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I picked up some rear strut tower brackets because I'm reverting back from the cusco rear bar that was in the car when I bought it. As you can see in the photo below, they're fine but could benefit from a bit of paint restoration. I have a can of rustolium to paint them with but I've never repainted anything before so my question is - what is the correct/best way to remove/strip the paint that is currently on them? For anyone offering up advise/instruction, please include tools, consumables and process. Thanks!
They live under the panels and will never be seen by anyone other than you when you put the stock bar back on. Don't prep them at all. Get the rustoleum enamel paint. Just wipe them down with a degreaser or just regular hand soap and then make sure they're all the way dry. Apply 3 or 4 coats of the enamel waiting 30min between coats. They will look better than new.
I would hit it with brake cleaner so it flashes off quicker and you don't have to wait for it to dry. Then a single coat of paint should be good. You can hit it with another coat if you feel it needs it.
The only reason why I would paint it is because it would actually be easier than actually cleaning it.
Thank you gentlemen! Seems this will be easier than I thought. For some reason I had it in my head that I would have to strip off all of the old paint before spraying it with new paint.
Paint will stick to paint. If you really want it to stick give the paint a scuff with a Scotchbrite pad, these are commonly available in auto parts stores and is a red scuff pad, kind of like a scrub pad for pots and pans. Giving old paint some "tooth" helps the paint to stick.
Also a good idea to de-grease the part. Paint won't stick to oil or grease. Easiest is a prep spray, again at the auto parts store in the paint section. You just spray the part down with the pre-prep degreaser, let dry, then paint. Big thing with any products like this is to read the instructions on the can, the manufacturer knows what they are talking about.
Welcome to the wonderful world of spray painting .
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