ok i have a few questions regarding painting my truck. if you dont know all of the answers feel free to just answer one you know. thanks
heres some background first
i used paint stripper to get all the paint off the cab and then used 80 grit paper on it to get any remaining paint off. however, i left the floors painted and the underside of the roof also (inside part). i was planning on just scuffing that stuff up real good. also, i have some bondo on welds that i did to repair various rusted out sections like the cab corners and stuff like that. i just need to get all the bondo sanded good and get a coat of primer on it before it rusts. heres some questions i have...
1) can i use self etching primer over the parts that are bondo or still have paint on them or do i have to use a different non-etching primer for those areas?
2) should i use a lesser grit paper (180-200ish?) to make the metal less scratched looking before painting or should i let the primer fill in all the scratches to take care of that part?
3)can i let the primer sit a week or so before topcoating it or do i have to do the topcoat before the primer coats are totally cured? i have a 30+ hour a week job and go to high school full time(30 hours aint much unless school is in session lol), so it is hard to find a chunk of time that is long enough to do primer,topcoat, and clearcoat in one big amount.
4)can i let the cab sit in my garage over the winter in just primer and not worry about rust or will i have to topcoat it also?
5)are there any other tips you want to give out to a newbie (me lol) so that i dont end up with a crappy paint job on a truck i have put 6 grand into?
thanks for your time and your help