Paint question
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Paint question
I had a buddy of mine who paints cars and Bikes look at my 77. He says that if it were his car he would just wet sand the whole thing and spray it. The paint is original white but has a few scratches and some spidering in the front bumper. From 5 feet it looks great. What do you guys think? Has anyone ever done this?
Le Mans Master
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If your friend is suggesting a scuff and shoot over original lacquer that is spider webbing, then you need a new paint guy if you want to keep your friend. You need to sand it down to bare glass and start fresh or those cracks will come right back through.
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Drifting
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I had a buddy of mine who paints cars and Bikes look at my 77. He says that if it were his car he would just wet sand the whole thing and spray it. The paint is original white but has a few scratches and some spidering in the front bumper. From 5 feet it looks great. What do you guys think? Has anyone ever done this?
Sanding all the way through good original paint and excellent original primer to expose bare 'glass is wasteful and unnecessary on a '77.
Just my opinion,
Steve
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I guess if you're sure what you're looking at is the original factory applied paint he might be right. But, if you're looking at a mystery paint of years ago... then I'd think it needs to come OFF to get anything new to stay ON.
Regards,
Alan
Regards,
Alan
Drifting
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From: Lafayette Louisiana
I agree with alan, and would like to see you take it down to glass just so we can see what kind of man you are. 
I cried, moaned, and griped for a month doing mine. Only to find out I wasn't anywhere near finished once I got all the paint off.
I cried, moaned, and griped for a month doing mine. Only to find out I wasn't anywhere near finished once I got all the paint off.
Drifting
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From: Sault Ste. Marie Ontario
Why should you get off easy when we had to strip our carsYou need to follow up this post with another that reads" What's the best paint remover to use"
Just kidding! If you think you can get away with it...go for it
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If you want a nice long lasting paint job, you have to go down to fiberglass. The prep work is the most important part of any paint job. If you cut corners you will be sorry, your paint job will reflect this.
Drifting
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I agree with your buddy. Seems like a waste to sand off the ORIGINAL PAINT and PRIMER only to put it back on again. Most cars are stripped because there are multiple paint jobs and unknown repairs lurking below. If you KNOW that ALL of the paint is original and your buddy thinks it will work, I would go for it especially respraying it in White.