Quote Originally Posted by like2gofast
How could anyone resist trying to paint this car, it's begging for it.



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Now that I've seen it, I suggest starting off with an aircraft safe stripper (keep this away from any and all plastic parts and trim), next start off by sanding the body with 180 grit automotive sandpaper, work your way up to 220 grit sandpaper to remove the scratches the 180 grit leaves. Top that off with 320 grit automotive sandpaper (buy yourself a top quality 6 inch DA) to remove all of the scratches the 220 grit leaves....Next, get yourself a good quality epoxy primer and place a full coat or two on the car. After that you can do whatever minor body work needs to be done (fill in dings and such), sand it all down with 400 grit paper (re-prime any bare body filler first), then and only then can you attempt to paint the car yourself. I figure just in materials and tools alone you'll run in the $400-$500 range by the time you are done and ready for paint.........Of course you could take it to a shop like mine and have the whole thing done for you for around $600


Bill S.