Noob here, original paint is peeling,what steps are needed

bluechevyz28

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What I have is a 84 Chevy Camaro, it appears to have been repainted over the factory paint, ( single stage layers) and its starting to peel, last year I tried to fix a few small spots, did the feather blend of the areas, and did the degrease/wax remover cleaning step both, before starting and after, then used duplicolor rattle can to spot paint, what is happening is the original paint is peeling from the primer base (has a light green hue, sorta like the etch primer) and now the spot repairs are flaking off as well. and more oem paint is peeling elsewhere, in bigger spots
The oem paint that has began to flake, can be removed just by using regular water hose/sprayer pressure. So I am wanting to sand the entire car down. and start from scratch.
From my searching the net, have made this game plan:
1~ fix major dents by hammer/dolly them out
2~sand to bare metal and prime with epoxy dtm 2k
3~ do all necessary body repairs (dings/small dents) on top of epoxy primer
4~ re-prime with epoxy then seal
5~ prime with a 2k urethane and block sand out
6~ lay down my bc/cc

My color choices are going with a black epoxy primer,after body work, sealer, then either a black or gray urethane 2k primer, and for the bc color of a midnight blue metallic, and in the 1st layer of clear use a touch of blue pearl powder, (to make it pop in the different lighting conditions), then another 2/3 coats of clear.
I know this sounds like being overboard, but the car is mostly rust free, and I plan on keeping it for along time.

Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome.

Thanks Ron
 
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TAZ

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Sounds like a game plan...except striping a car is ALOT of work. You might want to check around and see how much it would cost to have your car 'media-blasted'. This is done quickly and leaves a very clear surface. All you'd have to do is buzz over it with 180 DA or so, the prime it. You'll use a ton of sandpaper if you strip if yourself!
Then you can do your bodywork and reprime these areas.

Once you're ready to paint... seal, base, then clear, and your done.
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bluechevyz28

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Thanks for the info Taz,

My thought process is that I can do all the prep work 1 section at a time as my time allows for, thats the reason for using a 2k epoxy primer,(epoxy being more weather proof, than urethane) since my job is travel oriented most of the time, leaving the weekends to do the work.I realize when I start doing the color, I have to spray the bc color coats all in the same day, then the following day the clear coats. And being located in FLA, the only draw back is the weather/mother nature.
Then in the end, after everything is done I can take pride in saying "I did it myself"
 
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bluechevyz28

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new questions, I have a 84 camaro with plastic front/rear bumper covers, the front is starting to peel the top layer of paint, and the rear has the spiderweb cracks, I started sanding the rear one and discover 2 different layers of color, 2 different layers of black primer sandwiched between the colors, then at last a 3rd layer of primer, I stopped right there, not going farther till I have a idea on how to procede.

I'm assuming that I need to strip it completely down, heres the questions...
what do I use to repair a small area of the plastic cover?
and what to use as a primer or starting point to start laying primer down?
a adhesion promotor or my 2k urethane primer with a flex additive...
 
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