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78 Corvette; trying to save money by doing most of the body work. Bad luck, just finished priming and decided to move the Vette out to get some sun. Think the vacuum modulator died, ATF on the manifold and sprayed on the front clip (see pic). Any suggestions on sealing this? Realize I will need to sand/re-prime, but worried it may have absorbed into the fiberglass.
Thanks,
Mike
Wipe it of with a some thinner. if you can still see the stains than you will have no choice but to strip the primer off and hope it hasn't soaked into the glass.
Strip and reprime. You want to ensure you remove all traces of the ATF.
Originally Posted by persuader
Wipe it of with a some thinner. if you can still see the stains than you will have no choice but to strip the primer off and hope it hasn't soaked into the glass.
Easier to do that for a few days now than to completely strip the front and try color matching paint when a possible issue pops up later on.
That's the plan; however, was hoping there was some way to seal it after sanding. Don't know that much about painting either, will turn it over to the shop for painting and finish work.
Mike
Was the ATF silicone or dino? It might make a difference. I'd use silicone and wax remover first before sanding in order to prevent grinding the ATF into the glass. Use a few drops of water on the spots and look for "beading" of the water. After it's completely clean, wash the entire area with Dawn kitchen soap and flush with plenty of water, then sand and respray.
Donnie,
Good idea, will give a call to the House of Kolors folks.
Mike
Your KD2000 primer is an epoxy primer and fairly impenetrable to most solvents. You may be able to simply wash off the surface with a good wax/grease water based cleaner. The unknown here (I have not worked with House of Kolor - I use SPI) is whether 3 days of curing was enough to make the primer hard enough to resist the ATF. Call House of Kolor for info.
If it were me, I'd probable scrub the area multiple times with a water based wax/grease remover, inspect for any signs of staining, and if none, sand the area down to prep it for another coat of primer.
I'd then let it sit in the sun for 30 plus days and re-inspect before putting anything else on the surface.
If it were me, I'd probable scrub the area multiple times with a water based wax/grease remover, inspect for any signs of staining, and if none, sand the area down to prep it for another coat of primer.
I'd then let it sit in the sun for 30 plus days and re-inspect before putting anything else on the surface.
Thanks, will take this and others' advice, print and discuss with the painter.
09-03-2014, 01:54 AM
Body work help!--ATF on primer
