Priming or Painting Misc Parts

[CamarosRus]

<span style="color: #000099">I am doing a NON CONCOURS &quot;restoration&quot; on a 73 R/S LT Camaro that Ive had laying
around many years. Fortunately I bought the car for little $$$ so do have room to
work......I cant seem to help myself and get carried away with the resto process.

I have concluded that glassbeading misc components in my cabinet is way too tedious
and time consuming. I took a large group of misc parts....rotors, brake drums, spindles,
water pump, plate under leaf springs, leaf spring mount brkt, drum backing plates
bummper brkts etc etc........and had them run through a GOFF <span style="font-weight: bold">shot blasting</span> machine
for 90 seconds (per small load). This did leave the metal CLEAN and with a little more
roughness on material than desired but still reasonable to me.

I recently bought a Gallon of SPI Black Epoxy prime and activator. How do the quality shops
like Rick Nelson, SCW, etc etc prime and paint all these smaller non exterior parts.
I'd like to dip and hang some of them but cost of activating that much epoxy wouldnt be
good.....

Also if the SPI epoxy has enough &quot;gloss&quot; level would you just leave as is or top coat with
a single stage glossier coating ???

Can I take a LARGE appliance cardboard box and makeshift a &quot;booth&quot; just to contain
the overspray IF I wind up using my own gun in my crowded shop???

Anybody ever read or done the process where paint is floated on top of water and parts are dipped into
the water/paint ???????

Sorry for the book.........but hope to get a few thoughts from those that will share!!!</span>