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bgd73 · 08-09-2009, 01:24 AM

I hope to not feel stupid for asking. but since 2006, I have attacked my first attempt at restoring anything realistically auto related (beyond repairs, but restore) with an 87 subaru as the target.
I have tried every chemical known to a parts store, and recently dove into something new: base coat , clear coat.
I made some mistakes, as it is "panic month" for me in maine. Paint this weekend or forever hold the rust till next june... August nights dipping into high 40s.. I drew the line of body work after lessons learned at <56 degrees.
Anyway, today I let the old sube have it. Within 30 seconds..I am in awe. that year car has a dual tone paint job to boot. I noticed the rockers after 2 days are very very hard, tinny sounding, and photos before and after show that they shrunk. My question in disbelief...what is clear coat, and at what psu does it harden?
I learned from a non-pro, it is a tenth of mig weld..ie, 60k psi is a mig weld, proper urethane is 6k to stay with it. Is this true? Could I use my extreme coat, 2 part urethane to make bushings in a mold? what would I need to have a liquid urethane harden enough for bushings? How do I learn psi?

08-09-2009, 01:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
bgd73 Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: maine Posts: 758 oldscoob - '87 subaru wagon gl/dr 90 day: 47.06 mpg (US) Thanks: 21 Thanked 18 Times in 14 Posts	what is clear coat exactly? I hope to not feel stupid for asking. but since 2006, I have attacked my first attempt at restoring anything realistically auto related (beyond repairs, but restore) with an 87 subaru as the target. I have tried every chemical known to a parts store, and recently dove into something new: base coat , clear coat. I made some mistakes, as it is "panic month" for me in maine. Paint this weekend or forever hold the rust till next june... August nights dipping into high 40s.. I drew the line of body work after lessons learned at <56 degrees. Anyway, today I let the old sube have it. Within 30 seconds..I am in awe. that year car has a dual tone paint job to boot. I noticed the rockers after 2 days are very very hard, tinny sounding, and photos before and after show that they shrunk. My question in disbelief...what is clear coat, and at what psu does it harden? I learned from a non-pro, it is a tenth of mig weld..ie, 60k psi is a mig weld, proper urethane is 6k to stay with it. Is this true? Could I use my extreme coat, 2 part urethane to make bushings in a mold? what would I need to have a liquid urethane harden enough for bushings? How do I learn psi?