Paint and Body Finishing Materials

Again - issues with shrinkage - that's the work under the product. If you're using a high build to take care of scratches, no biggie, but understand the cheaper stuff shrinks more so give it time to do it before you block it out. If your surface is smooth to begin with, shrinkage won't show any scratches under it. A trick I've used before is sticking the car in my Cover It garage. On a 50-60 degree day it's 80+ in there and it cures the primer faster. It might be cheaper and faster if you use a spray filler, then spend the time and effort blocking that down...

All good ideas coming out to help me. Been painting cars for a long time as a hobbyist, and I am using a major company's top of the line product. This company has a great primer surfacer, and it has low to no shrinkage, and it sands like butter, but i get this bad pain in my right hip pocket when i buy it. For sure, quality costs the $$$$. Just looking for ways to cut down the costs. Maybe too old to learn new tricks. An idea i have never tried was to change the heat on the car. Do you ever get blistering when exposing to different heat?Thank you for the response. Old Dart 66