Hi, I was just wondering if anyone has tried the new line of paint from Summit Racing. They've talked it up in a couple of magazines. Just looking for some personal experience input. It seems like a real good way to go for the DIY'er like myself. I was going to get a door or fender out of the bone yard and practice a little welding patching and then prep and paint berfore tackling a car. http://static.summitracing.com/global/images/instructions/sre paint intro pdf.pdf
I am sure its a lower grade paint. but if done correctly will probablygive good results. IMO however buying from a local suplier is much better - product support - knowledge - and the ability to get some more quickly if you need it. I highly recommend the use of slicksand (polyester primer) for the DIY guy without much experiance. It gives the average Joe a very good chance of blocking a panel "straight". If you used slicksand between the Summit epoxy primer and the buildable primer your chances of getting a straight panel are much better! the actual paint is the least important factor in a paint job!
Thats the stuff I used on my 72. My 1st paint job. I used the satin black - Hot Rod Black color. I thought the whole process was very easy and I am happy with my results. So they must have done something right in the formulation. The epoxy primer is easy to put on - no issues for me at all. The acrylic urethane paint I needed to reduce 10% to get a "fine" enough spray, and to get it to melt together better to avoid orange peel. Although I was limited to a 1.3mm gun. And I had to put the pressure up a bit because my compressor couldnt provide the airflow the gun wanted. I did end up with a small amount of "orange peel, but I attribute that to using a 1 stage paint, and my mismatched spray equipment. I used the devilbiss Starting line gun 1.5 and 1.3 tip The only thing I would change in how I did the job would be to use one of the Eastwood home compressor paint guns. Called the Concourse I think. Anyhow that gun looks better suited to spraying with the Low air volume of a small home compressor. somewhere on the forum is my techg8's before and after thread with some pics.
