DIY Paint Job

[Dragon Humper]

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[Dragon Humper]

Anyone can do a pro job in their driveway, been there dne that. It's all in the prep and the final. You can have all kinds of garbage in the paint and it will come right out with the proper techniques.

A razor blade dragged across some 320 grit sandpaper will give it a nice hook-scraper to pull off runs, they peal right off. A little wet sanding with 1500 and a polish and you will never tell that you had a gobber of a run. Same goes for sand and dirt. A razor blade pushed like a planer will pick them right out and leave it flat again, hit it with the buffer and they are history.

A miles deep paint job is alot of work, even for the pros, that's why they cost so much, it's all about the time. Do alot of research and prepare to spend about $1500 on supplies (2 stage paint, thinner, catalist, tape, sandpaper, 3 polishing compounds, (a cheap HVLP, compressor not included), air filters, masks, some cheap longboards.......there is more, like I said, do lots of reading first). The other thing is time, at least 100 hours for prep, paint and final if you only have a little bit of prep to do with no rust repair.



Jon.

[klys]

did my post work?

but indeed, razor blades were quite useful for the clear coat runs...

[esh]

this is some good info guys...might attempt to paint this winter, but with proper prep

[MKIV]

The process to a DIY paint job:

Sealed, heated, dust-free unit.

All prepping equipment. (has been mentioned already)

Welder if new metal is required.

A gallon of basecoat in your color.
(note: please avoid the garbage that we know as single stage)

Another gallon of acrylic clear coat.

Gravity feed gun.

Lots of patience.

Good luck and please post progress when this project goes underway!

[Jts-t]

yea i defs need to buy a spray gun, no way am i using a spray can. thanks for more info guys. I will for sure post up the results when i get around to painting it.