Repainting 1977
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Repainting 1977
With my 1977 Corvette, I am at the point where I want to repaint the car and I am looking from some feedback. I will be painting the original color. The car's finish looks like it is the original, all but the rear quarter panel which looks like it had some repair. That quarter panel has some checking, but the rest of the car the finish is solid. There are some nicks and scratches and the shine is lost it's luster. I am planning on using the Chroma system from Dupont, with ChromaSeal over the original finish and finishing up with the ChromaBase and ChromaClear coat process. Now my concerns are how far should I go to remove the old finish or should I just sand for a re-coat? What about the paint that is checking? Should that area be sanded to the original coat layer or further. I have painted cars many times, but this is my first older finished car (over lacquer) and of course, the fiberglass body is new to me.
Melting Slicks
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From: JOPPA MD
With my 1977 Corvette, I am at the point where I want to repaint the car and I am looking from some feedback. I will be painting the original color. The car's finish looks like it is the original, all but the rear quarter panel which looks like it had some repair. That quarter panel has some checking, but the rest of the car the finish is solid. There are some nicks and scratches and the shine is lost it's luster. I am planning on using the Chroma system from Dupont, with ChromaSeal over the original finish and finishing up with the ChromaBase and ChromaClear coat process. Now my concerns are how far should I go to remove the old finish or should I just sand for a re-coat? What about the paint that is checking? Should that area be sanded to the original coat layer or further. I have painted cars many times, but this is my first older finished car (over lacquer) and of course, the fiberglass body is new to me.
Stay in tune....
Melting Slicks
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From: JOPPA MD
[QUOTE=noonie;1572886295]New or old paint, lacquer or not, Painting over checks, cracks and crazing is not a good idea.
I really don't believe he is intending to do that.....
Stay in tune.....
I really don't believe he is intending to do that.....
Stay in tune.....
Melting Slicks
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From: Savannah GA
All the paint on this car is 33 years old and the film is dead..... do it once and do it correctly. Strip it and seal the glass with an epoxy primer, then you will be certain that Chroma will look as good as is possible, and stay there for a good long time. It is almost certain that some "hidden" flaws which would have shown in your new paint will be revealed in the stripping/ priming/ blocking phase of the job. Pay particular attention to the bond seams on the car as GM used the best adhesive available back then, but it is prone to shrinkage/failure after so many years. I am redoing all bond lines on my 77 using epoxy resin and mat. I only want to itch once.
