I have a 71 that needs lots of work. Funds are limited. heres "MY" plan, please correct me if this is wrong. im sand blasting, sanding, what ever it requires to get to clean bright metal. doing the minor fill work, cuting and welding patches, again, what ever it takes to kill the rust and get decent pieces. ppg etching primer, then a couple coates of dp90 (some areas are treated with por 15). then the refurbished stuff sets while i move on to the next area. this could take me a year or better to treat all the rust and clean the intire car and prime. will this plan work? will all the primer need to be removed prior to painting? is there a better way to do this? thanks Dave

Is this your first resto? I initially planned the same... but as I learned you need to be careful with POR15. Meaning, if you are planning on painting a rust prone area )like a rear deck panel) then using Car paints and primers over it, you might need to consider all the preparation steps envolved. POR15 is a very smooth and slick surface. graemlins/beers.gif

the por 15 is being used in places where the sun never shines. places like inside fire wall end cap cowl areas. rocker boxes and such. Dave

You might consider using a liquid stripper to remove your paint, then finish this off with 80 grit in your DA sander. Do your filler and patches. You will be ready for epoxy primer in no time. Go over that with a sandable primer/surfacer
and prep for paint. graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Correct me if I misled him Martinsr ;)

I've been told never sandblast the outside of the body as it can/will warp the metal. Anybody?

Originally posted by john reid:
I've been told never sandblast the outside of the body as it can/will warp the metal. Anybody? Yes, I have heard that many times from the pro's on this site, hence the paint stripper. Buy the gallon can at Home Depot for about $13 (Klean Strip brand in a gold can) graemlins/thumbsup.gif

the parts that are bing sandblasted are trunk pan, floor pans, stuff that is very seldom seen or never. exterior panels are being D/A sanded. also, little corners and nooks that i cant get to with the D/A i use "VERY" low pressure to sandblast. being there in the corners which is stronger buy design, i dont worry about the destorion. i dont think it can warp in these places. was just woundering if it could set in my garage for extended periods in dp90 primer. Dave