Bare interior. Old glue, different old paints. What's primer?

[chrisarnt]

I'm sick of people making jokes about tetanus when they see the interior of my car.
I want to paint my interior. It has old glue and several different paints from over the years.

This would be an interim interior until I get the car painted, replace the rubber, replace the rear glass and install the real headliner I already have.


There are several types of glue, some comes off with solvent, some with soap and water and some only sands off. The stuff that sands off doesn't come off with solvent, it just gets tacky and then won't sand.

I got most of the glue off, but I was hoping to find a primer that would just stick to everything.

At first I was thinking of doing tan truck bed liner.
But then I realized that some high build primer and the signal orange base coat would be better with minimal more work.

Whats the best mainstream primer to use?

What about eastwood high build self etching primer?

Or would Rusto self etching primer with a second coat of high build be just as good?

[anthracitedub]

It’s only gonna look as good as the prepped surface... I’d strip all of the old stuff off, sand it all down, clean it, prep it and then apply the primer/paint.

[chrisarnt]

[chrisarnt]

What about this stuff? then some high build?
https://www.zoro.com/rust-oleum-spray-primer-clear-11-oz-251572/i/G3548291/#specifications

[viiking]

I've used spray oven cleaner on the glue on the metal parts and it removes it well. Try a small patch and see if it helps.

[chrisarnt]

[anthracitedub]

The cheap oven cleaner will remove most stuff, I use it sometimes to clean old engines and sheet metal prior to tear downs. You may try the ole aircraft paint stripper... it will remove material down to the bare metal... then you can clean/sand/clean/prime/paint.... yeah, none of this work is easy or fun.... just gotta get comfortable with being uncomfortable... the reward will be great though, once you get it done.
I can sympathize with the hand pain.... I recently broke my 4th metacarpal on my dominate hand clean in half, now I have a plate and 7 screws holding it together...Its been almost 3 months and I’m just now starting to be able to use my hand for very minor things... shoe tieing, feeding myself.... haven’t been able to do any dubbing at all.

[chrisarnt]

[anthracitedub]

Some of the glue, if it’s dry/crusty enough maybe use a rotary tool with a wire wheel...I’d probably use the aircraft stripper before I’d use oven cleaner...the oven cleaner is best on oily/greasy stuff... it will eat paint but wouldn’t be my first choice for what you’re doing.

Yeah, no pills for me... that shit is a big problem in our society along with other pharmaceuticals... I choose to be all natural.

[Q-Dog]

Wire wheel on a grinder will get everything off. Glue, seam sealer, tarboard residue, paint, rust ... everything.

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Brian

'69 Dune Buggy
'69 Beetle Convertible
'70 Beetle

[chrisarnt]