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im almost ready to paint my truck but i noticed that the old maaco paint is flaking off. I can scratch the jagged edges of the old maaco paint and it will flake off revealing metal underneat. Do i have to strip the whole truck or 90% of it to get all this flaking off so it doesnt make my rustoleum flake off?



Definitely sand the old paint down to the point where you have a stable surface to paint on. If you paint over 'old paint' that is barely clinging on to the body... well it won't be too long before that bad subsurface lets go and takes the fresh paint on it with it...

Just remember how much emphasis we have always made about the initial surface preparation having the most effect on the final finished product for appearance and longevity.

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Last edited by 69DartGT; 06/01/09 12:43 PM.