#4 How to use Etch & Epoxy Primers on 71 Camaro | Muscle Car Respray 

Thanks Howard. As a retired painter it was good for me to update my own info based on the information provided by your very educational videos.

Howard great series so informative helping everyone from experience guys to guys just starting out thanks

I just had this discussion/question with my local paint shop this week. I walked out of there shaking my head... so many dark areas. Anyhow low and behold H to the rescue.

Fantastic content my friend!! Cheers from Canada!

Hey Howard. Want to say thanks for this instructional stuff. I trained years ago on acrylics and had a long time out before coming back in a home restorer capacity. Moving into the new products has been a real challenge. I think I might, and only might, be starting to understand it! Proper minefield. Many thanks!

looking good,please PPG give howard a sata vision air hood or at least give him a deal on one.the respirators he is using are good for bugger all especially with all the blow back

Hi Howard, great episode. I've been really enjoying this series so far, and I've been learning so much, cheers John.

this is gold. more good info to digest.

Hi Howard, she's coming along great. I especially love that satin clear work over those mechanical bits. That's something I'd definitely be doing. I'd love to see you do a video on how you constructed your spray booth going through all the aspects that make it functional. Would that be something you could do eventually ? I have a space similar to what you have and would like to covert it to be able to do spray work in it so I keep the main shed clean. Thanks and Regards Tony

Valuable information in when, what, why and how to use certain products to achieve a quality job in the end. Thanks Howard for being thorough in the insights, questions and presentation. By the way the video production is excellent.

Love polyester,first used it 25 years ago ,the brand was Duck from Germany,Dulux were not producing anything like it back then.

Top video howard 👌 very good information

Thanks heaps H! I am learning so much from you and look forward to all your posts. I can only assume the you are in to cars as much as I am.

brilliant info & well set out ... thank you

PPG Epoxy is legendary

Great job mate 👍👍

Very nice show to watch

What about PPG's Vibrance line VB2050 DTM-Epoxy high build? They sell it in the states and used in California so it fits "National Rule".

Thanks for posting this type of video Howard, it’s all starting to make more sense! I had a chassis blasted and etched primed however I learnt this isn’t the way after sitting around, started rusting again quickly through the grey etch. Thinking next time straight to epoxy?

Any gloss reduced work I've done over the years I swear by PPG 579 Caprithane. Can be full gloss also taken down to a shade under 10% gloss level which is basically Matt. It's a binder system already as opposed to adding a Matting agent after the fact. Also DNA I must admit have a great Matt clear coat. Alas very expensive but beautiful to spray.

I have to say for all my years of painting part time and I thought. Had some idea what I was doing, I think I have just been lucky I have been using ppg for many years now and always read the data sheets before I start mainly just to remind myself what to do From this you can tell I don’t paint so much these days but it is all I really want to do I only have one spray gun which was from Repco and was a Christmas present from my daughter and son in law about 5 years ago I have no idea what the jet size is Generally I strip back to bare metal and then etch prime then epoxy prime over that which I sand and then I may prime again and sand and then. I will do the wet on wet prime base and clear I wish I could tell you what series the paint is but I can’t and it’s down in the shed and I’m up in the house and it’s not ten degrees outside I will have to bring up the data sheets so for the next video I can see if it is similar to what you are using Cheers Howard

Very informative video thanks mate. Just wondering if you have any tips on painting in my back yard?

love the videos very helpful why did you choose prime base satin clear and not prime commercial vehicle 2k satin black both have same finish

Thank you

Hey Howard, is your spray booth home made or purchased. It looks like it has great suction. The booth doesn't seem to get overwhelmed with fumes/vapour. May e you could do a walk around the booth and how its put together if its home made. Loving the videos.

Hi love the content. I have a question regarding gun psi. On some paint tech sheets it states a gun pressure to be used when spraying. Should that be the psi or should I use the psi that the guns tech sheet suggests?

May seem to be a silly question, but metho water is that metholated spirits with water mixed together?

Thanks for sharing all your knowledge. I want to ask is there 1 spray gun that will do it all? from epoxy primer, high fill primer, base coat and clear coat? thank you.

Thanks Howard. What's the name of the orange straps you're hanging parts with and where do you get them? I'm sick of trying to use wire and it flicks around trying to take my eye out!

Hi Howard, just curious why the chassis isn't going to be powder coated? I'm assuming paint is more cost effective?

Crikey your paint benches clean mine don’t look like that😮

It's the way of spraying a Epoxy primer over a etch primer recommended by a labor guy?or just from seller to customer?

Is it possible to paint a base colour directly over an epoxy primer? I’m doing hanging panels and the under side of the bonnet and boot don’t need any filler work so could in theory go to paint stage now? Or do they need a thin primer and scuff back?

I've been painting for over 20 years , and the different primers , epoxy etc still get confusing! 😅 .

That car would have been perfect with a roadster shop chassis powder coated new brake lines just bolted in rack opinion 4-link rear end

normally i say you over do it.... but cmon man.... how lazy are you these days... you didnt even seperate the laves of that spring set and spray inbetween them all??? un believable, ide never get you to do my resto. 🤣🤣 joking mate.