Techpriest
89 MTX
My 89 SHO needs a paint job. Like many of it's siblings all the clear-coat has come off the top of the car and is now working it's way down the sides. I have some surface rust on the trunk lid and some other places but no real body damage. It has the small dings typical of a car that old, but I don't plan to fix them.
I looked into a "real" paint job and that more then totals the car. If I had $2500+ to spend I would sell the car for $1500 and buy a $4000 car with good paint already and be much better off.
I looked into doing it myself, but materials are over $500, assuming I can find the equipment to borrow for free. Not having done it before I figure the odds of it coming out right are maybe 50-50 and I am not willing to bet $500 on those odds.
That leaves Maaco. I have heard from many people to do the prep work myself.
I have done some looking on the web and even looked in some books in the library and they all tell you how to prep a car by taking it to bare metal. I was just wanting to sand the existing paint to get the clear-coat off so that it does not fall off later and take the new paint with it.
How should I prep the car where there is clear coat?
How do I prep the car where there is no clear coat?
How do I prep the surface rust? I sanded to bare metal in those spots and sprayed with Rustolieum primer but it came back. It looks like it came back from under the primer. I see a number of products on the shelf for taking care of rust. Any of them work well that can be painted over?
Is there a site with these instructions I am missing?
Any paint and body people in Kansas want their PC fixed? Let's make a deal!
Thanks!
I looked into a "real" paint job and that more then totals the car. If I had $2500+ to spend I would sell the car for $1500 and buy a $4000 car with good paint already and be much better off.
I looked into doing it myself, but materials are over $500, assuming I can find the equipment to borrow for free. Not having done it before I figure the odds of it coming out right are maybe 50-50 and I am not willing to bet $500 on those odds.
That leaves Maaco. I have heard from many people to do the prep work myself.
I have done some looking on the web and even looked in some books in the library and they all tell you how to prep a car by taking it to bare metal. I was just wanting to sand the existing paint to get the clear-coat off so that it does not fall off later and take the new paint with it.
How should I prep the car where there is clear coat?
How do I prep the car where there is no clear coat?
How do I prep the surface rust? I sanded to bare metal in those spots and sprayed with Rustolieum primer but it came back. It looks like it came back from under the primer. I see a number of products on the shelf for taking care of rust. Any of them work well that can be painted over?
Is there a site with these instructions I am missing?
Any paint and body people in Kansas want their PC fixed? Let's make a deal!
Thanks!
If theres no rust or dents. Just scuff it up with a brissel pad. This is what we do at school (auto collision technology). It will scuff up the paint/body enough for new paint to adhere to.
