Knocked Some of The Ugly Off
12-19-07, 03:11 PM
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I am going to lay out a couple "tips" from a person who has in the past 5 years taken Automotive painting on as a hobby...
1) To start out- Primering is ONLY needed when you are trying to obtain a perfectly smooth surface to lay your paint ontop of. A common misconception is that the primer "makes the paint stick better" which is not true. Primer is used to fill imperfections.
**** SO if you are not looking for a show quality smoothness and are just looking to make your car shiney and all one color then primering is not a needed step*****If you are not using an acyrilic enamel then the most important step (which most people don't even know exists) is the SEALER. Some primers have sealer built in, but if not then you need to use a sealer before spraying the paint..
You can paint your car very inexpensively using materials that can be found at your LOCAL TSC (tractor supply company) they have an extensive collection of Acrylic Enamel paints (they are single stage) and it is easy to mix and spray. A Gallon of paint with all the hardeners and thinner is only $80 for a full paintjob.
Anyways..... Good luck all...
The first few are using 2 stage paints ( base and clear), the truck was using Acrylic enamel (before wetsand), and the last is another 2 stage painting project I did...
Also I painted that truck outside (it was my first time painting years ago) and it rained on it during my last coat.. Weather channel was a lying bitch that day......
1) To start out- Primering is ONLY needed when you are trying to obtain a perfectly smooth surface to lay your paint ontop of. A common misconception is that the primer "makes the paint stick better" which is not true. Primer is used to fill imperfections.
**** SO if you are not looking for a show quality smoothness and are just looking to make your car shiney and all one color then primering is not a needed step*****If you are not using an acyrilic enamel then the most important step (which most people don't even know exists) is the SEALER. Some primers have sealer built in, but if not then you need to use a sealer before spraying the paint..
You can paint your car very inexpensively using materials that can be found at your LOCAL TSC (tractor supply company) they have an extensive collection of Acrylic Enamel paints (they are single stage) and it is easy to mix and spray. A Gallon of paint with all the hardeners and thinner is only $80 for a full paintjob.
Anyways..... Good luck all...
The first few are using 2 stage paints ( base and clear), the truck was using Acrylic enamel (before wetsand), and the last is another 2 stage painting project I did...
Also I painted that truck outside (it was my first time painting years ago) and it rained on it during my last coat.. Weather channel was a lying bitch that day......
12-19-07, 05:28 PM
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12-20-07, 04:30 PM
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this thread is inspiration.. i bought a gallon of primer a year or so ago for my old car i thought i would do myself, now i got this fc it needs some work , i got a spray gun and i needa fix my air compressor but now i know i can at least do the prep /prime in my driveway.. at least get that out of the way so it will be ready for paint by the time i get my tax return.. sounds like a plan.
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