I'm with Mark. Strip it to bare metal. That will give you an opportunity to deal with any rust that's crept under the existing paint. If you can afford it, blasting is a quick way to do that, and gives you a good "tooth" for the epoxy primer to grab. Definitely use epoxy primer.


Kevin
1951 Chevy 3100 work truck
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1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car)
Busting rust since the mid-60's
If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.