How much paint does it take?
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How much paint does it take?
For those of you who have painted your own 1st gens. How much paint did it take to cover your first gen? Is 2 Quarts enough or would you reccommend more. I don't really want to have paint left over but I REALLY don't want to run short on paint. I've been going to school learning how to paint but I havn't learned how to esstimate how much paint I'll need.
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If I recall correctly, when I painted the car shell with Epoxy (Its was a 2 part epoxy to 1 part hardner) it took me about a 1/2 a gallon, because I only bought one can of hardner and needed 2 to finish the whole jug. And that covered the engine bay, inside the car, door inside and outside, hood inside and out, so basically the whole car. So that would be 3/4 of a gallon of material. I bet if you do only all the outside stuff, it would be less than that ... so I would say go ahead and get 2 quarts ... or if you want to play it safe ...you can always get one now and if you run short get more
Forgot to mention, that did 2 coats on everything minus inside the car.
Forgot to mention, that did 2 coats on everything minus inside the car.
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Hey thanks... Yeah I'm doing a one step urathane on the outside that has the clear premixed. I'm going to rattle can the engine bay and the interior. I'll get 2 quarts just to be safe.
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A lot of it depends on the type of paint. I used nearly 3 qts. of single stage urethane when I painted the widebody. But I also had to paint the hood twice and the kit itself needed more paint than a stock body. Never hurts to have a little extra for mistakes and redos.