i may have created a big problem
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i may have created a big problem
started stripping the paint from my 75 project.....with a razor blade. the paint came right off, but....some spots gouged the body below the primer. what now?? i heard of a product called "icing" which i beleive amounts to a thick spreadable coat of primer? i am concerned that this may shrink over time {a few months or even weeks maybe} after the paintwork is finalized..i don't want the body to look like the moons surface with a shiny topcoat. please help. experience welcome!!!
Burning Brakes
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From: Huntingburg Indiana
Icing is one brand of polyester glazing putty. That would work fine if you think the gouge is too deep for fill primer to hide. This putty won't shrink like the old lacquer putty since it takes a hardener.
Burning Brakes
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From: Huntingburg Indiana
Originally Posted by garycr14
Why would you use a razor blade to strip your paint? Better to stick with the wet sandpaper, and soapy water. JMHO!
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St. Jude Donor '07
Originally Posted by garycr14
Why would you use a razor blade to strip your paint? Better to stick with the wet sandpaper, and soapy water. JMHO!
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From: Newark CA
Originally Posted by I'm Batman
Run a search - it's a pretty standard way to strip a Vette.
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From: Texarkana Arkansas
Originally Posted by garycr14
Not saying it isn't done, but when I painted mine, I talked with at least 6 or 8 painters, and none suggested a razor blade. A DA, or sanding blocks, is what I was told the pros would use. I did mine by hand because of all the curves in the C3, the power sanders were giving me problems. It took a little time, but I never had any gouges to repair.
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From: Springfield MO
St. Jude Donor '07
Originally Posted by garycr14
Not saying it isn't done, but when I painted mine, I talked with at least 6 or 8 painters, and none suggested a razor blade. A DA, or sanding blocks, is what I was told the pros would use. I did mine by hand because of all the curves in the C3, the power sanders were giving me problems. It took a little time, but I never had any gouges to repair.
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From: Newark CA
Originally Posted by I'm Batman
Were they familiar with fiberglas stripping, or just metal? A lot of guys here recommend the razor blade technique.
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From: Texarkana Arkansas
Originally Posted by garycr14
Yes, Corvette guys, but then again I was not going through multiple layers of paint, just the stock paint.
Melting Slicks
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From: Long Island New York
I stripped mine with a razor blade and it worked very well with little repair work to do afterwards. I had four layers of paint to strip off mine and they came right up nice and easy.
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All this sounds very intersting. I'm not too far away from stripping the paint off of my c3 and was wondering exactly how you would strip the paint with a razor blade. I assume the blades are the commercial type used for removing bits of gasket and using the standard holder.
Drifting
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From: Columbus MN
Why not media blasting?
When I bought my '80, it was several shades of red. I removed all the trim, lights, rocker panels, etc. and took it to a media blasting specialist.
He taped all the seams and edges and blasted all the paint off down to the filler only. I just had to sand the remaining paint off where he had taped it. The whole job took a day for prep, a day for blasting, a day for the remainder, and less than $400 for everything.
Is there a reason you didn't have it media blasted?
He taped all the seams and edges and blasted all the paint off down to the filler only. I just had to sand the remaining paint off where he had taped it. The whole job took a day for prep, a day for blasting, a day for the remainder, and less than $400 for everything.
Is there a reason you didn't have it media blasted?
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Originally Posted by bondoboy
Icing is one brand of polyester glazing putty.
Racer
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From: Columbus Mn
I had a bad experience with media blasting. I knew the outfit/owner had experience media blasting corvettes, but my guess is that the job to blast mine was handed off to someone with inexperience. The surface texture looked like a sponge, and they blasted holes throught several areas.. I know they can do a great job media blasting, but I'd make sure that someone experienced does the work. It cost me many additional hours, and money to correct the damage. I wish I would have just sanded the paint off of my 73'.
. I know they can do a great job media blasting, but I'd make sure that someone experienced does the work. It cost me many additional hours, and money to correct the damage. I wish I would have just sanded the paint off of my 73'.
Le Mans Master
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From: Austin Texas
Originally Posted by garycr14
Why would you use a razor blade to strip your paint? Better to stick with the wet sandpaper, and soapy water.
JMHO!
JMHO!
