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To: List for the Z Magnette Group - North America <zmagnette@autox.team.net> FILETIME=[E0DF06A0:01CF01FD]
Subject: Re: [Zmagnette] Paint <zmagnette@autox.team.net> <zmagnette.autox.team.net>
From: Scott Woolman <scottewoolman@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2013 21:46:49 -0800
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charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Steve&nbsp;</div><div>Thank you. 
great &nbsp;info.<br>Scott<br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Dec 25, 
2013, at 12:03 PM, "Steve Kirby" &lt;<a 
href="mailto:skirby210@cox.net";>skirby210@cox.net</a>&gt; 
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<div>Scott--</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>You're right, you are going to get overwhelmed with opinions and ideas, 
and 
likely, most of them will be fine.&nbsp; I think prepping a car for a good 
paint 
job is a lot like being around a bunch of good cooks.&nbsp; They are all going 
to have different ways to make the best marinara sauce, but I betcha in the 
end, 
they will all be great.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>If you want, I once put down on paper, for a fellow Club member, 
more-or-less how I've done it.&nbsp; But, I won't send it unless you want 
it.&nbsp; Like you've already correctly observed, you are likely to get 
overwhelmed.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>The other thing I would "warn" you against is that I've often been around 
folks who insist you must use "brand X's ____________".&nbsp; That's BS.&nbsp; 
There's a lot of good companies out there, and as long as you are using 
compatible, QUALITY products, it (IMHO), doesn't matter a hoot which brand you 
use, and to an even more controversial opinion, you can even mix/match stages, 
as long as you are following the advice of someone who knows what the heck they 
are doing.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Thus, my one "ABSOLUTE" bit of advice would be to get hooked up with a 
quality auto body supplier in your area.&nbsp; Find the person who knows their 
stuff, AND STICK WITH THAT PERSON.&nbsp; If you are &nbsp;like a friend of mine 
who insists on shopping the best price for every little thing he needs, 
including on-line, and drive to each of 358 stores in the area to save 3 cents 
on a gallon of ________, then you will never build a good relationship/rapport 
with a person who can tell you how to substitute certain things for the more 
expensive things and save some real money, and can answer that question of " . 
. 
. why is my surfacer coming off" and those types of things.&nbsp; For an 
example, I do like PPG paint products, but they are very expensive.&nbsp; If 
you 
believe the advice of some, then you should use EVERYthing PPG . . . gosh, PPG 
abrasive paper, PPG measuring cups, PPG funnels, PPG lacquer thinner, PPG epoxy 
sealer, blah, blah, blah.&nbsp; You will know you are doing it right, when the 
CEO of PPG sends you a bottle of 50 yr. old Scotch for your birthday.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>However, a good supplier will tell you that you can readily subsitute 
other 
(even) less expensive PPG products for some of the prep stages.&nbsp; Or gosh 
golly, even use a totally different brand of better surfacer, saving about $200 
per gallon.&nbsp; I won't bore you with the names of what I use, 'cuz I live in 
CA, and we have things you can't buy (and probably don't want to buy&nbsp; . . 
. 
