I have an opportunity to buy a wing which is painted '99 Rally Blue. But, my car is a '01 BRP.

Obviously, I need to have this wing painted to BRP. Does the body shop need to sand it, prime it, then repaint it? Or, can they just put new paint over the current paint?

I'm trying to see which is cheaper, getting a new wing and paint it, or getting a used wing and repaint it.

Thanks.

For a minimum they would need to scuff up the clearcoat so a new layer of paint will stick. If they're are any major paint or clearcoat chips they may have to wetsand. If the original paint is really bad they may have to wetsand the entire surface down until it's smooth. In this case it may need to be reprimed if they run it down to fiberglass. If cost is a major concern you can prep the wing yourself then send it off to be painted. Hope this helps ya!

- Adam

Cool! Thanks.

I can use more opinions. Anyone?

Bump!

That sounds about right. I don't see any reason they'd have to completely sand it down. Even if there are any chips, that's nothing a dab of bondo can't fill. The whole think would just have to be slightly sanded. Probably primed just to be safe and then painted. It would defidently be cheaper to go the used wing route. A new wing would have to be sanded, primed, and painted too, so might as well get whatever is cheapest to begin with.

[This message has been edited by Eby (edited May 21, 2001).]

Paint prep is very easy, and the most expensive part of any paint job.

Do the prep yourself, and just leave the painting to the professionals. It'll save you at least half the cost.

Any do-it-yourself body work manual should point you in the right direction.

Like gavin said, prep it your self since the paint shop will probably charge you an hourly rate to do it. It doesn't take much to prep something for painting.

Personally i'd wetsand it down to the glass (start with around 400 grit then use a 650 grit). The process will be time consuming but worth it. Just be carefull not too sand the bare fiberglass down too much. Remember that the objective is to remove paint not glass.

Once you have the wing nice and smooth, send it off to be primed & painted.

Hope this helps ya!

Thanks guys