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I prepped my 89 cab with the intention of priming and painting it myself. One panel of eggshell primer was enough to tell me I was in over my head. I dropped it off at a shop the next day.
I will eventually go back and try again, but before I do I think I will work on my painting skills using Tremclad, thinner, and a hardener with a Harbor Freight gun. Learning shouldn't be done with expensive automotive paint. And it shouldn't be done on a good car.
I would think about learning spray skills on something other than the Mercedes. And I would consider doing the prep and paying a painter to finish it.
As for substrate, I would get rid of the clear by sanding, but not obsess about the base. A good primer will adhere to the base.
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Last edited by 1990C4S; 08-06-2024 at 06:59 AM..
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