Hi guys.

I'm making this thread to hopefully get some guidance and show my progress along the way. I have no prior paint experience before this. This car is not indented to be a daily driver. Its a streetable track car so I am not expecting this paint job to be pefect, I just want to to be presentable. I'm doing a color change to white, I hear is a easy color to work with and I like how it looks. After reading up on the basics and some advice from friends I think I'm ready to dive into this.

The supplies I've picked up so far for prep work:

IR dual action sander
360 grit discs - for taking the glaze off the majority of the car
180 grit discs- for taking any spots receiving filler down to bare metal
80 grit discs - for roughing up bare metal receiving filler
320 grit sanding sponge - for the hard to get to areas
Flexible sanding block with 220 and 400 grit paper - for block sanding filler

Supplies I intend to pick up for prep work:

Filler
Hardener
Filler spreaders
Primer
Painters tape/plastic

I'm open to suggestions on what kind of filler to get, I've heard Evercoat is good? Thats what I plan to get at the moment.

As far as primer is concerned I'm unsure what to get. Can I use spray can primer or should I use primer to spay out of a gun? I was hoping to just primer the spots receiving filler. With the car being painted a shade of white, does it really matter on the color of the primer used? I probably won't be able to pick up any supplies now due to it being Labor Day weekend so I have a few days to think about this.

Another question I have is now that the car is sanded down its harder to spot the dings and dents that need to be repaired. What can I do to find them easier?

With that being said, I guess I'll post up my progress so far. I spent most of the day yesterday working with the DA in the larger panels. Still have some sanding to do with the sponge.

 

You need to use lacquer primer, or else the paint would react

 

Over the past 2 days I got a little bit done. Finally figured out how to get the molding above the front windows and windshield side trim off. I messed up the top molding on the windshield, but from what I remember on getting windshields replaced on previous hondas they replace that piece every time. I also stripped the door jambs and removed the doors. Tomorrow I hope to make it to the autobody supply store to pick up filler, hardener, spreaders, tack rags, primer, and whatever else they recommend I get for the prep work.

And here are the usual pics:

 

Now do the same thing on the inside ha

 

If I have enough paint left over I may spray the interior, but I'm not too worried about it. I will be running full gsr interior

 

I'm going to be doing the same thing here in a couple weeks on my car, keep us posted on the project and keep up the good work!