Re: [HSS] Painting Over Powdercoat?

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Hudson29@aol.com wrote:

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> I had the radiator shutters powdercoated to match the upperbody color on

> my '26 Coupe project. I like powdercoat because it is tough and should stand

> chipping better than standard paint. The problem is that the powdercoater

> missed the color by a country mile and If I assemble them with the bright

> green, they are going to look like they belong to another car.

> I had Betz Speed & Color do a paint match and blend some touch up paint

> for me a year ago. One of the neat things they can do these days is to take

> the automotive paint that they mix and load it into a spray bomb so those of

> us who are painting challenged can still make a good effort. I luckily

> ordered two of these spray bombs in the upper body dark green.

> I have often heard people talk about the need for getting "tooth" onto a

> layer of paint that is to be resprayed and this makes a great deal of sense.

> The question is, what grade of sanding paper would be appropriate for

> powdercoat? Should I just wave the paper over the work a few times or make a

> proper job of it?

>

> Paul O'Neil, Hudson29@aol.com

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Wet sand thouroughly with 400 grit paper Paul otherwise the lacquer will

peel off. You must get a matt finish to spray on to. Would pay to

prep coat as well,

Geoff.