[jburroughs12]

Question for the collective - What's the best course of action here? 1) Grind all back to bare metal? 2) scuff up paint & prime? or 3) give up?

I started grinding the paint off my fenders to get an idea of what's underneath. Turns out - some body filler, primer, & paint. Luckily no rust that I see so far.

I'm 100% not a body guy, so want your advice. View attachment 878369
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[jburroughs12]

Should have added a smiley face or something on #3, meant it tongue in cheek - there's no quit here.

The rest of the body is in primer, and I'll be painting it all, so will take down to bare metal. I just used a flap disc to do those test pieces, seemed to work well without being too aggressive.

 

[jburroughs12]

I appreciate all of the advice, I'll pack up the flap wheel and toss a new sheet on the random orbital & go to town. The paint was/is in good condition, but to your point, I'd rather get to the base to see what all I'm working with. Time to make some dust!

 

[jburroughs12]

The doors, fenders, trunk lid, and rear valance are red, but the car will be painted ivy green. I have a whole pack of 80 grit sanding discs for my random orbital so am happy to burn through those stripping the paint more gently.

@Woodchuck Thanks for the idea of scraping the paint off with a razor blade - that's most likely the route I will go before sanding primer/body filler down to bare metal.

 

[jburroughs12]

Based on your pictures I would have zero issues with a scuff and shoot. The last time that car was repainted it was taken to bare metal. It’s done all the time.

I’d scuff the entire car with 180 then go 2 coats of epoxy. It probably would not need much blocking as it’s already blocked. You’re making more work for yourself and could be erasing work already done by a pro, meaning your new work won’t be as good.

Hey Lizer, thanks for your input. As a non-body guy I really like the idea of not intentionally messing up potentially professional body work. I'm happy with the current finish on the parts, there's no bubbling or other major issues on a surface level, so am 100% okay with a scuff & prime.

On the note of primer, I know everyone has their favorites, but I'd be curious on opinions of the Eastwood vs Speedkote epoxy primers. My Eastwood rubberized rust encapsulator and gun just got delivered and I'll be spraying the underbody sometime in the next couple days, but I'm not married to the brand.

Any strong opinions one way or the other for primer?