Hey guys, this is not a mustang specific question, but if you could help I would appriciate it. So, I am painting my girldriends fender. I took it off and got it prepped for paint. I am going to use "2 part urithane primer" "urithane base coat" "acrylic urithane clear coat". I know I wet sand the fender (600 grit). After that can I clean the fender off with 98% alchol to get rid of the dust that built up?

If I cant use alchol what do I use?

Also for clearification, I wet sand the base coat with 600 gritt before aplying the clear coat right?

Thanks for any help you guys have

mike

 

I would use a sealer primer to help fill in any scratches

 

-they sell a wax and grease remover for cleaning the surface. also use a tack cloth to use right be for u spray it to remove any dust
and there is no need to sand the base coat just spray the base (in light coats just enough to cover) and let it dry for like 20 min then then spray on the clear. and if all esle fails read the directions the should tell u what u need to know

 

definetly get the wax and grease remover. after you lay on the base coat,check it out to see if it looks good. dust, runs etc. if it looks good lay on the clear. let it flash between coats. approx. 20-30 minutes. then i would sand the clear to get it smooth. use a 1500 grit paper. the ureathane paint your using is the best and easiest way to go. in my opinion

 

Yeah definitely don't sand the basecoat. Color sanding refers to sanding the clear coat once it has been applied and allowed to cure. Don't sand the clear coat wtih anything coarser than 1000 grit. Make sure if you plan to color sand (which you should to eliminate the orange peel) that you spray at the very minimum 3 coats of clear, preferrably 4, because the UV protection of clear coats requires a minimum of 2 mils (or 2 coats) to protect the color underneath. Generally when you color sand or finish sand, you will remove anywhere between .5 and 1 mil of clear coat. Also I hope you have a very clean environment to spray in. Even the smallest particles of dust can cause problems with the finish.

A note about the grease & wax remover, make sure you follow the directions to a tee. All the ones I've used require an on wet off wet application, so you'll have to have 2 rags, one in each hand, one for applying the material and the other for wiping it off almost immediately. If you let it dry on the substrate the film will cause problems with the finish.

 

Wow, you guys kick ***. that is exaclty what I needed. I'll post pics of the finished product in a day or two.

stay tuned.

mike

 

wax and grease remover......i pay a pro to paint cause i suck