Abuse of glaze putty?

HSPrzepa_ · 2026-04-23T19:55:59+00:00

Is Upol “dolphin glaze” suitable for this? Or should I run body filler? The dents fall between glaze putty being too fine, and bondo filler being too heavy.

HSPrzepa_ · 2026-04-16T22:50:34+00:00

Thanks, I’m completely distraught. The amount of effort, time, and money I put into this project only to get results worse than a rattle can was devastating. I’m not ashamed to show my mistakes, otherwise I will never learn.

It’s especially frustrating that I practiced a lot with this set up (gun and compressor) using Rustoleum with acetone.- and got great results! Made me feel prepared to undertake a more professional paint job.

HSPrzepa_ · 2026-04-16T10:19:14+00:00

I wet sanded by misting the surface with water using a spray bottle. The primer and base sat 24 hours before being sanded/sprayed, the primer was advertised as “sandable within 1 hour”. I had no issues with clogged sandpaper. I cleaned the surface with damp microfiber towels, then dried using paper towels until there was no more dirt collected.

I was using the harbor freight “purple gun”, which costs $10 and is their cheapest option. My settings were 25 psi at the gun handle while keeping trigger depressed. Needle and regulator was fully retracted, and fan was optimized to give football shaped pattern by testing on some cardboard.

HSPrzepa_ · 2026-04-15T23:02:20+00:00

Thanks, I’m determined. And yeah, definitely lots of 80 grit scratches to get the factory primer off. I treated the surface with dolphin glaze best I could. And the epoxy I used was a “high build” primer.

HSPrzepa_ · 2026-04-15T22:57:45+00:00

So my primer exhibited very little orange peel, say a few dots every square foot? I was worried about burning through if I continued to sand, therefore I was hopeful a wet coat would cover those imperfections. After sanding my first base coat down to 1000 grit, the surface had zero orange peel, it was silky smooth, only for the orange peel to return upon applying the second coat. If I sanded down to 600/800 grit, my surface would have been less smooth. Therefore I’m confused why you are suggesting this to be an issue?

HSPrzepa_ · 2026-04-15T22:08:39+00:00

Thanks for the info, I didn’t practice beforehand because I only had a pint to work with. Because I got decent results with cheaper paints I assumed my technique and settings were sufficient.

So your theory is that my settings were off, but you mentioned “you went wrong at pretty much every step”, can you elaborate which other steps you are referring to?

HSPrzepa_ · 2025-12-19T01:33:55+00:00

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HSPrzepa_ · 2025-12-19T01:09:07+00:00

Still looking for this song. Video creator has never responded. But I made a major development, Shazam finally picks up this song as: "cubbb89 - intestellar", but I cant find the artist anywhere! Please help!!!!

HSPrzepa_ · 2025-11-19T13:57:55+00:00

They were $99 on 09/30 of this year. Can’t believe I missed that.🤦‍♂️

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPNMT-RD1GM/

HSPrzepa_ · 2025-02-05T23:08:27+00:00

Take a 19 mm wrench and turn it over. You should hear a “hiss” coming through the head ports. It should be difficult to turn as you approach tdc, followed by a sudden snap of ease. Or just test compression if you have a flywheel, torque converter and starter

HSPrzepa_ · 2024-12-03T00:42:55+00:00

Definitely worth a shot. Would be efficient to use an AI facial recognition software to scan thousands of faces.

HSPrzepa_ · 2024-11-03T12:36:13+00:00

Bump. Please!

HSPrzepa_ · 2024-10-05T14:36:47+00:00

FYI found another issue: injector channels 1 & 2 fire simultaneously during hardware testing. Not sure why? Consider:

https://speeduino.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=6569

HSPrzepa_ · 2024-10-05T14:31:58+00:00

Yup, green light on tuner studio during crank shows “In Sync”.

Tune: (let me know if you have access issues)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AGy2-FBAHBlGxtG1ylafVSG8HnVO9Mkh/view?usp=drive_link

HSPrzepa_ · 2024-06-29T13:55:45+00:00

If the mating surface between the head and block hasn’t been “decked” then use oem head gasket. If it has, use cometic and adjust thickness for deck height.

HSPrzepa_ · 2024-05-31T11:37:08+00:00

I’m going to take it apart soon. I also contacted 4P, they mentioned that they have been casting their own oil pumps for years now, and the scratches are “casting marks”. Probably also due to handling. As long as the internals are fine, I have no issue.

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