IROC nose job

[meissen]

The spider cracks were in the paint, the urethane looks really good for the most part...I can't see any cracks in it. There was 3 layers of paint on the nose...2 white and one red. I thought this was the orginal nose to the car being it's dated 1985 but obviosuly it came from a red car at some point.

It's always interesting what you can learn about your car once you start sanding.

[Darren]

Nice work James thanks for the more details of the work you did, I will be trying that same process on mine! Should look really good when you are done.

[WMCCjames]

Nice work James thanks for the more details of the work you did, I will be trying that same process on mine! Should look really good when you are done.

Just be careful if you choose to use 80 grit on a DA. It bites down to the the urethane quickly. The urethane has a tendency to "fuzz" up when you sand it with really aggressive grit. Mine fuzzed a little that's why I ended sanding all the way up to 500 wet. Also since I'm skipping the primer step I wanted to make sure it was smooth.

I hope to lay paint this weekend!

[kammi10]

Just be careful if you choose to use 80 grit on a DA. It bites down to the the urethane quickly. The urethane has a tendency to "fuzz" up when you sand it with really aggressive grit. Mine fuzzed a little that's why I ended sanding all the way up to 500 wet. Also since I'm skipping the primer step I wanted to make sure it was smooth.

I hope to lay paint this weekend!

i would highly reccomend laying down a coat of two of primer before the paint... the paint sticks much better to the primer then the urethane itself..

[WMCCjames]

i would highly reccomend laying down a coat of two of primer before the paint... the paint sticks much better to the primer then the urethane itself..

I'm using Bulldog adhesion promoter first..then bc/cc. The paint guy said this would work well.

[1992rallysport]

Oh boy better get the heater burning….Alright, well I’ll be over in a few weeks with mine, by then you should be a pro with white. Looks good!

Hopefully ya got a good paint mask, napa sell cheap 3m ones with the proper filters for like 30 bucks.

[kammi10]

ok as long as your using some sort of adhesion promoter you should be fine then

[1Bad86Iroc]

Looking good. For a mask, i'd say that you really want to use a good one when you spray the clear coat, it's much stronger of a smell then the paint itself. If you can't get some type of mask, just make sure you have a real good ventilation system, it will get cloudy quick from the clear. I always paint my cars outside unless its a humid day, where there are no trees and nothing really to get into the paint. I also have a full dirt backyard but it doesnt seem to make a dfference for me

[bri2203]

I'm using Bulldog adhesion promoter first..then bc/cc. The paint guy said this would work well.

Thats good stuff.

[WMCC85BERLI]

Looks Good James! I can't wait to see it when it is finished!

[bigjon88]

looking great

[Formula Z]

cant wait to see it finished. good luck james

[Joedashredder93]

Good luck, you obviously did your homework on this. After you practice with a few white cars feel free to try your hand at rally red. I need both bumpers, doors, and a quarter panel repainted so you will have plenty of room to make adjustments

[Curt_irocz]

Lookin good. My only personal opinions are why did you go all the way to 500 wet? I like to stop at like 200. It gives something for the paint/primer to grab to. Also I would use a sealer before putting on the base. It will help with the bumper being all the same shade of white, even in different lights, cause I see there is still some red on it.
Cant wait to see it done!

[WMCCjames]

Well, things did not go as planned this weekend. I had full intentions of getting this thing painted but the car gods were against me. I had issue after issue when getting set up to paint on saturday...long story. By sunday afternoon though I was able to start. I layed down 2 coats of the Bulldog only to find I had more work ahead of me before I could proceed. First off, I had the bulldog run in 2 areas because I'm just not used to how much paint this gun puts out. Also after getting the bulldog on, I could see in several areas my sanding scratches were not filling. Bulldog says the the material will fill up to a 320 grit scratch...so I must have some deeper than that left over. I looked over the parts real close before painting and thought I had them all taken care of, but once the bulldog saturated the urethane it REALLY highlighted the areas I missed.

So..now I'm debating on if I should just lay down a 2K primer to help fill the scratches or sand the bulldog back down.