ok, here is a pic of my car



the white is original, the red was sprayed on as 2 pack about 3 years back, i am now wanting the car all white again.

i have done a test on one C pillar on removing the "lip" left by the painted line (everything in front of the rear doors is all graphics and not a problem, only the rear is the problem)

the lip can be smoothed over with primer fine, what i need to know, is do you think i will have to prime the entire rear end to allow the new white paint to give the correct colour?

normally i would just use primer where its needed, ie: over any bare metal or repairs etc etc, but a few people have told me spraying white over red is a big NO NO

i will prime up the lot of needed, i am just not sure if i need to do the whole lot?

 

i wud keep it as it is

looks very nice

 

bit late for that

started flaking off where it was not keyed properlly

and im getting a bit old for the whole thing TBH

would rather have it all white and not have people taking photos everytime i park the thing up!

 

hmm found this on the Max Meyer webpage

best prime it all up then!

 

Micky put in a boil wash and it'll come out pink

I'll get me coat

 

thought it would come out smaller


been having another think, if the red paint is coverd by clearcoat, it can not bleed??????

therefore the only parts that would need primed would be where the clearcoat was rubbed away?

 

ok, i have finnished one side, took a lot of the door and c pillar down to bare metal, primed up and flatted back

the red has not "bled" (sp?) the primer that i can tell, what i have done is ordered a litre of cheap ford white paint from ebay for £13, i figured i would spray that over first, and if it turns pink, then i know i dont waste any expensive standox subaru paint on it

 

red has still not "bled" into the grey primer, not sure if it will or not

litre of cheap ford white is being painted on today to see what happens

 

did a tester today, how long are you supposed to wait to see if it bleeds??

 

Micky, it won't bleed or anything like that.

I just hope for your sake, this time the rear is the same white as the front.

 

the ford white is a better match then the cocknose job the bodyshop did the first time around

and it should match this time as i am painting pretty much all of it

 

 

left the ford white on for a week, no change at all, just finished spraying over with the correct shade, pics to follow

 

* update * for reference

2 months on, no colour bleeding present

sorted