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PAINT RESURRECTION QUESTION


Guest Rob McDonald

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Guest Rob McDonald

I'm enjoying a Plain Jane '67 Valiant I got in Seattle recently. Three quarters of the car has its original dark red paint, which responded really well to a buffing with rubbing compound. The left side, though, was repainted at some point and that has flaked off down to the primer in several places. I'm disguising that with "tatoos" but I wonder if the rest of the resprayed area can be coaxed to shine a bit better.

The paint there is not smooth and appears to have been applied that way. It's not orange-peeled but has a similar texture, just finer.

- Should I keep grinding away at it with compound or should I try colour-sanding?

- Would rubbing it down with 1000 or 1500 grit sandpaper (or even finer) knock down the micro-mountains, so the some gloss can be restored?

- If sanding is recommended, what kind of holder should I use - a long board or something smaller and maybe more flexible?

I'm aware that the quality of the bodywork that coincided with the application of this crappy paint job might not be great. There's a risk that flat-sanding will quickly expose high spots in the metal or filler. I'd be willing to chance that. Heck, it'd be an opportunity for more tatoo creativity.

Tattooed Lady and the good side

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