FIRST, let me say this is not a SNOWCAT that I am working on, but since we have lots of folks in the snowcat area of the forums who may have experience with this I figured I post the question here.
I'm working on a some ground effects parts for a VW Jetta TDI "cup edition" car. The car is a street car but the intention is to drive it in some SCCA mildly modified events (my neighbor is an active racer and very competitive in his class). So I have some body parts that need to be painted to get my new car (not even arrived yet) to where he says it needs to be. I'm not even sure what class he is going to have me try to race in, but I know that we won't be putting in a roll cage and I know the engine must remain stock but we can, if I understand it correctly, upgrade parts like front brakes, to some level, we can put on VW motorsport body panels, etc.
I'm now collecting quite a pile of parts in the garage, some of which are fiberglass parts that will need to be painted. What sort of PRIMING is needed? What sort of prep is needed to the fiberglass BEFORE priming it? Is there any prep work needed AFTER priming but before painting? I've never worked with fiberglass so this is all new to me.
I'm working on a some ground effects parts for a VW Jetta TDI "cup edition" car. The car is a street car but the intention is to drive it in some SCCA mildly modified events (my neighbor is an active racer and very competitive in his class). So I have some body parts that need to be painted to get my new car (not even arrived yet) to where he says it needs to be. I'm not even sure what class he is going to have me try to race in, but I know that we won't be putting in a roll cage and I know the engine must remain stock but we can, if I understand it correctly, upgrade parts like front brakes, to some level, we can put on VW motorsport body panels, etc.
I'm now collecting quite a pile of parts in the garage, some of which are fiberglass parts that will need to be painted. What sort of PRIMING is needed? What sort of prep is needed to the fiberglass BEFORE priming it? Is there any prep work needed AFTER priming but before painting? I've never worked with fiberglass so this is all new to me.