Well I have just finished repainting my car. It is my first attempt and I have a few questions/concerns. I sprayed the car with single stage Saturday. I have a few runs and dry spots it looks like and a few bubbles here and there. My question is what should I do from here? I would like to get it to look the best it can until I get the exospeed front end and repaint it base clear.

Thanks for any advise!!

 

Dont know about the bubbles. But since it is a single stage, you got to be careful, you cant buff anything other than a solid color. If you are sure it isnt metallic then you could sand out the dust and runs and buff it.

 

^^ Depends on how bad the paint job is and how many coats he sprayed. If you sprayed less than 3 coats, id be worried about sanding it and buffing it. If you dont think you used enough, sand the entire body down with 400-600 until it is smooth and then spray the whole car again. This is easier than wet sanding and buffing just to start sanding through the paint.

 

i would sand the whole car down i did the same thing with my eclipse and my ef and i messed up on both of them (black paint) so i just re-sanded the whole car and started from scratch until i got it right and then wet sanded and buffed

 

BEST THING TO DO IS WET SAND AND DO BASE AND CLEAR SINGLE STAGE IS TRASH . not trying to insult anyone

 

^^^^Yes the next attempt will be base/clear! I only did this to get my car one color without using rattle can and to test out how my spraying equipment and shop did on a car (I work in a cabinet shop with a spray room). I found that the guy I bought the paint from is well known for using to much reducer and it looked really thin. So that being said should I try to wet sand with some 5k grit and go from there? If I sand through it I'll just be repainting anyway and if I don't then I can save up and get much better paint.

 

[QUOTE=LS AzZkIkr;42835990 So that being said should I try to wet sand with some 5k grit and go from there? If I sand through it I'll just be repainting anyway and if I don't then I can save up and get much better paint.[/QUOTE]

If you sand down are you going to respray it? If yes, then use 400 to 600 grit sandpaper and wet sand like someone mentioned earlier. If you are just trying to sand it down and buff it out, then its probably not going to turn out well since it's a single stage.

 

vergotex3, why is single stage trash?

 

Single stage is not trash, he should get HUGE props for not rolling the damn paint on.
They just painted a track car on the show muscle car with some single stage paint because it holds up to the abuse and It looks GREAT

 

^^ Kind of where I got the idea. I had some damage and a wore out CF hood so I bought some paint and gave it a shot. It's a nice 10 footer, plus I mostly drag the car. It didn't need to be perfect, just one F...ing color! lol. So wet sand or no?

 

If you respray with a base clear, make sure you use plenty of coats of clear. Since your new to painting, id be inclined to use 4-6 coats of clear. That way if you have runs or imperfections, youll have plenty clear to wet sand and buff without getting into paint.

 

single stage is not trash ****in idiots on this forum

 

x2! Single stage is awesome paint! If you are good, in terms of spraying and buffing, you can get a better shine than a base clear.

One major advantage to single stage is, if you're just learning, you can sand and repaint until you get the finish you want.

My buddy is redoing a '58 Bel-Air. This car has like 17 coats of single stage paint on it. You can count the hairs on your chin in the shine!

 

People that say single stage paint is junk are too cheap to buy quallity single stage paint...

 

Can i add that the PY ITR paint is also a single stage.

 

i wouldnt put 4to6 coats of clear on anything i think 3 good coats is good u dont need to get this guy thinking he need that much clear on anything. sry but i dont get down with the singel stage. an i when i think of singel stage i think m-ron 5000

 

I don't like single stage paint, cause if you mess up, it's a little harder to fix and with 2 stage paint, it's much easier and looks better, cause I at least know that if something were to happen, I could easier blend it. I at least give you props for not using rattle can paint like some people do and think it looks good

 

Just say no to single stage. Do it right, 2 stage. Like stated before, because you can fix it. We're always going to get scratches and **** on our rides, may as well make it easier on ourselves down the road. Not saying go out and get a 3000$ paintjob, just grab so lower grade at the local auto paint supplier. You'll be thankful for it later.