[quote="Raymund Krause" post=18527]Hey all...

Like I said... dumb questions.

So... car is gutted. No interior. Nearly all the glass is out. Fenders off. Front clip off. Engine and transmission out. Trunk and Hood off.

Complete bottom of car ground down and por'd and repainted. Complete brake system rebuilt and overhauled with new hardware/ brake lines. Rear-end gone over and new front and rear wheel bearings. New front and rear shocks. New tie rod ends all around.

So I have a stripped roller. My questions at this point are....

1. Should I have the car and panels media blasted? I have read horror stories and good testimonials. I have already put alot of work into grinding down most of the surface rust with a DA, but the old paint remains.

2. Should the car and components (fenders, hood, etc) be primed and painted separately? Or prime separately and paint assembled?

Just getting to the first expensive part in this journey (besides buying the thing) and don't want to screw anything up. Also, anyways I can save some coin in this process (stripping and prepping car myself, etc) would be appreciated. Thanks for any insight.

-Ray
Ok, im confused. If you have DA 'd the rust off, how is old paint still showing?
Media blasting is excellent if done by an experienced operator. Like any other procedure, it needs proper prepping afterwards
before priming. Use a good epoxy primer. What color and type of paint are you planning to use? I prefer to take all panels off so I
can properly treat and prep the mating surfaces then prime and paint those surfaces before assembly and then paint
complete unit so color matches. Just a change in temperature can effect color match. Basecoats are easier to work with.

Hey Kerry,

Sorry about the confusion, I DA'd the surface rust that had worn through the paint. I did this in the hopes of making it easier for who ever was doing the blasting so that they could use a less-harsh medium in removing the paint and limiting the potential damage to panels and maybe even lowering costs.

So prime parts separately, then paint finish color on mating edges. Reassemble car... paint whole car.

When it comes to paint and primer I am utterly clueless. I have researched primers (Self-etch, 2k, 4k) but lack the experience and confidence to actually paint anything. So will get the car as close to paintable as possible then either have someone in town paint it or have Doug and his team handle it.

Any other tips to lower costs and get a better result?

Thanks!

Raymond, where are you located?

Louisville, KY