Prep work for painting

[Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com (Larry)]

Rember, all you budding painters, it is not desireable to take the whole car
down to bare metal.  The best primer is the original primer.  Only go to
bare steel where bodywork (welding, rust, bondo, old paint chips, and dent
removal) absolutely require it.

Larry



> Jorel,
> You and I are both in the middle of a similar project.  I am prepping my
'79
> right now.  All the trim, bumpers, glass etc are off and I am taking a
wire
> wheel to it.  I think my old 1/3hp craftsman drill is about to bite it
> though.  Making some strange noises when it gets hot.   Anyway, taking it
> down to the metal and going to try my hand at a little body work.  Then
take
> it in to a nice shop for a complete paint job.  Original color.
> going to be spendy but I cant wait.   I dont trust myself painting it.
>
> Ken
> '79 Scirocco 16v project "McFly"
> '86 16v (parts car)
> VORTEX:  "Indiana Red"
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jorel Jackson" <jorel140@yahoo.com>
> To: "Jeff Toomasson" <jtoomasson@yahoo.com>
> Cc: "volkswagen scirocco" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 8:54 PM
> Subject: Re: Prep work for painting
>
>
> >
> > --- Jeff Toomasson <jtoomasson@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > The first question you should answer is are keeping
> > > the stock color? If so,
> > > you shouldn't even need primer except over your
> > > bondo patches (or none, if
> > > you're lucky enough not to have any...)
> > >
> > > Are you removing your windows, lights, bumpers and
> > > body kit? You'd better if
> > > you're talking about "doing a better job"....
> > >
> > > 1) Pre-sand it with 120-240 and grind out all rust
> > > down to the metal with a
> > > wire wheel
> > >
> > > 2) Wet-sand with 600 and wash. Dry with Chamois.
> > >
> > > 3) Primer (2 light coats), if necessary
> > >
> > > 4) AT LEAST 3 coats of color. Add more to your
> > > desired comfort level.
> > > Wet-sand with 600 and wash GENTLY with non-organic
> > > sponge.
> > >
> > > 5) AT LEAST 2 coats of clear. Again, add more to
> > > your desired comfort level.
> > > Wet-sand with 1200 and wash GENTLY with non-organic
> > > sponge.
> > >
> > > HTH, JT
> > >
> >
> >
> > I'll stick to the stock color and do whatever I need
> > to get the car looking like it did when it was new.
> > We'll see what happens. Thanks for the info.
> >
> > =====
> > Jorel Jackson
> > web site:  http://www.home.earthlink.net/~jomoj/
> > 1987 16v & 1985 8v Sciroccos
> > 2000 Neon ES
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> >
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