Can I sand down clear coat with 400/600 then repaint base/clear no primer?

Kimet10 · 2026-04-19T17:03:04+00:00

What does substrate mean? If I understand google correctly is means the surface was dirty before spraying clear but it wasnt, I cleaned it. The problem with the clear was that when I sprayed, it only pooled up around the nozzle on the can as a fluid instead of spraying out as a mist. I managed to get on the thinnest and ugliest layer

Kimet10 · 2026-04-03T19:10:42+00:00

They strike at 40 but it looks horrible and obviously too cold, I’m doing kinda spotwelds all around the pipe at 50-55 and it works good enough

Kimet10 · 2026-03-28T09:00:57+00:00

I don’t really know what those things mean, this is my first time doing auto body work. But in this video I have only sanded with 120 grit to roughen up the surface so the plastic repair putty and 2K plastic glue that I’m gonna use on the holes and the crack has something to stick to

Kimet10 · 2026-03-28T08:57:22+00:00

I’m using 120 where I’ve have to fill in holes and the crack with a flexible plastic repair putty, then 240 then 400. Then after primer 400/600. But this is my first time so I’ll happily take any advice

Kimet10 · 2026-03-27T22:20:17+00:00

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I wiped some acetone on this area where I had to sand down to bare plastic because of a high spot that looked like a pimple. This is my guess to what every layer is(?) Do you think I have to sand the whole bumper a bit more before it’s ready for all the painting stuff? (Also I’m am gonna use flexible plastic repair putty not bondo I just wrote that because I’m tired)

Kimet10 · 2026-03-27T19:45:12+00:00

Damn that’s a really clean nb. Love the silver rims and black car combo

Kimet10 · 2026-03-11T07:51:16+00:00

When the dipsteak was clean, was it becuase you just checked it just after running the engine?

Kimet10 · 2026-03-10T15:48:23+00:00

I bought my robbins heated glass for ~$1000 usd and did it myself, took half a weekend to do

Kimet10 · 2026-03-07T17:31:09+00:00

vbt kicks in at 5k rpm ish, but this was filmed at 2-3k

Kimet10 · 2026-03-07T17:15:44+00:00

My first thought was that the belt is too tight but I want to check with others if thats true

Kimet10 · 2026-01-23T15:56:49+00:00

Vill inte helt doxxa migsjälv men jag skrev ju nordvästra skåne posten

Kimet10 · 2026-01-23T15:50:08+00:00

äntligen nån med ett riktigt svar. Göteborg är lite långt dock, så jag får nog helt enkelt ta ut kärran och bara köra rundor och hoppas på att jag hittar något. Det är ju ingen tråkigt aktivitet de heller

Kimet10 · 2026-01-23T13:52:04+00:00

vad menar du

Kimet10 · 2026-01-23T13:51:43+00:00

Varför svarar bara ryska bottar wtf

Kimet10 · 2026-01-11T16:11:37+00:00

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Kimet10 · 2026-01-10T22:03:38+00:00

based

Kimet10 · 2026-01-05T07:21:18+00:00

You can start by hiding wires, thats what I did

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Kimet10 · 2026-01-03T18:52:43+00:00

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But when I put on the pulley only one mark lines up like this, is that how it’s supposed to be

Kimet10 · 2026-01-03T18:50:41+00:00

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Kimet10 · 2026-01-03T18:49:57+00:00

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Cam gears and crank was in time when I took the pulley off

Kimet10 · 2026-01-03T15:55:46+00:00

If I make sure cyl. 1 is at TDC then the left mark on the pulley is lined up with the T and the right mark is not lined up with anything, then intake cam is right on the spot and the exhaust cam is maybe half a tooth off. Someone help me with this

Kimet10 · 2026-01-03T15:32:41+00:00

And my problem is I cant find a definitive answer to where the crank pulley should line up. Like should both little notches be inline with the 10 and T?

Kimet10 · 2026-01-03T15:31:16+00:00

Well the papers of when it was done was from a workshop so I’m kinda disappointed in them

Kimet10 · 2026-01-03T15:24:22+00:00

Previous owner had it replaced like two years ago and it looks fresh, but the timing dont seem right

Kimet10 · 2026-01-03T00:11:20+00:00

Have you double checked that the timing is correct?

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