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JerseyGirlRacing · 01-23-2007, 07:53 PM

I AMbody woman and i will let you know that you are correct with your "badly painted peelercar".

If you have a "peeler" or something sun damaged, you just hit the car with a DA (Dual Action) sander with 320/420 grit and scuff it down to the primer. Once it's scuffed, you wax & grease remove (if you don't have the chemicals Dawn Dish Soap is fine), and prep it to paint.

In my professional opinion,Ido NOT reccomend doing ANY painting at home unless you are in a climate controlled professional booth. Paint companys have certain specs guaranteed on paint...it has to be a STEADY seventy degrees with very little humidity...if it's 40 degrees or 80-90, if not, paint doesn't cure right.

As for doing the car at home, I have a compressor, and I had my paint gun set at all the proper settings and PSI's and shot two Chevy truck fenders in red enamel....and guess what??? I still got dust particles in my hose from it blowing thru the compressor. And guess what? You can't sand Enamel..it's 1 stage with clear coat built in... so, I had to DA it all back down again with 420 and re-shoot it at the professional booth at work. A waste of paint and of time.....

01-23-2007, 07:53 PM	#8
JerseyGirlRacing Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Posts: 32	RE: Painting a Car? I AMbody woman and i will let you know that you are correct with your "badly painted peelercar". If you have a "peeler" or something sun damaged, you just hit the car with a DA (Dual Action) sander with 320/420 grit and scuff it down to the primer. Once it's scuffed, you wax & grease remove (if you don't have the chemicals Dawn Dish Soap is fine), and prep it to paint. In my professional opinion,Ido NOT reccomend doing ANY painting at home unless you are in a climate controlled professional booth. Paint companys have certain specs guaranteed on paint...it has to be a STEADY seventy degrees with very little humidity...if it's 40 degrees or 80-90, if not, paint doesn't cure right. As for doing the car at home, I have a compressor, and I had my paint gun set at all the proper settings and PSI's and shot two Chevy truck fenders in red enamel....and guess what??? I still got dust particles in my hose from it blowing thru the compressor. And guess what? You can't sand Enamel..it's 1 stage with clear coat built in... so, I had to DA it all back down again with 420 and re-shoot it at the professional booth at work. A waste of paint and of time.....