phase two has begun.......

phinattic

New Member
Ok, I started today by thinking I would get rid of the clear coat that was flaking off of my hood. and that was my first mistake. lol http://i1163.photobucket.com/albums/q552/phinattic/Resize_P03-31-12_11-431000011.jpg
the before picture...
http://i1163.photobucket.com/albums/q552/phinattic/Resize_P03-31-12_11-4311000012.jpg
it soon became apparent that the old paint was not applied correctly.
http://i1163.photobucket.com/albums/q552/phinattic/Resize_P03-31-12_12-4711000015.jpg
It took two hours to strip the paint off of the hood, I took two different layers of paint off before I got to the factory paint.
http://i1163.photobucket.com/albums/q552/phinattic/Resize_P03-31-12_12-4721000016.jpg
In case you dont know auto paint is not supposed to come off like wall paper......
 
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phinattic

New Member
now next week I have to sand and primer. If there is enough time I am going to paint it black until I get the rest of the car ready to paint.
 

Prozon

Kris
In case you didn't know, you're not supposed to remove paint with a putty knife.

Pick up some sandpaper so you can start sanding that smooth..
 

phinattic

New Member
If anyone is interested I have some used red paint I will sell,. enough to paint your hood twice :roll:
 

j13

Keep It Clean
Use 80 grit on a block an go crazy with it. Go to paintscratch.com for your original color and clear it
 


phinattic

New Member
@Prozon, I am a body and paint tech have been for years. I get paid to do this. And yes when you are stripping paint that is exactly what you use. You would never have sanded that paint off it was applied in correctly and was not hardened. It had to be scraped off to get down to the factory paint. Now like I said I can sand and primer and paint................................
 

Prozon

Kris
Two things I might add:
I have been doing body/paint work for years, and I have never touched a putty knife to a paint job.
If you were removing flaking clear coat, why didn't you just start wet sanding instead of taking a putty knife to it that would scratch your good paint?
 

99tegjawn

New Member
He is right that's just ridiculous to use a putty knife, use 36 grit sandpaper or even better a chemical solvent with a soft scraper not a putty knife.


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phinattic

New Member
I did not start with a scraper, once I found the base coat under the clear was soft to the touch. meaning you could stick your thumb nail into it I knew it was not going to be sanded off. If I could have I would have used a DA sander to just take the clear off but it was not an option. Evidently who ever painted the car before used cheap crappy paint or didnt put the hardener in the base. I intend to completely strip the paint down to the bare metal and repaint useing a good base clear and do it right. As far as never using a putty knife on a paint job when you use a chemical paint stripper you apply the stripper to the paint let it sit for a few min. and then scrape it off the only difference here is I did not have to use the chemical stripper to soften the paint to be able to remove it.
 
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99tegjawn

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Whoever sprayed it just didn't give enough drying time between the base and the clear. Soooooo the clear flaked because there was still a thinner caught beneath it.


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