Classic Car Restoration: Preventing Flaws When You Paint
November 15th, 2009
When you are working on restoring a classic car, a lot obviously goes into the process and painting is one of the most important and time consuming components. Not only are you trying to make your paint job resemble the job that was done when the car was brand new, but there is also a lot of room for error, if you try to rush through.
First, there are some tips that you need to remember when you are working at applying a new coat of paint to your classic car. When you are first looking the unpainted surface over, it is important for you to notice and mark flaws. While many times, you see some imperfections in the surface upon examination, but then, you forget about those flaws and start painting only to see the issues after the paint has been applied.
Therefore, an easy solution to this is to mark the flaws, upon first inspection, with chalk. This will enable you to go back and wet sand the imperfections out of the surface before you start to paint. Plus, the chalk will not be visible under the paint once it is applied.
Next, this is another easy trick for after the paint is applied. Most people, when painting a car will use tape to prevent over spraying, however, problems can arise when looking to remove the paint. You can start to pull the tape away from the dry paint and oops, a big chunk of paint gets pulled off with it.
An easy remedy to this problem is to grab a hair dryer and hold it to the surface of the tape when you are removing it from the car. This will warm the tape and make it pull away smoothly, leaving the dry paint where it belongs, on the car.
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