StylishOne Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 I'm about to work on an original car with mostly original paint but areas of thinning and some surface rust. Having not had a car painted since '04..not too sure what to do. I'm not making a show car but want it to look nice n more presentable. Is there a way to sand down original paint and repaint original color over it? I didnt want to strip it and do a major number on it..any suggestions?? Interior questions. I remember a product years ago that wasn't water based it was like an alcohol type base. They used it at dealers when they got smudges on the fabric interiors during servicing. Is something like it around now? Final questions anyone use those dye products on real leather trim, my armrest lost their color coating. What products work best? Does upholsterer do this, or you do it yourself? Suggestions.. Dash cracks .any company fix these, or you just find good used one n redye it? Thanks.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Kardol products in Cincinnati made the alcohol type spot removers you reference (good stuff too) - no idea if they still do though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, StylishOne said: Dash cracks---any company fix these, or you just find good used one and redye it? "Just Dashes" restores cracked dashboards and molded vinyl door panels to like-new condition. They did the door panels on my '69 Eldorado and I was very satisfied. Figure maybe $500 per door panel. (My dashboard didn't need to be redone.) The process, I believe, duplicates the way these items were made originally. http://www.justdashes.com/ Their website also says they can restore hard plastic that has become faded, brittle, or powdery. Edited March 13, 2020 by John_S_in_Penna (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 10 hours ago, StylishOne said: Is there a way to sand down original paint and repaint original color over it? I didn't want to strip it and do a major number on it..any suggestions?? Yes. My local body shop, which has worked on antiques as well as current cars, can even blend in new paint to join the existing. Or you could have the entire panel repainted over the existing paint. If the car has already been repainted, and therefore has two coats, they say it should be stripped to bare metal: A third coat would be too thick and would be much more likely to chip or flake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StylishOne Posted March 13, 2020 Author Share Posted March 13, 2020 Thank you, I think it's one coat.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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