still stripping paint... how clean before por15 etc?, getting tired and thinking of just painting over instead Options

[snflupigus]

I am thinking of sanding a bit more to get everything smoothed out then prepping and painting instead of taking the both trunks and interior down to metal in every nook and corner... how bad is it to get sanded but not bare metal everywhere.

i think i've gone overboard trying to strip these areas to metal since i'm not sure what is necessary or ENOUGH prep before painting over it all again.

i keep trying to remind myself that it will mostly be covered in carpet anyway... but i'm anal and a perfectionist... i just think its costing me wasted time and i'm tired sanding.

~700 to have a car media blasted? maybe its time to drop that coin vs sanding for an hour or two a night.

any walkthroughs on what your trunks/floors looked like before, during prep, before por15 and after and then after paint??? how much irregularities in the surface (old paint etc.. undernieth) shows after paint?

[JPB]

As on the can, the stuff sticks best to rusted surfaces. If you make it shine, you will need to etch the surface for the paint to stick to it. I'd say take all the flakes off until you hit the last layer of rust and 40 grit sand it until you start to hit metal. Clean with some MEK and paint.