Possible to Strip Paint off the Car Before Repsraying?

[Mini-itx2010]

Is it possible to strip paint off the car before respraying? This is because the previous owner of my car when to spray the car grey (originally red). However the paint job was poorly done. I was replacing the rubber seals along the rear window (its a sealed quarter panel). Upon removing the panel, the paint along the edges simply peeled off! I can see the original paint intact beneath. Its as if the new paint never stick onto the original paint.

 

Due to this, I am just thinking of removing the grey paint and restoring the car back to red colour.

[Mini-itx2010]

Thus I am wondering if there is any paint stripping service (if its possible to strip paint) before spray? I do know there is a method called sand blasting which could remove paint and roughen the surface before painting but I am not sure if its applicable to cars.

 

Thanks!

[Galantspeedz]

  On 10/27/2010 at 1:54 AM, Mini-itx2010 said:

Thus I am wondering if there is any paint stripping service (if its possible to strip paint) before spray? I do know there is a method called sand blasting which could remove paint and roughen the surface before painting but I am not sure if its applicable to cars.

 

Thanks!

 

hmm.... by right all new paint job... the old paint has to removed first... especially if you are changing colour... paint stripping should be part of the respray process

[Mini-itx2010]

  On 10/27/2010 at 2:00 AM, Galantspeedz said:

hmm.... by right all new paint job... the old paint has to removed first... especially if you are changing colour... paint stripping should be part of the respray process

 

Oh ic! Thanks for the info. I always thought WS would simply spray the new pay over the old paint and thats it. Sometimes they may only roughen the surface of old paint to ensure new paint sticks.

 

Now I know paint stripping is possible.

 

Thanks.

[Galantspeedz]

  On 10/27/2010 at 2:09 AM, Mini-itx2010 said:

Oh ic! Thanks for the info. I always thought WS would simply spray the new pay over the old paint and thats it. Sometimes they may only roughen the surface of old paint to ensure new paint sticks.

 

Now I know paint stripping is possible.

 

Thanks.

 

they will usually strip the old paint by sandpapering the old paint out... then spray on the new paint....

 

but if you respray same colour..... most will just spray over the old paint.... which is why.. change colour cost about 50% more then spray same colour..

 

hope you have changed..... and nice GT4

[Mockngbrd]

sandpapering will not totally remove the old paint, it'll just thin it down.

there are shops that do bare metal resprays but it cost alot and takes quite some time to do. Lim Yew Boo at Sin Ming does it.

[Mini-itx2010]

  On 10/27/2010 at 2:20 AM, Galantspeedz said:

they will usually strip the old paint by sandpapering the old paint out... then spray on the new paint....

 

but if you respray same colour..... most will just spray over the old paint.... which is why.. change colour cost about 50% more then spray same colour..

 

hope you have changed..... and nice GT4

 

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