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    Hopper111 is offline CHR Member Visit my Photo Gallery
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    Paint and Body guys.

     



    I'm kinda at a loss for what I should do on my El Camino as far as paint/body goes. I know what color and paint scheme I want, I am just in the dark about if I should try to take the body down to bare metal or just block it up and paint it.
    The car is in gray primer right now and I can see a green layer in the engine bay area, but I have no idea as to how many layers of paint (if any) are under that green layer. Now, a paint friend of mine advised that I clean the gray primer really well, sand it, and start my paintjob from there because he said that if i try to take the whole car to bare metal and start all over again there is a ton of work and a lot more money involved.

    Do you guys have any advise on this? Are there any pros and cons to blocking and paint vs. a fresh new bare metal paintjob?

    The car is grey primer now, I wanted to shoot a layer of black over the top of it, and then start into a silver or possibly dark brown color coat and a nice, smooth glossy finish.
    Last edited by Hopper111; 05-02-2007 at 12:05 AM.

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    The "rule of thumb" in the business is:

    No more than 3 paint jobs before stripping,

    .....unless some of the old paint is starting to fail,

    .....or you are going with black or a dark color that will show problems underneath,

    .....or if you want to do it right, and not take any chances on losing the new paint job, too, if there's a problem that shows up later.

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    well apparently I'm stripping it. I can't really afford to do the paint twice. However, I think it'll be awhile before that day comes. I want to drive the car first

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