Jeez! Do the whole hood... not just one part.
so paint is good above 68'F/20'c i hear... how about primer? anyone know? i can't find info - it's way under that right now like 55/12
i'm going to use a brush again, this will be interesting (to me at least)... preview anyone?
'krud kutter' acid prep seems to work really well btw...
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Jeez! Do the whole hood... not just one part.
Front edge looks like its got cannon ball holes in it. Cant be if you are thinking of priming it. Must be fly **** on my screen. Must give it a clean![]()
OMG! You'd be better off taking it a bodyshop and having the whole panel sanded back, prepped and resprayed. That damaged area is way to large to 'repair'.
HTH,
Shaun M
what are you nuts?
j/k i'm killing myself reading your replies - yah i know it's really bad but i've got some paint left over (not enough for the whole thing) from my grill job and i thought i'd try it seeing as another job i did turned out a hundred times better than i thought it would. if it doesn't work it already looked awful - the rest of the car isn't brand new either (tho it is pretty clean)- there's a beautiful dent on the front end of the hood that i'm going to leave as is it kind of gives it personality.... may i remind you this is a winter driven 525i auto and it's going to get its ass kicked in a couple months anyway... need a couple tires and i love it but i'm sick of spending money on it (for now) - at least there's no rust!
i bet it turns out better than you think it will all the same... we'll see i don't know...
so... still wondering about what temperature you can put primer on....
edit- oh i should explain i'm going to prime then putty then prime again have a little faith guys i'll make it smooth - you saw my grill right?
it wasn't so bad i don't think... by my standards anyway...
Last edited by tim eh?; 10-02-2008 at 03:16 PM.
Treat it as paint, same ambient temperatures apply.
I had to sand down and prime my baby earlier this year. Drove around with green epoxy primer for two months! My kids hated it...but it did give it personality.
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zmuff--1989 535i 5-speed--17" E39 Style 32's--JC chip--UUC Short Shift--
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Keep at it. Paint some flames on the hood, this way we won't see the difference !
We should see some warmer days yet before November methinks.