Epoxy prep

[mrpogie]

A lot of guys have had problems trying to put envirotex over createx and other kinds of paints without a clearcoat of some kind. They get areas that the envirotex just wont cover. I use PPG automotive paints and got the same results if I didn't put a clearcoat over it. Envirotex needs to have a scuffed surface to adhere to or you're going to have peeling problems. Another reason for a clear coat is as a protective finish for the paint underneath when you scuff them down. Createx pearls are extremely thin and if you try to scuff them down you'll eat right through them. I tried tack rags and wasn't sure if they were the cause of some of the fisheyed areas I was getting so I discontinued using them. Once I scuff them and put them on the spinner I'm done touching them. I wipe them down with denatured alcohol on a plain white paper towel. You want it to be damp not soaked. I wipe from one end to the other in one stroke and you should be able to see the the alcohol evaporating behind the paper towel. You get a minor amount of lint that doesn't stick to the plugs. I just gently blow on them before I apply the envirotex and get 99% of it off. I still do my plugs exactly like the thread in the how to section. A couple of months ago I had a spinning motor crap out about an hour after I had done a few plugs and discovered this the next morning. It all sagged to the bottom of the plugs. I was hoping to peel the envirotex off like a grape skin because it was only 8 hours old but nothing doing. I tossed the plugs. That episode reaffirmed for me that the procedure I'm using gives me results I'm confident in. ...mrpogie