Build thread - new paint and body for 220K mile SC400 by Asha'man

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9-13-2011

Finally got to bust out the spray gun over the weekend! 

Ventilation for the booth:

I only had two fans running on low and had negative pressure in the booth, as shown by the bellied-in walls here:

Masked windshield and engine bay:

And we have primer! 

Didn't quite get even coverage on the roof, may put that on the "spot reprime" list:

The hood had runs and orange peel like it was going out of style, as it was the first piece sprayed and I didn't have my gun dialed in yet. I had to take it outside the next day and block wetsand the living hell out of it to get it smooth again. It's getting recoated, hopefully a lot smoother this time.

Passenger fender turned out the best of all, with only one tiny run near the bottom and no orange peel. 

And the ever popular aerial shot, from the stepstool I was using to reach the roof and the top of the hanging hood:

SPI's epoxy primer is pretty awesome stuff, in my "vast" experience. I've been wetsanding it and getting it glass-smooth with no problems. With a little spot respraying, I should be good to go on laying down base and clear and can skip the 2k primer step. My bodywork looks real good, just need to get the primer surface to match and I'll be in good shape. I'm hoping to order 1.5 gallons sprayable of 3L2 from Pro-Spray and a gallon or two of SPI Universal Clear tomorrow so I can lay them down this weekend. If all goes well, I should have the body and hood colored and cleared so I can drop the car and roll it out of the garage. That should give me room to hang the doors, decklid and maybe a couple of small parts. Once those are all done I'll hopefully have sideskirts and door moldings (still haven't acquired them) and I can spray all the plastics from primer to clear. Then, reassembly!