Painting Bare Metal

[Escy]

I'm getting close to finishing the welding on my AE86. I was initially planning on taking it over to the bodyshop and getting them to sort it all but there is a wait to get in so i'm planning on doing a few bits myself. I've had to weld a few bits that aren't going to be seen easily. I'm thinking of painting these bits myself to save money/time come re-spray time.

Things i'm talking about are inside the boot, bottoms of the doors, lower section of the front wings hidden behind side skirts, etc.

What stages do I want to do, going from bare metal. (I'm currently dusting things over with Zinc primer).

[paintman]

Be an idea to have a chat with your intended bodyshop about your intentions & see what they advise.
But, if you intend to DIY, then I'd suggest starting on bare metal with an etch primer.
Get the Technical Data Sheets for any materials you use as it will give you the details for use that you need to know. This will include such things as the time you can leave things between materials & what you need to do if you exceed the time.
Don't forget to throughly seal both sides of ALL the welded seams with a seam sealer - again ask your bodyshop as they will likely have one they prefer & you don't want to risk a reaction when they start to paint the rest.

Edited by paintman on Tuesday 29th April 16:03