Fixing Dodgy Paint Work

[rob83ke70]

hey all

I have a ke11 which I'm working on to make into a daily driver, I'm going over the rust/dodgy paint sections, with the following goals:

 

1 - prevent further rust

2 - make paint stick to vehicle

3 - make paintwork look neat

 

now, I *think* the car was a light blue from the factory. It has blue metallic paint in parts of it, dark purple possibly metallic paint in other parts, and light blue underneath. possibly done in a few coats, some of the paint isn't adhered very well at all, there is a lot that is chipping off, or flaking. The metallic blue and the purple appear to be some sort of two pack paint, the light blue would be acrylic.

 

I'm going to spray the engine bay black, but I want to use acrylic, and I want the paint to stick. I have taken all the loose paintwork off, and I'd just like to clarify that I'm doing the right thing in the right order here:

 

1 - remove loose paint and suspect paint

2 - rust removal

3 - use fine sandpaper to "dull" the surface of any of the good paint

4 - wax and grease remover

5 - apply a "sealer" to stop two pack paint reacting with acrylic

6 - prime/paint acrylic paint as required

 

I'm trying to do this as cheap as possible with a reasonable quality result.... hard to do I know :hmm:

 

Robert.

[greenmac80]

sounds all good but just so you know 2 pack shouldn't react with acrylic.

acrylic reacts with enamel.

[altezzaclub]

Be a man- get an aerosol!! or I've got some exterior house enamel & a paintbrush! :)

 

Just think about ripping the bonnet up at dusk in the middle of nowhere and looking in there to see if there is a loose wire causing the misfire... or why half the lights won't come on. You won't see anything!

 

Personally, white is the only way to go, but any light colour makes underbonnet work so much easier.

 

To make it look good will take a lot of work, it will have to be empty empty empty..

[rob83ke70]

everything is out of it at the moment, struts, k frame, brake booster, brake lines, fuel lines, cables, wiring, the whole lot...

 

I don't have wiring problems in engine bays of KE corollas. I have wiring problems inside the cabin under dashboards etc.

 

Robert.

[7shades]

That light blue is most likely the primer coat... I've noticed a lot of cars of that vintage seem to use it.

[rob83ke70]

I thought the red was the primer coat. the metallic blue is definitely not original, and the purple, although its pretty well adhered, I don't think its original either....

 

Robert.

[67Rolla-Ken]

Mine had a silvery primer originally (KE10), any red primer on mine was not from the factory. I found 5 or 6 different colours when I stripped my car. Almost all of the removable panels had been replaced at one time or other. :)