- 1. Cleaning surface before re-paint (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 10:46:22 -0600
- As I have mentioned a couple of times before I am starting to do the bodywork on my Healey. I may be sanding some or all of the old paint (and filler) down before starting on refinishing work. I have
- /html/healeys/2004-12/msg00109.html (7,310 bytes)
- 2. Re: Cleaning surface before re-paint (score: 1)
- Author: "John Rued" <rudedoggg@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 14:35:33 -0600
- The degree of your restoration will determine how far you need to go. If you intend to do local repairs, a good, harsh dishwashing detergent should suffice. De-wax as much of the car as you are goin
- /html/healeys/2004-12/msg00110.html (9,003 bytes)
- 3. Fw: Cleaning surface before re-paint (score: 1)
- Author: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 16:50:59 -0500
- Greg, I don't know how it would be to sand the panels all down or what kind of surface you'd have when you were done. I would worry a bit about working the aluminum shrouds very hard. Maybe others ca
- /html/healeys/2004-12/msg00111.html (8,577 bytes)
- 4. Re: Cleaning surface before re-paint (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 21:24:48 -0600
- Thanks all concensus seems to be to get the right stuff for the job, which I will do. Thought maybe there would be a chemist out there who could tell me if alcohol would work. Am cheap but not (too)
- /html/healeys/2004-12/msg00113.html (6,991 bytes)
- 5. Re: Cleaning surface before re-paint (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Carpenter <d.carpenter7@verizon.net>
- Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 01:07:11 -0500
- Alcohol could be a good thing to use. I've wiped the metal with a professional type wax and grease remover or a thinner and clean rags, and in some cases, the primer actually showed rag wipe marks an
- /html/healeys/2004-12/msg00117.html (7,670 bytes)
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