# Respraying My Car but I Need Some Help **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/respraying-my-car-but-i-need-some-help/26809 **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive **Created:** [March 30, 2007, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/respraying-my-car-but-i-need-some-help/26809 "2007-03-30T11:31:52Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 2
### Author: ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid) #### Post date: [March 30, 2007, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/respraying-my-car-but-i-need-some-help/26809/2 "2007-03-30T11:40:50Z")
anyplace your scuffing, use a grey scotch and the scuffing goo that comes in a tube. wonderfull results anyplace thats scratched / has alot of orange peel / is going to get abused by road debris use 400 or 600 grit sand paper no reason to reprime, paint is a great subsurface for more paint IN SOME AREAS- depending on how many coats of paint are already on the car - it might not be a bad idea to off a few coats of paint. like the back edges of the doors or other areas that are easy to chip. throw some 120 grit on a DA and take off a few layers (not to bare metal) and then resand with 400 wet thicker paint chips easier, which is why (for exapmle) extra coats of clear is a waste of money. the thicker the paint the deper and wider the rock chips will eventualy be --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/respraying-my-car-but-i-need-some-help/26809)._