Quote Originally Posted by roadster32 View Post
My personal preference is to first use 2 pack Epoxy primer and overcoat wet on wet with 2 pack hi build tinted to the colour of the car, that way any stonechips don't show so bad.

This is what I used on my current build:
1- Nason and SPI epoxy primers (in this amount: 1qt Nason(Wescott front fenders, er wings only),5qts SPI, the rest of the steel Brookville body - Nason can't be sanded, SPI can)
2- SPI 2K primer - 1 gallon
3- Polyester high build primer - 1 gallon (sorry, I don't recall the brand, but it was recommended by a pro on another site)
4- Rage Gold filler - 1 gallon (half plus left)
5- DuPont ChromaBase 7 quarts
6- SPI Universal Clear 7 quarts
7- Presta 1500 to cut
8- Presta Swirl remover to buff
9- Rolls of 3M tape - guesstimate 4-5
10- Wet and Dry Sandpaper in grits - 80(a lot - I had to go to bare metal). 3-4 packages each of 220, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000. All was either 3M or Norton and a bit of Mirka (my favorite and a bit less then 3M)

And yep, tinting is the best way - I just don't do it. As you probably have found out - we don't have rough highways nor any chance of stone chips as the paving is smooth as silk, always maintained on our side of the Atlantic (now if you believe that, I have some very nice land in Florida..........)