. $$$$), and you probably have access to a wider variety of products,&nbsp;no 
doubt&nbsp;at a reduced price.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>In the briefest note possible, I'll throw this out there, and then 
everyone 
else can whack it to pieces.&nbsp; Based on the fact you said you're already 
down to mostly bare metal (Re-reading, this, it is far longer than I 
anticipated, but I still consider it a BRIEF summary!!!!&nbsp; This is a 
complex 
topic, IMHO!!!!)"</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Use a self-etching, epoxy - catalytic sealer.&nbsp; No need nowadays to 
use 
a separate self-etching primer.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Do your initial repairs . . . . banging out, metal work, filling of 
deepest/worse areas.&nbsp; </div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Re-apply the self-etching, epoxy - catalytic sealer in any areas where you 
may have exposed bare metal.&nbsp; The idea is <u>never </u>to have actual bare 
metal . . . at this stage.&nbsp; If you've only got a few, very small bare 
areas, you might want to buy&nbsp;some self-etching sealer in a spray 
can.&nbsp; 
Tis expensive, about $18 for a large spray can, but it beats, sometimes, making 
up your spray gun, cleaning, etc.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Don't try and get the surface perfect yet.&nbsp; Use a good quality 
filler, 
if needed, and long boards or foam boards to around 120.&nbsp; The sealer 
you've 
applied thus far is really NOT "surfacer", it is not intended for a surface 
finish, in fact, it is not even intended to be "sanded" at all.&nbsp; Don't 
panic, you're no where's near done here . . . your filled repairs are still 
rough, and you no doubt still have scratchs, maybe even some very small 
dings.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Apply a good coat of a good quality surfacer.&nbsp; You get what you pay 
for.&nbsp; Super cheap surfacer is exactly that.&nbsp; Do NOT buy anything that 
claims to seal and surface (and cure cancer) in the same can.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Additional filler repairs can continue.&nbsp; If your repair is "almost" 
perfect, just needs a "wee bit" more, now you move up to what is commonly 
called 
a "skim" product, intended to be put no more than a 1/16" or so thick, and 
mostly sanded off.&nbsp; The beauty of these products is that they go on much 
easier, and sand off so much easier.&nbsp; There are different "grades" of skim 
products, I actually use a third, very fine one . . . like if I see an air 
bubble, or a scratch.&nbsp; Don't fill these minor imperfections with your 
"basic filler" stuff . . . .it is too thick, too heavy, and too hard to get a 
fine surface when sanding.&nbsp; This is one of the biggest lessons I've 
learned, in the fairly recent past.&nbsp; You might be saying "OK, why not just 
use that "skim" stuff for the deep repairs?"&nbsp; 'Cuz it does not have the 
strength of the good filler products.&nbsp; Most filler products have some kind 
of reinforced fiberglass in them.&nbsp; One brand I would recommend is MarGlass 
. . . for a deep repair, where metalwork just has not totally worked.&nbsp; 
Normal depth repairs are done with a "regular" fill product, which your 
supplier 
can recommend.&nbsp; I have my favorites.&nbsp; You now commonly ready in 
magazines that the entire car was skimmed.&nbsp; I don't do that, but I 
understand why&nbsp; . . . </div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Continue to apply surfacer as needed.&nbsp; You will keep moving up the 
"grit scale", to around 280 or so "dry".</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Now, buy a spray can of "Guide coat", which you apply very lightly . . . 
creating a speckle/overspray kind of coat.&nbsp; Do not try to save $8 bucks 
here and use flat black spray paint.&nbsp; Did that once . . . not good.&nbsp; 
Now, using around 280 or so, either a long board or long foam piece, sand 
across 
contours, with 2 - 3 good strokes.&nbsp; Immediately, you will observe the low 
spots.&nbsp; How low?&nbsp; A tad bit?&nbsp; May be able to bring up with a 
heavy application of surfacer.&nbsp; Miss a ding or much deeper?&nbsp; May need 
to go back to filler or skim.&nbsp; I'm currently helping a Club member with 
his 
B.&nbsp; He had it professionally painted.&nbsp; Terrible paint job.&nbsp; I 
didn't want to say anything, but in short, no one guide coated that car.&nbsp; 
There are a dozen or so very visible dings just on the back end of the 
car.&nbsp; Sad.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Repeat the above steps until, when you guide coat, with only 2 - 3 
strokes, 
it is perfect.&nbsp; Don't get "cute" and say "Oh, I can sand that black stuff 
out of there!!!!"&nbsp; Sure you can, but you're only cheating yourself.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Should, at any point, you hit bare metal, hit it with self-etching, epoxy 
- 
catalytic sealer</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Once the guide coat is perfect, now lay in a supply of perhaps 320 (I 
usually skip the 320 stage), and 400 wet-or-dry.&nbsp; Now, you proceed to wet 
sand the car.&nbsp; An empty spray bottle of water is helpful.&nbsp; Lots of 
