Putting on the Primer
Jun 7, 2011 update to the BMW 2002tii project car
Our next step in the restoration process for our 2002 is to work on smoothing out its wrinkles and areas where we’ve had to replace sheet metal. Before we started on the filling and sanding, we wanted to give the entire car a coat of sealant primer to act as a barrier between the raw steel and the elements. We used a direct-to-metal primer with good adhesion and anticorrosive properties.
Unfortunately, the shop w’re using for this project isn’t equipped with a compressed air source, so we went a little outside the box and used an electric sprayer (Graco 2900 Spray Station) that we purchased at Lowes for $119. The results were just short of spectacular—at least on this drab olive matte finish—and we would recommend this method for spraying primers or painting non-critical parts.
Now that the body is all sealed up, we’ll start working on smoothing it out.
All 1972 BMW 2002tii updates
Putting on the Primer
Paint Jail: Out of Solitary and Into Gen Pop
Blocking Out Our Box, Part Deux
Blocking Out Our Box, Part Three
More Reassembly: 2002 Comes Together
Shiny Bits for our BMW 2002tii
Headline: 2002 Gets a Headliner
2002 Progress, Now With Lights and More
Project 2002: Wrapping Up the Trim
Project 2002: Brakes and Bottom End
Project 2002: Sorting out the wiring
Project 2002Tii: Console Ourselves
Project 2002Tii: Xmas Xtravaganza
Project 2002: Changing Wheel Color
Project 2002tii: Limited-Slip Differentials
Project 2002: Street Prepared Preparation
Comments
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Jun 8, 2011 9:15 a.m.Ian F:
- Cool. I've wondered how well one of those painters would work on a car. How hard was clean up?
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Jun 10, 2011 1:58 p.m.Per Schroeder:
- Easy as pie. clean with lacquer thinner, put clean lacquer thinner in cup and spray to clean out nozzles. wipe down and put away.
