What Paint Stripper for 1985 Hardtop?
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What Paint Stripper for 1985 Hardtop?
What stripper do I use? There are two coats of paint on this thing.
I want to know what stripper and primer to use to paint it white for an 85 please.
Has anyone done this themselves. I have an air compressor and am considering shooting it myself simce it's so small of an area.
I want to know what stripper and primer to use to paint it white for an 85 please.
Has anyone done this themselves. I have an air compressor and am considering shooting it myself simce it's so small of an area.
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Re: What Paint Stripper for 1985 Hardtop? (ld85)
Use sandpaper and a paint stur stick...start with 250 grit and end with 600. Primer should be the same product as the paint/clear coat. Its called a system.
250 grit untill you get to the old primer (don't sand through the gel coat)
Prime it
sand with 250 then 400 (wet)
Prime it again
sand it with 400 then 600 (wet)
shoot it with color
shoot it with clear while still wet with color
Let it dry wet sand it again with 1000 grit (wet)
Buff it out .
Being a some what flat surface you should not have much trouble.
[Modified by JonM, 9:06 AM 6/3/2002]
250 grit untill you get to the old primer (don't sand through the gel coat)
Prime it
sand with 250 then 400 (wet)
Prime it again
sand it with 400 then 600 (wet)
shoot it with color
shoot it with clear while still wet with color
Let it dry wet sand it again with 1000 grit (wet)
Buff it out .
Being a some what flat surface you should not have much trouble.
[Modified by JonM, 9:06 AM 6/3/2002]
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Re: What Paint Stripper for 1985 Hardtop? (JonM)
Thanks, I may just strip the thing and let a local shop repaint it. I wonder what that would cost. Anyone got a feel for the cost of just painting a hard top only after I strip it?
