[jtwoods4]

Originally Posted by cjatx

I used a heat gun on mine and scraped off as much as I could with plastic scrapers, which were upholstery tools from Harbor Freight. While still hot, I cleaned the residue off with wax and grease remover from O'Reilly Auto Parts. I went through a bunch of rags and it was a nasty job, but I'm really happy with the result. The red oxide looks as good as it did coming out of the factory. You can even see the blue over spray.

Very Nice. Today I will start on Day 3 of cleaning. Engine Degreaser works perfect. I am considering using the PPG DP74LF-GL red oxide primer to re-paint to factory red. However, I was reading the instructions for the epoxy primer and it says to sandblast down to bare metal. What happens if I paint over the existing red oxide coating from 40 years ago? Will the PPG DP74LF-GL not stick?

[weranc55]

Originally Posted by jtwoods4

Very Nice. Today I will start on Day 3 of cleaning. Engine Degreaser works perfect. I am considering using the PPG DP74LF-GL red oxide primer to re-paint to factory red. However, I was reading the instructions for the epoxy primer and it says to sandblast down to bare metal. What happens if I paint over the existing red oxide coating from 40 years ago? Will the PPG DP74LF-GL not stick?

If it was mine I would clean it and leave it alone.