would it be better to paint it outside? i live at a farm so i was thinking about doing this instead of painting inside the garage since its pretty dusty in there..any tips for painting at home? ive painted 2 cars but then that was in a booth so yeah its gonna be a little different this time around

 

you could probably paint in both but if its really dusty and confined in the garage i think it would be best to just paint outside. make sure its on a mildly warm day, with no breeze and no chance of rain. just put on a lot more coats than you would originally think you need so you can give yourself a safety net when wet sanding all the dust nibs out. but good luck

 

has anyone painted there car outside? did it turn out pretty decent looking?

 

is the floor dirt or cement? if its cement make some temp walls and wet the floor

 

I did a couple backyard paint jobs, they all turned out fine.
There were a couple tiny bugs that died in the paint but when it was dru i just picked them off. For some reason bugs like wet paint. Then they die in it. But anyway it will be fine so go for it. Just make sure its a warm day with low humidity and no wind.

 

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There were a couple tiny bugs that died in the paint but when it was dru i just picked them off. For some reason bugs like wet paint. Then they die in it. But anyway it will be fine so go for it. Just make sure its a warm day with low humidity and no wind.</TD></TR></TABLE>

hahahaha.....i dont know why, but that made me laugh. lol, it just sounded funny

 

you plan to do a paint job and you can't clean your dusty garage?

do you think people paint in a clean, sealed area(aka the paint booth) just for fun?

 

Why not go to Lows buy some plastic and make a clean area.

 

i just finished mine...i should post pics up...but it turned out ok...no covers somewhat windy but overall it was ok...temp around 70-80...just wished i had an oven to help out with some of the orange peel...

 

yeah you should be fine outside as long as its not too windy

 

I painted mine in my driveway, under a tree and in a barn:

 

Good job. That's impressive for not being in a booth.

 

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yoshi post up pics!

 

havent had any time to take pics...hopefully i will get some up later on today....

 

Would you post a pic of the oven u used to help w/orange peel too?

 

you can find some real good tips on how to remove o/p online...most of what everyone is doing is wet sanding...this is just a generalization of how some people have done it...first is a stepping procedure with wet sanding...then it just comes down to polishing to bring back the shine...

now the wet sand stepping procedure can and will be different but like i said its a generalization of what I've read...

first start off with 1k sand paper then move to 1.5k then 2k...remember to alway use water...just keep sanding till you see no more o/p...from this point the the paint seems to not shine and looks dull which is fine...after all that and you got all the o/p off the second step is to get yourself a buffer...now I'm not a pro at this and i wish some people in here could chime in but i think most people would recommend an orbital buffer but i myself just used a regular non orbital buffer which worked out for me...get yourself some good-professional polish and the right pad and buff away...the shine will come back and will stay...have fun...

on a side note i did it this way as well except i just used 2k sand paper...then polished with the buffer using polish...not rubbing compound or wax...just polish...and the paint and shine looked very good...i was pleased with it...have fun....

 

do not get an orbital buffer...that will not work nearly as good as a regular buffer. after wetsanding, be sure to use some sort of rubbing compound. I like 3M's Perfect-It compound. Then follow that up with polishing with the right kind of pad, then wax.