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Okay, I was able to find Outlaws "How to Prepare a Glass Car for Paint". Here goes...
The most common way to prepare a glass car for painting is the following. Block the mold seams first with 80 grit production paper dry. Then continue to block the whole car and fenders, etc with 80 grit. Be very sure every place on the car has a good dull finish to it. After sanding, place one coat of feather fill polyester primer surfacer, made by Evercoat, part no. 391, on all mold seam areas or any place sanded thru black gel coat. After doing this, place one coat on complete car and all glass parts. After proper drying time, block feather fill with 180 grit or 220 wet paper. Then continue with a good grade or laquer primer and finish paint.
I didn't follow this procedure exactly. I used 80 grit at the mold seams and dry sanded the entire body with 220 grit then primed the entire body with PPG's DP Epoxy Primer. I was apprehensive about sanding the entire body with 80 grit because I didn't want to damage any profiles and create sand scratches that would difficult to remove. Outlaw bodies are nearly perfect right from the factory. I had absolutely no problem with paint bonding to the body after sanding with 220 grit dry paper. If you need a filler, I would recommend Evercoat's polyester finishing and blending putty.
Don't forget to protect yourself from dust with the appropriate respirator.
I also suggest you do a search of our SRS article database. I know there's some good stuff in there.
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Dick Z
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