Painting

[Cobria]

Ok. My car is in bad need of some paint and against my better judgement I was thinking about doing it myself. Especially the spoiler and bumper cover. The spoiler is fading from wind shear. Anyway. I have a compressor and a cup sprayer, but wanted to know where to get the paint and clearcoat. What sand paper to use etc. Any info would be appreciated.
Thanks,
David



[This message has been edited by Cobria (edited 11-25-2001).]

[This message has been edited by Cobria (edited 11-25-2001).]

 

[jthomas68]

Make sure you get the right paint.Painting plastic is NOT the same as painting metal.

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[MeShoHorney]

Are you planning on painting the entire car?
If so,and your not doing any major body-work,this is what you will need.

Wet/Dry sand paper- get grits from 320-1000.
Rubber squeegies.
Laquer thinner.
Sanding block-rubber.
You might want to get some primer to fill in the scrathes in the paint.

As far as paint goes I would buy only quality paint. Dupont, Glasso, Sikkens all make quality paint. You will need reducer and hardner agents as well. Just pick a manufacturer and use there "system"
Make sure when painting flexible body part you add a flex agent to the paint.

Remember, prep is the key to a quality paint job, do you part at a time until the car is nice and smooth. Then you can begin to paint.
I suggest that you practice a bit on some scrap parts to to fine tune your skills. Their are some adjustments on the gun that you can tweak to your liking.
I could go on and on but that should get ya started.
HTH,
Jay

 

[89SHONOFF]

also make sure you have a nice gun,im going to paint the sho soon i just picked up a hvlp spray gun i like it alot ive been practicing with it,next will be sho to paint though as soon as my dad finishes his 56 chevy in the next few months.(so i have some garage space to do it)

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