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pwdcougar · 03-09-2018, 08:29 PM

In the first picture the white area is where there is a low spot in the metal. It is the original white paint on the roof (this truck was gold with a white painted top). The area just below that spot is where I sanded through the white and the gold paint. The roof paint is nice and smooth but where I sand it the gold seems to flake off in tiny spots. The spots circled in red below show where the gold is flaking off leaving pits.

Looks like I'm going to have to sand down the entire roof down to bare metal. That's going to have to wait for better weather. We got 22 inches of snow earlier this week in NJ.

Thanks for the responses guys!

Paul

03-09-2018, 08:29 PM	#5
pwdcougar Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,302	Re: Priming over original paint In the first picture the white area is where there is a low spot in the metal. It is the original white paint on the roof (this truck was gold with a white painted top). The area just below that spot is where I sanded through the white and the gold paint. The roof paint is nice and smooth but where I sand it the gold seems to flake off in tiny spots. The spots circled in red below show where the gold is flaking off leaving pits. Looks like I'm going to have to sand down the entire roof down to bare metal. That's going to have to wait for better weather. We got 22 inches of snow earlier this week in NJ. Thanks for the responses guys! Paul Attached Images __________________ "You know that little thing in your head that keeps you from saying things you shouldn't? Yeah well, I don't have one of those" 1969 Mercury Cougar Standard 4 speed 1969 Mercury Cougar XR7 convertible 1970 4WD Chevrolet Suburban 1997 4WD Chevrolet Silverado Extended Cab Short Bed (purchased new January 1997)