I'm looking into painting my car and its really expensive because of all the labor hours im assuming. so how hard is it to do yourself? i would buy a paint gun and do it in a sealed place where no dust/crap would get onto it. what kinda prep is involved? is something that with some time and patience i could do myself or is it best left to the pros? so like i said any help and pics would be greatly appreciated.

 

check t he $50 paint job thread.

also check out some build threads around here, many have done it. how good it looks depends on your supplies and work environment.

 

I paint my own cars but too much stuff involve. Maybe I'll post later again

 

barnes and noble has plenty of books

 

i searched, shouldve done that first. thanks for the input but i think ill find enough stuff in the archive.

 

my post wasnt ment to be a smart *** either, if it came off that way lol

really barnes and noble has a book that is very detailed on body work, and paint. ill find mine later and give you the name of it.

 

no offense taken, just something i shouldve done. anyway ive got a new question.

for those that have painted before, my paint is peeling in some areas (it was painted once before and it was a shitty job), should i take something like aircraft stripper to it to get all the old paint off or just sand it down and go from there?

 

NO DONT AIRCRAFT STRIP IT

just sand on it, it will help if you have a DA, if you have just use someon 180 and then 320 it and prime it

 

why no aircraft, out of curiosity>?

 

been there, done that, would never do it again... way to much work + exposure to carcinogenic fumes + down time... etc.

 

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I def agree with this man, but here check this site out http://www.painucation.com

 

sanding should be fine. i sanded my car down with 80grit though, instead of 120 grit. eitherway, works fine.

 

The prep work is immense. All I did was just strip the paint on my old car. A painter friend of mine did the rest. I did do engine bay and interior also but I wouldn't do it w/o the guidance of someone who does it for a living or is semi experienced. Just my opinion.

Do you have body work to do also? If you're not working on it full time and you're new it will take you a LONG time to get anything accomplished.

 

painting your car is fun. the fumes are crazy though...so bad for you...anyways...feather out all your 'peeling' paint...and remember always use guidecote after your fill in your dents. that helps make your body super straight.

for all your questions etc.. go to 'www.autobody101.com'


heres the end result of my door..first time ive ever used a spray gun.. some words of advice, take..your....time!!

 

damn. looked like a mirror

 

thats the kind of stuff i want to see! that looks amazing man.

 

Its very possible to do it in your garage. I would say I have about 100 or more hours in the painting process alone. Prepping and prepping and prepping and sanding and cleaning......Just be ready to shell out some labor for this kind of project. I built my own booth and did everything myself. In the end I have close to $2500 tied up just in the paint job. It could be done cheaper, but why not do it right. Good luck

 

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im on the same boat as you but i didnt spend that much on paint..i probably spent about 1500 in materials including all the stuff and extra paint that i had to keep buying cuz i screwed up haha

 

about $300 into my old teal EH2

https://honda-tech.com/garage?cmd=viewcar&id=855

 

that looks really good!!!! ^^^

 

did my old del sol about a year ago. Painted it paint code 29y, from a 03 mazda rx-8. Using a Binks MG-1 gun.

 

anyone use snap-on spray gun? i can some discount on their product.

i wonder how good their gun is.

like this one.

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog...talog

 

^^^^actually i sprayed my car using a snap on excalibur....its a good gun if its properly tuned. a friends friend that has painting for years tuned it for me..and man does that make a difference! the fluid tip that i was using was a 1.5mm, which is on the big side when shooting base and clear...but it did the job just fine!

snap on gun= good stuff

 

i did my own paint job...spent about $640 on materials ( ppg paint )...sorry i forgot to take pics along the process...was in a hurry to finish it

 

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wow that came out really nice.....how long did it take for you to paint the entire car? Did you have to bondo anything up?