Respray questions
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Dazaa
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The current paint is cracking and in places I can see has a pretty thick skim of filler underneath so needs to come off. Unfortunately working in a car park means I need to keep the dust to a minimum so sanding the old paint off won't do. Flap disc on the grinder whilst doing the flares covered everything in dust, I don't want to annoy the neighbours anymore than I already have. Guess i'll just have to keep at it with the razor and chisels.
Corythecorvette
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My advice would be a Abranet block with 180 abranet strips, a cheap rattle can of black to use for guide coating. Who is doing the re spray for you as they normally like to prep cars before shooting colour...
Dazaa
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No idea about the paint, for now I just want to get it looking half decent in primer and will likely stay that way for a while till I decide how to proceed. I just want to get it on the road asap!!! The Abranet sanding block looks like a brilliant solution to the dust issue thanks!
Corythecorvette
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Ok again my advise as everybody does things their own way. 180 it all over. Use the flat of your hand all over, divits scratches etc fill, i use softon filler its easy to sand and does not shrink. When your happy use 320 grit strips all over. Please bear in mind primer is porus and really should be painted on asap. I use Green TI primer filler in generous coats, easy to block back and helps base coat to lay nicely. Have you once prepped looked into hiring an oven?
Dazaa
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Will keep updating this thread as I go along incase anyone is interested. Ended up using a dichloromethane paint stripper on the stubborn areas. Hood had about 6 layers of thick paint on it and interestingly appears to have had a large hole patched in the centre, must have been on a car with a blower at some point.
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Dazaa
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appreciate the advice, with this being my first car it’s all new to me. I may have a friend of a friend with a spray booth and oven, fingers crossed it will get painted as opposed to being left in primer
Daytona Vette
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Some paint strippers are parasitic on some types of fibreglass and can ruin the panel, I forget which types of fibreglass are the effected ones, but on a C3 I know you can get both types, depending what repair panels may have been used - Nasty Stuff.
I believe avoid methylene dichloride strippers on Fibreglass.
I believe avoid methylene dichloride strippers on Fibreglass.