BMO GREMLIN

Then i began the joy of starting on the body. My compressor won't run a sander so i have hand sanded this whole car so many times it ain't funny. I actually enjoy the sanding the most. Just me the radio and sandpaper. I can do it all day. After it was all bare metal i block the whole car with long boards and circled every imperfection with a sharpie. The roof had that light surface rust so to make sure it was all gone i used prep and etch.  Spraying it on with a squirt bottle and keeping it wet with paper towels. It worked great.  Next step was to make a skin coat. I used b body filler mixed wirh fiberglassresin till it's like pancake batter. Covered the whole car. Block the whole car back out with 80 again. The right quarter was the most beat up and i redid it three times before i thought it was ok. Next moved on to theprimer.  Benjamin moore super spec p06 gray primer. Brushed on then knocked it down with a 4 inch foam roller. Ran the roller over it 4 to 5 times every 30 minutes or so. Then the next weekend wet sand with 500 and blocks. The Sunday reapply primer. Did this 5 times. Car in primer so moved on to other things. .

Test panel

What kind of paint did you use?

The test panel was all spray. The car itself all primer was rolled on. The orange on the car was sprayed. I will in the future have to wet sand and spray the clear. The paint i am using is a alkyd urethane maintenance coating from benjamin moore. This paint can be rolled brushed or spray. That was the principal behind me going with this system. Its basically single stage boat paint. It has an available hardener which i use and i have been using and exterior alkyd urethane clear approved for use above the water line. I live in whasington and we won't be far behind California. So most regular auto type paint can't be rolled with good results and dries to fast to roll. So all i can say is some might say it's isn't done"right" but it works for me. Lol

Here's what I am using. Ppg and sherwin willams also offer a alkyd urethane. I'm using benjamin moore because the other two guys didn't understand what i was trying to do. The minute i said i was painting a car they came up to the counter with here's what ya want. The benjamin moore p people said okay that will work show us pics when its painted.