Painting 101

[kinghong1970]

CPl, did you strip the original paint?

i think it's best you expose the metal then use a etching primer...

best and easiest way to strip paint would be to take it to a place where they sandblast it...

else, some elbow grease time...

but then hold on... that means you need to do 2 colorings... hmmm....

i really dont know bud...

hey, in Home Depot, dont they sell those wall paper like films that come with sticky back?

but then again... it's not a flat surface you're working wth...

geesh...

[Cpl Ledanek]

I was more like wanting to keep the original black paint, and strip the areas that I'm going to paint...I'll probably used elbow grease...I believe they are on sale for $Priceless/gallon..

I thought about those wallpaper too, but like you said, its not flat, bound to have bubbles....

we'll see if weather prevails.
where's the "Cross your finger smiley"?

[Hughyhunter]

Is it possible to wet sand a powdercoated finish, to get a mirror like shine? Powdercoating seems to always leave an "orange peel" finish.

Yes it is possible. However I wouldnt touch any wet/dry paper below 2000. Only until the orange peel is gone though.

Just finished priming. Sanded with 600 for an hour. Still got lot's of sanding to do... it was gettin windy. My PSU cable hole was hard to get perfectly oval as you can tell.

[Cpl Ledanek]

going against the grain, again...

first primer coat:

2nd primer coat

1st red coat:

[nelsoncp21]

I have a question. When sanding after the primer coat, where ever the edge of the metal is like at the edge of the side panel it sands all the primer off and I can see the black from the panel underneath. It's not the bare metal but it sands all the primer off just right at the edge probally cause the edge is rounded. Does this mean I have to spray primer again cause no matter how hard I try it does it at every edge. So will I be ok to go ahead and put the first coat of paint on?

[Hughyhunter]

Thanks. Those ovals can be a b***h. What I found useful was the Dremel bit (9909 - Tungsten Carbide Cutter).

That sucker is expensive though. It was like $13 at the hardware. I just got a grinding stone bit and attempted to smooth it out. Oh well.

I have a question. When sanding after the primer coat, where ever the edge of the metal is like at the edge of the side panel it sands all the primer off and I can see the black from the panel underneath. It's not the bare metal but it sands all the primer off just right at the edge probally cause the edge is rounded. Does this mean I have to spray primer again cause no matter how hard I try it does it at every edge. So will I be ok to go ahead and put the first coat of paint on?

What I have found to be most effective is to get that old paint off. I used 180 grit wet to do this. Then use your Etching primer, then us the high build primer. Only sand the high build with 600 grit... unless you put to much on. Then you can use 400 grit. If you are seeing the metal on the edges just quit sanding near the edges. If you really took it down too much around the edges maybe another coat of primer wouldn't hurt. However to much is hard to work with.
Also I found that on plastic a sealer is required. I didn't use a sealer and my primer bled through the paint.