Looking to paint over my original paint.
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Hello everyone.
Im looking to paint over my origianl paint. and ive done a little research but looking to see what you would suggest. About.com or ehow.com say to scuff it up and paint over then a friend tells me to prime it after scratching down with 80 grit.. the paint is not bad at all but want to prep it for the shop to get a real paint job, since i am nervous about painting it myself.. same color of course but just nervous. any info is great thanks!AnonymousDecember 8, 2011 at 9:33 pm #34558If the paint is truly in good condition you could simply sand it with 600 grit, but the odds are some area’s will need a bit more then that. Sanding it down with 80 and priming it sounds like an awful idea.
AnonymousDecember 8, 2011 at 9:49 pm #34560Ya man, if the paints in good condition then 600 is all thats necessary for paint. Throwing unneeded primer on will build the paint film and make it less durable imho.
December 9, 2011 at 1:47 am #34566of course if the paint is in good condition, then why the need to repaint it :whistle:
December 9, 2011 at 6:03 am #34576Why not just spend a couple hundred and have a professional detailer give the outside a good going over. Bet you’ll be surprised 😉
AnonymousDecember 9, 2011 at 7:21 am #34581So whats the plan then? painting the whole truck or just the repaired panels?
AnonymousDecember 9, 2011 at 7:11 pm #34588maybe you could post some pictures of the damage, for a first timer its gonna be a challenge to jump into no question. Best advice I can think of is make sure everything lines up perfectly before pulling that mig trigger, been there…sucks..lol. To turn out a good job you’ll have to invest a bit more time with the basics brother, principles of using filler, primers, base, blending & clear.
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