Anyone esle try this?
Well here it is. I got back to this project this morning and it pretty well took all day to get it done. The humidity here didnt help drying times on the body filler or the paint coats. Nor did it help the sanding of the body filler. I went through sooooo much sand paper today because it was clogging up.
So I started by doing a bit more sanding on the 2nd coat of fiber glass then I went on to applying the body filler. As I said it was a pain to sand it because of the humidity, but I got through it and of course needed a second coat of filler.
So after I managed to flatten everything out and get all the edges looking good, I sprayed some filler primer and let it dry for a good while. Because I had so many issues with the moisture, I decided to wet sand the sanding primer. It worked out very well. I used 400grit to wet sand the primer. After that I applyed some decent sealer primer, not for any other reason than its what I had lying around. I once again wet sanded the primier but this time I was forced to do so because of my own stupidity. I thought the primerwas dry and touched it and left some prints in it. This time I used 800 grit. Then AT LAST, I was able to spray the final color. I will spray it some more tommorow but I ran outta' paint. Either way I am pretty happy with the outcome.
Pro's:
1. I did it myself, which I pride myself on doing as much as I possibly can on my own!
2. Cheaper than the alternatives.
3. Very durable.
4. Can paint it ANY color you want with normal paints, dont have to use vinyl dyes
5. You control the outcome, rather than being stuck with what ever you purchased because thats all thats out there.
Con's:
1. Time it takes to complete it (however I am a perfectionist)
2. No vinyl patern (if you need or like that)
3. A little harder than the original (not a big deal to me)
4. I would imagine that the starting condition would have plenty to do with the outcome. I had a pretty heavily cracked piece, but 99.95% of the vinyl was there, so I didnt have to glass directly over the foam other than a few small spots.
Over all I am thrilled with it for my daily driver type build.
Good luck to all that try it.:cheers:
Well here it is. I got back to this project this morning and it pretty well took all day to get it done. The humidity here didnt help drying times on the body filler or the paint coats. Nor did it help the sanding of the body filler. I went through sooooo much sand paper today because it was clogging up.
So I started by doing a bit more sanding on the 2nd coat of fiber glass then I went on to applying the body filler. As I said it was a pain to sand it because of the humidity, but I got through it and of course needed a second coat of filler.
So after I managed to flatten everything out and get all the edges looking good, I sprayed some filler primer and let it dry for a good while. Because I had so many issues with the moisture, I decided to wet sand the sanding primer. It worked out very well. I used 400grit to wet sand the primer. After that I applyed some decent sealer primer, not for any other reason than its what I had lying around. I once again wet sanded the primier but this time I was forced to do so because of my own stupidity. I thought the primerwas dry and touched it and left some prints in it. This time I used 800 grit. Then AT LAST, I was able to spray the final color. I will spray it some more tommorow but I ran outta' paint. Either way I am pretty happy with the outcome.
Pro's:
1. I did it myself, which I pride myself on doing as much as I possibly can on my own!
2. Cheaper than the alternatives.
3. Very durable.
4. Can paint it ANY color you want with normal paints, dont have to use vinyl dyes
5. You control the outcome, rather than being stuck with what ever you purchased because thats all thats out there.
Con's:
1. Time it takes to complete it (however I am a perfectionist)
2. No vinyl patern (if you need or like that)
3. A little harder than the original (not a big deal to me)
4. I would imagine that the starting condition would have plenty to do with the outcome. I had a pretty heavily cracked piece, but 99.95% of the vinyl was there, so I didnt have to glass directly over the foam other than a few small spots.
Over all I am thrilled with it for my daily driver type build.
Good luck to all that try it.:cheers: