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Today i went out to buy some new OEM paint for my car. A friend reccomended me to PPG. so i went there. Gave em my color code and bought my 2quarts of paint, 1gallon of reducer,2 8oz bottles of hardener, 2 quarts of clear. This will be my first time paint a car. well ive done spray can nd stuff , but not air wise. Only reason i want to paint it myself is just to save some money.I got the Air compressor, air spraygun and paint. is their a tip i should know? i will be painting this in my garage. i will cover up the walls and have a fan ready. What tips do you guys give to a newb painting. What should i watch out for. any help would be greatful. thanks


Got my Paint from PPG:





















SPRAY Gun From walmart for 58.98. thot i give it a try.



Update. buddy of mines fixed all the tiny dents, big dents, etc. didnt use much bondo so that was kool.
















ALSO GOT MY J's replica lip in while me and my buddy was sanding the car didnt screw it on but heres a test fit....



Other buddy came through with his Gixxer750:



UPDATE 8-30-07 > wetsand the entire car today with two friends. 6 hands can sand fast hahaha




















Nephew came over with these signs lol thot i just put it on for fun





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how much was everything?

and where did you buy the paint at? can anyone help me locate a store where i can buy the paint in norcal thanks

 

i bought the paint from PPG. its in Oakland,CA.
paint was 160 for Omni. everything quoted above in the post

 

I don't mean to smash you but.. did you get that spray gun kit from Walmart

Make sure you prepped well, stay the same distance away from the vehicle, good speed... follow flash times i guess

 

Thanks for the TIP!! and yeah its from walmart hahaha . as stated above in da pic. but i thot i give it a try. my brother has another gun, just thot i mite buy one for myself.

 

hey ef yu

do you know where i can locate a ppg store near me ?

i live about an hour away from oakland so if there isnt near san jose then i guess i'm going to oakland to get some.

 

i dont kno any other ppg around here. thats the only one i kno. im too lazy to google it so try it for urself

 

Why didn't you get MC161? It's a pretty good first timer's clear.

It's very forgiving and really hard to run.

 

remember to degrease all the surfaces and bleed your compressor to have it free of water, don't wanna get the nasty fish eyes in that nice paint

 

I hope that you're planning on/already purchased a decent respirator.

 

subscribed.

SPRAY IT ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!

 

i want to see the outcome of this. SPRAY IT

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mztykal &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Why didn't you get MC161? It's a pretty good first timer's clear.
It's very forgiving and really hard to run. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I dunno much about paint. the guy at the sop said this paint should be good enough for your first time.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EG-Kaos &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">remember to degrease all the surfaces and bleed your compressor to have it free of water, don't wanna get the nasty fish eyes in that nice paint </TD></TR></TABLE>
Thanks. will do.

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Yeep. got a old one but need to buy a new filter.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MEAN88Si4WS &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">subscribed.
SPRAY IT ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!</TD></TR></TABLE> Gotta fix the dents b4 n e thing goes on it.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 401B18TEG &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i want to see the outcome of this. SPRAY IT</TD></TR></TABLE>
Will DO

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Getting it painted on sat!!! wish me luck

 

Make sure that you mix everything correctly, not too much and not too little. remember, the paint will only be as smooth as prep work under it. make sure you wetsand the primer with 600 or 800 grit. allow it the dry completely before spraying the base. I forgot what kind of clear that I got but I should have gotten the stuff that you have. My clear was hard to spray, hard to get it to lay down smooth and not run. make sure you use a sanding block too, helps keeps things level.

 

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Genuine Rolla &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Make sure that you mix everything correctly, not too much and not too little. remember, the paint will only be as smooth as prep work under it. make sure you wetsand the primer with 600 or 800 grit. allow it the dry completely before spraying the base. I forgot what kind of clear that I got but I should have gotten the stuff that you have. My clear was hard to spray, hard to get it to lay down smooth and not run. make sure you use a sanding block too, helps keeps things level. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Thanks for the great tip.

 

I would of recomended the PPG DCU2021 for clear. It lays out really nice and is easy to spray. I haven't been that impressed with the OMNI line.

 

good luck

 

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Me neither...I used some Omni clear on my car and I found it hard to get it to lay down smooth and its not all that resistant to dripping. It seemed like I couldn't get the atomization down correctly no matter how long I spent getting the pattern right.

 

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omni is a generic line made by ppg. and yea the omni clear are shitty too imo but then again if you know what your doing and know how to adjust you gun correctly you should have no problem laying down any brand of clear.

 

forget the car that bike is sick!
for waiting on the finish

 

Thanks for all the greatful tips you guys. greatly appreciated.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blue k7 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">forget the car that bike is sick!
for waiting on the finish </TD></TR></TABLE>
haha your gonna help me wet sand the bitch lOl

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EG-Kaos &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">remember to degrease all the surfaces and bleed your compressor to have it free of water, don't wanna get the nasty fish eyes in that nice paint </TD></TR></TABLE>

how do u bleed an air compressor to get water out? because i always get fish eyes with mine and my oil/water removers fill up fast as hell.

 

dangg.. thats a lot of pix oh yea make a new post for future pictures!