Im approaching a point where all that's left to do on my valiant is cosmetic stuff. First up will be pulling the motor, prepping and painting the engine bay. But that leaves me with a few questions.
I've seen some people strip to bare metal, then primer, then block, primer again, then paint.
I've seen others strip to bare metal, then patch and block, then primer.
My question is whether to patch and then block the bare metal or to apply primer first.
My other question is if I will run into problems in doing the engine bay first before I have done bodywork on the rest of the car. Should I do the whole car's bodywork first before painting the engine bay?
Also which primer would you recommend for each step of this process?
I've seen some people strip to bare metal, then primer, then block, primer again, then paint.
I've seen others strip to bare metal, then patch and block, then primer.
My question is whether to patch and then block the bare metal or to apply primer first.
My other question is if I will run into problems in doing the engine bay first before I have done bodywork on the rest of the car. Should I do the whole car's bodywork first before painting the engine bay?
Also which primer would you recommend for each step of this process?
