Ok, this is a start. Thanks for the comments. That fender actually was pretty clean. It had a smooth surface of the old faded/chalky paint. After steam cleaning the tractor a few times we painted it. I agree about the sandblasting. I have also had the same paint results on New Metal. Take the battery box sides for example. Those are made by me out of slick new 10 gauge steel. I put some rattle can red oxide primer on them after building them so they wouldn't rust. Still got the dull, rough paint results.
As far as the terms you're using with the sanding, I'm not sure what you mean. And also the methods I'm not sure of. I apologize for being so ignorant of the terms, but again I'm learning.
I'm guessing I should do this technique for all of the sheetmetal thats sandblasted.
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