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Originally Posted by halo434321
I too have a cheap paint job on my newly aquired 1991 white non-turbo. After doing (and continuing to do) extensive work on the interior, I have found glass schards in both the back and the front of my MR2. I believe that it was in one or maybe two accidents in its lifetime. I found glass behind panels in the front and underneath the cheap subwoofer box behind the driver's seat. Also, there is some streaking paint under the tail fin so I know that this thing has been repainted at least once. My question for future reference is:
What can I do to ensure that once I am ready for a new paint job (and not a cheap $200.00 one) that the new paint will not flake off over time due to the past paint. I am unsure as to the stepped process for repainting a car and am wondering if it will be bead-blasted first or not. One thing is for sure, this WILL get a quality paint some time in the future (once my checking account says 'go'). Any knowledgable response would be greatly appreciated!
Also, my 2005 Celica had a clear coat with a lifetime warranty for fading added to it after I bought it and I will probably do the same with my MR2.
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Just sand it down and prime it yourself. It won't happen in a day you will be sanding it for many hours if you want no ripples or noticible dings. Start with about 60grit or 80 take it back heaps don't worry if you touch metal, maybe block it a bit in places to take off ridges then do 3 REALLY thick coats of primer don't worry if it dibbles a few times they will go later. Lay a spot coat on it in a contrasting colour then wait for it to completely dry maybe wait a couple days.
Then you break out the wet and dry plus the palm of your hand and seek out the dips and raised bits using the spot coat and watching where it removes the spot coat and leaves it showing imprefections. Then lay a final primer coat and using those plastic kitchen wipes to lightly take that back when it is dry (UNSCENTED otherwise they leave soap residue just plain ol cheap ones). It's not the most sophisticated method but it works the thick primer holds well and fills the rough sanding you did and since the sanding was so rough the primer holds like a legend
You can get finicky with it but primer is where you just lay it on thick and use it like a very fine filler, use knifing compund for stone chips and wash the car with something that won't leave residue after wet sanding as the water will leave deposits and it will be really dirty from the wet sanding.
Bead blasting is pretty drastic you will blow out the factory filler and land up having to do some body work and you still land up priming the hell out of it and find dips/hollows so it is not for your regular person really it is kinda special although you can if you want. I work by the theory that the car will not be perfect unless you have HEAPS of time or money you could make it that way but there is many many hours in that. You can hide things and still have a really good looking car without worring about it down to the 9th level. My neighbour spent 2 years doing body on one car that is the sort of crazy perfect you can go to.
Long rant yes but it is free info read it or not it is there, I'm not a body shop guy but the crazy neighbour across the road from me is and wants me to be like him
