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'70 C/10 SS500 · 07-08-2003, 12:13 AM

This past weekend I pulled the front apart to finally replace my battery-acid eaten pass. side inner fender well. I have a new Goodmark fender well that I assume might be EDP black primered? If so, how should I go about painting it? Should I just mildly abrade the primered finish to give the new primer a surface to hold onto, then seal and paint, or should I just paint right onto the factory finish? Any tips for spray can woes? I'll be painting semi-gloss black then wet sand and polish. I hate painting, never seem to do as good of a job as I envision in my mind, any tips to produce a quality finish with spray paint from a can? For this fenderwell, what grit sand paper to use for primer and finish coats? Am I turning a mole hill into a mountain?

Thanks in advance!

cheyenne10 · 07-08-2003, 01:06 AM

I will be in same delimia soon (I hope). I also worry about fit, maybe install it to check fit first, then pull it and treat underside? Then finish top side and reinstall. What are recommendations for treating bottom as well as top, I'm very curious what works too.

Please share your preferences!!

JimKshortstep4x4 · 07-08-2003, 07:45 AM

This is what we do. Lightly sand with 220 grit, clean with solvent, (both sides), prime with (2) coats of good primer. Sand primer with 400 grit, clean and spray with Rustoleum semi-gloss, (we use a paint gun and thin paint with mineral spirits). Apply at least (2) good coats both sides. On the underside, we undercoat by spraying foundation tar, thinned with mineral spirits, applying heavily.

It is very difficult to get a good all over finish with a spray can as getting the whole liner "wet" is almost imposssible. If you have to go with a spray can, paint when it is cooler so that you don't develop dry spots.

Jim

gr8scott51 · 07-08-2003, 09:35 AM

If you can afford it, powdercoating is the way to go. Runs about $200 for the pair up here.

Blue68 · 07-08-2003, 03:21 PM

Rattle can of Rustoleum. Black, semi-gloss. Just don't leave them sitting out in the weather before you paint or you'll be sanding rust off. Trust me on this one.

07-08-2003, 12:13 AM	#1
'70 C/10 SS500 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 130	Inner Fender Prep/ Painting? This past weekend I pulled the front apart to finally replace my battery-acid eaten pass. side inner fender well. I have a new Goodmark fender well that I assume might be EDP black primered? If so, how should I go about painting it? Should I just mildly abrade the primered finish to give the new primer a surface to hold onto, then seal and paint, or should I just paint right onto the factory finish? Any tips for spray can woes? I'll be painting semi-gloss black then wet sand and polish. I hate painting, never seem to do as good of a job as I envision in my mind, any tips to produce a quality finish with spray paint from a can? For this fenderwell, what grit sand paper to use for primer and finish coats? Am I turning a mole hill into a mountain? Thanks in advance! Last edited by '70 C/10 SS500; 07-08-2003 at 12:24 AM.

07-08-2003, 01:06 AM	#2
cheyenne10 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,512	TTT I will be in same delimia soon (I hope). I also worry about fit, maybe install it to check fit first, then pull it and treat underside? Then finish top side and reinstall. What are recommendations for treating bottom as well as top, I'm very curious what works too. Please share your preferences!! __________________ Bob

07-08-2003, 07:45 AM	#3
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	This is what we do. Lightly sand with 220 grit, clean with solvent, (both sides), prime with (2) coats of good primer. Sand primer with 400 grit, clean and spray with Rustoleum semi-gloss, (we use a paint gun and thin paint with mineral spirits). Apply at least (2) good coats both sides. On the underside, we undercoat by spraying foundation tar, thinned with mineral spirits, applying heavily. It is very difficult to get a good all over finish with a spray can as getting the whole liner "wet" is almost imposssible. If you have to go with a spray can, paint when it is cooler so that you don't develop dry spots. Jim Last edited by JimKshortstep4x4; 07-08-2003 at 07:48 AM.

07-08-2003, 09:35 AM	#4
gr8scott51 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 1,839	POWDERCOAT If you can afford it, powdercoating is the way to go. Runs about $200 for the pair up here. __________________ Silence is golden, duct tape is silver. - Scott

07-08-2003, 03:21 PM	#5
Blue68 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Frisco, Tx, USA Posts: 606	Rattle can of Rustoleum. Black, semi-gloss. Just don't leave them sitting out in the weather before you paint or you'll be sanding rust off. Trust me on this one. __________________ http://home.comcast.net/~r.landrum/w...tos.html-.html '68 C-10 LWB, '98 Z-71 350 w/accessories (Serpentine), Edelbrock Performer, Edelbrock 1405 (600cfm) carb, GM HEI, CompCam Extreme 4x4 roller cam, Thorley Headers, Carter Electric Fuel Pump, Vintage Air, 700r4, 3.73, disc brakes and power steering upgrades.

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