Media Blasting
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Hello good people,
I have a 1978 911 SC with paint peeling off in 2 places. WTHeck? I'm thinking I need to go back to metal everywhere....since it seems to have already begun. Is media blasting the best, cost effective way to do that?
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Mike
I have a 1978 911 SC with paint peeling off in 2 places. WTHeck? I'm thinking I need to go back to metal everywhere....since it seems to have already begun. Is media blasting the best, cost effective way to do that?
Thanks,
Mike
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only if you plan to strip the car down to a shell and restore it.
Otherwise, pull the glass/trim/etc, tape it up, start sanding. fix issues. prime. paint.
Just know this is very much a slippery slope. This peeling paint, assume it's been painted prior?
Otherwise, pull the glass/trim/etc, tape it up, start sanding. fix issues. prime. paint.
Just know this is very much a slippery slope. This peeling paint, assume it's been painted prior?
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I think you are saying don't media blast. Why not? Isn't it quicker and easier than sanding?
My quote is $1,500 if I take off bumpers, trim, lights etc. He will tape everything else and leave me a 1/2 inch of paint around window rubber, etc.
I don't think it has been painted before....I can't find overspray anywhere....But, maybe.
My quote is $1,500 if I take off bumpers, trim, lights etc. He will tape everything else and leave me a 1/2 inch of paint around window rubber, etc.
I don't think it has been painted before....I can't find overspray anywhere....But, maybe.
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I think you are saying don't media blast. Why not? Isn't it quicker and easier than sanding?
My quote is $1,500 if I take off bumpers, trim, lights etc. He will tape everything else and leave me a 1/2 inch of paint around window rubber, etc.
I don't think it has been painted before....I can't find overspray anywhere....But, maybe.
My quote is $1,500 if I take off bumpers, trim, lights etc. He will tape everything else and leave me a 1/2 inch of paint around window rubber, etc.
I don't think it has been painted before....I can't find overspray anywhere....But, maybe.
This is just my experience, I haven't generally seen people to blasting unless doing a full disassemble on the car. And even then, they prefer to dip the car.
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what areas of the car are flaking. it sounds like rear quarters? You planning on painting the entire car or just the areas the areas that need attention.? Makes a world of difference on prep and color matching.
If you have a compressor, it really doesn't take that long to knock down the paint to bare metal. And you get a great arm workout!! for free .
even if you media blast it, how are you planning on sanding, the primer, the epoxy coat and if doing single stage, the painted color? Have you painted a car before?