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Paint Removal for a Repaint - Caution - AMC Content!
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12/23/11 10:12 AM
12/23/11 10:12 AM
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San Antonio, Tx
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Fellas - I'm going to have to paint my '71 401 4 sp Javelin at some point. It's Canary Yellow now, and the paint is in pretty good shape, but I plan to go back with flat black. Will paint the engine compartment and interior battleship gray. This is my first paint job; may need some help with the bodywork, but plan to do most of it myself and paint it in the garage. This is my road race car, so it doesn't have to be perfect. This is a rust free California car, so I shouldn't have much rust repair to do. I will have to patch a few holes in the firewall, fenders and quarters (shaving turn signals), rockers (welding up rivet holes for rocker panel trim), and one of the fenders has a dent and some mud in it. Anyway, I've used some paint stripper in the engine compartment - messy, but works really well. Was thinking about using it for the entire car. I know lots of folks use a sander with 36 grit, but paint stripper seems to work pretty well, too, and would keep from having yellow dust all over the garage. Would it be ok to go ahead and strip it now, even if it may be a few months before I can get some paint on it? I am a bit worried about it rusting a bit, but it stays in the garage, so won't get wet. I could also do a soda blast (maybe something from Harbor Freight?), I guess, but the car is not rolling now. Would have to put the front suspension together first so I could roll it out of the garage. Thanks in advance for any info. Scott   
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Re: Paint Removal for a Repaint - Caution - AMC Content!
[Re: bulletpruf]
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12/23/11 10:34 AM
12/23/11 10:34 AM
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Not a chemical guy at all, never want to introduce anymore that needed, take it have it media blasted, no silica, because silica, can leave residue as well, and come back to haunt you later in the paint life! as foor the body itself , you would be amazed how fast 36-80 grit takes paint off the panel areas, then just have the jambs and seams blasted,, go over the bare metal with a self etching primer, then a good base of 2k primer block block block, spray more 2k block again, when you are ready or think your ready call your friend who is a paint guy to look at it , spray your seal primer, paint it !  good luck, when I did my car, it was all by hand , no power tools allowed, they will get you into trouble fast  
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Re: Paint Removal for a Repaint - Caution - AMC Content!
[Re: Mopargnome]
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12/23/11 09:01 PM
12/23/11 09:01 PM
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blasting takes HUGE air, no you dont have enough compressor. You can get some done but youll be overrunning it all the time.
1973 Charger, former SE, former auto
I'm not trying to be difficult, it comes naturally....
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Re: Paint Removal for a Repaint - Caution - AMC Content!
[Re: bulletpruf]
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12/23/11 10:01 PM
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that compressor will be fine, I use one all the time no issues, looking at you car , nice car to start with , and shouldn't take long at all to do the work couple nights a week you will be ready for what ever small repairs that need to be addressed. when it comes time for the 2 k primer take your time, do about 3 coates let that dry, accordingly and then block sand that with 220 or 320 , remember to not sand thru the primer then spray again 3 coats, block that with 320 or 400 , if it is good you can then wash with soap water light wet sand , prep and put seal primer on look it over, paint it 
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Re: Paint Removal for a Repaint - Caution - AMC Content!
[Re: magiccuda]
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12/23/11 11:03 PM
12/23/11 11:03 PM
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looks like an industrial three horse,I have a Quincy three horse just like it and have sandblasted with it many times. Yes the you have is a big enough compressor to do the job, you will just have to wait on it. When the pressure gets low stop and let it fill up again. Better than paying some one else. Sand is fine to use and cost about 7 or 8 dollars a 100lb bag here.
I have a 5hp 120 gal tank and yes it can get it done
but its not big enough... when I have my car stripped
I take it to a stripped and pay the $250 and pick
it up in 2-5 days... they use a better product like
walnut shells or other media.... blasting is a MAJOR
mess... a stripper company uses 1" or larger hoses
that flow BIG volumes of air.... I have a large blast
cabinet and my compressor can handle it but thats
about it.... the paint on that car looks solid so
there isnt a reason to go to bare metal unless you
are concerned about the weight.... thats why I take
my car in to have it blasted.... I've painted it 5
times so far thats why I go to bare metal each time
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Re: Paint Removal for a Repaint - Caution - AMC Content!
[Re: dennismopar73]
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12/24/11 11:26 AM
12/24/11 11:26 AM
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San Antonio, Tx
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that compressor will be fine, I use one all the time no issues,
looking at you car , nice car to start with , and shouldn't take long at all to do the work couple nights a week you will be ready for what ever small repairs that need to be addressed.
when it comes time for the 2 k primer take your time, do about 3 coates let that dry, accordingly and then block sand that with 220 or 320 , remember to not sand thru the primer
then spray again 3 coats, block that with 320 or 400 , if it is good you can then wash with soap water light wet sand , prep and put seal primer on look it over, paint it
Yes, it's a real nice car to start with - spent most of it's life in California, real low mile car. Real pleasure to work on something that's not all rusted out.
There's a local Moparts member that I need to get back in touch with; I don't mind tackling bodywork, but would be nice to have someone looking over my shoulder.
Thanks
Scott
Please Check Out My YouTube Channel for Vintage Musclecar and Truck Rescues and Builds -- https://www.youtube.com/@THEBULLETPROOFGARAGE/videos
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