preparing panels for painting!

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jbsd

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Hi i'm restoring my landrover 90 and although far of i was just wandering what is the best way to prepare the old panels ready for painting. Will sandblasting do a good job??

Any suggestions would be helpful.

Cheers, james.
 
As RH has pointed out Ally is too soft and sand is too coarse. You can use plastic beads instead or if you are lucky a good high pressure Pressure Washer with a spin head will lift paint.
 
You DON'T have to remove all the paint! If the existing is good and stuck fast, just sand it properly.
 
You only need to sand it down enough so theres a good key for primer..then paint.Dead easy..3 day job for a complete 90 including taking the fittings off. I did mine with a compressor but you can use rollers..depends how good a finish you want...i gave it 3 coats.
 
As my current finish is lichen and moss green (of course it's not harming the environment - lichen only grows in clean air!) I'm sure a roller would be an improvement.
 
Cheers for all the help guys! What would be the best way to sand the body work down then? and storm90 i don't suppose you've got a picture to show me what sort of a finish you got using three coats? i want a good finish on my landrover so would be interested to see.

Cheers james.
 
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