Anyone know about REpainting a flat black car? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

camaroitalia · 12-24-2011, 03:24 PM

Looking at an older car to buy, the car was originally blue and apparently given a not so great flat black paint job... if i was to have the car re painted another color, would the process still be the same? you know like sanding etc?

SnoopyAce7 · 12-24-2011, 03:36 PM

if its not good then I'd want it redone. Probably sand, primer, primer, paint, paint, paint, clear.

camaroitalia · 12-24-2011, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SnoopyAce7

if its not good then I'd want it redone. Probably sand, primer, primer, paint, paint, paint, clear.

Ok thanks. So having flat black wouldnt screw up the process or cause some type of hidden cost?

custompainter · 12-24-2011, 08:05 PM

Depends on what it was painted with,and how well of a job was done. If its rattle can...run. If it was done by a shop and automotive paint was used then yea its pretty much the same process.
Tape test it. Take some green 3m masking tape (like 4" long) and pick a spot low on the car. Stick all but the last inch on the car and rub it on hard with your fingernails. Grab the loose end and yank it straight out real fast.Do this in several random spots. If the paint comes off with the tape,its most likely rattle can,but either way it will either have to be stripped off or sanded off beacuse the flat black is not adhered well enough,and will eventually peel,taking your new paint with it. Properly prepped,applied and cured paint will not come off with this test. And most automotive paints are not compatable with rattle can paint. Thus creating a host of issues.
If the guy selling the car refuses the test then walk away.

2ndgenz28 · 12-24-2011, 08:15 PM

$20 for a gallon can of "aircraft stripper" from auto zone.
[name brand name, not type]

brush on, wait 3 sec, litterally, in 3 sec the paint will curl up and fall off down to bare steel.

done my FireBird that way, so so much easier and just cause the paint isn't goofy in a spot, allot of ugly can hide behind good looking paint. Rust grows like a plants root system and it will spider out with tiny tiny trails else where.

Nessal · 12-24-2011, 09:07 PM

Be careful with the air craft stripper. Wear gloves and do it OUTSIDE!

2ndgenz28 · 12-24-2011, 11:36 PM

burns like a mo-fo on your skin in mili-sec's but it works.
where other strippers you'll be at it all day.

12-24-2011, 03:24 PM	#1
camaroitalia Go Harder Than Baltimore! Drives: 2010 CGM Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Baltimore Posts: 3,835	Anyone know about REpainting a flat black car? Looking at an older car to buy, the car was originally blue and apparently given a not so great flat black paint job... if i was to have the car re painted another color, would the process still be the same? you know like sanding etc? __________________

12-24-2011, 03:36 PM	#2
SnoopyAce7 (ʘ‿ʘ) Drives: The one with a roof rack Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 1,221	if its not good then I'd want it redone. Probably sand, primer, primer, paint, paint, paint, clear. __________________

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custompainter Retired and diggin it! Drives: 2011 camaro ss/rs Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: oregon Posts: 126 View My Garage	Depends on what it was painted with,and how well of a job was done. If its rattle can...run. If it was done by a shop and automotive paint was used then yea its pretty much the same process. Tape test it. Take some green 3m masking tape (like 4" long) and pick a spot low on the car. Stick all but the last inch on the car and rub it on hard with your fingernails. Grab the loose end and yank it straight out real fast.Do this in several random spots. If the paint comes off with the tape,its most likely rattle can,but either way it will either have to be stripped off or sanded off beacuse the flat black is not adhered well enough,and will eventually peel,taking your new paint with it. Properly prepped,applied and cured paint will not come off with this test. And most automotive paints are not compatable with rattle can paint. Thus creating a host of issues. If the guy selling the car refuses the test then walk away.

12-24-2011, 08:15 PM	#5
2ndgenz28 Thread Killer Drives: All Black Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NWO Toledo Area Posts: 4,720	$20 for a gallon can of "aircraft stripper" from auto zone. [name brand name, not type] brush on, wait 3 sec, litterally, in 3 sec the paint will curl up and fall off down to bare steel. done my FireBird that way, so so much easier and just cause the paint isn't goofy in a spot, allot of ugly can hide behind good looking paint. Rust grows like a plants root system and it will spider out with tiny tiny trails else where.

12-24-2011, 09:07 PM	#6
Nessal Drives: Exige, Miata, Ghia Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: CA, Bay Area Posts: 2,309	Be careful with the air craft stripper. Wear gloves and do it OUTSIDE!

12-24-2011, 11:36 PM	#7
2ndgenz28 Thread Killer Drives: All Black Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NWO Toledo Area Posts: 4,720	burns like a mo-fo on your skin in mili-sec's but it works. where other strippers you'll be at it all day.