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Old 02-15-2017, 08:03 PM
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From my experience many years ago, if the paint is solid then all you have to do is sand/prime/sand/paint. Unfortunately it sounds like your paint is cracked and chipping so the only way you will get decent results is to strip it to bare metal. Hiring a sandblaster is the fastest and best, just lots of taking things apart to get grit out of places it should not be. You can use sanders and wire brushes on angle grinders, but its very slow and hard work. I have used paint stripper on some stuff with good results, but some of that stuff is a little dangerous. Of course if it isn't working as well as it should at removing the paint, you have to be able to get the paint off with something. If it were mine, I'd live with the bad paint until I had time to take it apart to sandblast everything except the engine and rear end--I don't like getting grit around those types of items. If you hire a sandblaster just make sure the guy has a brain and doesn't warp the sheet metal.
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