Daytona hood fixin

Oke,so i got a daytona hood i have her sanded down real fine,i was just wondering if thier is any special type of primer i need to use in order to paint
-thank yeh

Jun 6, 2013 | 10:55 AM

Ruckusz28

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Re: Daytona hood fixin

is it fiberglass or steel?

If you have bare metal, you will want to use a self etch or an epoxy primer over the bare metal before doing anything.

Jun 8, 2013 | 12:51 PM

1985chevydude

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Re: Daytona hood fixin

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is it fiberglass or steel?

If you have bare metal, you will want to use a self etch or an epoxy primer over the bare metal before doing anything.

sorry for the time it took to reply but it is a fiberglass hood ,and i was wondering if thier is a special priming process inorder for the hood to keep its integrity and not crack as easy.
-thanks

Jun 8, 2013 | 07:19 PM

anesthes

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Re: Daytona hood fixin

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Originally Posted by 1985chevydude

sorry for the time it took to reply but it is a fiberglass hood ,and i was wondering if thier is a special priming process inorder for the hood to keep its integrity and not crack as easy.
-thanks

I'd use epoxy. Scuff the hood with 220 and lay 3 coats of epoxy.

-- Joe

Jun 10, 2013 | 08:26 AM

Tibo

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Re: Daytona hood fixin

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I'd use epoxy. Scuff the hood with 220 and lay 3 coats of epoxy.

-- Joe

Yup, epoxy primer it. Even if it were steel I would still say to use an epoxy. With modrn epoxy primers there is no need for self etching.

Jun 10, 2013 | 05:30 PM

T/Aperformance

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Re: Daytona hood fixin

I will agree with the use of epoxy primer, There is a special primer just for fiberglass, but its mainly an epoxy primer that doesn't absorb into the fiberglass to bad and works with the gel coat,

Jun 11, 2013 | 08:15 AM

1985chevydude

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Re: Daytona hood fixin

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I will agree with the use of epoxy primer, There is a special primer just for fiberglass, but its mainly an epoxy primer that doesn't absorb into the fiberglass to bad and works with the gel coat,

I appreciate the replies and luckily my dad will let me use some of his primer,hes restoreing a 68 gto and we have tons of this crap,appreciate the help

Daytona hood fixin

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