Rust and trim paint repair. Quick question.

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08-20-2010, 09:45 AM

1991Jeep_Man

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Rust and trim paint repair. Quick question.

If the door panel under my side trim is NOT rusted, and the paint is just cracking, do I need to strip it down ALL the way to metal? Or can I just roughen it up past the cracks?

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08-20-2010, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by 1991Jeep_Man

If the door panel under my side trim is NOT rusted, and the paint is just cracking, do I need to strip it down ALL the way to metal? Or can I just roughen it up past the cracks?

AFAIK as long as there is no bondo or putty there you can just sand it till its metal and go from there...Tj