I was wondering what everone uses to wipe their panels down with prior to spraying? Right now I am talking about after sanding my primer to get ready for three more coats of primer. Also will be interested if something different is needed before the base and then again before the clear.

Thanks

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I didn't use anything between wet sands, just rinsed and let dry completely. As for the paint I used a Tack cloth which you can get almost anywhere including WalMart.

Bye the way, hope your using different colors of primer, helps identify imperfections in the paint and body work, as well as fine scratches, etc.

Francis

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1967 El Camino
1970 El Camino SS/396

Gary, personally, if nothing has been sprayed on it or something like that, I wouldn't worry about it. There would have to be tremendous amounts of contamination for there to be an adhesion or integrity concern. When you are preparing for paint, that is a different story. At that time, just a very small amount of contaminant can ruin the paint job.

Frank, a much better way than different color primers is using a "guide coat." The different color primers can really get confusing. Prime with one color and then spray or wipe a "guide coat" on. When you sand off the guide coat, it will show you high and low spots as well as sand scratches. There are many on the market, for years we just used a lacquer black rattle can and "dusted" the panel with paint. VERY LIGHTLY is the trick, just an over spray sort of look. Now, there are many companies that make a rattle can specifically for this, and 3M even makes a "dry wipe" part number 5861.

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