Can you wet sand guide coat?
Using a powdered guide coat is best on dry applications because you can put it on repeatedly without causing overspray or needing to mask anything but is minimally functional when wet sanding. It will work to some degree but will tend to wash off.
What do you use for a guide coat?
The process of guide coat is fairly simple. Typically you do your body filler and seal the repairs with gray primer. From there you can apply a contrasting color guide coat (usually black over gray primer or tan guide coat over black primer). The guide coat is misted onto the surface leaving a spotty looking finish.
What is dry guide coat?
3M™ Dry Guide Coat is used to identify surface imperfections such as pinholes in body filler and deep scratches in primer. Unlike liquid and aerosol guide coats, Dry Guide Coat requires no masking before use, and there is no dry time after application.
Can you prime over guide coat?
Typically we use a black guide coat over the gray primer. After the guide coat is applied, we will use long sanding blocks to sand the guide coat off. Then we will prime, sand and guide coat again.
Can you use black primer as a guide coat?
A guide coat is a very thin layer of paint applied to an opposing color of the primer coat. Typically we use a black guide coat over the gray primer. After the guide coat is applied, we will use long sanding blocks to sand the guide coat off.
Can you use primer as guide coat?
Guide Coat is an aerosol coating that helps detect low spots, sand scratches or other minor imperfections prior to sanding primer. Guide Coat Black provides a visual guide to a smooth surface when sanding most primers. The quick drying formula won’t clog sandpaper.
What is dry guide coat made of?
This dry guide coat is a carbon black powder that can be used on automotive and marine fillers, primers, paints and gelcoats. It may be used for either wet or dry sanding. The powder contains no intentionally added solvents that can cause painting problems.
Can I use regular spray paint as a guide coat?
should be fine. I have not had a problem with using a regular walmart type paint, but i usually sand all of it down anyways, in theory, it could lift, when you apply urethane on top of it, but you do not put down alot when guide coating.
What grit of sanding do I need to finish a block?
If you’re going to be finishing it in order to paint directly over it you should use a combination of block sanding and DA sanding. You can rough out your work with 80, move to 180, 220, and then finish blocking with 320 grit.
What is the best way to sand Eastwood blocks?
Eastwood offers a variety of blocks with differing degrees of flexibility to adapt to the surface you are sanding. Always sand in an “X” pattern to avoid creating low spots or grooves. It is also recommended to use a Guide Coat when sanding body fillers and primers to identify any low spots, pits or areas that need additional work.
Can you paint directly over block sanded paint?
You could “finish” prep it in order to paint directly over it or you could treat it like body filler and simply block sand it flat and then prime over it with another material. If you’re going to be finishing it in order to paint directly over it you should use a combination of block sanding and DA sanding.
What grit Sander should I use for 2K urethane primer?
320 grit is the best to use for dry block sanding 2K Urethane primer, it’s both rough enough to be able to sand quickly and fine enough to not need much more after you’re done. Once you’ve blocked your panels with 320 grit you should go over your work with 400 grit on a DA sander.