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Thunderhead
Ok guys, I have a challenge for you. Please provide your thoughts on helping me get this straightened out. 10 or 12 years ago, the car had been stripped to bare metal by sandblasting and had received a coat of DuPont Variprime and a coat of DuPont Primer (I don’t remember the exact primer) and then the car sat inside of my shop (never put outside). About three years ago, the car was taken to a body shop to complete the once started paint job. The shop worked on the car on and off but the shop had to close and again the car was never finished (still never sat outside). The car still has the variprime/primer on the roof, outer trunk, L. door and left rear quarter. The R door and R quarter have been stripped back to the bare metal and is in that current state. The body shop repaired the front fenders and have been repaired/block sanded/guide coat etc… and currently have PPG epoxy with Ever coat primer G2 and are in great shape. Now the car is back in my hands and it’s time to finish this project once and for all. I plan on using #6600 series epoxy after stripping the roof, L. door, L quarter and trunk back down to bare metal. I’m lost on what to do about the following (mostly because I don’t want to put the car back through a sandblasting process) please provide your expert opinions on the following:
1. Front fenders: (really don’t want to re-strip, right one had extensive repairs done to it)
2. Door jams, hinges: (how in the world do I remove the primer in those nooks and crannies without blasting it again?) or is there another option?
3. Underside of trunk (was never blasted and there are a lot of openings to try to remove remaining paint):
4. R Quarter has very small surface rust blooms as if it received a splatter of water. Roughing with 80 grit should remove, does it need something else?
5. All the dash area had originally been blasted and is still wearing the DuPont Primer (lots of nooks and crannies here also)
6. I am going to replace the hood with an aftermarket. Not sure what to do about the underside of the new hood to prep for 6600 epoxy, again, how are you removing the primer for the epoxy to adhere in the openings?
7. If I have to strip all of the nooks and crannies by mechanical means other than sandblasting, is there an acceptable amount of the old primer that the 6600 series will adhere to?
Thanks in advance
Don M
1. Front fenders: (really don’t want to re-strip, right one had extensive repairs done to it)
2. Door jams, hinges: (how in the world do I remove the primer in those nooks and crannies without blasting it again?) or is there another option?
3. Underside of trunk (was never blasted and there are a lot of openings to try to remove remaining paint):
4. R Quarter has very small surface rust blooms as if it received a splatter of water. Roughing with 80 grit should remove, does it need something else?
5. All the dash area had originally been blasted and is still wearing the DuPont Primer (lots of nooks and crannies here also)
6. I am going to replace the hood with an aftermarket. Not sure what to do about the underside of the new hood to prep for 6600 epoxy, again, how are you removing the primer for the epoxy to adhere in the openings?
7. If I have to strip all of the nooks and crannies by mechanical means other than sandblasting, is there an acceptable amount of the old primer that the 6600 series will adhere to?
Thanks in advance
Don M
