I'm doing a full respray of my 1977 FJ40 with an Aqualu tub, Half Doors and Tailgate. Looking for some advice on the best order of operations for spraying a mixture of colour matched raptor liner and single stage.
My current plan is as follows.
- Blast and epoxy prime all the original steel parts, cowl fenders etc.
- Sand and epoxy prime the Aqualu aluminum parts.
- Mate the aluminum tub to the cowl using included Sikaflex sealant (epoxy primer should help prevent galvanic corrosion between the cowl and tub)
- Colour Matched Raptor line the bottom of the tub and part way into the engine bay.
- Mount the body to the frame
- Finish bodywork on the outside of the tub and all the other steel parts
- Spray topcoat
- Colour Matched Raptor line the interior of the tub
I'm trying to think this through and my thought is by spraying the topcoat before raptor lining the interior I can get a better tape line as the Raptor has a texture and might be hard to get a crisp edge.
If any of this looks out of order or there is a better way to do this please let me know whats worked for you
I will be spraying a product called Awlgrip which is a marine paint used on yachts. I have a connection that has been spraying this product for over 20 years and swears by the durability, also with the connection I have I got a steep discount on the products.
My current plan is as follows.
- Blast and epoxy prime all the original steel parts, cowl fenders etc.
- Sand and epoxy prime the Aqualu aluminum parts.
- Mate the aluminum tub to the cowl using included Sikaflex sealant (epoxy primer should help prevent galvanic corrosion between the cowl and tub)
- Colour Matched Raptor line the bottom of the tub and part way into the engine bay.
- Mount the body to the frame
- Finish bodywork on the outside of the tub and all the other steel parts
- Spray topcoat
- Colour Matched Raptor line the interior of the tub
I'm trying to think this through and my thought is by spraying the topcoat before raptor lining the interior I can get a better tape line as the Raptor has a texture and might be hard to get a crisp edge.
If any of this looks out of order or there is a better way to do this please let me know whats worked for you
I will be spraying a product called Awlgrip which is a marine paint used on yachts. I have a connection that has been spraying this product for over 20 years and swears by the durability, also with the connection I have I got a steep discount on the products.