water.&nbsp; When this stage is done, you go over the car with a good, strong 
light . . . looking for scratches or other imperfections.&nbsp; Never kid 
yourself that the color coat" will take care of it, or hide it.&nbsp; Actually, 
color coat will make most imperfections look far worse.&nbsp; Any problems, fix 
'em now.&nbsp; You can buy a "variety" pack of the various shapes of the "new" 
foam blocks . . . highly recommeded.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Apply one final coat of self-etching, epoxy - catalytic sealer.&nbsp; This 
stuff is the "new" magic.&nbsp; It absolutely allows your color coat to 
bond.&nbsp; TRY to the color coat as quickly as possible to the application of 
the self-etching, epoxy - catalytic sealer -- with some brands, like within TEN 
minutes.&nbsp; Do NOT sand or abrade the self-etching, epoxy - catalytic 
sealer--you do NOT want to scratch or penetrate the self-etching, epoxy - 
catalytic sealer with anything like a scratch.&nbsp; Working alone, I find I 
can't do this step "properly" (meaning that quickly), but it still seems to 
work 
OK.&nbsp; The PPG rep would probably say otherwise.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>One "trick" I might throw in here, is this:&nbsp; With the high cost of 
good paint, I will use a lesser quality paint, of the same type and color (duh) 
for things like the interior (all covred over anyway), inside fender wells, the 
boot, the engine bay, inside/under the boot/boonet lids, etc.&nbsp; Thus, I may 
only need 1 gallon of the really expensive stuff, and 1 gallon of the 
other.&nbsp; A local company, which is becoming huge, and has a huge online 
presence, is TCP Global.&nbsp; They make (I believe&nbsp;made by&nbsp;ValSpar . 
. . now a much bigger player in the auto refinishing business -- having bought 
out a few other companies recently) their own brand of polyurethane paint, 
totally compatible with things like PPG Concept, at about 1/4 the price.&nbsp; 
I 
find it easier to spray and work with than the good stuff!&nbsp; I'm tempted to 
do an entire car with it.&nbsp; We'll see . . . but I've already bought the PPG 
paint for the Magnette . . . so whatever car comes up after the 
Magnette!!!!&nbsp; </div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Spray the color coat . . . the easy part, actually,&nbsp; You've done all 
the hard work above.&nbsp; Put on plenty of paint (at least 3 - 4 "double" 
coats), so you have plenty to color sand/buff.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Color Sand</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Buff</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>We'll cover those two stages later!</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Collect your First place trophy</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>You might say "Wow, that is too much work.&nbsp; I'll just let a shop do 
it."&nbsp; Sure, most folks do, and you can get some great jobs out 
there.&nbsp; 
What I've observed so often, is that naturally, you don't want to spend more 
money that necessary, so the shop sounds good, and you go with them.&nbsp; 
Sometimes, the results are fantastic, and sometimes they are 
horrid.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I've seen some great jobs at reasonable prices, and 
I've also seen some dowright awful jobs, where folks paid 
waaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyy too much money.&nbsp; There are some real craftsman 
out 
there, and there are some real hacks.&nbsp; If I was going to have a shop do 
it, 
I'd insist on seeing past customer's cars.&nbsp; Don't just listen to their 
speel.&nbsp; I'd make sure they list what they are going to do, 
step-by-step.&nbsp; I'd be dropping by often to make sure they are doing 
it.&nbsp; I want to say you are going to get what you pay for, but that doesn't 
always seem to be the case.&nbsp; I will say this:&nbsp; I've been asked to 
paint other people's cars.&nbsp; I simply can't/won't.&nbsp; I'm way too slow, 
and make mistakes.&nbsp; The cost of materials, for me, far exceeds what I see 
people getting their cars painted for.&nbsp; IF I was to paint a Magnette, 
which 
I will be doing one of these fine milleniums, which did not need extensive 
metal 
work, rust repair or welding, I would start at $10,000.&nbsp; I know you just 
flipped, but I think that is realistic for a really good paint job.&nbsp; </div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>&nbsp;. . . and Happy Holidays.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>#2SteveK</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
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  <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 25, 2013 10:43 
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  <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> [Zmagnette] Paint</div>
  <div><br></div>At a risk of getting overwhelmed with opinions. Here is my 
  question. My MG is down to metal&nbsp; all rust and body is done. Should I 
use 
  an acrylic etching primer then a sandable primer. 
  <br>Thanks<br>Scott&nbsp;&nbsp; <br><br>Sent from my 
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