Hi i am in the process of starting the refinish job on my wagon,it has the original paint,acrylic lacquer.Do i have to strip to bare metal?? I am going original colour wedgewood blue in base clear.What kind of primer is best?,it has some minor surface rust but nothing serious.I only want to do this once.Is epoxy primer the best to use.....? There are some small dents(in every corner,i dont think he used his mirrors when backing up! o No: )) Should the minor bodywork on the dents be done before or after primer is on?? any info most welcome....DD
DD, I'm not the expert on these matters but if you go to the link below you will find all the answers to your questions. http://www.autobodystore.com/cgi-bin/config.pl?index 1. If your paint has any small cracks (which it probably does at that age) then it will have to be stripped. 2. Yes, epoxy primer is the best base primer. 3. Some people say body filler before primer and others say primer then filler. There are some epoxy primers and some body fillers that the filler can be applied over the primer which would be prefferable as it would eliminate the chance for moisture and rust to be trapped between the filler and metal. You need to research the manufacturer's tech sheets for the products to find ones that are compatable. Again, look at the link as it is all about these topics. Good luck.
Thanks msc66 Thanks for the link/info it will come in handy! It seems to cover all my needs,take care...Darren
base clear paint Im kind of down on base clear paint I had my car painted base clear after 4-5 years the clear peeled off a car guy buddy of mine warned me that it would when I was getting ready to get it painted and it did in my opinion you can buff oxidized acrylic but not peeled clear I'M NO EXPERT ESPECIALLY ABOUT PAINT THIS IS MY OPINION Hope it works well for you but I'd go acrylic
paint I have always had good results with two part paints(imron and acrylic enamel) i tried baseclear on nephews car it was nice to work with but didnt turn out the way i thought it would.I havent bought the paint yet so its still up in air as to what i,ll use(only want to do it once!)