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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 12:57 AM
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I am in the process of restoring a 68 vert. The body has been stripped and all repairs are completed. Do I need to use a gel coat prior to primer and paint? can I use an epoxy primer instead? any help is greatly appreciated.
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Old Sep 21, 2008 | 02:11 PM
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Hi Chip,
Why don't you send a PM to ROAD RACE VETTE (Stan). He really KNOWS about painting Corvettes and is always willing to answer questions.
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Thanks Alan, I will.
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There was no gelcoat on factory panels, so you can probably skip it. Any good primer-sealer would suffice.

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