Another question for you: I bought a DeKups kit with the 24-oz. disposable cups. How much of the car do you think I can cover with one 24-oz. cup? I’m curious how many coats I’ll be able to get with the gallon of primer I have. It’s a 1:1 mix with the activator, if that matters.
Edit: and another question for anyone with experience who cares to answer (
@horse sence @95steedamustang ?), what’s the process after I get primer on the bare metal? I mean, how do I go about filling low spots and blocking the car? Primer? Sealer? High build? Filler? Glaze? These are all terms I need to have explained to me like I’m an idiot.
What kind of primer are you talking about John? Epoxy?
I haven’t been following along like I should, Are you just wanting to cover bare metal right now? Though your question makes me think that’s exactly what you are asking. So for one coat you have more than enough.
I use the Dekup system at work, btw.
This would be a rather lengthy post if I answered all your questions at once.
Quick run down of definitions.
Primer. A number of types of coating used for various reasons. Such as:
-Epoxy primer. Used for protecting bare metals and prepped surfaces prior to and/or immediately after bodywork.
-Etch primer, also called acid etch primer. Used to provide chemical adhesion between baremetal and various topcoatings. NOT to be used under epoxies. It’s main ingredient is phosphoric acid and it will degrade an epoxy.
You must use one of those two primers on bare metal to provide adhesion for the top coatings.
-High build primer. Used to fill very small imperfections and for repaired surfaces. This is used at least once, possibly mire times as your doing the final straightening through blocking of your panels. Lots more info concerning that one….
-Sealer primer. Used primarily at the beginning of the final paint process. Provides adhesion between an already prepped surface and the topcoatings. Also provides a “cushioning layer” kind of like padding under a carpet. A new panel without sealer will chip far easier, just like a rug without padding will wear out quicker.
Filler. Also known as body filler, mud, bondo…..It’s what you’ll use for your main straightening component after you’ve straightened the panel as good as you can through metal work.
-Glaze. It’s used after your primary straightening with bondo. Also good for really small dents. It’s a really thin type of filler that you spread over the top of your straightened mud work.
Like previously, lots more to say about the use of fillers.