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More rando paint questions

JohnC

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Senior Member
I’m sure I’ll think of more but here are a couple:
1. The surface that the windshield mounts to (literally the lip that you apply the adhesive to before setting in the windshield) is not painted right? I think I remember hearing that epoxy was fine but not top coat.

2. How long is ok between spraying BC and CC? Reason I ask is because interior and exterior will be red but will use regular CC on the exterior but semigloss on the interior so it’s not possible to mask one area without the other being pretty dry. Beyond the window to top coat the BC, the epoxy sealer also has a 24 hour recoat window. Seems like I’ll just have to spray these (sealer, BC and CC) on different days.
 
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1. I've always painted primer and then satin black single stage (with hardener) on the windshield mating surface only (not the color of the vehicle). The windshield seal is black and if the mating surface were the color of the car it'd look uneven unless the sealer covered the entire lip.

2. Depends on how fast has the BC flashed off. You don't want it dry, just tacky that your finger sticks to it. Make sure you have an area of tape exposed and large enough close to the painted surface to be able to touch and feel how tacky it is. If you wait too long and the BC is already dry, it would not bond as well. If you are trying to speed up the process, you can use fast reducer in the primer, BC, and then CC, but never put medium or slow in the primer or BC and then top with a fast for CC. Typically if I'm trying to speed the process, I'll use fast in the primer and BC, but use medium or slow in the CC.
 
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