Author Topic: Best way to prep for paint?? (Read 1118 times)

AxlFoley · « **on:** February 18, 2008, 08:20 AM »

Hopefully i will be getting my redline painted this week, i was wondering about prepping it for paint, it has had a light coat of paint over the factory paint, that needs to come off, but i was wondering if i should get it beed blasted, or weather a decent sanding would be ok,

any ideas would be cool

Thanks

Mark

TwoBobRob · « **Reply #1 on:** February 18, 2008, 09:53 AM »

If you're having someone else paint it for you, then get it blasted. It's very rare that the prep people does is ever good enough for the sprayer....

AxlFoley · « **Reply #2 on:** February 18, 2008, 10:15 AM »

yeah i was thinking that, should i go for something gentle like bead blasting, will sand blasting be to harsh? my mate has mentioned a blast powder, that its like talk to the touch!!

TwoBobRob · « **Reply #3 on:** February 18, 2008, 01:44 PM »

I'm no expert to be honest, but I believe most commonly its media blasting thats used, and that is (I think) little plastic or nylon balls or summat? Not quite as aggressive as an old fashioned sand/shot blast.

Someone should come along who knows what they're on about hopefully, and put us both straight