Repainting Gold Crown 1; Sanding?

[Nogbert]

I am planning on repainting my '64 GC1 to the classic white color and I had one question: Is it absolutely necessary to sand all the old paint off i.e. sand to the wood before applying the new paint? To me it seems you would still get good adhesion to the base layer of old paint with only a minor surface sanding. This would save me tons of time and mess. Let me know what has worked for you.

 

[garczar]

I am planning on repainting my '64 GC1 to the classic white color and I had one question: Is it absolutely necessary to sand all the old paint off i.e. sand to the wood before applying the new paint? To me it seems you would still get good adhesion to the base layer of old paint with only a minor surface sanding. This would save me tons of time and mess. Let me know what has worked for you.

ask rexus31 direct. he totally re-did his. he knows the paint codes and all that stuff.

 

[rexus31]

Depends. What are you planning to top coat it with, what is your desired result and is the table disassembled or are you planning to disassemble.?