my car paint thread

[99sel-r]

ok since alot of people are painting their cars by themselves i decided to start to paint my car on my own it will be a slow process but i hope it comes out good

[adio0102]

ya good luck,id rather have a body shop paint mine.its true nissan paint and i get good body work done free *** its a good friend of my moms so u cant beat that.and atleast it will get done right and last a couple years.but good luck and post pics when ur done and while ur doing it.

[BoostThis]

Originally Posted by adio0102

its true nissan paint

true nissan paint? ive yet to see a dealership carry paint [besides touch up paint]. where do you find nissan paint [as in the same exact mix they use in the factory to paint cars]?

[limp_noodle]

don't you know ... his mom's friend is the robot who paints the cars...


oh and g/l 99sel-r. i'll be doing the same to my car in the summer time.

[99sel-r]

its not about how good it comes out its about feeling good and learning something new who know it will probably come out good what can i loose

[Pr0nSt4r]

exactly worst that can happen is u screw up, but then all u gotta do i resand and respray. gl bro im sure you'll do fine.

[ekizz]

youll do fine bro.

maybe you should try the 50 dollar paint roller technique, worked pretty good for me ;D

[limp_noodle]

post pics of every step if possible

[classicaddict]

Originally Posted by 99sel-r

its not about how good it comes out its about feeling good and learning something new who know it will probably come out good what can i loose

any monkey with comon sence can hook up a gun and lay paint.........do a bunch of light coats and just wet sand every 2/3 coats and your golden.



the real skill is in the prep work. sand it down well, use too high of a grit and the new paint wont want to stick......use to low and you will see grain threw the paint 800 is normally a good grit to lay primer over. after that go from 800 to leval the coats out then lightly use 1000 to revome the grit. if you spend the time and bare threw the pain of a cramping hand you will have a body panel that is the smoothest thing you have ever seen in your entire freakin life.

good luck and just remember. T-A-K-E Y-O-U-R T-I-M-E!

Originally Posted by Pr0nSt4r

exactly worst that can happen is u screw up, but then all u gotta do i resand and respray. gl bro im sure you'll do fine.

exactly. paint isnt final.....you can always re-do it. the only thing you are fighting is time. if you want it done 2 weeks from now you WILL mess it up no question about it............if your just in it for learning and have no set date i am absolutly possitive it will come out great. just use google and find yourself a resto/body oriented forum and soak in everything you can find.

[BoostThis]

if you had some old body panels laying around, I would advise you to just practice painting those, youll see where your flaws are and youll learn how to correct them. Also, youll get a better feel for your spray gun. Id rather mess up a piece i could just discard than mess up the whole car.