hey guys was looking to paint my car, i have all the equipment was just wondering whats a good but affordable paint brand that can mix me some good factory paint.

and how many times should i prine?
how many base coats?
and how many clear coats?

and any estimate what it would cost me if i paint the whole car with a good middle of the road paint,primer,and clear

 

you can get paint fron tcpglobal.com for a fair price or you can order from keystone or dupont. just stay away from the autozone crap

 

sounds good. what would i be looking at as far as pricing go? and is it good to do a base coat then clear seperatly? or should i get a paint with clear in it if thats possible?

 

well to do it rite and have it turn out super mega smoothe in materials ur lookin at prob 600 dollars at least do it yourself assuming you have the tools and skills to do so. Thats 2k filler primer, base coat, clear coat and body filler to fill dents. on tcp global they have lots of colors to choose from. and its reasonably priced.

 

What equipment do you have? It sounds like you have very little painting experience, but you are saying you have all the equipment....

OK supplies for primer/surfacer, paint, clear would be around $5-700, depending on what you need and which route you take.

 

ive only ben shooting paint for a year i hate it but it brings in extra cash on the side. i dont know every trick in the book but i do know how to replace a quarter pannel fix rust and lay coats of paint. as for my stuff is far from pro but works i have 2 harbor freight guns one rebuilt with sata jet guts and the other rebuilt wit devilbiss guts. i have a 30 gallon air compressor a couple pneumatic palm sanders and an air file. like im no pro but i do a good work.

 

I'm sorry Wdbjr12345, I was referring to the OP, as he said in the first section of the thread that he had all the equipment.

 

Its cool

 

i have a devilbiss paint gun,air comressor,air hose, a router sander, bondo, and obvious sand paper and tons of different grits. diferent waxes, and painters tape, and roll of plastic

 

you have a good start do you have a pressure regulator for the gun and what size fluid tip is in your gun i shoot with a 1.8 fluid tip at around 35psi.

 

What are the specs on your compressor?

 

yeah i have a pressure regulator on the gun and it has three different tips for it

 

Just take your time and do a good job

 

I personally always use Dupont or Nason(a lower line of Dupont). I worked at a shop where we used PPG and i hated it, it doesnt cover anything like dupont and i believe theyre priced higher. Use Nason 2k urethane primer, it covers/sands well. 2-3 coats of primer usually does the job. Base coat i usually go until it looks like its covered, then do one more coat for assurance. Then i usually go with about 3 coats of clear, but that all depends on how heavy you spray it. Just remember with clear "what you see is what you get"...basically if your clear looks dry when you spray it, itll look dry when it dries.

 

Thanks uncle willie, any info to get started is a great help! so if i were to purchase the 2k primer, Dupont or nason Base, and the Dupont or nason clear. What would i be looking at as far as cost?

 

Go to oreillys auto parts for the best price on it. Primer with activator is $85, the base coat will depend on the color. I would use Nason base, i know a gallon of millano red was like $220 or so. And I really like nason clear too so i would go with it, they have different activators depending on the use of it(whether your doing a panel or full car). I think the clear is around $150 for a gallon with activator and reducer but dont quote me on that.

 

Its for the full car, and oreillys carries it!?!

And do you have any pics of what the paint looked like after using Nason Paint?

 

Yep oreillys carries all sorts of paint supplies but alot of people dont know. One gallon of primer is enough. Youll probably only need about a half gallon of base coat but i would buy a gallon to be on the safe side. And a gallon of clear is plenty.

Yeah i have a pic of a milano red EK i painted a few months back, ill post pics in a few minutes. It took half a gallon of base and a gallon of clear. Ill be painting an EF sedan tomorrow so ill upload pics of it too if i remember to take some.

 

 

Sounds good bro, Looks good i must say! I would like to see a completed project outside just so ik what it looks like in the sun light..

 

And which Base did you use for it? and what hardeners or what not

 

If i see the kid tomorrow ill get a pic of the car. It could use a good wet sand/buff to make it smooth like glass. It was done with all Nason products. I dont remember the product number for the reducer. And they say to use hardener in nason and dupont base but people rarely do because the hardener is kinda pricey for what you get. I got these results with no hardener in the base. Make sure you mix your primer and clear just like it says on the can though.

 

So whatever paint I go with just follow what they recomend?

And do you have your own shop or do you do this for fun?

 

Yeah as long as you follow what they recommend youll be fine.

I went to school for it and worked in a body shop for like 6 months, just do it for fun now though

 

Milano Red is a "tri-coat" paint. What happened to the midcoat?