Original Tooling parts and the coating on them

[68converted]

I have a question. I am just now getting to putting my box of parts together (ie. the stang) and I am wondering how to address the parts that come from the "original tooling" company. They are all "painted" black. Should I strip this coating off and start over, or can I just sand and spray the omni on? Pro painters please help. I have gone to a ton of work on this car and I don't want the Paint job to be the reason the project falls on it's face. Thanks for the input.

 

[68converted]

THT, Anyone?

 

[ashford]

look at the box the fender came in. i bought one for my dakota it was black also and the box specified it had ppg etching primer on it. if thats the case all it need is scuffing.

 

[67coupe351w]

I have a question. I am just now getting to putting my box of parts together (ie. the stang) and I am wondering how to address the parts that come from the "original tooling" company. They are all "painted" black. Should I strip this coating off and start over, or can I just sand and spray the omni on? Pro painters please help. I have gone to a ton of work on this car and I don't want the Paint job to be the reason the project falls on it's face. Thanks for the input.

My painter (very highly qualified) striped or bead blasted down all the parts that came with the black coating on them. He said it is more than worth the extra half hour to get to bare metal. That way you KNOW exactly what you are dealing with.

 

[Chris66]

I just part some quarter panels from CJ Pony, and they said I had to strip the black coating off .

 

[68converted]

I guess it's time to strip some paint. Thanks

 

[PoliceInterceptor]

You need to contact the company that the fenders are from. It is probably ELPO (my inner fender was) which I would not reccomend stripping.

 

[68rustang]

I have always scuffed it and primered right on top of it.

 

[68converted]

I put a call into the shop that sold them to me and they will get back to me in the morning

 

[68converted]

Just got the word from the shop I bought them from. Electro Primer. He said to just lightly sand and lay down the omni.

 

[68rustang]

Ecoat, is a better primer than just about anything you could spray. Good choice to leave it there.

 

[txwoody]

You don't have to strip the ecoat off but you do need to either prime or seal the new parts. If you just scuff and paint over them you will not have enough mill build and could run into problems down the road. If you are using omni either prime them with mp182 or mp282 or seal them with mp180.

 

[68converted]

I thought the Omni was a base/buildup primer? Why would I need to use another primer under it? Just a confused novice... thanks for any info you can provide. I just want to do all of the body work and get it "perfect" before a guy up the street sprays it for me. (he has won multiple awards for his paint jobs, and it will only cost me the price of paint and a bunch of really good beer) Lucky me. I would ask him, but he is out on the east coast for a few months- no way to reach him. By way, the paint will be a brighter/deeper blue than the original Acapolco Blue, with bright silver stripes. The test stripes looked almost white from a side angle. REAL cool affect.

 

[txwoody]

Omni is a paint line from PPG.