The original paint is still on it, its just comming off rapidly. No rust
anywhere and the body of the car is in perfect shape, very little dents
anywhere for its age. Thanks for the info
>From: "Josh Battles" <jbattles@bankfinancial.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
>Subject: DML: Re: OT:Steps for car painting? (preping)
>Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 16:51:37 -0600
>
>I've prepped and painted my own car before. It's not really that difficult.
>if you're gonna prep it, you'll need to prime it before you take it
>anywhere. then the body shop will have to do final prep and paint it. How
>rough is the roof? is there any rust? you'll need to zap that with a
>grinder... If you've never done any body work before I'd really recommend
>you make friends with someone who has and have them help you, it's a fairly
>complicated process. But if not, before you start on your real car, go to
>the junkyard and pick up an old fender or hood or something (since you've
>got the truck to get it home) this should not cost very much. Make sure
>it's in similar condition to your maverick and work on that first so that
>you can perfect your techniques...using books, friends, family, the
>DML....... When your satisfied with your workmanship on the body piece and
>you can get a nice glass smooth surface THEN start on the maverick. I hope
>that this helps a little.
>
>-Josh
>
>""Dan Jones"" <amishpimp93@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:F2674yp8ARf3sllNY3000000cc7@hotmail.com...
> >
> > Hey all, Well my truck makes me happy where its at now with mods, and
>its
> > time to start working on my 77` Ford Maverick. The paints commin off of
>it
> > now and when it rains, you can swipe your finger across the roof and
>pick
>up
> > some paint particles. The question I have is, has anyone sanded down
> > thier car before and prepped it up and taken it into a shop? To reduce
>my
> > cost id like to do all the prep work myself then take it in. Are thier
>some
> > certain steps to go by? What tools to use or machines or certain grit of
> > paper to get the paint off? Any info on doing this would be
>appreciated!
> > thankyou
> >
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