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I would like to get my Lambretta s3 resprayed but it needs rubbing down how would the best way to do this any advice would be much appreciated thanks

Depends on what state the current paintwork is in !!

All original paint little bit of surface rust on 1 side panel but the previous owner in Italy where I bought it from used to rub olive oil into it and with the Italian sun it’s stained all the paint work

I'm no paint sprayer but if it's got oil soaked into it i'd be concerned of any reactions when spraying. Sounds like it needs shot blasting then working from there......IMO..

The oil won't have penetrated the paint, any staining should polish off with a good cutting compound like Ferecela G3 followed by a finer colour restoring compound (not T Cut). Other than that, 1200 or even 200 wet&dry would be good followed by the compound or 240 - 600 if you are determined to get it sprayed.

I can recommend chemical stripping saves a lot of mess and time and doesn't cause any extra damage had my series 3 done before repaint a couple of years ago

coaster wrote:The oil won't have penetrated the paint, any staining should polish off with a good cutting compound like Ferecela G3 followed by a finer colour restoring compound (not T Cut). Other than that, 1200 or even 200 wet&dry would be good followed by the compound or 240 - 600 if you are determined to get it sprayed.

If this doesn't remove all the staining you could get away with a blocking primer before applying new colour. It would save you a lot of paint removal and rubbing down. Try it on one area and see how it works out. Won't cost much.

You can get a flatting paste which you rub the paintwork down using a scotchbrite then give it a good wipe down with panel wipe then any scratches and damaged paint feather out with 800 wet and dry , then give do a small test area , bear in mind that the original paint used was cellulose and as it is old it could react with normal areosol paint so it’s always best to use a modern 2k paint when painting or as mentioned use a barrier coat first if using normal areosol or cellulose paint again

I once had a Pontiac Grand Le Mans American car,it was painted in metalic blue.I rubbed it down with Scotchbrite and then took it to my friends who painted it in 2 pack white.It looked great.

Thanks for all the advice everyone this gives me something to work off
Many thanks

steve t wrote:I can recommend chemical stripping saves a lot of mess and time and doesn't cause any extra damage had my series 3 done before repaint a couple of years ago

What ... and miss out on all the hours, days, weeks of fun and bleeding fingers of rubbing down.

Original paint? Oiled with bits of skin showing. Aka patina. Leave it as it is. In fact add more oil

Im with Raveydavey. Step away from the sandpaper and get yourself down to Tesco for some Olive oil!