well all the paint on my Fc is done for, needs some body work, my question is what is the bast/easyest way to gety the car to bare metal...LMK asap thanx


Dustin

 

sand blast if you remove every thing and can aford it

 

take a grinder with some smooth grit sand paper pads
im doing this with my friend on his car, works really well. the cold is the biggest obsticle right now

 

I thought Sandblasting would mess up the fiberglass

 

The fastest most affordable way is using chemical strippers. Sandblasting is pretty good also if you have the means and don't mind the mess. Sanding the paint off is not the smart way. It will take hours to do a job that can be done with chemicals in half the time. You'll go through alot of sandpaper too.

 

You should use paint remover and then grind the rest down with 40 grit.

 

M.E.K. look out!

 

My buddy here at work is a Paint/Body guy and he suggests using a product called Aircraft Remover....it's a chemical and you can get it at Walmart and most auto parts stores. He suggests using it in the sun AND wearing rubber gloves....It'll wipe the paint right off.

 

Be carefull with some of those paint removers. Years ago when I worked on airplanes we had some paint remover that was so strong that it would litterally burn through your gloves. I'm talking about some painfull *** stuff that would burn as soon as it made contact with your gloves. I can't remember the brand but that **** was for real.

 

Yep, thats the one but you do have to be carefull and use gloves and a mask.This thing is strong and will burn your skin and like t-von said it could burn through your gloves.

 

Yeah...My buddy just confirmed that if you use gloves that the Aircraft Remover will eventually burn through them.....He uses regular latex gloves and just changes them every soo often....

 

I would not strip the paint unless its in horrible condition such as cracking

 

Methyl Ethyl Ketone. Use 2 pairs of latex gloves, and just change em when u feel burning

 

Correct; its best to keep as much of original paint as possible unless it is flaking or cracking. Just fill in any chips and sand down the original paint smooth.

 

Brake fluid does wonders for paint removal.

 

keep the idea coming

 

Hi all, I want to get my car repainted come spring but have some issues...

My FD was originally red, then the previous owner changed it to black but the paint was done half-assed and looks pretty ratty. I scratched it today and there is actually red underneath the black, so the previous owner just painted over the red instead of stripping it down and doing it right.

When I am ready to paint will I be better of sanding it down or using chemicals to completely strip it down? Will I have to take off all layers of the paint? I want to do as much work myself as possible - since I can't do the actual painting I would like to do some of the prep work.

 

there is no reason to remove the old paint unless its in poor condition, meaning cracking or peeling off.

you scratched it and red showed, no big deal, scratch it deeper and primer will show.

removing all the old paint is completely un necessary, do not attempt prep work if you want the job to come out good, limit prep work to disassembly.
Most shops wont paint a car they dont prep themselves, prep is the most important part of the job.

 

i would like to change the color of my FC vert but to get it done ware the paint the trunk, engen, and door seams can be really pricy bay too is really think i might just keep it white and keep my eye out for a black turbo II or a FD but i will not be able to aford those for a long time