RE: down to metal or not

[Jim Jablonski <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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I'll 2nd that notion, Jason and Neal.  I had my car media blasted to 
start fresh.  Also was a bit surprised by some of the hidden work that 
was done over the past 40 years.  I would have inadvertantly covered it 
up had I not taken it to the metal.

Jim Jablonski
Royal Oak, Michigan
'64 Fury

Jason Chance wrote:
> 
> If you are spending alot on the new paint job, I would go down to the 
> metal. No sense going through all of the trouble and time and then have 
> it peel or bubble...
> just my 2 cents...
> I had my whole car, top and bottom, plastic beaded for a couple hundred 
> dollars. definitely worth more than my time and sweat!!
> 
> Jason
> 
> On 8/1/2005 8:10 AM, Robert neal zimmerman wrote:
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> >well I began body work this weekend on the coronet.
> >   wondering if i should strip it down to metal or scuff it.
> >    The factory paint job is still remarkably intact and my thinking was
> >    to utilize the factory  primer " E-COAT".    I have heard differing
> >    opinions about  this.
> >   some say  to take the car to metal others say u will never get a
> >   better primer coat than the factory  E coat.
> >   For experimentation this weekend I took  the factory color off  the
> >   roof top with just sandpaper in my hand. The factory color is so
> >   dried up and oxidized it just powders off the finish with ease and
> >   theres a nice intact primer coat beneath it.
> >  what do u guys think?
> >   any body men out there.
> >   Neal Zimmerman, Eugene oregon
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> >  
> >


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