PAINTING ?!?!?!
10-03-2006, 10:41 PM
#14
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RE: PAINTING ?!?!?!
ORIGINAL: oxfordgt
Me and a buddy painted his 93 gt last year and it turned out great. We stripped it inside and out (we changed the color from red to blue), did all the body work, primed it, wet sanded the primer, Sprayed the color(5 coats), sprayed the silver stripes, cleared it and wet sanded it and polished it all in about 3 weeks in his garage. We knew what we were doing and had all the equipment to do it. It is a big project and you can mess it up but it is just paint which can be fixed.
Me and a buddy painted his 93 gt last year and it turned out great. We stripped it inside and out (we changed the color from red to blue), did all the body work, primed it, wet sanded the primer, Sprayed the color(5 coats), sprayed the silver stripes, cleared it and wet sanded it and polished it all in about 3 weeks in his garage. We knew what we were doing and had all the equipment to do it. It is a big project and you can mess it up but it is just paint which can be fixed.
10-03-2006, 10:50 PM
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RE: PAINTING ?!?!?!
ORIGINAL: 97 5.0L
My friend ahs painted a few cars and agrees to paint mine. But I really know nothing about it so I was wondering why you would wet sand after you got the clear coat on?
ORIGINAL: oxfordgt
Me and a buddy painted his 93 gt last year and it turned out great. We stripped it inside and out (we changed the color from red to blue), did all the body work, primed it, wet sanded the primer, Sprayed the color(5 coats), sprayed the silver stripes, cleared it and wet sanded it and polished it all in about 3 weeks in his garage. We knew what we were doing and had all the equipment to do it. It is a big project and you can mess it up but it is just paint which can be fixed.
Me and a buddy painted his 93 gt last year and it turned out great. We stripped it inside and out (we changed the color from red to blue), did all the body work, primed it, wet sanded the primer, Sprayed the color(5 coats), sprayed the silver stripes, cleared it and wet sanded it and polished it all in about 3 weeks in his garage. We knew what we were doing and had all the equipment to do it. It is a big project and you can mess it up but it is just paint which can be fixed.
Here is a link to a cool "how to".
http://www.autopaintinginfo.com/cs.html
10-04-2006, 12:10 AM
#18
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RE: PAINTING ?!?!?!
ORIGINAL: JD1969
Wet sanding will "level" out the paint and take out some (but not all) flaws. I reccomend that if a person is interested in painting to look for a community college or tech school and take a class from them. Keep in mind that the tools you will need to it right are exspensive. Air compressor (with enoguh guts to keep up with the gun), the gun itself, hammers, dollies, and then there is the paint. It's not uncommon to have $500-1000 in just materials if you are doing a "decent job".
Here is a link to a cool "how to".
http://www.autopaintinginfo.com/cs.html
ORIGINAL: 97 5.0L
My friend ahs painted a few cars and agrees to paint mine. But I really know nothing about it so I was wondering why you would wet sand after you got the clear coat on?
ORIGINAL: oxfordgt
Me and a buddy painted his 93 gt last year and it turned out great. We stripped it inside and out (we changed the color from red to blue), did all the body work, primed it, wet sanded the primer, Sprayed the color(5 coats), sprayed the silver stripes, cleared it and wet sanded it and polished it all in about 3 weeks in his garage. We knew what we were doing and had all the equipment to do it. It is a big project and you can mess it up but it is just paint which can be fixed.
Me and a buddy painted his 93 gt last year and it turned out great. We stripped it inside and out (we changed the color from red to blue), did all the body work, primed it, wet sanded the primer, Sprayed the color(5 coats), sprayed the silver stripes, cleared it and wet sanded it and polished it all in about 3 weeks in his garage. We knew what we were doing and had all the equipment to do it. It is a big project and you can mess it up but it is just paint which can be fixed.
Here is a link to a cool "how to".
http://www.autopaintinginfo.com/cs.html
10-04-2006, 01:36 AM
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RE: PAINTING ?!?!?!
ORIGINAL: Emanpimpster
how much does a decent paint job generally cost??
how much does a decent paint job generally cost??
10-04-2006, 01:52 AM
#20
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Ny
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RE: PAINTING ?!?!?!
like most said i wud leave it up to the pros.....but the number 1 most important part to painting and most body work is the prep. If u prep ur car right it will look alot better. a crappy prep will be a crappy job