sprint_9
Rookie
I have a 72 C10 I am getting real close to being in the process of prepping for paint. I have a couple questions before I get there though.
First off I have seen some recommendations from others to work with the existing paint that I have, which is in pretty good condition, a few scratches here and there, but no major damage that I can see, but I am by no means an expert on this topic. I have a couple spots I am going to media blast, cab floor, firewall, underside of cab, stuff like that. Part of me says to have the entire thing blasted and start with for the most part bare metal on the entire truck, but Im not sure that its worth the added expense and potential headache to take things that far. But this is something I want to look pretty nice and have last good while so I have conflicting feelings on the subject. Would there be any downside to scuffing with an 80 grit DA on the easy spots, and blasting the difficult spots?
As far as painting I was planning on epoxy first, then 2k primer, base and clear, using SPI for the primer and clear, and an undecided base.
Ive attached a pic of my truck so you can see what the original paint looks like, currently the truck is in pieces and will likely be prepped and painted in pieces. Thanks for your time.
First off I have seen some recommendations from others to work with the existing paint that I have, which is in pretty good condition, a few scratches here and there, but no major damage that I can see, but I am by no means an expert on this topic. I have a couple spots I am going to media blast, cab floor, firewall, underside of cab, stuff like that. Part of me says to have the entire thing blasted and start with for the most part bare metal on the entire truck, but Im not sure that its worth the added expense and potential headache to take things that far. But this is something I want to look pretty nice and have last good while so I have conflicting feelings on the subject. Would there be any downside to scuffing with an 80 grit DA on the easy spots, and blasting the difficult spots?
As far as painting I was planning on epoxy first, then 2k primer, base and clear, using SPI for the primer and clear, and an undecided base.
Ive attached a pic of my truck so you can see what the original paint looks like, currently the truck is in pieces and will likely be prepped and painted in pieces. Thanks for your time.