Topic: paint job
in Forum: C3 Body
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Lifetime MemberLemon Grove, CA - USA
Joined: 10/17/2007
Posts: 2041
Vette(s): 1982 C3 Collectors Edition 44000 miles, sat in the sun most of its life, My wife purchased it for me for Father's Day in 2007 from her girlfriend that had it for 19 years. It is on the road again. I'm retired but it is now my daily driver.
Ron
That has to be a lot easier and sure is a lot faster that sanding or using a blade to take of the paint. Did you get down to the original primer is that what you said?
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I do believe that it was the org. primer. I could even see were areas were marked for additional repairs. (at factory) My body shop noted that the back deck area had been repainted additional times. I have read that the factory often repainted areas or even the whole car during this time period. POOR painting at factory...so repainted there. Yes I was very pleased with the water stripping. Another vet owner used razor and sanding...and now has a real mess on his hands. He is down to glass in many places and will need several layers of primer to correct the damage. He went to paint trade school and they work metal...not glass!!! The light gray you see is the gel coat. Water had gotten in between the primer and gel coat. My hood had water in between the layers????? Drilled holes on underside to drain it. Hope this helped. 
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in Forum: C3 Body
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