OK, say the whole car is in perfect shape (no scratches/ chips/dents) you can prep, wet sand fully with 400 and 600 grit and skip the sealer primer and go straight to base coat. You'd have to make sure you have very good and even coverage to make sure you don't see any of the red peeking out from under the black. This is a low cost alternative, and would need to be done perfect for it to turn out well. To make sure everything went well you might as well spray a black sealer primer. If you do use the sealer primer, most of them will cover 400 grit scratches so that means less sanding.
I would advise against spraying the clear shile it's still tacky. That means it's still releasing the solvents, so you could end up with fish eyes or worse. Spray when it is dry enough to where you can wipe it down with the tack cloth without messing anything up. In a spray booth that could be less than 15 minuets. Remember you aren't trying to do it in one coat!!!! That is the biggest mistake people make!Also go look at a few auto body supply stores and tell them what you are doing. Let them know cost is an issue, but you want good material to spray. They might be able to beat the prices or some close with a better paint/clear.
Last edited by Swazo; 04/21/03 08:28 PM.
