painting fiberglass

[xtremekustomz 10+ year member]

Here's what I do.

Make my framework.

Wrap with fleece.

Fiberglass using resin and matt on the fleece.

Use a grinder to knock down high spots.

Apply body filler.

Sand filler with 80 grit to get shape and go back over with 180

Prime

Wipe down with Dupont Final Clean

Sand with 400 grit

Paint

Tack wipe

Clear 3 coats

If you get your technique good enough and use a high quality gune you don't have to go through the steps of color sanding unless you just want to. And you actually sand the clear, not the color. Sanding the color will screw up the paint. Also you don't want to use any harsh chemicals to wipe down the primer. It will take some of the material off. I painted a black box and didn't have to color sand or anything.

More at http://www.undefinedcustoms.com/memberrides/daryl

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

god ****! that's sexy, xtk

 

[bibby 5,000+ posts]

holy shit at that dash! If your selling the truck, with no dash, what is happening to that dash, and how much would you carge for one similar. Same year model truck.

 

[xtremekustomz 10+ year member]

holy shit at that dash! If your selling the truck, with no dash, what is happening to that dash, and how much would you carge for one similar. Same year model truck.

I sold the one that is in it. And as for how much one would cost, it really depends on the design and what is going in it. A dash is a ton of work.

 

[500000watts 10+ year member]

wow thats really nice work, i wasnt expecting it to be that nice.

so you say thats just with spray paint?

how do you get the spray paint even on the top and bottom, do you hang it and spray it all at once or start on one side and let dry and do the other side?

another thing im worried about with spray paint is i think in the summer when it gets hot and the sun is shinning on it i feel like it would make the paint soft and sticky.

but yeh thats really nice work, ill put a pic up of my project when i get it all done

 

[xtremekustomz 10+ year member]

wow thats really nice work, i wasnt expecting it to be that nice.so you say thats just with spray paint?

how do you get the spray paint even on the top and bottom, do you hang it and spray it all at once or start on one side and let dry and do the other side?

another thing im worried about with spray paint is i think in the summer when it gets hot and the sun is shinning on it i feel like it would make the paint soft and sticky.

but yeh thats really nice work, ill put a pic up of my project when i get it all done

It is Dupont automotive paint and clear

 

[500000watts 10+ year member]

another thing i see alot on painting is they will put to colors down, like a red or black base and then they will paint over all the base with there real color?

why dont they just put the real color on first if they wont even see the one underneath?

 

[xtremekustomz 10+ year member]

another thing i see alot on painting is they will put to colors down, like a red or black base and then they will paint over all the base with there real color?why dont they just put the real color on first if they wont even see the one underneath?

They are probably putting a candy or pearl over the top of the basecoat. It will drastically change the color of the base and kinda gives you a custom color.

 

[500000watts 10+ year member]

is there a site or something where they talk about all the different types of painting and tips and stuff?

i also finished one of my first pods i think it turned out really good, ill put some pics up later today

 

[500000watts 10+ year member]

here is my first pod for my tweeter that i finished today,

i primed, sanded, cleaned, painted all white, misted red, misted black, wetsand with 1500 and then about 3 coats of clear coat, and this is what it turned out like.

 

[500000watts 10+ year member]

your technuqiue worked very good, i was very impressed with the paint job i got with a can of 2 dolloar spray paint..

im working on an amp rack right now and im gona try to put a face pushing through it so ill put some pics of my progress of that on here if anyone would like to see

 

[500000watts 10+ year member]

the multi color is hard though, i wanted to take the red and let it fade gradually to white, but i really dont think that kinda work can be done with a spray paint can, so i threw in a little black mist to off set the crappy job i did fading the red

 

[xtremekustomz 10+ year member]

the multi color is hard though, i wanted to take the red and let it fade gradually to white, but i really dont think that kinda work can be done with a spray paint can, so i threw in a little black mist to off set the crappy job i did fading the red

you need an airbrush to fade something like that.