[Blackls1z]

I'm in the slow process of restoring my K5 blazer. When I get around to painting it, I want to sand down the top to get rid of the rough look it comes with stock and paint it so its smooth like the rest of the truck. Is there anything I should be doing to make sure the paint goes on well and stays on there? Any suggestions/tips would be much appreciated. Thanks!


Colin

[baddbob]

I'd sand it smooth with 180 on a DA and make sure she's scuffed really good at the edges and seams then apply two good coats of epoxy primer followed by a urethane or polyester primer surfacer, final sand, then paint. The epoxy will help to keep solvents from being absorbed by the old fiberglass top and also will provide excellent adhesion, the surfacer will give you some build to rid imperfections and also a sandable surface that will be ready for paint.