hey guys any one have like a self explanatory guide to prepping your car for paint like what grit sand paper and what putty to use on the hood and bumpers i talked to a guy who kinda explained it to me but im SCARED my hatch is my baby i dont want to F*** her up....but if guys got any help i'd appreciate it ALOT!!!!!

thanks

 

umm i bought the new HCI magazine its all about prepping your car for paint, like what exactly do you need to know..bondo-ing? or what?

 

it'll be everything...what month of magazine is that?
whats on the front cover cuz i could go pic it up

 

HCI volume #4 (july 2003) , it is in stores right now. Front cover is a orange silvia.

 

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correct...it even comes with a cool S14.5 poster

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=476935

 

i'm doing the prepe work on my car right now

just sand the whole car down or sand blast it

to take all the paint of them give it a couple of

coats of primer, then just keep sanding the car

starting with a 240 and make ur way up to 600

 

i might be able to help... if you are painting the entire car (inside and out) then here's how you do it. first the door jams and inside that's going to be painted. the best way to sand these areas down is by using scrotch brite. you heard me scotch brite. use the brown onE. sand it down really good. then when you think you've sanded it all, sand it a little more but this time using water and the scotch brite. dry it off if you can with a air blower, if not, let it dry completly, what this does is it allows you to see what spots you missed when you sanded. if it's shinny, it needs more sanding. so just sand everything til it's dull. once that's done, then comes the outside. if you're car is stock paint then it's pretty easy. leave all the dents and other crap to the body shop, bondo and dent pulling is for only pros. anyways, using a soft sanding block and 420-500 grid wet sand paper, sand the whole car down basically til the outside of the is dull also. remember to use water with the sanding paper cause it makes it easier. use the same techniques for the outside as you did for the inside. it's pretty easy. i've done it soo many times.