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zkx14 said

I really liked the way the paint went on where I used it before. So was figuring on using it all the way through. Need to do a few more spot fixes then figure final prime and wet sand. Might get something for the gun. It was kinda a pain to spray bomb the whole car. At this point I am still planning Shopline single, but not etched in stone. I may give another look at the Dimension stuff. Rays neighbor swears by their B/C. If I go that route I would see what the sell as compatible primer.

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When you get your paint, you might want to take a piece of metal and do a little test panel. Prime it with your spray bomb, scuff it and shoot a little paint on it and see how it does. Sometimes you can have a problem because in essence you're putting a faster drying product on top of a non catalyzed slow drying product that never technically cures. Sometimes that faster drying paint with a more aggressive solvent can bite into that non catalyzed softer primer and turn it into wrinkle finish. Sometimes it can be fine and sometimes not. If the Dimension is anything like the older SW the base is pretty "hot" where the PPG used a standard reducer that's less aggressive. The Napa guys don't generally know the product that well where as a PPG jobber will better able to answer any questions. To do a final prime, I would probably be looking into a sanding type epoxy primer/sealer as it would do a better job at sealing it up and stopping solvent penetration. I'm just saying because I've had tons of problems with spray bomb primers, even with the ones marketed to bodyshops. Usually when it decides to wrinkle you're halfway around the car and you're back to square one stripping it. Been there more then once and it's a real mess. Epoxy! Oh, and I'm not trying to scare you. lol