Hows my booth?

[arthurnugen]

Cool booth! I just used plastic dropcloths, but it came out great:

[img]http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=208926[/img]

Another tip is to get the floor wet, so any dust will stick to it instead of getting kicked up on your paint.
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[arthurnugen]

Crap, let me try that again. . .

[img]http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=208926[/img]
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[arthurnugen]

3rd times' a charm!

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[wheel607]

Three coats of high build primer? High build is nothing more than thin body filler but you should only use one coat to cover the small imperfections still showing through your etch primer. Three coats and I will guarantee in six months to a year or sooner you will have spider viening under your new paint. This stuff is meant to be sanded off almost entirely only leaving small scratches filled

[theotherone]

[marklaken]

[arthurnugen]

Thanks! 2 coats of Dupont self etching primer, then wet sand, primer in spots, wet sand, etc! The color is a Dupont Centari single stage acrylic. I am in the process of color sanding it now.
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[arthurnugen]

I did the inside too:

I didn't do the whole interior down to the floor (no one will see it with carpet anyway) but the rest of it came out awesome! I had to weld in a donor piece where the radio block off plate is, as someone had a hacked out a big hole to put in some monster stereo.
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[Naked]

Ok here is my $0.02. Some of the newer technology primers out there are not good to wet sand. Wet sanding is old out of date process. Its bad emviromentally (im not jumping on some band wagen). Wet sanding some primers, will cause the primer to case harden after the water dries. All you would need to do is go back and give it a light scuff with some red or grey scotch brite, if not your paint will not stick. Check with the paint store and ask for a "P" sheet on the material. I paint cars on a daily basis I havent used water to sand a car in over 10 years, primer or clear. My experience with metal etch is you put on 1 light to medium wet coat and let flash 10-15 minutes. Then apply you primer/sealer. I usually wouldnt put more than 3 coats of primer on at a time. If I know Im gonna reprime something because of body work. I prime it, block it out with 80-120g then 180. Reprime, block with 180g, 240g and finish it with 320-400g. The primer we use right now is R/M Dp200 a very high build primer. If you get too much on it will spit and crack with in 2 days. This goes with any part of paint or body work, dont try to do it all in one step. Put body filler on 2 or 3 times. Prime it twice. Clear twice if you have too. Taking extra steps only makes your work come out better. I used to work for a guy that would say. "We dont have time to do it right, but we have time to re-do it"
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