Quote Originally Posted by Henry Rifle View Post
Roger,

All the paint manufacturers make a cleaning solvent for paint prep. I have used DuPont Prep-Sol many times.

I like the grille angle. It reminds me of a yellow car in storage in Virginia . . .
Jack,
Good to see you pop in from Italy. Hope all is well and you are enjoying the travel.

Yeah, I'm using Matrix Pre-Paint Final Cleaner and Matrix paint. I did a small frame panel test last night with about four hours of dry time, sanding down an area with fisheyes smooth, cleaning it and spraying a coat of primer. Still got fisheyes, so my paint guy suggested leaving it alone overnight to see if the primer would seal in the bad stuff. This morning I repeated the test, but also prepped a piece of barn siding to eliminate the mystery of the earlier potential contaminants (laundered rags and Dawn soap). Both the frame and barn siding fisheyed, which points to microscopic oil in the air supply. I cannot see any evidence of oil in the filter/regulator condensate (oil sheen, odor, or even taste ) so if it is there it is minute. Tomorrow is a trip to Graingers for a coalescing filter; Lowe's for a new, dedicated air hose for painting and some copper fittings; and the paint store for a couple of his high flow DeVilbiss quick connects that have 3/8" internals. Once that is installed I will shoot another barn siding test panel, then if all is OK will try a small panel on the sanded area of the frame. If it is OK I can sand away the fisheyes, hit it with a light coat of primer, and get on with shooting color. If not then I get to sand off everything I put on yesterday , scrub & wash till my fingers bleed, and shoot test panels until things are right.

Glad you like the grille angle. If you recall I asked you about the angle of yours before I took the plunge, and told you I had captured pictures of your car as my screen saver at work for inspiration. If mine looks half as good as yours I will be a happy guy!