I got a new bonnet for me daily, but its red, my car is light blue.

My question is whats the best way to get it ready to paint.

Sand it back to bare metal and prime it? coz its red will i need to get rid of all the paint? or can i just lightly sand back and prime then paint?
what about paint remover, a liquid remover?

then the question is can i just buy enamel paint to use? it would be a big mission using 2 pack. ive got a big compressor and gun aswell.

mucho gracias

Mate, I asked Tony Farrugia about this once. And he said unless there is a really good reason to remove the factory primer under the paint, DON'T. Reason was that it was very hard to replicate the anti rust phospor coating typically applied to bare metal by manufacturers before they apply primer. So the tip is to sand back the existing paint until you see primer, then re prime and top coat.

Don't know about top coat approach, other than that 2 pak is harder to apply and ideally needs heat to booth to cure it properly. You could do a lot worse than call Ed at Ed's Spray Shop in Collie St Fyshwick. He now runs his own shop but is ex Farrugia, so he knows his stuff.

If the existing paint is sound then you can just sand that back and apply your paint directly over that, especially if its the factory stuff.
use no coar ser than 800 wet'n'dry and some grey automotive scotchbrite (red scotchbrite can be to coa rse for some metallics)
for stone chips you can either sand them out or fill them with some bog using a razorblade, then sand them flat.
If you're after a super finish, sand back the existing paint, apply some primer (acrylic or 2pack), give that a sand then hit it with your colour.
If you choose to use 2pack be aware that without baking it will take at least over night (maybe longer in this cold weather) to be touch dry. A couple of days in the sun will dry it out. Also, as it dries 2pack will give off some nasty fumes so make sure you leave it somewhere well ventilated to dry, preferably not outside as stuff can settle on it (dust,dirt,bugs,birds,bats etc)

and dont paint it in the lounge room the mrs will get pissed off

and dont paint it in the lounge room the mrs will get pissed off
Note taken:bowrofl:
spider-ken, I've never had a bat land on anything I've painted outside either :bowrofl:

']Note taken:bowrofl:
spider-ken, I've never had a bat land on anything I've painted outside either :bowrofl:


Its bound to happen one day, and does that mean you have had a bird land on something you've just painted.:D

i have a spider in my bonnet after painting in garage

i have a spider in my bonnet after painting in garage

did you clear over it and keep it as a feature?:D

worst thing i ever got was at work i had a moderately sized moth land in a job.
when i tried to pick it out, powder from the wings went everywhere. suffice to say, that job got redone.

yeah its still in there but has been painted over.... nothin worse than gettin fly tracks through your paint... especially when there was no flys in the booth before you started