Hello All! I purchased a uncompleted CMC car in red and wondering if it is advisable to paint over the gel coat finish on these cars. Now is the ideal time to paint as car has not been assembled. Any thoughts? Thanks!
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Hello All! I purchased a uncompleted CMC car in red and wondering if it is advisable to paint over the gel coat finish on these cars. Now is the ideal time to paint as car has not been assembled. Any thoughts? Thanks!
no problem painting over a gelcoat.
word of warning though - assemble the car first - then disassemble to paint.
I have had to drill / "fine-tune" my CMc body quite a bit to get it perfect. I've had 14 cars and my advice would be tp paint it *last*, once you have everything sorted out. It'll take a bit longer to remove everything, but assembly will be a piece of cake.
Or, paint the car firrst and worry about scratched / drilling holes, chipping paint during the assembly / test fit stage.
your car. :-) my $0.02
word of warning though - assemble the car first - then disassemble to paint.
I have had to drill / "fine-tune" my CMc body quite a bit to get it perfect. I've had 14 cars and my advice would be tp paint it *last*, once you have everything sorted out. It'll take a bit longer to remove everything, but assembly will be a piece of cake.
Or, paint the car firrst and worry about scratched / drilling holes, chipping paint during the assembly / test fit stage.
your car. :-) my $0.02
Another work of warning. The body on the CMC is very wavy. I board sanded and filled the hell out of mine to try to level it. Went thru the gel coat in places and made it fairly thin all over. I then primed it with Slick Sand, sanded and then primed with a good 2K primer. It came out great until it was exposed to the sun. After a couple of months (it is stored in a garage) it started to map. Sort of a fine weave pattern showed up. I was told I should have built the Slick Sand up to replenish the gel coat. Too late now!
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
This this what kept me re working my D over and over the first 2 years of prepin the body for paint.
Every time Id work the body i had to re work the primmer over and over and over. It got to where I'd let the car set out every week end in the SUN and just wait for the uglys to emerge.
I finally got it, but it took a while. i had the car booth kilmed just before it was shot at the same shop . The painter just kept on yammering about how well the thing had been preped. i said you dont have to tell me. It gave me a fit.
I was not at all satified with the VS body as it came. and I kept workin it untill I was pleased.
SO you have been warned You can live with it as it came or work the heck out of it untill it behaives.
But sunning it is a must .
Every time Id work the body i had to re work the primmer over and over and over. It got to where I'd let the car set out every week end in the SUN and just wait for the uglys to emerge.
I finally got it, but it took a while. i had the car booth kilmed just before it was shot at the same shop . The painter just kept on yammering about how well the thing had been preped. i said you dont have to tell me. It gave me a fit.
I was not at all satified with the VS body as it came. and I kept workin it untill I was pleased.
SO you have been warned You can live with it as it came or work the heck out of it untill it behaives.
But sunning it is a must .