Professional Painters Please Read
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Professional Painters Please Read
Just wondering I want to try and paint my own bumper, so I'm just wondering what the painting process should include.
I want it to come out looking like I went to a body shop.
So what kind of paint do i buy, clear coat primer etc...
and whats the painting process?
I want it to come out looking like I went to a body shop.
So what kind of paint do i buy, clear coat primer etc...
and whats the painting process?
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Re: Professional Painters Please Read (Sassafrass)
Ever thought about taking a class at your local community college?
I doubt online instructions can make it look like it just came out of a body shop. Good luck though.
I doubt online instructions can make it look like it just came out of a body shop. Good luck though.
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Re: Professional Painters Please Read (JMS JT)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JMS JT »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Ever thought about taking a class at your local community college?
I doubt online instructions can make it look like it just came out of a body shop. Good luck though.</TD></TR></TABLE>
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One thing you could do though is get some help online and try it out on an old bumper or something from a junkyard. It's a good way to practice, and if you mess up, it doesn't matter since it's junk anyways. I practiced wetsanding on an old hood I had laying around and found that the paint on the edges is way thinner than the paint elsewhere on the body. Lesson learned, at a low price
It's always a good thing to learn, but if you're in it to save money, I think you'd spend more money in the long run learning how to paint correctly than getting it done the right way in the first place
I doubt online instructions can make it look like it just came out of a body shop. Good luck though.</TD></TR></TABLE>
experience > *
One thing you could do though is get some help online and try it out on an old bumper or something from a junkyard. It's a good way to practice, and if you mess up, it doesn't matter since it's junk anyways. I practiced wetsanding on an old hood I had laying around and found that the paint on the edges is way thinner than the paint elsewhere on the body. Lesson learned, at a low price
It's always a good thing to learn, but if you're in it to save money, I think you'd spend more money in the long run learning how to paint correctly than getting it done the right way in the first place
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