paint problems

[john mcgarvie]

OK i am doing the body work on my own car.The thing is i was going to take it down to bare mettle. As i do i find there is some minor bondo work. Know i don't have allot of experience with that. I am changing the color from white to blue. I'm wondering if i just give it a good sanding to take off the clear coating. If the primer and paint will take and if you think it will show threw

Edited March 11, 2009 by john mcgarvie

[katcarl1]

i am painting my z with 903 blue from restoration paint and i just scuffed the clear off the old paint then sprayed with 2 coats of blue,only the engine well and door jambs where done so far been almost a year now still looks pretty good, look under my user name katcarl1 for pics

Edited March 11, 2009 by katcarl1
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[racebird1]

As long as what is under there is solid and it hasn't been repainted several times you should be able to give a sand to get it cleaned up. You are changing the color so with some body filler showing you will need a coat of primer to get it all the same color before you paint. It really pays to use prep solvent to get any wax off before you sand. You don't want to leaving it on the paint because depending on how much you sand it won't all be gone. Any bare metal should be primed with a self etching primer or etch the metal or it will peel in a few months. Before spraying make sure to sand it down to at least 320 grit or you will see sanding marks.

[john mcgarvie]

hello yes i love that paint are you on the west coast.Because if you are I'm painting my car the same color on the east coast.And the last person that painted it took it to bare metal.

[katcarl1]

iam in havertown,pa suburbs of philadelphia,pa

[racebird1]

Hey Katcarl that make you the closest Z owner that I know of. I have not seen a Z on the road around here in years. I know there must be a few but I don't know where they are.

[john mcgarvie]

hay there I'm from tittusville pa. The cars in pa are mostly all roting. It took till i moved to south Carolina before i found a z worth restoring.

[five&dime]

if the car has been painted several times and you aren't taking it to metal you should probably spray it with a sealer/primer. That will create a barrier b/t the two compounds and create a fresh surface to shoot. If not you run the risk of lifting or crinkling the new finish. Which is a nightmare to deal with.