I’m in the process of having deer damage repaired on my 96 Bronco. The deer ran into the passenger side of the Bronco and damaged the door. I’m a little frustrated with the body shop so far. I made an appointment two weeks prior to dropping the truck off. I dropped the truck off on Monday and was told it would be ready by Wednesday. On Wednesday it would be ready on Thursday. On Thursday it would be ready on Friday. I’m sure you’ve all been there and it’s pretty much what I expected. I show up on Friday and the truck isn’t ready. I have to wait almost an hour to leave. BUT the door molding and pin stripping are not installed, the truck if real dirty from shop dust and it smells real strong of body filler. On top of all this they didn’t take the bow out of the door, just the small dent. But my real concern is they shot the primer, did both colors and the clear coat on Friday. The truck was not primed on Thursday. Do today’s paints allow you to prime, color and clear in one day? Doesn’t sound right to me.

Thanks, I feel better now.

Bubba

Yes, some PPG products recommend priming, basecoating and clearcoating in the same day if spraying over a laquer or a basecoat that is not crosslinked (whatever that means) to prevent lifting. This comes directly from the PPG product sheet

http://www.ppg.com/cr-refinish/phase1/frmFindProduct.asp

Thanks for the info Texas. Good luck on your project.

Bubba

Bubba, yes you can shoot primer, wetsand and apply color and clear all in ONE DAY.

Just today I painted a 01 Chrysler 300M this manner. Spot primed the door, put the bake light to her about 45mins later I was sanding my primer. Used a gray scuff pad and sanding paste on the rest of door, fender and hood. Cleaned, masked painted car. All this from about 1:30pm to 5:00pm

The paint issue is reassuring. This is the second time I’ve had this vehicle in the body shop for deer damage in the last two years. Both times I’ve had to take it back for poor workmanship. graemlins/angry.gif I’m a carpenter by trade and I’ve always felt that the quality of the product that I produced is a direct reflection of who I am. Quality was always very important to me. It seems as though most people that work with their hands have no pride in their work or don’t have the proper training. It also surprises me that most people will accept substandard work. :confused:

Sorry to rant. Thanks for the responses,

Bubba