The paint on my 57 Plymouth is original and it oxidizes very fast and is showing primer through in some spots. Can I sand the car with 600 grit and shoot primer and than base coat/clear coat it or should I take the paint down a little further and than primer it. Thanks for the help.
Are you building a show car or a driver. If it were mine I would scuff it and paint it, you should use a good sealer prior to finish coating it.
Well I used to own half a body shop, I did mechanical work and fab work mostly my partner was the paint ace and he is no longer here for me to ask. But we did a lot of older cars that were just a scuff and paint because the owners wanted to drive them. If you took it to Maaco or Earl Schieb if you are old enough that is what they would do. A quick scuff and sealer and blow color on it.
You can do whatever you want. How good it will look, and how long it will last, are usually proportional to how much time and money you spend on it. Not always, though.
Ya I remember going to earl Earl Schieb with my dad a lot when I was younger and the quality of the paint jobs. I've painted a few cars with pretty good results just nothing with this old of paint on it so I thought it better ask since I am no expert.
That's some definitive determinations about indecisiveness There's no fitzall rules really. It's all individual case by case, some times a panel by panel decision. The original finish materials will be the foundation for the new finish materials. Sometimes the original stuff is structurally sound and works well, sometimes it's not . Sometimes you find out it wasn't after the new stuff is on and that's no fun.
^^^^^^^ correct^^^^^ its hard to tell you what to do without looking at it it will only be as good as the foundation that's under it on a solid color I would recommend sanding with 400- 500 grit then a quality sealer such as epoxy spray a small test area first to check product compatibility such as under a hood or trunk
I'd like to roll the dice and not take this down to bare metal. I'll scuff/shoot the dash as a test and hope the original lacquer gets along with the primer sealer.
For every ones info Maaco is a franchise so don't expect the same results everywhere. I had mine repainted (same colors) at Maaco (about $2000 cost) and I'm looking at a trophy for favorite paint.
Had Maaco paint one car- damaged by hit and run- even they couldn't match the paint- but really didn't look that bad until it became a two tone-
Your are right about different quality paint jobs from different MACCO shops..... I had a OT truck painted at Maaco in Salem. OR and was very happy with the results.... Had a VW beatle painted at another Macco shop that was a total mess... I could have done a better job myself with spray cans, and I am definitely not a painter.... LW
If you can see primer....primer is porous...you will have rust under the primer that you can't see. probably even under some of the paint. If you like the car and will keep it, strip it!
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