1257 resto

[dano53 1]

Well I'm in kind of a pickle here. I have everything painted except for the hood,fender pan and 2 guards and I am regreting using the Rustoleum paint. Love the way it looks but it chips way too easy. So do I go ahead and finish with the Rustoleum and deal with the paint chipping or what? I really don't want to restrip all the paint and I 'm sure changing paint won't match what I have now. Anyone have any sugestions. My first resto . Dan from Dudley,Ma :omg:

[rickv1957 74]

I would go ahead and finish with the paint you have,a red primer will help paint to stick ,also wont show the chips is you get any,a paint touch up pencil should keep the chips repaired as needed,Rick

[MikesRJ 558]

If your paint is chipping off easily it's probably not the paint. More than likely it is your preparation that is at fault. When the paint chips, is there primer underneath? That will tell you which part of the preparation work was not done correctly.

Let me give an extreme example here. If I paint a piece of cardboard and a piece of glass with the same paint, the paint will come off the glass faster than the cardboard because of porosity and "rough" surface. On glass the surface is smooth and does not allow the paint to bite into something in order to stick. The same thing holds true with painting metal surfaces.

The metal should be sanded to 320 grit or less (lower number paper, no lower than 220) before priming (~300 grit gives the primer something to bite on). Once primed, the surface should be sanded again at ~300 so the paint has something to bite onto.

I would recommend you continue as rick suggested, but also recommend that you change your surface preparation process.

[dano53 1]

Well I spent a considerable amount of time prepping the surface to a smooth finish and primed it then sanded the primer to 320. I took my time doing this as I do when I refinish a piece of furniture. That's why I was kind of suprised at the outcome. So I guess I'll try again and see how the hood and fender pan come out. When it chips only the paint chips .You can see the primer .Also think I'll try a different primer. Thanks for the feedback from both of you guys. Dan

[rmaynard 16,287]

Be sure that the primer you are using is compatible with the top coat. Also, if you read the technical data sheet on Rustoleum spray paints, it tells you the following:

DRY TIMES @70

[dano53 1]

Ok I'll try a couple of days of drying in between coats and see how that works. Thanks Bob Dan