What is dry guide coat used for?
3M™ Dry Guide Coat is used to identify surface imperfections such as pinholes in body filler and deep scratches in primer. Unlike liquid and aerosol guide coats, Dry Guide Coat requires no masking before use, and there is no dry time after application.
What is dry guide coat made of?
This dry guide coat is a carbon black powder that can be used on automotive and marine fillers, primers, paints and gelcoats. It may be used for either wet or dry sanding. The powder contains no intentionally added solvents that can cause painting problems.
What is guide coat used for?
A guide coat is a very thin layer of paint applied to an opposing color of the primer coat. This is done when preparing a car for final paint.
Can you prime over guide coat?
If you have no low or high spots and its just light dry coat use a scotch bright scuff pad and scuff the whole area lightly and blow it off then fill, block and prime again !
Can you put body filler over guide coat?
Guide coat should be taken off before putting bondo on a pannel. Anyway, you should only apply bondo on properly roughened areas, so a little sanding is in order where the bondo will be… But if you still have some little black in a scratch or two…
What can I use as a guide coat?
The best bang for your buck is to buy a gallon of economy lacquer primer then reduce it 200-300%, keep an old siphon feed gun loaded and drop in 4 or 5 marbles for a shake and spray guidecoat whenever it’s needed. You can find the cheap primer in black, grey, and red oxide.
What can I use for guide coat?
Can you put Bondo over guide coat?
Guide coat should be taken off before putting bondo on a pannel. Anyway, you should only apply bondo on properly roughened areas, so a little sanding is in order where the bondo will be…
