racingcrx

color of choice is the stock color. royal purple I think. color code RP-25P-3. Its a 1997 honda accord special edition 4 door.
correct me if i'm wrong on the paint code

sanding took me about 6 hours

















heres when i sparyed down the primer. i only got one side of the car because it was getting dark.












Then the next morning i painted the rest.



















Then the first coat of paint.









Then the second coat









I'll get more pics after its finished.

my question is. Can I spray over the coat that doesn't have not enough reducer in it with the right mixed ratio? I kinda skipped the mixing ratio instructions. I kick myself for it.

Eyger

interesting. Didn't sand the primer? I don't know about painting over paint that wasn't reduced correctly. I kinda don't think it would mater, as long as all of it is dry all the way through, and all the VOCS are out.

racingcrx

actually I did sand. I just forgot to put in that I did. I used 600 grit. I hand sanded the whole car. going to wet sand it now and post some more pics

1999hondaex

looks good what kind of tent are painting in

racingcrx

its a car port. i paid $180 for it. with front, back and side walls

ek96vtec

Looks good so far bro, it'll look even better after the wetsand.
What type of air compressor/spray gun setup are you using? What type/brand of paint are you using (enamel or urethane)(dupont, ppg, tcpglobal, etc.)?

Hawkze_2.3

What kind of primer did you use? Looks like it could be rattle can....

SneezinCD5

In for pics of it completed.

ken9

Look alright! Is that your first timer. Noway!!

eg6itr069

good turn out...hey when you sand down the car what number sandpaper grit did you used?

Jonathan_ED3

Looks kind of like rattle can primer to me too? At least by the pattern I can see.

Car looks great! I can't wait to see the results.

racingcrx

its a coleman air compressor. i bought a 4 peice HVLP spray gun kit. it consist of a 1.7mm gun, 1.4mm, and a 1.0 for thouch up. i'm using nason I think its a brand of dupont. not sure i'll have to check the can.

racingcrx

Primer I bought from Sherwin Williams. I was in need of primer and didn't want to wait a couple of days to have one ordered. since i had all of my paint and stuff like that. If I was to get primer i would have bought the filler primer.

Yes this is my first time actually painting.

I used 600 to sand down the primer. and 1000/1500 for the actual coat of paint.
weather here in St. Louis isn't the best right now. so i can't get the car finished as i would like. its raining and cold.

Hawkze_2.3

Cool, so it isn't rattle can then. A good primer coat is everything...get the primer on a good clean sanded surface and all you have to do is smooth it out and paint after that. Good luck on the rest of the project

Jonathan_ED3

Do you mind sharing with us what paint gun kit you purchased? I'm in the market and just curious!

gorillafart

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im assuming this is a single stage paint?

racingcrx

yes it is single stage. next car I paint I will be using base coat/clear coat


the paint gun box says. Vaper 4 piece triple gun set up.

EatSleepJDM

how hard was it to lay single stage down, im going to be using some tomorrow, and what pressure did you use at the gone. i got the same paint the nason it is made by dupont. nice work by the way.

racingcrx

it wasn't hard for me to do it. I had the regulator set at 30 psi.
thank you for the comments. so i wake up this morning and there is snow outside!!! its near the end of march