bodywork preparation

[sideways dan]

well the body is off due to absolutely rotten outriggers, so i've decided i fancy a colour change as part of the refurb/rebuild. i would like to do most of the preparation before painting myself and was just after some advice on the steps one would take to do this, ie grades of sandpaper, how far to take the paint back etc. the bodywork currently is fairly good to be honest apart from a 'chunk' missing behind the griffith badge which i assume would just be remedied with a bit of filler?? (mods, feel free to move this topic if you feel it would be better answered elsewhere) cheers, dan.

[JKY]

I do not know too much about your car, other than a few old pics, but would it not be worth keeping it the current colour in view of its history? I know each to their own but sometimes if there is some provenence it is worth keeping?

If you do decide to strip, irrespective of colour choice, then make sure that every crack or damage is properly ground out, way beyond, and glassed back in with tissue - filler is not suitable to repair any damage as it will show through lovely new paint in no time (filler is only for final contouring).
Glassfibre repairs and preparation are not too difficult, just labour intensive, but you must be very thorough and not take any shortcuts.

Edited by JKY on Monday 9th November 23:34

[Toffer]

...I think that looks like nice colour already?

Edited by Toffer on Tuesday 10th November 12:22