Layers of paint ?

[Kez]

Hello all, 

 

Put this pic on : The yellow paint on the Esprit is in poor condition so it's got to go, I have started to flatten it back to the red underneath - I'm not wanting to go any further due to expertise levels, However I got a little curious in one small area on the back so I could confirm how many layers I was dealing with.... anyway there's the Yellow outer,white primer, red underneath, white primer again? and then the black is what ? Is this the sealer coat or what ? 

 

Cheers all

Edited June 11, 2015 by Kez

[mdw]

Original Gel coat?

[Chillidoggy]

Looks like you've gone through the gel-coat, and right back to the GRP lay-up in one place there. Mind you, it could have been where they missed the gel-coating in the mould!

[mdw]

What does the chassis plate say the paint code is, black or red? 

[iainskea]

Hi Kez, big job - but lots if fun.

I think the black is a filler product, I had the same on my S2 strip down in various places. There are some good pics in the resto topics to compare.

Sealant coats are commonly yellow and are not sanded before applying filler/primer coats. The sealer coat is to seperate the grp from your paint system.

The big watch-out-for with GRP is to avoid sanding back to the glass as it exposes pinholes which are very hard to fill and will leave 'frog eye' bubbles in your top coat if untreated.