Gord Wedman
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My brother got ambitious and in spite of the heat decided to paint his 109 Station Wagon he bought last year.
He sanded it down with a random orbital sander and used paint stripper in some places where the paint was especially thick. Then used a 4 inch foam roller to roll on 2 coats of SEM self etching primer at my suggestion even though no experience with this stuff. I figured we needed a self etching primer for the areas that became bare metal. Went on OK but really thin product with low solids so did not fill any imperfections. A gallon only put on the 2 coats. Next step was to roll on a coat of Interlux Brightside single part polyurethane. First coat was rolled on but then he went to a foam brush for touch up and second coat. Two coats used 2 litres of the paint. I figured polyurethane paint would be a tough finish. In the end it turned out better than I expected. I thought we would see a lot of brush marks but it blended in quite well. If you look closely I think you will see some fine orange peel in places. We didn't try to use filler on dents or depressions from rivets so a bit rough that way.
What you do you folks think of the color? It is Interlux "Flag Blue". I think it is a little bright and obviously not a factory color but my brother likes it. Certainly stands out in a parking lot. Newer cars seem to be rather drab in comparison.
Cheers,
Gordon
He sanded it down with a random orbital sander and used paint stripper in some places where the paint was especially thick. Then used a 4 inch foam roller to roll on 2 coats of SEM self etching primer at my suggestion even though no experience with this stuff. I figured we needed a self etching primer for the areas that became bare metal. Went on OK but really thin product with low solids so did not fill any imperfections. A gallon only put on the 2 coats. Next step was to roll on a coat of Interlux Brightside single part polyurethane. First coat was rolled on but then he went to a foam brush for touch up and second coat. Two coats used 2 litres of the paint. I figured polyurethane paint would be a tough finish. In the end it turned out better than I expected. I thought we would see a lot of brush marks but it blended in quite well. If you look closely I think you will see some fine orange peel in places. We didn't try to use filler on dents or depressions from rivets so a bit rough that way.
What you do you folks think of the color? It is Interlux "Flag Blue". I think it is a little bright and obviously not a factory color but my brother likes it. Certainly stands out in a parking lot. Newer cars seem to be rather drab in comparison.
Cheers,
Gordon
very distinctive!
