Advice about car painting

[LittleBitDotty]

Hi all,

Many years ago my dad bought an MGB as a restoration project, she (Rosie) is now almost at the point of being safe to drive. For some reason, only known to himself, he decided to paint the car with a paint brush

What I'm wondering is whether it would be possible just to sand down the top coat and then spray it with an air gun or will I need to take it all the way back to the metal? The finish is otherwise in good nick (she hasn't been on the road since being painted) just streaky and I intend to spray her the same colour.

As you can see in these photos its not obvious until you get up very close but no way can I take her out to classic car meets atm

thanks all

 

[brightspark]

1st problem is what was it painted with if it was brushed on and what paint do u intend using that will probably react if u overcoat it

 

[711jrp]

I would give it a hard blocking back with 120/180, prime then paint. That is if the paint is in good order, also a concern is do you know what your dad used to paint it?

 

[711jrp]

Too slow.........

 

[LittleBitDotty]

as far as Im aware its just bog standard car paint and I intend to use the same again if I can find it, however if I can't would you advise I strip it all the way back and start afresh?

 

[steveo3002]

what end results do you expect from it - was it prepred to the standards of a good spray job?

chances are if its dried well you could sand it and spray on a nicer coat ...i would think 400-600 wet , but if you want it really nice then you need consider what dad have brushed over in the first place

 

[pedrobedro]

, also a concern is do you know what your dad used to paint it?

A paintbrush I brush painted a Transit pickup with Stokes' enamel paint years ago. I thinned it about 5% with white spirit as it was dragging a bit and left it overnight to dry and next day I went to look at the result and was surprised to see all the brush marks had gone and it looked spot on. I ran it for a couple of years and when I sold it the buyer commented on how well the paint looked. It's all one colour and it shines, stop being a snob and get out there with it like your dad would. If you are that fussed pay to have it done properly, you can make as big a mess with a spraygun as you can with a brush.

 

[steveo3002]

yeah fair point there ...not everyone is a god behind a spray gun , a good brush job can be better than a shoddy spray job

 

[ajlelectronics]

However, a poor spray job can be worked until it is perfect. Much less work than trying to correct the work of an "economy" motorist. My vote, spend the time and do it properly.

 

[the snooper]

I would try sanding it and see just how easy you get to the original paint, if its not hard going, remove it