Black paint on fiberglass

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by brettco

I paint cars and agree with this painter that black on fiberglass will cause more undercoat shrinkage and this will in turn show more on a black car. I also think the people who are saying find a new painter dont realize us painters see things most car owners will never notice! The problem with this painter is he is too honest and should of kept his concerns to himself and just got the job painting the cobra black.

But if you throw enough money at the painter, he can make it work and look beautiful, true?

[brettco]

Originally Posted by patrickt

But if you throw enough money at the painter, he can make it work and look beautiful, true?

The biggest thing is to bake the body after every prime and then wait a while before blocking and bake a few times and wait before the final sanding. Not many bodyshops can have a car in the shop just waiting around to be worked on but some of them understand. Its the same on a black steel car with plastic filler in a repair-more likley to shrink back or ring a black car.