Painting pieces over stock paint

[integraoligist]

Hey all,
Not really sure where to post this, i figure this would be the best section...

I'm wanting to keep my stock paint, but paint a design over the stock paint...

i plan on masking the design off the rattle-canning the paint on.

Question is, after you paint over your stock paint... you will be able to feel the raised edge of the new paint, correct?

If you take 3000 grit sandpaper and wetsand the new paint and the edging and a secion of the stock paint... will it all flatten out?

Or, can you mask off everything but the design... spray Aircraft Paint remover onto the exposed stock paint... remove paint and residue... and paint the bare metal... then once finished remove the mashing tape and wetsand to smooth everything?

Teach me o'wise paint guru's!

[integraoligist]

i recall an article on spray-paint... but I dont remember where it was.

[the other pc]

If you try to sand the edges of the new pattern smooth to the old surface you may be able to get it to feel ok but the edges will look very rough at best.

It's very common to see a pattern laid down, the surface sanded and pinstriping applied along the entire edge to give a clean, but raised, line.

Aircraft Remover won't mask to a clean edge. It will undercut and/or disrupt the layers of the masked area. Even if it worked your chances of getting the new paint and the old to "butt up against each other" perfectly flush and actually bond are minimal.

The normal way of painting a graphic that looks perfectly smooth is to apply it thin, coat over the entire surface with clear and sand the clear flat. Depending on the thickness of the pattern it may take multiple clear coats and sanding stages.


PC.

[integraoligist]

pinstriping... i didnt even think about that.

Yeah i was planning on doing the graphics in spray paint because i dont know how to put an entire coat of clear over the entire surface...

pinstriping may work
Thanks!