im going to sand my whole car and repaint it a whole different color.
as of now the stock color is gray. it look kinda black to most people. they dont believe me and think im color blind. etc..blah blah. anyways.

im going to go with a green metallic paint.
how should i prep my front bumper? grits #? i dont want to ruin my bumpers.

heres my step by step.
wash the car.
sand the whole car down.
wash and clean again.
prime.
base coat
clear
base coat
clear.

would that be good enough for a decent result.
any advice and tip from all u expert would be nice... again this is a DIY paint job.

oh yeah one more thing what is the best way to setup my air compressor? psi? my paint gun etc.????

 

come on guys. help a HT bro out. wheres all my HT autobody expert at?

 

Why the heck would you do base coat then clear then a base coat on top of that?

Also I think it would be good to sand the primer down afterwards as well.

Honestly dude, leave it to the professionals if you dont know how. If you want to be the cool kid on the street and paint it yourself though then I recommend you actually SEARCH and READ through all the articles on the net before trying it. Nothing is worst than having to redo it because you screwed up.

 

its usually, wet sand/scuff.....body work,then primer, base coat........blah blah blah

 

i knew someone might come and say stuff like this but thanks for the help

 

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Suck it up buddy, the majority on here hates people that cant be bothered searching because it HAS been discussed before.

to you

 

you could probably prep it with 400 grit and then prime it, and wet sand the primer with 600. I did that when i primed my rear bumper and it was smooth.

 

hahaha.. im pretty sure he did search before he posted. i know theres not alot of help on here in apperience / cosmetic on painting , prep, sanding, etc.. stuff everyone always want to ask or want to know. i know theres some stuff that are helpful but alot of post here just dont really get answer properly without someone flaming on each other or junk talking....

plus here in appearance/ cosmetic is pretty much show off ur car or post pic on how or what look good or not. well thats what my view.

overall hey not everyone are good painter or autobody expert but u gotta start somewhere to find infos, help, tips advice somewhere or maybe even from trial and error .


thats all.

 

Wash the it thoroughly with soap and water and let dry (completly)
scuff with 400 grit using a long block
wash it again with soap and water
primer it
spray guide coat on it
wetsand with 4-600 grit and make sure all the guide coat is gone and its smooth as glass
clean with soap and water let it dry
use a tack rag and wipe the whole thing down
spray basecoat then wait for flash time and spray another coat
let dry
clear coat it wait for flash time then coat it again
let dry
then cut and buff and make it smooth as glass

This is just a quick guide for you theirs alot more than that i left out this is basiaclly the steps for a new pimer that comes pre primered. If their is damage or gouges theirs more