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The car was wrapped when I purchased it, and I guess before they wrapped, it was primed. Original color was Green. My goal is to remove as many layers as needed in order to paint. I removed the wrap, and now I'm trying to remove the paint with a marine paint stripper, I'm just not sure how much I need to remove. See the attached image of the t-top. The top layer gray primer I guess was added before wrapping, so that needs to go. Underneath is the green which really removes easily with the gray. Underneath it, there's black, then beige, then gray -- what are all these layers, and what should I remove before I re-prime/sand/re-paint? Would prefer not to get down to the fiberglass, unless really necessary. What do you think?
You have an ugly mess but with some elbow grease and patience, you will get to where you need which is the bare fiberglass. Any substrate present will be a potential problem when new paint is applied.
Chemical strippers today lack the methylene chloride that was the principle component of a good stripper. Alas, they are no longer available, due to government regulations. You are far better off with your mess by getting a heat gun and razor blades. Watch some videos to get familiar with the process.
I had to remove a white acrylic paint job layer to get to the original paint back in the 80s.
I used an orbital sander with 80 grit paper. I sanded through layers to where the original paint sanded through visibly like a guide
I then used “Morton’s Eliminator”.
Morton’s is still available through Summit racing.
Removing paint
