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Kemptville Ont Carpenter/Renovations

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Ok so I am a little excited, hoping that is OK.

1.  If you look at my profile picture it has some kind of coating on it.  Sanded a piece off this week and it appears to be primer, maybe, of some sort.  The surface rust is starting to show through. Wondering if and what I should do about it now if anything or leave it to later. 

2.  The inside of the cab is the original colour.  It to has some surface rust starting to show through.  Looks to me like it could be from condensation.  Although most of this will eventually get covered wondering what to do with is as well. 

3.  The dash is in great shape and will be painted the new colour.  It has no rust on it now.  What should I do about it?  Sand and paint, blast it bare, epoxy prime, etc.? 

4.  The fire wall has a bunch of holes from previous stuff in it.  The goal is to have as few holes as possible through it as I like the clean look.  Should I cut out parts of the wall and replace with 16 ga or cut little pieces and patch each piece.  If you  like I can put up some pictures later tonight.

5.  The goal is to do as much as possible myself, would rather invest a bit in tools then pay someone else to use there tools as long as it makes economic sense.  Like the idea of saying I did it myself.    

Thanks guys



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1. Most old school primers were not water resistant and will absorb water and rust. #1 on the list is lacquer Primer. How close are you to painting the whole car? If you are not that far off, I would fix the rust then. If your years away from paint, you might want to sand down the areas and hit them with an epoxy primer. If you are going to use an expensive epoxy, then I would strip off the whole part and paint the whole part. You won't want any of the old paint left on.

#2 same as above but you could probably get away with just fixing the rusted areas.

#3 I always strip it to bare metal and start over with epoxy and work my way back up to paint. Others will say scuff and paint. The thing to remember is that the old paint wasn't very good and sometimes painting over can cause issues.

#4 If the firewall is nice clean steel I would probably just fill the small holes with 18 gauge metal. keep it cool and take your time and you may be able to just grind it smooth with out any filler needed. If the metal is weak or rusted, than a bigger patch would be best. It is very easy for a small rusted/weak area or hole to become a big hole that you are making bigger with the welder. Weak metal will blow out with the welder making a hole instead of filling it.

#5. it is always more satisfying to do the project yourself.

Disclaimer! These are my opinions and I do not call myself an expert. Ask 10 people these same questions and you may likely get 10 different answers. LOL



-- Edited by slab on Sunday 4th of June 2017 08:09:13 AM

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X2 on everything above.

Epoxy primer is the way to go.

Also, you can bondo right on top of the epoxy with no worries. You get everything sealed up and then worry about the bondo later.

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www.southernpolyurethanes.com/perfect-paint-job

^^ SPI makes one of the best epoxy, high build primers, urethane's and clears...in the business.
- and lot cheaper than PPG brand names
- the owner is a wealth of knowledge

PS - Bondo over Epoxy is the best-method now / but once the primer is cured, it must be scuffed to accept any plastic filler.

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Beaumont67SD wrote:

www.southernpolyurethanes.com/perfect-paint-job

^^ SPI makes one of the best epoxy, high build primers, urethane's and clears...in the business.
- and lot cheaper than PPG brand names
- the owner is a wealth of knowledge

PS - Bondo over Epoxy is the best-method now / but once the primer is cured, it must be scuffed to accept any plastic filler.


 I'm using SPI epoxy now as well.

Good stuff.

You can call the owner of the company, even on a Sunday and he will answer the call and talk to you.

Let's see PPG do that.



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