Hi All, I have been reading a lot on this forum about Painting. I have just purchased a 93 Hummer Civilian Model and plan on shipping it back with me to the U.S. But I need to paint it while I'm here.

All PPG products are available and will be used. Standard BC/CC.

The Hummer is part Fiberglass (Hood), Steel (body) and Aluminum (Doors and Bed). There is some rust on the Steel that needs to be removed and welded. And there are a couple of places that the paint has chipped from the Aluminum. So the exposed aluminum has oxidized.

Professional painter will be repairing and spraying in an real spray booth. But I want to know it's being done right. Here is Saudi, the Arabs are a trading culture, so warrantees are not well recognized. Once you take it, it's yours - even if the paint peels six months later. Temperature in the summer is approx. 115-120 F.

Now for the questions:

1. On the welded repairs, my assumption is... the repair should be etched and bondo/skimmed and primed. Or, should it be primed before bondo?

2. Etching Primers...I assume you must use a different etching primer on the Aluminum and Steel, or do you use a chemical etcher (for the specific metal) and prime with the same primer.

3. Hi-Build Primer... Once the bare spots are primed as above, can one kind of Hi-build primer be used?

4. Color Sand... I plan on color sanding, with rattle can, after the hi-build. Do I need to prime again afterwards, can I used pretty much any kind of rattle can (enamel or Krylon)?

5. Will the heat be a factor?

Lastly and this is as important as the others,
I plan on buying all the products myself, so I know what goes on the vehicle. Know I will be using PPG Deltron BC/CC and the Temp is 115+, what are all the product that I need (with PPG #, if not asking too much)

Etching
Etching Primer
Hi-Build Primer
Regular Primer?
Base
Clear
Reducers
etc.

Thanks immensely for All your Help,

Scott
AKA, The Desert Rat - Team America