Rubbing down for respray advice needed .......

[LammyS3-1991]

Hi

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

[daniel whiteley]

Depends on what state the current paintwork is in !!

[LammyS3-1991]

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

[MickYork]

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..

[coaster]

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.

[steve t]

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

[Fast n Furious]

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.

[daniel whiteley]

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

[HxPaul]

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.

[LammyS3-1991]

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

[corrado]

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.

[Raveydavey]

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

[Kristof Lammy pie]

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