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[slar]

Yep.....the best way is......bare metal first...repair rust and large dents.....apply 2k epoxy (very good protection)....fill repairs....polyester spray fill if it needs it....onother coat of epoxy to encapsulate the filler....2k hi fill primer....then top coat as required.....can use sealer before top coat if required and yes 2k primers will go on bare metal but not top coat ie base coat...clear or solid.

[S pack]

Cracking of the acrylic lacquer as shown in your pic is usually caused by excessive film thickness, previous coats not being sufficiently cured before application of subsequent coats or incompatibility of the paint films.

Perhaps the paint, thinners and spray putty procured from Auto One isn't the best quality?

[madtoranajzedded]

hi sally.usually with only small areas of filler it should  be okay to put epoxy over filler,but if you want an excellent paint job start from

scratch as Slar mentioned.bog really needs protection from moisture .so if you have large areas of filler its most likely to go crumbly

and rust will appear on the surface of the metal and eventually come through to the surface of your paint job.putting epoxy down

first prevents that.but really bog should be used sparingly.get the dent out as best as you can ,apply the epoxy and give it a thin film

of filler or two to get out those small lows etc or spray putty to fill them in.

 

 

  cheers Maz

Edited by madtoranajzedded, 03 July 2014 - 01:41 AM.

[N/A-PWR]

also my mate Mark don't like other peoples unknown bog work,

 

and removes all bog etc, back to bare metal,

 

no matter how bad the look is, and start all over again.

[TerrA LX]

Sometimes it is best to forsake the expense and switch to something like this;

http://www.gmh-toran...ou-need-primer/

[slar]

Yep....good work...now you can fill over the top of the epoxy and be fully protected from moisture....after you fill the defects you will have to sand the bog flat and this will also remove some of the epoxy around the repair area....once shes flat and straight dont forget to re apply epoxy over the sanded areas....this will encapsulate the filler leaving it completely water proof then you can apply your high fill primer over that and you will have a very nice surface to work with. Good job

[madtoranajzedded]

Looking good Shelly 

[N/A-PWR]

Beautiful Job Shelly,

 

Can you pull out the deep dent/con-caved areas of metal panel,

 

that way there is minimal filler?

 

 

By the way, how do you get your panels back to bare metal.

 

 

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[tuxedoss]

Hand sanded with 80 grit! Wow A+ for effort, well done.
I just wouldn't have the patience to even contemplate that.

[N/A-PWR]

+2^ Wow, that is one Set of Hands You have there Shelly,

 

Now we know what you mean by bit by bit. 

 

Good to hear you are having minimal filler in your panels too, well done. 

 

 

 

No sand blasting material, is going into your sub-frame cavity, or chemicals seeping into joins hey,

 

which brings a point of rust protection in there too:-

 

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[Bigfella237]

Haha, gotta love having an apprentice Shelly, only trouble is they'll probably both hit the road at the same time and she'll be holding her hand out for the "keys to the Torana dad"?

 

[N/A-PWR]

Chevy is still there sanding when others are whinging what a hard day they have had. 

One perfect Torana taking shape.