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Sofia74
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 12, 2019 6:28 pm    Post subject: Going to have to repaint the hood – two questions Reply with quote

Painted the 1974 KG Coupe. I thought it came out pretty good. I'll admit I may have lower standards than some since this was my first paint job…and I want to get her on the road. However the hood does not even meet my low standards. I think I have a couple problems. There are streaks - so I think I didn’t lay the paint down very well.

Please keep in mind in all the photos lighting is not ideal....

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My plan is to sand and respray base and clear. My most important question is to what grit should I sand before respraying the base and clear? Surely I don’t need to go all the way through the base coat… But should I do more then scuff? It’s been about 6 weeks since I painted her.

Complicating things, there are obvious flaws that go deeper than the paint.

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I can feel the flaws... I have no idea how I missed them prior to painting...

So my plan is to resand and fill these bad areas as necessary. But again to what grit? Does this change things since I will be using filler? And do I need to spray a primer / sealer before base coat / clear coat?

I also included pictures of the doors. I think they came out well (again low standards) but being my first paint job they are shiney (for any Serenity fans out there).

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Thanks,
Matt
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