Question 7.
Do I need to sand right back to bare timber or just get smooth then apply primer then white base coat.
Reason I ask is, I wondered how well the 34 year old original paint adhears as a base for new paint??
I always sand back to wood, fix and imperfections with bondo or similar, spray primer/undercoat (several thin coats over a 2 hour period), then let the paint settle for a week and apply a thin coat of white (base color), followed by a thicker coat of white. Settle for a week. Then do the stenciled colors over a weekend. Let it settle for a week and then install hardware.
To strip the old paint, use citris strip from bunnings. It does not stink and washes out with water. I've stripped cabs in less than 2 hours.
Refer to this thread, Matt ;
http://aussiepinball.com/index.php?topic=820.0
That was a restore I did years ago and it still looks like it was painted last weekend !
Thanks Nino, thats exactly the info I was after
