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Ok i just have a quick question about spraying a new kit, weve done our fair share of panel spraying, but is there anything we should know before spraying a brand new kit, or is it the same proceedures as panels, i just want to knpw if theres any special coats o need to pit on or preps.

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is the kit plastic or fibreglass?

if it's plastic it's very somple, just give it a gray scotch, clean it with plastic cleaner then spray sp,e plastic primer then treat it like any outher color. If it's fibreglass i would bake (at about 40 anything else is to hot for fibreglass) it first because they seem to get massive pin holes in it, then prime it and bake it again, rub it bake and then treat it like any other panel. if it's fibreglass it may come already primed and if it does you can rub that and paint over it but at work we have found it's alot better to reprime it otherwise it tends to pin hole or leave bubbles which will just chip off

fast hardener? tell me more

ok, your spraying 2k paint yes? so when your applying 2k enamel (solid colour) or 2k clear over basecoat (COB) you usually mix the paint at a ratio of 2:1. 1 being the hardener.

you can buy different hardener rates from slow, medium or fast.

at work i normally spray with normal (medium) at a bake time of 40mins at 65 degrees

but a home i use fast it just speeds up the drying time. just make sure you give it a wipe with prepsol (aka wax n grease remover)

and a strainer (paint filter) to avoid dirt n crap in the gun pot or use a stocking if you dont have any.

if you need help with anything else just pm me.

ok sounds good, so how much paint do you think i would need to spray the front bar sideys and rear bar? for both paint and overcoat?

buy 1 litre for both colour and clear. make sure you give it a ground coat (grey in colour) first. so it will be easier to cover with the colour

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