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please help on painting already painted fiberglass fenders

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by SilverlineShockService, Apr 22, 2015.

  1. Apr 22, 2015 at 9:56 AM
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    SilverlineShockService

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    So I got a killer deal on some glass works fenders but they are already painted forest green. How should I sand the paint off? By hand? By sander? What grit? And what stages of grit? Trying to make them look good. Also my truck is white if that answers any questions. Thanks!
     
  2. Apr 22, 2015 at 6:11 PM
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    Since it's already painted you should only need to scuff it up for the new paint to stick. I used 600-1000 grit and did it by hand...
     
  3. Apr 22, 2015 at 7:48 PM
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    Nice though I would need to take all the paint off so the dark green wouldn't show in the white
     
  4. Apr 22, 2015 at 7:53 PM
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    There is no white paint under the green, when you see raw fiberglass fenders that are white it is not white paint that is just the white gel coat that seals the fiberglass. Your best bet is to scuff them, fill any chips etc and then paint them white.
     
  5. Apr 22, 2015 at 9:42 PM
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    No I'm saying my truck is white I'm saying if you could see the shade of green under the white cost of paint I'm gonna put.
     
  6. Apr 22, 2015 at 10:21 PM
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    maybe put a white primer on first, should help hide the green.
     

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