I need to get all the spray paint off my car so I can use proper paint to paint it ... this is extremely difficult because its clogging the sandpaper what should i use

 

Are you using 3m sandpaper? cheap sandpaper clogs supa-fast and is pretty worthless..

You can use aircraft paint stripper if your carefull on what you get it on (not your skin etc)

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id prefer the sandpaper

 

yeah i been using the 3m stuff , since my ma works for 3m , Its spray paint and i heard that its hard to get off compared to a regular paint

 

Yeah spaypaint gums up sandpaper pretty quick. Try using a heavier grit sandpaper to get the bulk of it off. Then use finer stuff as you get closer to the metal. You don't have to take all of it off if you don't want to, except in those areas that you are doing repairs with bondo.

Don't use aircraft cleaner unless the car is completely stripped to the bare metal shell. That stuff chews up anything with paint on it and will severely damage rubber seals and plastic.

 

but if i am not going to take it all off then When I spray my new paint on it could potentially peel?

 

Not if you use a good quality primer.

 

can i spray this good quality primer over the garbage spray paint underneith?

 

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Yes but you need to sand the old stuff down until its flat enough to accept a coat of primer without showing runs/sand marks/etc...

 

wow .... this is so frustrating , I have so many layers of paint underneith and when i stripped it when paint stripper everything became uneven

There is clear , paint , primer , original paint , primer .... [freak]KKKKKKKKKKKK LOL

this is going to be a real bitch

 

are you removing all that by hand or are you using a d.a.?

 

by hand and this black and decker electric sander , I dont have a d.a = (

 

Dood that sucks. Just go panel by panel and be patient.

 

should I just invest in DA&gt;?

 

I would but its up to you.

 

Okay I will probably get one but should i take it all the way down to baremetal?

 

If you're going through layer after layer of paint on your car I'd take it down pretty damn far. If you don't know for sure how many layers of paint your car has on it, I guarantee you if you take it down to the metal, do your minor body repairs, and put a fresh coat of primer then paint, you'll have a far better product.

But with that said, you'll be spending a LOT more money on your project because you'll be going through much more sandpaper, you'll probably do more body repairs than you would have normally, and the time invested costs you dearly even though its not coming out of your wallet. But its a fresh, start-from-scratch paint job that you'll more than likely be happier with, not to mention how proud you'll feel after its finally done.

But that's a decision you'll have to make.

 

Im willing to do that , The thing I am most confused about is that when I take it to the metal what type of primer do I have to use... Im pretty sure it's self etchin but does that come in a can?

 

If you're going to do all that work to take the body down to the metal, spraying with a can should be the last thing on your mind. Don't do all that work without rewarding yourself with the best you can afford.

Since you've made up your mind that you are going to do the best thing for your car, you need to follow that decision up and go to a paint supply and talk to them about the different products you can use to get different results. I reccomend PPG primers and base coats, and Sherwin Williams paints. Rent a compressor if you don't have one already, buy a gun and do the best you can. If you cheap out on one thing, you'll notice it every time you look at your car...even if it looks a lot better than it does now.

The key to a fantastic paint job is a flawless prep job. See me after you've laid down your clear and I'll tell you how to make it shine like glass.

 

okay thanks !
gotta save up some cash for that gun and paint !