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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
![]() Something about a car in this stage is just really cool.
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
It may not be an issue as you blasted it but Barry (at SPI) recommends to scuff everything with 80 grit prior to their epoxy. He even recommends it for items that were blasted with straight sand. I am not an expert and am not trying to tell you what to do at any point, only passing on what I read and talked to them about. Car is looking great!
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
Anxiously awaiting the epoxy test results!
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Should have some preliminary results this week.
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Mike I've been following your threads and your work is pure automotive artistry! Eloquently perfected! Kudos...
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
Nothing looks better than bare metal ready to shoot! Isreal? Man you get around. Hope they take good care of you.
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Crowne Plaza Tel Aviv Beach ...no complaints!
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
Frizzel, how are you going to apply the epoxy primer to the parts you can't see like the seams and behind the frame of the boot (trunk). Even on the body itself there are lots of little inaccessable spots that a spraygun can't reach. I can't recal if the body was ever going to be dipped on not.
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
Bare metal. Nuthin better!
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Looks good! That's the SPI epoxy, correct?
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Yep, SPI. It sprayed on and leveled out very nicely. It's supposed to be more sandable than most epoxies, and the sheen makes imperfections and sanded vs. non-sanded areas really stand out.
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
So that is a little dent in the hood? Been a long time since I checked in on this project. Sounds like you have been busy too. Going to have to go back several pages and catch up.
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
Sexy! Epo'd clean metal makes Daddy happy! I've been using Nason's Epo, basically just a scratch coat for the mudwork, Slick Sand, etc. I'm gonna have to give that SPI stuff a whack, been hearing lots of good things about it. Parts are lookin' good!
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Yes there are imperfections in the metal. The primer is there to seal the bare metal, and that's where the body work begins.
So far I've been happy with the SPI. Did a little panel scratch test vs Valspar and it seemed like more material was removed from the Valspar side. Granted it was a very unscientific test, I didn't see any drawbacks to the SPI. Long-term performance only time will tell... |
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
Uh oh... hood has a ding... time to cut it out and put a blower on it!
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Shuffleboard?
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
That SPI looks great, I'll have to try it!
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
The blaster offered me the chance to get in on a blasting session. So yesterday I suited up and we got the rest of the shell done. I have a new-found respect for those guys - it's hard work maneuvering that gun and heavy hose around to get every angle. Meanwhile you are literally inside a giant blasting cabinet which can only be equated to a working in a torrential dust/sand storm! Very difficult to see most of the time. That's where team-work paid off. One was able to inspect while the other moved on.
Also, having the car on the rotisserie for blasting is the ONLY way to go IMO. Both for accessibility/thoroughness of the blast and removal of the media afterwards. So the body is now moved to the clean side of the shop and being prepped/sanded for a few coats of SPI epoxy. ![]() |
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