I really don't feel like spending hundreds upon hundreds of dollars for this and I think I am just going to do it myself. Anyone done this and have pics? Just curious as to see if you thought it was worth it or not. I don't want to paint it myself, just prep it.

 

i have pictures of my car but they arnt developed but it does save you lots of money just have some one who knows how to sand and primer and its all good. like me i did ost the sanding work and my freind from school is going to help me primer it i just have to buy it witch is going to cost me about 250 for the "good stuff" i guess its sandable and stuff and the guy who is going to shoot it for me i guess will end up charging me about $400 to $500 paint included and door jams and every thing i guess so total it will cost me about $1000 and in a autobody shop they told me about $5000 for the paint i want. but good luck man

 

remember to spray epoxy primer first under your primer surfacer first use 180 grit sandpaper and after your second prime, use 320 grit paper to finish it and get it ready to paint

 

what is the epoxy primer for?

 

First off, an Epoxy primer (like DP90) seals out any water from the metal surface!

Normal primers or fillers (and this includes bondo) are porous and water (and oil) can, over time soak through. When you see somebody driving around with exposed primer, it's possible that rust is already forming under it. What seals out the water is the final paint surface.

Normally, a quality body shop will not want to get involved with a project car that somebody else did the primer work. The reason is that they could be held acountable for problems that are caused by something covered up. Most customers (and this includes me) tend to take this as an insult, but I think it's understandable when you look at it from their point of view.

What I'd recommend would be to contact a good body shop and work up a deal where you do all the disassembly (and re-assembly) work and leave all the painting up to them.

If you still feel that you have to do the priming and sanding your self, talk to the paint shop PRIOR to doing any work! That way you don't end up with a situation where you can't find anybody that is willing to do the final coat.

I've done all my own body work and painted several cars over the years (I'm old) and can say that it's very rewarding, but time consuming. Count on doing things twice. Don't count on it saving money! (and count on it feeling like your fingers are bent backward from all the sanding!)

Wes

 

WHAT #GRIT should i use to sand down the clearcoat on my EK???i got 320 and 800 today from walmart