Hello all,

I have a 70 SS Chevelle street/race car that's getting ready to go through a complete paint job. Due to the fact that the car was previously primed when the metal was too cold and the car was never sanded correctly, all the primer and paint is cracked or peeling and the car needs to be completely stripped.

Normally I would just say to dip the car and be done with it, but since it has a full cage installed and the body/frame is one unit, this isn't possible.

I plan to strip the shell with a chemical stripper but I'm more worried about the doors, fenders and trunk lid. The fenders are NOS pieces with the electrostatic primer process. Would it be better to have these pieces dipped or just chemically strip them? I have a place about an hour away that does the strip process, just not the primer.

Any info or tips on how to do this correctly are greatly appreciated as I need to move on this pretty quick. They are looking to start on the car Wednesday!!

Just say NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO to dipping! Have the parts plastic media blasted or stripped by hand with chemicals. DO NOT DIP STRIP!

Originally posted by Rich-L79:
Just say NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO to dipping! DO NOT DIP STRIP! Rich, why?

You could really do it right and strip the suspension/frame and acid both the body and frame together. Then have the whole thing primer dipped (e-coat)too. graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Originally posted by 70Z15:
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Just say NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO to dipping! DO NOT DIP STRIP! Rich, why? </font>[/QUOTE]I'm curious to know why too.......

Originally posted by dennis68:
You could really do it right and strip the suspension/frame and acid both the body and frame together. Then have the whole thing primer dipped (e-coat)too. graemlins/thumbsup.gif I'd love to do this and I think it's a great option if I decide to redo the car again in the future, which if I keep it long enough, I will.

Problem I have is there is no place close that I know does it at this point.......if you know of a place near Delaware, I'd be glad to check it out.

Rumblin,

I had all my closure panels (hoods, doors, etc.) chemical stripped and e-coated four years ago (I also did the full body and frame). It worked great and I have had no problems with the closures.

If you are going to have something chem stripped (dipped) them you need to have them electrostatically e-coated because you won't be able to spray primer everywhere the chemical process strips.

Good luck,

Bill