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.
What should I use for guide coat?
The best bang for your buck is to buy a gallon of economy lacquer primer then reduce it 200-300%, keep an old siphon feed gun loaded and drop in 4 or 5 marbles for a shake and spray guidecoat whenever it’s needed. You can find the cheap primer in black, grey, and red oxide.
Can I use black spray paint for guide coat?
u can buy guide coat in a spray can from automotive supplys its gm black it has a nozzle on it that makes the spray really fine works great.
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 put body filler over guide coat?
Apply thin, tight coats of filler, building up to fill as you spread, rather than a loose, thick coat. 4 To more easily identify low areas, apply Guide Coat to body filler before final sanding. 5 Finish sand body filler with 80 grit sandpaper until guide coat is gone. If low spots still exist, reapply body filler.
Can you use black primer as a guide coat?
A necessary step in doing bodywork and getting the body of your project straight is to use guide coat. From there you can apply a contrasting color guide coat (usually black over gray primer or tan guide coat over black primer).
Can I use primer as 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).
Can you use spray paint for guide coat?
When using a guide coat for sanding, you recommend a cheap spray paint or tool makers dye. Since the dye or paint not sanded off indicates a low spot, a fairing material or more primer must then be applied.
What is the purpose of guide coat?
Guide Coat Black is an aerosol coating that helps detect low spots, sand scratches or other minor imperfections while sanding primer.
Can I put body filler over primer?
Applying body filler over epoxy primer provides maximum corrosion protection for the metal. Apply filler within seven days of applying epoxy primer to maximize adhesion.
What is a guide coat when painting a car?
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.
What can dry guide coat be used for?
Versatility of Dry Guide Coat. 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.
How to apply a guide coat to a car?
Sprayed another coat of epoxy on everything to seal the filler work and sand through spots. 6. Sprayed two coats of G2 Poly Primer. Now some pictures. Applying 3M dry guide coat to the deck filler panel. There were some problems evident that need filler work in this area.
How to use 3M dry guide coat for sanding?
1 Dry guide coat reveals surface imperfections such as pinholes and scratches 2 Dry consistency requires no masking and requires no drying time 3 Product may be used in both wet or dry sanding 4 Contains no intentionally added solvents 5 Powder is ideal to highlight body lines More
What kind of guide coat to use for deck filler?
Applying 3M dry guide coat to the deck filler panel. There were some problems evident that need filler work in this area. You can see how much darker the guide coat makes the buff colored poly primer compared to where I have begun to block sand. I try to use the longest sanding block that is feasible for the area I am working on.
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