<VV> Painting Day

[Jim Burkhard]

200 grit? Keep going (unless you want to be able to file your nails on it)!
And, the darker the color, the more perfect and scratch-free your prep had
better be.  Anyone picking black for their first job is a loon.  They call
it "hide me white" for a reason.

Jim Burkhard

> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org 
> [mailto:virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org] On Behalf Of chris czepyha
> Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 2:04 PM
> To: virtualvairs@skiblack.com
> Subject: <VV> Painting Day
> 
> 
> I am prepping a car to paint.  Removed 1 layer of paint, the 
> previous paint job I did cause its peeling off.  Paint 
> seperating from the primer.
> 
> I keep hearing people say scuff the paint. I was able to use 
> my da with 40 grit paper to remove off my layer of paint, 
> leaving the orig paint. 
> Then using an electric random orbit pad sander, 120 grit,  to 
> smooth out the paint.
> 
> How smooth is to smooth. Do I need to re-scuff lightly with 
> the DA and 200 grit.
> 
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