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Mar 27, 2001 | 09:53 PM

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Peeling paint

I have a 86 F-150 gray and silver 2 tone with peeling paint. What must I do to fix it? If it has to be stripped and repainted, strip to bare meta;? What is the best way to approach this problem. Thanks

Mar 28, 2001 | 02:12 AM

karljay

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If it is the factory paint, you'll probably have to strip the whole thing. I'm doing that to my cab and bed because of rust and preping for paint on bed liner.
A few tips:
If you don't have a temp controled environment, buy several large cans for WD40 and coat the exposed metal each night after you are done working to prevent moisture build up and cover the exposed area with packing blanket or something that absorbs moisture.

Having use 60 grit sand paper, 10,000 rpm wire brush, and Bix stripper, I prefer the Bix stripper for <$10 per gal from Home Depot and single edge razor blade in a good scrapper.
Save yourself a lot of time, cover the Bix stripper on thick as you can and let it do the work for about 20~40 min and have no direct sunlight, maybe even cover it with plastic food wrap, it'll work better.
The wire brush works excellent AFTER the stripper has been scraped and is still wet.

Use an etching primer or metal etch before priming.

Apr 7, 2001 | 11:35 PM

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Visit a body supply shop. Ask for a paint remover. Best to remove trim before application. Tape gaps eg. space between fender and hood. This will prevent the product running down inside engine bay or into door jambs. Please wear eye protection. Don't worry about metal oxidation during the removal process. One of the last steps you do right before the application of epoxy primer is to run a sander over the metal surface. Good luck
Russ

Apr 8, 2001 | 05:05 AM

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Thank you for the tips. What fun this will be!

Apr 8, 2001 | 05:09 AM

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Project update:
I've been stripping the whole truck over the last few weeks and as I said before, I've been using several different things to strip the paint.
I just tried a 25 grit sanding disk for my 10,000 rpm makita grinder and WOW! I wish I had learned this before, this thing is a lot faster! the 25 grit is a bit rough, but 50 grit would probably be excellent. I had 5 coats to strip and this thing works great, big time saver!

Apr 12, 2001 | 09:53 PM

rtwardle

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Keep in mind when you create sparks thats not good. You want to leave as much metal on the vehicle as possible (I dont think I need to tell you that though). We use 80 grit on a random orbital sander to remove any left over paint remaining after the strip removal process. Have FUN !!

Jun 27, 2001 | 02:04 PM

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I don't agree with using WD-40. Oils and silicon can absolutely ruin your paint with fisheye if it isn't all removed. (I once had one rag with some Armorall remnants trash a clearcoat. I had to let it dry and sand it off.)

I suggest coating with a cheap primer from WalMart. When you are ready to paint a good primer coat, just sand most of it off. What's left will still be compatible with the good primer.