![]() ![]() People around here will never spend 50,000 on a restoration, so I can't always do things perfectly. I know I'm probably posting a large amount of questions, but I have a large thirst for knowledge. I don't plan on painting over POR 15, I just have seen many bad comments about it and was wondering why. ![]() Going by books and reading online you would assume an acid etch primer or acid etching prior to primer is a necessity, but this forum has shown me otherwise. I understand some of my questions are probably simple, but the books I have read don't cover them. They don't take the pride in their work like I do. Most painters around here fix a car when they hit a deer, but you can always tell what work was done. However, I live 2 hours from any major city and I don't have access to paint suppliers or even many painters. I have a hard time taking one persons advice without knowing why, I have been burnt before and on something like a full restoration it would be a big deal. I'm a certified personal trainer as well, and an Army soldier with 9 years in. I apply this sort of attitude towards everything. I never want to say I can't fix it, I will research and study until I can figure it out. The reason I am a great mechanic is because if I don't know everything about something, it really bothers me. I am a great mechanic, I have no problem saying that. I've been a mechanic by trade for about 7 years, went to tech school for it, and have another 4 years of experience before school. I have painted roughly 4 or 5 cars since then. I painted my own car when I was 16, first time using "real" paints and under the experience my fathers friend who was an auto body man. I painted an old beater of my friends with tractor enamel when I was 14, my first car. I started wrenching on bicycles, moved to motorcycles, and eventually to cars. I was born into a mechanic shop, 3rd generation. Maybe it would help if I explained a little more about my history since there isn't an "introduce yourself" section here. ![]()
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