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beaver34

posted on 24/8/15 at 07:39 PM Reply With Quote
Bodywork advice, classic car

hi,

i have a 1963 vw beetle, it has been restored but has flaws in the paint work that i would like to rectify this winter and paint the whole car as there are some panels that are a slightly different shade and it is annoying.

my question is as you will see in the pictures that it has spider like corrosion i presume under the current paint, and also small amounts of bubbling.

if i take it back to bare metal how do i make sure they dont come back? what products are best to use etc....

thanks for any help












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r1_pete

posted on 24/8/15 at 08:04 PM Reply With Quote
I'd hazard a guess those spider like rust patches are due to poor prep, and not removing the black primer on new panels, that primer gets chipped and scratched, and rust sets in, its often not very well applied.

I think your best course of action is back to metal, a 300 grit DAing, etch primer, flat, paint primer, paint and clear

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Angel Acevedo

posted on 25/8/15 at 12:27 AM Reply With Quote
High solids Zinc Rich primer would be very rust resistant.
Zinc content protects metal even if scratched due to galvanic action.
That is what is specified on anyting (almost) that will live offshore.
And as stated before, preparation is extremely important.
HTH





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britishtrident

posted on 25/8/15 at 06:33 PM Reply With Quote
Microblisters have to be taken right back also it looks like older paint has reacted.......a lot of prep is going to be needed.





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Volvorsport

posted on 25/8/15 at 06:48 PM Reply With Quote
Check out bilt hamber products....





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beaver34

posted on 26/8/15 at 08:05 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
Microblisters have to be taken right back also it looks like older paint has reacted.......a lot of prep is going to be needed.


right back as bare metal then zinc primer?

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