E88 Evercoat "Optex" Polyester Primer with Built-In Guide Coat! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration

[@Sam-yy1db]

Getter done Bill! Fumes and heat 😂love it!

[@RestoringChristine1956]

Man, I'm seeing stars by the end of the day! LOL!

[@mazeurbanski]

she's looking good the labor of love that you're putting into her will be well worth it in the end👍

[@RestoringChristine1956]

I'm super pleased with it so far!

[@moparnut6286]

My friend Pete is the man! Love both his channels... The HFT gun is cool and does the job but I prefer the air gunza 3.0 tip az3 made by iawata that gun kicks butt and is not a throw away gun like the HFT. I'm with Pete I don't fall for the gimmicks in products the regular high build or slick sand is my choice for saving money. Your doing are great job on Christine always enjoy watching your work keep it coming 😎👍

[@RestoringChristine1956]

I like his content, but you better know where the volume knob is, because he can be loud! LOL! On this, I wanted to try a polyester primer/surfacer and Optex is the one that they had. What I've discovered is that it seems to quickly fade. After just 24 hours, it was a much lighter shade and was almost gray, but you could still see the difference when you sand it.

[@richardchretien7412]

Great color combination.

[@RestoringChristine1956]

The pink and gray primer, or the red and white "after?" Both look good to me!

[@greggonzalez7396]

It seems that each step shows some level of imperfection. Your the right man for the job of addressing these issues. Great job.

[@RestoringChristine1956]

That's actually been the surprising thing - exactly THAT! Every time I sand it, it seems like there is another curve or dip or surface that isn't quite flat, but we're talking THOUSANDTHS.

[@richardchretien7412]

She’s looking good, can’t wait to see colors on it.

[@RestoringChristine1956]

I was just talking to my paint supply guy earlier today. We're going to get together sometime over the next couple of weeks to pick out the red and ivory. I plan to do an episode from his shop, which ought to be fun!

[@jraposo911]

Good work 👍 ,just came across your channel . JR in Canada 🇨🇦

[@RestoringChristine1956]

Glad to have you along for the ride! I see you've been binge watching! LOL! I'll reply to your comments as I see them.

[@jraposo911]

Yes . I learn from your vids

[@scottdyer-yq5hh]

Added tip on that type spaygun spaying mentality paint uSe large ball bearing in pot for a more uniform finish keeps flakes strid up while painting just a tip getting closer all the time looks great bill.

[@RestoringChristine1956]

Cool tip! I'll have to try it!

[@joewolf4483]

Now that stuff makes it look straight ... interested in seeing how it sands ...

[@RestoringChristine1956]

It sands like ROCK. It's HARD and takes a lot of muscle, which is in short supply! You'll see in the next video that should publish this weekend.

[@flyer615]

'Nuther great one, bud. Keep on pluggin'.

[@RestoringChristine1956]

Thanks, will do!

[@circledhomestead4358]

Bill just keep moving forward! “Later!”

[@RestoringChristine1956]

Just keep pedaling...

[@steveconatser8447]

Love the videos brother can’t whant to see the paint on it do you no when you are going to paint it I have Wach your videos I jest got a 1956 post car

[@RestoringChristine1956]

You and me both! Glad to hear about your new car - I'm assuming it's a project. Please keep us in the loop on your progress!

[@anthonytrapani383]

Like the product looks good

[@RestoringChristine1956]

I've been sanding away at it and that's what the next video is going to be... the VERDICT!

[@dougscriver7726]

Love it

[@RestoringChristine1956]

Thanks! Looking back, I'm still 50/50 on it. It definitely helped.

[@immanutt4442]

Visual Progress !!!

[@RestoringChristine1956]

And now that I've sanded it, it's getting CLOSER and CLOSER!

[@MagaRickn]

Wow, you are making me feel bad about planning on hiring a professional to paint my 56! ;) I don't have a paint booth either, and really did not want overspray all over my new shop. :) And the last time I painted a car, there was this Kamakazi moth........ :(

[@RestoringChristine1956]

This polyester primer sprayed super clean but is creating a desert storm of dust when sanding! It's EVERYWHERE!

[@67polara]

Yep, Bondo, Fiberglass & Polyester Primer are basically all the same chemically. They're a Polyester. Kicks quick like bondo too but not as quick I heard as Featherfill or Slicksand in the heat !!

[@RestoringChristine1956]

When I'm accidentally heavy-handed with the hardener with the filler, I barely have enough time to mix it much less spread it! LOL!

[@89unica]

Bill, new subscriber here, Ive been watching your videos, well done! I too have been keeping a video log on you tube of a lengthy rebuild (ground up), but nowhere near the level you have. Recently Ive been using the the Evercoat Optex, I've used the the slick sand before but I saw this and though I would give it a try. I came across another KZbin's video who is a long time body and paint guy who had catastrophic bleed through with the Evercoat Optex. Ive watched through to your paint, so I assume you have had no problems with "pink bleed through"?

[@RestoringChristine1956]

Thanks! One thing about that polyester is that it's a filler, not a primer. I was told as I was buying it, "Remember, you wouldn't apply top coat directly over unprimed Bondo. Same goes with this." So, I made sure to have it completely covered in future steps. But, you can't help but sand through to it here and there. That said, best practice would be to be sure to spray a sealer just before topcoating (which I didn't do, but should have.)

[@richardchretien7412]

I like the pink primer. Red and white will be sharp. In the 60’s I had a white and green 56. My friend had a red and white 56. I think the red and white looked better.

[@RestoringChristine1956]

There used to be a 4-door 55 survivor in my area that was pink and gray. It looked exactly like the 1950s should look!

[@thomasstott527]

the regular super build 4:1 has a "built in guide coat" it dries in a darker grey, when sanded turns light grey, alows you to first cut with no guide coat... im not sure on the cost of the optex vrs regular.. but the regular works the same

[@kidjeff4304]

cool pink body filler material. that's the p100 respirator, huh? I just got one. How do you like it? easy to breathe thru?

[@RestoringChristine1956]

I'm not sure about the model number, but I'm pretty sure they sell this one at Lowes. It's a 3M model. It does everything that I need it to. The big thing is the cartridge. You need it to absorb the volatiles. I keep it on until I'm finished cleaning the spray gun. It helps!

[@myoneblackfriend3151]

I may have seen the same DIY video.

[@paintbykevin886]

I bought that same gun and same primer from Pete’s video That gun was ass, spent so much time sanding to remove orange peel. I used my regular primer gun to spray more last week and it laid it out way better. Minimal orange peel

[@RestoringChristine1956]

I can't disagree. Most of my labor was sanding out that orange peel. Whatever the case, it needs a big spray tip.

[@marcstruglia5910]

It's not a 1958 Plymouth.

[@RestoringChristine1956]

@marcstruglia5910 No, it's not. When my kids were little, they thought she looked like Stephen King's '58 Plymouth Fury, so they started to call her Christine. And the name stuck.