so im painting my car this week i have base coat, primer, and clear coat i have a good idea how to do it (im pretty confident) im just looking for some last second tips that may make this go any easyer. im spraying my car in a spray booth where i work at a boat yard. any help would be great
clean the car 320 with a dual action sander blow it off with air tape off the car prime it 320 it again ......some say to wet sand the primer but its just a waist of time blow it off again with air base coat 2 or 3 coats wait 20 minutes then clear .....dont try to get a shine off the first coat you will just make it drip
some tricks
ad a little fast reducer to the clear so it flows better and you wont get as many dry spots and no orange peel
good luck
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1993 cobra #2354 ( 1 of 362) ...04 lariat f350 crew cab diesal dually full 09 conversion...79 bronco 6.0 diesel conversion..more to come
Keep the booth, car, you, etc as clean as possible to reduce any dust or dirt in the paint. Clean the car off w/ dish soap or some type of cleaner to remove any wax on the car. Sand it down w/ 220/180 to get to at least factory primer. Take the entire car apart, no Maaco tape jobs like on their $300 jobs, and then mask it up. Prime it and block it until the car is nice and flat. Then add color coats, clear coats then let it dry properly. A good color sand/buff to make the paint look like glass and then reassemble. If you do it right the car will look beautiful. If not it will look like a hack job.
chris did you buy a new hood/bumper or something? cuz ur paint is fine compared to mine lol
buy the front brake upgrade to match ur rears lol
haha ill get the front brakes if you dont be so cheap and get that window switch for nitrous kit.. no i didnt get new bumpers or hood. the body shop i took my car to didnt add any flex agent to the paint when they sprayed the plastic parts so everything cracked chiped and peeled.
-- Edited by chris on Tuesday 9th of June 2009 07:57:22 PM
thanks to all for the input i sanded it down with 220 tomorrow im going to sand with 300 then 400. the person who sprays the boats will be spraying my car after i get everything taped and covered with plastic
