How many gallons to paint car???
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How many gallons to paint car???
i was looking at paintscratch.com to price out some paint and was wondering generally how many gallons of paint is required to paint a car such as a hatch. i was wondering how many gallons or basecoat and how many gallons of clear coat. if anyone can help me that would be nice. thanks!!
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It all depends on who sprays it and what you are shooting for. For a hatch if you will need less than a gallon of each but by the time you buy 3 quarts to make sure you have enough you can get the gallon for the same price. That way you always have extra for other projects.
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Re: How many gallons to paint car??? (tyflip2)
if you're doing the jams and everything, 1 gallon will be enough. if not 1/2 to 3/4 will do it.
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Re: How many gallons to paint car??? (Hella Jdm)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Hella Jdm »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">no they didnt "charge" me for a gallon and a half, i brought the paint in myself</TD></TR></TABLE>
lol, I was just ******* with you man .
lol, I was just ******* with you man .
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Re: How many gallons to paint car??? (tyflip2)
like the other guy said.. 1 gallon of each. sealer/primer, basecoat, clear coat.. and if you want a midcoat for like pearls..
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Re: How many gallons to paint car??? (civic702)
i am about to paint my crx and i was lookin around on paintscratch and saw that 2 quarts would cover a jetta, corrola, or geo, does that mean 2 quarts of base/clear/primer or what? cause i thought you only needed 1 coat of primer...
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Re: How many gallons to paint car??? (tyflip2)
Buy a gallon of paint, a gallon of clear, a gallon of clear and a gallon of sealer. Spills happen, trust me and if something doesn't turn out right and needs to be repainted, it's good to have extra. A gallon will do a Protege5, the door jams, hatch jam and engine bay.
I want to know how they used a gallon and a half on a 4 door unless they painted the shell too.
I want to know how they used a gallon and a half on a 4 door unless they painted the shell too.
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Re: How many gallons to paint car??? (sibanez)
I bought a gallon of single stage with wetlook hardener and a galon of reducer, and I painted my hatch inside and out (exept from enginebay) and It was more than enough, I still got a lot of paint left over, but is good to have extra in case of accident or something good luck
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