Preping a car for re-spray ?

[Sh08bst]

The deal ive made is that i prep the car for the re-spray, Curious what's the best things to do? Got a few rust spots on the car but other than that its all good!
Don't think its been polished in its life.

All help appreciated!

[Paul]

Take the car to the person who's painting it and ask what he'd like you to do

He may want glass out, bumpers off etc. He may see dents you cannot even see!

[paddy>gsi/turbo]

what price you agreed for respray? solid colour 2k, or base and clearcoat? colour change?

[Sh08bst]

what price you agreed for respray? solid colour 2k, or base and clearcoat? colour change?

Just a sprayer that i know doing it for a hommer for me, So he just told me to prep it myself. As in Take the window seals out, Mask round it. Etc, Just wondering whats the best way to do it?

Not getting a colour change atoll, Just going to put a few coats of Flame Red over it.

[Gaz86]

rear windows are bonded in so you'll need to just mask em up, rust needs stripping right out to the point you will need to use filler, if you're unsure on what to do but you have rust you really need the guy there with you talking you through it and giving you pointers or you'll end up with a shiny car for about 2 weeks then a shiny car with loads of sink marks and rust bubbles.

[Sh08bst]

Thanks for that! Think ive got a fair idea, thats the thing, the guy works offshore, So hard to get incontact with him, he just asked to have it ready for when hes back. and i need to get the paint to!

[paddy>gsi/turbo]

post some pics up, your doing filler work indoors? rust work. if your doing it outside i wouldent bother as will be straight back through. not best time of year to repair rust.

its car not to bad scotch and a 800 nib.

[Sh08bst]

Yeah im doing it indoors mate. Thanks for the advise! ill get pictures up asap!

[paddy>gsi/turbo]

i no its hard but park it up indoors for a week . let the metal dry out! repaired a puma 2 weeks ago rusty arches. i ground it out treated it filled it 2 pack primered it. prepped for paint. and is buddling up already.wasent that bad either just surface rust. all the salt and shiite on roads this time of year dont help. cant you wit till summer?

[Sh08bst]

the car aint been on the road for the last year, its beeen sitting inside. Thats how i bought it and it was taken over on a lorry on monday night for me. and its been inside since tuesday afternooon!

So it should be awryt

[Benn]

Remove all the glass, will look crap other wise.

320grit min anything that's gonna be painted. As rust needs bare metalling and treating/killing before etch primer and normal primer.

[Sh08bst]

but wont it be alot harder getting it back in that out ???

Thanks for the advise on sandpaper!

Will be next weeek before i start preping. In the progress of paiting the underneath at the momoent.

[Benn]

So? It will look utter sh*t with tape lines from leaving the glass in.

Rear is just a rubber, sides are glueded in but you can cut the glue off to remove them...

[Sh08bst]

Had a good look, Think ill just remove the windows, so ill get aproper job, Thanks alot

[turbojay]

trust me remove the windows and rubbers, you will get a lip otherwise and the paint will flake off from the lip of paint, all rubbers need to be removed, and if your just having a blow over then use grey scotchbrite pad and go over whole car to get the shiney finish off the car so the paint has a key surface. any rust grind back to metal and fill. if the cars going to be stood for a while spray over some laquer to stop it rusing as primer absorbs water(this is where a few people go wrong and thing why has it rusting back through the next day). if the sprayer is a good one he will see imperfections you wont, its all in the prep work that you get a good job, if it turns out sh!t its probably due to poor prep work.

another thing is remove all bumpers,skirts, everything, as i said above anywhere where there will be a lip of paint is bad news, it will start peeling over time.

your sprayer will probably tell you this but dont worry too much about orange peel, some see it and go aaahhhh, but a quick wet sand and some G3 followed by G10 soon sorts it.

Lastly make sure your prep work is spot on, this is where a job is good or bad 9 times out of 10

[Liam1805]

trust me remove the windows and rubbers, you will get a lip otherwise and the paint will flake off from the lip of paint, all rubbers need to be removed, and if your just having a blow over then use grey scotchbrite pad and go over whole car to get the shiney finish off the car so the paint has a key surface. any rust grind back to metal and fill. if the cars going to be stood for a while spray over some laquer to stop it rusing as primer absorbs water(this is where a few people go wrong and thing why has it rusting back through the next day). if the sprayer is a good one he will see imperfections you wont, its all in the prep work that you get a good job, if it turns out sh!t its probably due to poor prep work.

another thing is remove all bumpers,skirts, everything, as i said above anywhere where there will be a lip of paint is bad news, it will start peeling over time.

your sprayer will probably tell you this but dont worry too much about orange peel, some see it and go aaahhhh, but a quick wet sand and some G3 followed by G10 soon sorts it.

Lastly make sure your prep work is spot on, this is where a job is good or bad 9 times out of 10

Good bit of advice there. Sorry to hijack but i have a few rust spots and bubbling in places, would you suggest getting a blow over or just concentrate on the bad bits and have them blown over.


Liam

[paddy>gsi/turbo]

buy some 3m lifting tape for rubbers, no need to remove windows

[vaughant]

Never tried the 3m stuff but heard good reports.we just soft edge with masking tape and never have any problems but to be fair it won't cost u much to get windows taken in/out and will make ur life much easier.great advice from turbojay,will try the laquer trick on primer myself!!