I used to meticulously clean the body, scuff it carefully with a scotch brite pad, clean again, and then paint.

It still chipped when I landed on the roof and stuff.

So I gave up and just wash them now, and it did not seem to make any difference at all for the durability of the paint job.

But I never have any luck with Pactra black paint. Is it me or does that paint just love to chip and crack?