W900, did you do any wet sanding of the primer with Imron?? We started with 1000 grit then worked up to 2000...actually had a slight shine to the primer when we were done. The KW we did the fenders on we wished we had put another couple coats of primer on but the truck needed to be on the road...as per most truck jobs. LOL...you do what you gotta do.
Refinishing that old paint
Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by Scrapper, Jan 19, 2010.
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KW900...thats some of the stuff I was kind of looking for. So on a truck your saying going all the way to 2000 grit would be overkill?? I haven't played with it because Imron is so expensive...lol. I would have never thought it would cover 220 grit scratches!
How many coats did you guys go normally?? Did it depend on color and coverage...or did you guys have a specific number of coats you put on the trucks?
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We wet sanded it to smooth the primer out. Made a big difference on the finish. The paint aheres fine. Just makes a slicker finish from the start instead of having to wet sand and wax the paint later. Something though I didn't mention...most of the paint I've done on the trucks have been after repairing busted and cracked fenders. Wet sanding the primer is just the last step I use on a repair. Just what I do...probably more work than is necessary though.
I also went 1000, 1200, 1500, 2000 grit. The progression of grits takes out smaller and smaller scratchs until its smooth as a babies but! lol Redone alot of old oxidized finishes that way too...after 2000 grit...buff with rubbing compound then polishing compound....then wax. LOTS of work...but you take out smaller and smaller scratches until you have a near perfect finish again. I don't always start at 1000 or 1200...just depends on what I"m doing.Last edited: Jan 20, 2010
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I've been wanting to paint my shaker but I have no desire to get my fat butt high enough in the air to paint the condo roof.
Personally I think your looking for problems with adhesion sanding to 2000 in a primer. but time will tell. alot of people don't go that fine for wet sanding a clear.
I'd only ever use imron on a truck. it takes the acid washes much better then anything else. I painted my jeep with it too since it's ofroad and that paint is about as tough as you can find
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