I am not a professional, but I have painted a few cars over the years. I have always stopped at around 640 wet sanding grit for the final coats. If you are going to clear coat, don't sand the final base coat at all. I do recommend a seal coat after primer, especially if you are not going down to bare metal. There could be a reaction between modern solvents and those of the 60s. Bill Huff At 02:01 PM 6/12/2019, Ryan Hill ryan_hillc300@xxxxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300] wrote: > > >When I restored my '65 300 years ago I had the >entire car apart, including every nut, bolt, and >wire from the dash board. (it was out of the >car) It was scratched and weathered and turned >out looking great in a very factory way. Some >things to remember, just in case you haven't already thought of it. > > * It isn't uncommon for people to use > excessive amounts of cleaners and 'protectants' > on their interiors. Even before you begin > sanding, you should use some wax removers / metal preps > * Although it is important to eliminate > sanding scratches before paint, I think 1500 is > far too smooth. From my experience, you > wouldn't want to go finer than 800 - 1000 if > you want the paint to bite. Perhaps there are > some pro painters that could weigh in on that? > * I used a gloss black urethane but added a > flattening agent to get the right sheen. Full > gloss or semi-gloss wouldn't look stock, if > that's what you're going for. I did several > spray out's on test material before I began > prepping my dash to get the sheen right. I'm > sorry, I don't remember the ratio I settled on. > * I'm not that familiar with '63 / '64 but > it sounds like you're painting everything below > center. If you are planning to spray all of > that lower dash while still in the car, > depending on what you're spraying with and at > what pressure, you will have overspray in all > kinds of places you didn't expect. Consider > removing it if you're trying for perfection. > >Ryan Hill > > >---------- >From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ><Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Dave >Dumais dave.dumais@xxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300] ><Chrysler300-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: June 12, 2019 9:28 AM >To: Chrysler 300 List >Cc: YoMaMo1950 . >Subject: [Chrysler300] Tedius task of detailed sanding > > > >The lower half of dash was stripped of switches, map light and radio. > >All chrome knobs and such were cleaned and polished, > >The steering wheel is off and painters tape now accents the interior. >Not to mention, buckets removed and mounts sanded & coated. > >All the scratches from 64 thru 2018 are meeting >with 800 grit sandpaper. Then p r press up to 1500 grit. > >Quite a tedious effort but thinking end product will be much more uniform. > >I think Satin black instead of high gloss. >Any thoughts or confirmation would be well appreciated. >All door panels out & stored until completed. > >Only a 300 nut would try for perfection! > >Best to All. > >Dave the Sandman...LOL... > ><https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile/?.src=Android>Sent >from Yahoo Mail on Android > > --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ------------------------------------ Posted by: "czbill@xxxxxxxxxx" <czbill@xxxxxxxxxx> ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or go to https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/all/manage/edit For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/search.htm#querylang ------------------------------------ Yahoo Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: Chrysler300-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Chrysler300-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo Groups is subject to: https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/