Skirrow
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| posted on 27/1/13 at 11:38 AM |
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Paint cracking
Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows what's going on with my paint and what the best thing to do with it is.
The paint on the bonnet seems to have have cracks in it, especially around the vents. Where it's cracked you can get your nail under it and lift
off the entire layer of paint leaving clean metal underneath.
I was wondering if this is a bad paint job to start with, or if it's a common problem caused by heat or something?
I'm going to repaint the bonnet, and some large areas away from the vents seems OK, I've started sanding and the paint appears to be
normal and doesn't chip off. I'd like to be able to just flat the paint, but it looks like I'm going to have to go down to the bare
metal so that the level of the paint is even.
Anyone offer any advice? ie. should I spend hours getting it all to bare metal before repainting it?
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designer
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| posted on 27/1/13 at 12:06 PM |
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Was the metal etch primed before painting?
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mark chandler
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| posted on 27/1/13 at 12:44 PM |
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It's not adhered, also looks thick, is it house paint?
Better to get some strippers, pull it all off and start again.
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theduck
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| posted on 27/1/13 at 01:13 PM |
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That's not been etch primed. Nitromors it then clean thoroughly, then etch primer then paint.
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austin man
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| posted on 27/1/13 at 03:39 PM |
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too much paint over time causing shrinkage, I had the same problem on my Austin A35 despite applying a barrier coat the paint sshrunk. I had to stip
back to the matal and redo it
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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Skirrow
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| posted on 27/1/13 at 08:22 PM |
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Thanks fellas. Not sure if it was etch primed as I bought the car built, and yeah it's thick..
Ah well, off it comes then. 
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