Okay I am in the middle of fixing my 1/4 pannels with the por-15 method. I am 90 percent done I have the por on and it primerd up I am just kind confused on the last step.

I was just thinking if I go ahead and put the paint on it now wont there still be a primer line? do I have to take the masking tape off and move it back a small bit?

How do you guys get the new paint and old paint to match up all smooth. I have been trying to get this info by searching the net but im having troubles. any help is greatly appricatied.

If you guys want some pics to see what im talking about here is my thread hosted on another civic site.

http://www.kelownacivics.com/forum/u...1566#Post11566

please help me out, im so close to getting to look great I just need this last step.

 

First of all u have to sand down the primer smooth to the other part of the body... Next u can spray the whole panel if u never color match before... Seems to me that would be beter for u but if not then u have to open up a large area that is damage and when u spray u kinda mist it on like not side to side to get full coverage the goal is to get less material on the edges so u don't leave a line and in the middle u spray more material

 

Thanks for your reply drift, I was not really planing on painting the whole pannel.... im not sure what to do.

Im using a color matched full size can of touch up paint to cover the area, will the paint I spray stick to the old paint, do I need to sand it first? or will it stick regardless.

My plan was to move the tape mask back an inch, sand the primer and the old paint so it's flush and the paint is scuffed up and does not have the shine it normally does and paint that.

Will that work?

 

well i would move more than an inch since u will most likely leave a line, yes u need to sand everything u plan to paint. use 320-400 grit if using solvent paint if using water base 800 grit and up

 

here a idea im trying to get at each different color represents a pass of paint so its a heavier coat to less thats what u want to do tape larger around the area so that the light coat wont make a line or anything like that

 

I dont need to sand it down to bear metal do I ??? or can I just sand it to remove the first layer or 2 (the shine layer, whatever it's called.)

 

okay I get it.... just feather it in there, Thanks for the drawing, that did help.

 

I think I will start with that first inch I wanted to do and if it looks like crap I will expand on it.

 

^^ agree with everyone up there...



n YES u dont have to sand to metal... just do wat u just say

 

Just take the shiny part off... No need to go to bare metal...

 

Thanks dude

 

fawk you guys.... it is going to be so nice to have a rust free car... I only had 2 spots the size of a penny on each side but my car is white and thats all I can see when I look at my car.....

What made me want to fix the rust is because I just bought a jdm b20 do swap out my block, my summer is gona be dope as hell...... b20 vtec and ridin rust free..... life is good!

 

so u painted it allready?

 

no, I will paint in the morning and I will post the reasults with pics, thanks duders!