Reasonable price to repaint 83 300SD - Page 3 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

leathermang · #31 12-21-2014, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by dieselmania

Are you saying the base and clear can go on in one step? The last clear coat job I did was on a Beetle about 16 years ago and I remember using enamel with a catalyst then clear coating as soon as the enamel flashed.

Me too.... it was more than 16 years ago... and I love Beetle's since it is easy to unbolt the fenders.... work them on saw horses...

and that was what I used also... another concern for many of us is the temperature we have available to shoot the paint.... I think 80 degrees is needed myself.... for six or eight hours.... If shooting metallic one needs a paint can which keeps the paint moving while spraying I think they have air powered magnetic bottoms or something like that...

but here is the trick to the catalyzed enamel.... which mixed correctly and shot at the right temperature can be COLOR sanded like four hours later... this means any RUNS you have can be taken off that soon after the first coat... very important for most people given not having a temp controlled booth...
It is also important to understand TACK COAT.... you lightly cover the car with paint... and give it a little time to set up.... to become TACKY... so then you can apply a thicker coat withOUT it running.... so you shoot the first real coat of paint with your normally mixed paint... but after you color sand... you mix CLEAR into that regular paint to shoot the final coat.... the proportion is up to you... but you want to get ALL your paint supply from the same supplier... and ask what they suggest you do for ratios and such....
Be sure to read all the instructions before starting... things like ' minimum and maximum ' time from first coat to the second.... if it has that kind of restrictions.... critical to know and follow....
Wait several weeks before buffing out... as uneven subsurface primer or bondo will take that long to return to normal after absorbing medium from the paint.