People around here will never spend 50,000 on a restoration, so I can't always do things perfectly. I know I'm probably posting a large amount of questions, but I have a large thirst for knowledge. I don't plan on painting over POR 15, I just have seen many bad comments about it and was wondering why. Going by books and reading online you would assume an acid etch primer or acid etching prior to primer is a necessity, but this forum has shown me otherwise. I understand some of my questions are probably simple, but the books I have read don't cover them. They don't take the pride in their work like I do. Most painters around here fix a car when they hit a deer, but you can always tell what work was done. However, I live 2 hours from any major city and I don't have access to paint suppliers or even many painters. I have a hard time taking one persons advice without knowing why, I have been burnt before and on something like a full restoration it would be a big deal. I'm a certified personal trainer as well, and an Army soldier with 9 years in. I apply this sort of attitude towards everything. I never want to say I can't fix it, I will research and study until I can figure it out. The reason I am a great mechanic is because if I don't know everything about something, it really bothers me. I am a great mechanic, I have no problem saying that. I've been a mechanic by trade for about 7 years, went to tech school for it, and have another 4 years of experience before school. I have painted roughly 4 or 5 cars since then. I painted my own car when I was 16, first time using "real" paints and under the experience my fathers friend who was an auto body man. I painted an old beater of my friends with tractor enamel when I was 14, my first car. I started wrenching on bicycles, moved to motorcycles, and eventually to cars. I was born into a mechanic shop, 3rd generation. Maybe it would help if I explained a little more about my history since there isn't an "introduce yourself" section here.
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