9 2 APPLYING CLEARCOAT Four coats of EC550 EN-V ® Ultra Gloss Clearcoat are applied and baked for one hour. Afterward, we let the finish air dry for at least four weeks before wet sanding and buffing. WET SANDING The clearcoat is wet sanded, beginning with 600-grit, then 800. After baking the car a final time to ensure all solvents were released, block sanding continued, progressing from 1,000-grit on up to 2,500-grit. APPLYING PRIMER SURFACER The body is primed with ECP A-Chromatic Primer Surfacer, using the recommended G7 gray shade for the Chevelle’s Garnet Red color. SANDING THE PRIMER The primer surfacer is block sanded with 400-grit, followed by 600-grit, then DA sanded with 800-grit. The orbital sander removes any straight-line scratches from block sanding. Dry guide coat is applied between every stage to ensure that any sand scratches are removed. SANDING AND RECOATING After sanding, two more coats of DP90LF are applied to cover any bare metal left by the bodywork. After a one- hour bake, the primer is allowed to dry for several weeks before being sanded, cleaned and readied for polyester primer. On restorations, baking of undercoats helps with curing and is not needed on normal collision jobs. APPLYING EPOXY PRIMER Recoating panels are coated and baked with DP90LF Epoxy Primer to provide excellent corrosion protection and good adhesion for the bodywork. The black color presents a good visual for determining how straight the panels are. CREATING THE SHOW-QUALITY FINISH Tedious attention to detail at Super Car Restorations makes all the difference. T E ECH H T TA ALK T TE ECH H T TALK 1