Painting prepwork for Stoner Candy Machine

[djmckay1]

My Stoner Candy machine was repainted beige previously which I was able to scrape most of it off.  Under that was a coating of a burgundy primer.  Do I need to strip off all of the old primer too?  There are a lot of gouges which have gone to the bare metal.   If I don't take it off, will body repair materials adhere to the old primer?? 

[djmckay1]

Here is a pic;

[coke_and_stuff]

For the best results I would personally strip everything down to bare metal and put in a good quality epoxy primer. I would have it media blasted. I had a Cavalier 64 blasted last month with coal dust and the results were very good.

[johnieG]

                                             





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[djmckay1]

Here is a pic.

[sodaworks]

Sandblast it to bare metal.

[Pat Pixley]

Media blast and powder coat primer (yes you can do body filler over it)

[HowDueYouDue]

Agree on blasting it to bare metal

[Jim]

As suggested, carefully sand blast everything!
Be sure to dis-assemble everything prior to blasting, including the cabinet door removal meaning, remove the hinge rod so the cabinet door can be removed.

[MoonDawg]

       In replying to your original question....there is no reason why your new materials will not bond with the original primer.

       But each of those nicks and scratches will have to be built up to the same level as your original surface or you will see ripples in your work.

       Basically, if you have access to sandblasting you will save yourself a lot of time and work by starting your restoration with clean metal.