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Originally Posted by Schmanman
Hello,
I have a 1983 240d,
I have a friend who offered to paint my roof this weekend, and I've been wanting to repaint my roof a different color for a while. I'm going to buy the paint, and I need to know what type of paint to buy in order for the finish to turn out right/not crinkle or crack. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Alex
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sand the original paint with 320 grit paper, put a sealer coat on ( reduced primer ) then the color. The sealer coat isolates the old form the new and should be done regardless of what the original paint is, thus preventing any reaction in the event you have laquer on the car ( highly UN-likely as most early 80's cars would have been base clear if metallic, or a urethane single stage if a solid color )