JJ's 818s Build

[Frank818]

Oh my, that's a lot more prep than I thought. I was hoping to go simple and use acetone or brake cleaner for everything (except body filling of course). Acetone removes wax, at least car wax but I don't know if it's the same type on the body panels.

Maybe 70% isopropyl alcohol could remove wax and final dust cleaning before applying. I'll do some search as to what people do for the prep! I'm glad I asked.

[TouchStone]

Oh my, that's a lot more prep than I thought. I was hoping to go simple and use acetone or brake cleaner for everything (except body filling of course). Acetone removes wax, at least car wax but I don't know if it's the same type on the body panels.

Maybe 70% isopropyl alcohol could remove wax and final dust cleaning before applying. I'll do some search as to what people do for the prep! I'm glad I asked.

I followed others' threads on how to prep the body for paint so I may have done more than necessary. From what I gathered their is a layer of mold release wax on the panels that needs to be removed by some chemical & scrubbing. Sanding wont work as it will push the wax further into the panel.