Preparing GRP interior prep for race cars

[Erich Stahler]

Preparing TVR 3ooom as a race car, stripping foam remnants and glue from interior, would you use some kind of solvent to remove glue residue of just keep scrapping away?

[Graham]

We've always just ended up with the scraper

[Erich Stahler]

Graham said:

We've always just ended up with the scraper

Do you then just prime and spray with same as the exterior or do you treat the internal rough matting with anything else? I was wondering if there is some thick gloopy filler paint that is applied first, or is that unnecessary?

[pikeyboy]

You'll need to abrade the surface well before painting to avoid the paint flaking off. I used to paint cars for a living years ago and had terrible trouble with paint pealing off the back of the bonnet on my old frogeye race car. It might look neater just left as is. You'll be ok cleaning it up with cellulose thinners.

[CNHSS1]

could always mix up polyester resin with a touch of pigment (black etc) and use as 'paint'.

[Nick_F]

I made some progress on the Scimitar using acetone, but the fumes get to me pretty quickly.

Those with more experience than I appear to get in a dust suit and spend a few days inside the car with a linishing wheel - and don't stop until they can see light through the panels...

[Erich Stahler]

Nick_F said:

I made some progress on the Scimitar using acetone, but the fumes get to me pretty quickly.

Those with more experience than I appear to get in a dust suit and spend a few days inside the car with a linishing wheel - and don't stop until they can see light through the panels...

Blimey, that sounds a bit on the extreme side!

[Graham]

I usually find taking the foam off leaves the surface well enough keyed, just to slap a bit of paint on just to keep it looking tidy... anything else adds weight !!!

[stainless_steve]

Soda blast the whole shell,no idea on cost though