We use to 400 wet all primer before any color.single stage 2 stage steel fiberglass you name it that was the rule at the body shop I worked at in high school and that's how my dad still does it after 45 years of being a body man.my boss painted a Howard flat bottom 9 candy colors and six coats of sickens clear then wet sanded it to 1200 and buffed. that thing was so bad it was hard to look at in the sun it would make you blind it was so shiny and smooth it looked wet all the time.that was a fun job I got to do all the body work on the cars that didn't have any money in them and junk yard hunt.the only thing that sucked was wet sanding in the winter out Side it gets cool in yucca valley.


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I ended up going to 320, i used the white as a base, im going to paint it orange after all. Should have the paint by the weekend.





Which gives me time to fix these

I told you that 320 kicks button and no sanding scratches to fix , looks good bud

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And some daytime pics. Wetsanded with 220 today. Will hit it with 320 before I spray the orange. But let it sit with this in case any birds shit on it or anything









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And what is speed coat? Should I do it?

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It's looking good. Speed coat it's just a graphite paint you spray on the bottom. If you do flat black paint it does about the same thing.


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Steve, Yes, you really only want it on the riding surface. Any thing else is really just a waste.

Here is how i did mine.



Details down toward the bottom of the page. http://www.performanceboats.com/jet-boats/107904-18-advantage-bubledeck-project-11.html

We have orange!

First coat


Third coat. I'll color sand and buff this coat. Not to worried about orange peel. Just to get the bugs out









I'll redo the flat black when the orange is dry

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Looking good

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What orange is that?

That thing is going to be killer..   


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Its lic50 paint. Just an industrial poly urethane single stage paint. Its cheap, thick, and lays down nicely. I've painted one car with it, and I learned about it from a friend that does semi trailers in it.

The color is just "safety orange". But I did a white base before covering with the orange. I really like it. When I do the top I'll clear it.

Anyone wanna lend a hand helping to flip it back over? Lol

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Wow looks really good. Keep it up.

Stupid move?

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That's his sig lol


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Bottom is done! Little bit of color sanding then onto the trailer it goes.









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