Robotsan
Club Member
Hi all,
I'm planning to primer the floors of the 280z this coming weekend, using Lechler 2k 29107 (as recommended by @jonbills and @candy red ) in light grey. Having never used primer or painted a car floor before, I just want to make sure I get it right.. if possible!
I'll be painting it on so as not to die from isocyanate inhalation - which I think is the main thing to get right. But I'm also wondering about the following..
1. I was thinking of just primering the floors up to where the remaining factory sound deadening is (see below) - or should I go over the old stuff on the trans tunnel too? It would need cleaning up obviously. The downside is then its more that I'll have to paint with the factory 307 Silver Metallic paint. Alternatively, as this will all be covered up anyway, I could just give it a clean and leave it.
2. Will brushing the top coat (307 silver) over the primer be ok? As ideally I don't want to spray anything as it means spending a lot more on new equipment for something I'll do extremely rarely/never again, and it'd be tricky not getting any drift or overspray on things.
3. When mixed, how long can the primer stay in the mixed state? I've found this technical data sheet from Lechler which says the 'pot life' (which I assume is what I'm talking about) is 4 hours with standard hardener..
...but I'm using the speedy hardener (29371).. it just says it causes "a reduction", but not by how much!:
4. Will 1 litre of primer be enough for both floors? It says this in the tech sheet..
.. but this is in the section about spraying. Would it be the same when brushing it on?
5. Can I just use normal paint brushes?
6. Can I use normal masking tape / frog tape to get a nice clean edge around it?
7. Any other tips?!
Many thanks in advance.
I'm planning to primer the floors of the 280z this coming weekend, using Lechler 2k 29107 (as recommended by @jonbills and @candy red ) in light grey. Having never used primer or painted a car floor before, I just want to make sure I get it right.. if possible!
I'll be painting it on so as not to die from isocyanate inhalation - which I think is the main thing to get right. But I'm also wondering about the following..
1. I was thinking of just primering the floors up to where the remaining factory sound deadening is (see below) - or should I go over the old stuff on the trans tunnel too? It would need cleaning up obviously. The downside is then its more that I'll have to paint with the factory 307 Silver Metallic paint. Alternatively, as this will all be covered up anyway, I could just give it a clean and leave it.
2. Will brushing the top coat (307 silver) over the primer be ok? As ideally I don't want to spray anything as it means spending a lot more on new equipment for something I'll do extremely rarely/never again, and it'd be tricky not getting any drift or overspray on things.
3. When mixed, how long can the primer stay in the mixed state? I've found this technical data sheet from Lechler which says the 'pot life' (which I assume is what I'm talking about) is 4 hours with standard hardener..
...but I'm using the speedy hardener (29371).. it just says it causes "a reduction", but not by how much!:
4. Will 1 litre of primer be enough for both floors? It says this in the tech sheet..
.. but this is in the section about spraying. Would it be the same when brushing it on?
5. Can I just use normal paint brushes?
6. Can I use normal masking tape / frog tape to get a nice clean edge around it?
7. Any other tips?!
Many thanks in advance.