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And so the journey begins...
I started sanding the 911 last night. This was primarily an exploratory mission, as the paint had failed in a couple spots, and there were some strange bumps on places, which turned out to be improperly mixed body filler. I'm going to drive the car while I do the light bodywork. The car will look like hell, but I like driving it so much I don't care.
What you're looking at is about 1/2 hour or so of work with a DA and #240 paper. I've taken off most of one layer of paint, and in a few spots, 2 layers. Look closely at the first picture, and you can see areas of slightly different color - this is where the paint failed, and the only thing keeping it on the car was it's 'surface tension' - the paint was stuck to the paint next to it and not to the car, like a blister.  
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Just wnted to Know why you chosse to Sand vs Strip....
Are you just going to rough up the paint and respray ?? Looks like lots of work
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05-30-2002, 08:36 AM
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I consider stripping to be a last resort, used in the case where you have really bad paint or rust issues. I think a lot of people strip cars uneccesarily, just so they can bandy about the term 'bare metal respray'
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The chief concern raised with chemical stripping is that it hides in crevices and leaks out later to ruin the new paint. I think this is minimized if you're taking a long time and completely disassembling the car, but I wouldn't recommend it for a "driving resto."
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You may need to get some quality automotive filler to raise the surface back up. I think one product is called Body icing or something like that, it is still two part mix. One small tube and one much larger tube. I got some at an autofinsihers store, one advantage is that it does not shrink as much as typical body filler does.
Just a thought ! I am not a paint expert, but I do know you have to do a lot of block sanding to make sure you get all surfaces the same level if you don't strip down to metal. -Don
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I have some "Day 1" pics like that from when I did my 914.
I agree with you on the sanding instead of stripping. You will end up with a better job. Full stripping is really only necessary if the car has had a lot of bad bodywork in the past, and you need to get the old bondo, etc. out and start from scratch. If you sand down to the original factory primer (or come close), you will end up with a very nice job. Can't wait to see the finished product! |
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Also - are you block sanding it? It doesn't look like it. You should spray a guide coat and block sand it, right from the start. You will save on work and will end up with much straighter panels!
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05-30-2002, 10:06 AM
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My first step is to remove the crap top layer of paint with a DA and 240 - I just need to get it gone. Then I'll tackle the little dings and dents. At that point, I'll do some guide coating, and then I should be ready for paint.
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