Posted by wet coast bruce on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at 00:49:28 :
In Reply to: Re: Sanding Discs/Paint removal posted by Gary Troxel on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 23:23:48 :
Ok , I have been at this for years and have pretty much done every type of body work known to man and I get a kick out of the guys who insist a vehicle must be stripped to bare metal in every case .
If there is any kind of rust showing the paint will need to be stripped .
If there is several coats of paint on the vehicle , you may as well strip them all off .
Nitrocelulous lacquer will need to be stripped in most cases before topcoating.
I have removed just the top layers by wet sanding and left just the original paint as a base but it is a lot of work .
If the original paint is sound with only mild chalking , sand the paint down and go at it.
Watch for scratches that go down to your base metal.
Most of the old paint contained a fair amount of lead
so if you have a original hard old enamel paint job. Leave it alone if possible.
Have fun and stay safe.
Wear coveralls and wash them seperately from the rest of the house hold stuff .
Hepa bags are available for many sop vacs.