[T3] Undervoat question

[David Sanderson]

Hi Mike

Great comments - thanks.
Dave

On Oct 30, 2011, at 11:49 AM, Mike Fisher wrote:

> BC/CC is better in that you buff the clear to a nice long lasting
> shine.  It's also better for rock chips that chip the clear, but leave
> the color.  Single stage paint rock chips down to the oddball color
> primer.
>
> On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 10:06 AM, David Sanderson <djsanderson at telus.net 
> > wrote:
>> Hi Bob and Keith
>>
>> Thanks for the comments - even though it seems that I cannot spell
>> undercoat. I have stripped all the undercoat away and was planning  
>> on first
>> epoxy primer and then the single stage paint that they mixed for  
>> me. That's
>> the paint I used for al the underside of the shell itself. I had  
>> not thought
>> of using the base-clear combination. Bob, do you think the single  
>> stage
>> would be enough or do you prefer, would you recommend, going to the
>> base-clear combination?
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> On Oct 29, 2011, at 8:50 PM, Bobsnotch at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 10/29/2011 11:00:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> topnotch at nycap.rr.com writes:
>>>
>>> I strip  or sandblast the fenders (careful sandblasting the  
>>> sheetmetal)and
>>> then use  POR 15 with a 3M undercoat over that, the POR 15 is a  
>>> nice tough
>>> coat and  lasts well as long as you don't actually paint it over  
>>> any  rust
>>> (ironicially!)and the undercoat keeps gravel and such from  
>>> chipping  it
>>> anyway.  I also rest the fender on its back edge and apply  
>>> roofing  tar to
>>> the back seam, just enough to seal it AFTER the POR 15 and then   
>>> undercoat
>>> over the whole shebang.
>>>
>>> The real problem is making sure  you get ALL of the rust out of  
>>> that seam
>>> on
>>> used fenders, your never going  to get 100% but if you make sure  
>>> water
>>> cant
>>> get back in there then your  OK.
>>>
>>> Keith
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Yup, I sandblast too, but I epoxy prime that, rather than use Por  
>>> (I hate
>>> that stuff). Then I paint it with auto paint, and clear coat it  
>>> (just like
>>> the  outside). This has worked great for me over the last 13 years  
>>> I've
>>> been
>>> doing  it. Like I said before, it allows quick clean up, and to be  
>>> able to
>>> see any  possible "new" rust that might be trying to start. If you  
>>> just
>>> undercoat it like  it was, then it might have "new" rust forming  
>>> under it
>>> that
>>> you can't see. This  is always the problem, hidden rust that comes  
>>> back to
>>> haunt you.With it painted,  you can use a flash light (torch for  
>>> our UK
>>> and OZ
>>> friends) to visually check  for any rust that's starting to appear.
>>>
>>> Bob 65 Notch  S with sunroof and IRS (Krusty)
>>> 71 Notch (Krunchy)
>>> 64 T-34 Ghia  (Wolfie)
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