I have a 94 del sol si "captiva blue"
Here is my build thread:
https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-civic-del-sol-1992-2000-1/courtneys-94-sol-rags-ritches-build-2506898/

I am doing all the work myself and Have been reading threads about how to repair and paint the body sections. I plan to go to the dealership and purchase some captiva blue so i can totally restore the paint on this car. What kind of primer should i be using , where do i get it? Does Honda sell it? Would it be cheaper somewhere else?
I just want to make sure all my materials are good quality. I dont want to have to strip it all off if i need to paint it again years down the road.
I want to do it the right way the first time.

I will be probably be rolling on the paint and wet sand/buffing the hell out of it to. I have read the paint goes further if you use this method. How much paint should i buy to pretty much do the whole outside of the car?
Will i get the same results if i roll as opposed to spraying?

 

Wow, that is a TON of work...

Just go to a local auto paint store and get some 2K primer (something for bare metal) and paint. If that blue is metallic you will need base coat and clear coat, plus all the required hardeners and reducers. If is just a flat color (no metallic, which it doesn't look like it is), then you can just do several coats of single stage paint and no clear.

Paint stores match colors for all OEM manufacturers, no need to go to the dealer.

Also, if that paint has any metallic, do not roll it. You would have to roll a bunch of clear on it afterwards just to be able sand/buff it, plus a roller is not going to lay down metallic paint in any way that will look decent.

How good are you at bodywork, as in reshaping and using a hammer/dolly on metal?

 

Well this car is a crash coarse in the subject. However i am going to go to school in the fall for body work and it is what i want to do for a living. I will be spending allot of time learning on this car , hopefully they let me use my car for a project at school.
I am good at hands on work so this should be a breeze for me.
I am planning on doing it mostly piece by piece since it is my daily driver. But i am really excited to get started.
Bad idea to roll on huh? ok then. . .
Looks like i will be purchasing an air compressor & gun then. Are the gravity fed guns the best for painting?

 

Yeah, gravity feed is the only way to go. A compressor with enough power to paint an entire car is going to require a 220V connection and cost around $1000 or more

 

What if i don't need to do the whole car at once. 1g is a little out of my price range. Is there a lower model compressor i can get by with? I am going to do a little at a time. and i will need to plug it in to a residential outlet.

 

There's a lot of options and it would be hard to sum it up in one post...check around in here for a while and search for compressor options: http://autobody101.com/

 

Really good link. Thank you . I will snoop around in there!