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So just clean my paint and scuff up the paint and fix any flaky bubble spots befor that before I paint.
having no experience I started to flake off some spots of the top coat and I even have one larger spot down to bare metal. Im thinking of using the gloss white on it. Man im excited but I will do my tailgate first.



If there is bubbling then I'd sand it until the surface is smooth and there are no more bubbles. I used 80, 180, then 320 before priming. I do not think you really need to get to bare metal. I do not think that the screen will help the orange peel. The ONLY thing that helped me was THIN paint. Thinner is better. It's WAY easier to apply another thin coat then to sand off a thick coat with orange peel (don't ask me how I know this...). Good luck and keep us posted!

After sanding:

After Painting:


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Marc's White Comet Restoration Site

Marc in SF
63 Blue Comet 260 Sedan- White w/blue stripes
Done using the "$50 Paint Job" method!