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    Talking Fire wall painting in process

     



    i've recently sprayed my fire wall using dp40lf .I like to have a show quality paint job so what exactly do you guys suggest i do next . painting the fire wall using House of kolors zenith gold .

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    how many times did you prime it and block it before you sealed it? with dp40

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    If you sprayed the DPLF 40 over properly treated bare steel and it is smooth , you can lightly sand the DP ( if it has set 72 hours or more ) then spray color.

    If the fire wall still has minor flaws and scratches , you can spray 2-3 coats of K-36 , let dry and sand , then spray 1 coat of the DP over the sanded K-36, then spray color.

    Happy Painting :-)
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    I welded a plate to the fire wall to elimimate all the holes not being used so very little body work had tobe done. So I can lightly sand it and spray the color. I've never sprayed any HOK and was thinking about tricking ou the paint a little mybe adding flakes or a gold pearl.Probably use trans-star as my clear coat. I dont have very much experience so please correct my process.

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    if you want it nice you need to prime and block it i did mine that way

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    definately prime and block before spraying color. especially if it has a lot of metallic, the metallic will show flaws like crazy prime and block if you want a show quality finish.
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