wanted to do my own paintjob ?

I want to try it , I got a spare jetta III hood and I wouldn't mind practicing on that.

Anyone got any tips or anything or what tools to buy?

ex: What name brand spray gun , compressor or air hose ?

 

Its harder than you think. But if you want to try it, go for it. If you're spraying it in your garage your going to get a lot of dirt in the clear and it will need to be sanded out with 1500 grit and polished. I bought a paint gun from harbor freight tools for $50 and it sprays great. you'll need a big enough air compressor to keep up with your spray gun. Mine is 5 hp 30 gallon and it keeps up fine so far. You'll need to wash the car real good, sand the entire car with 600 grit by hand or 320 grit w/ a DA sander. wash the car again, clean w/ wax and grease remover that you can pick up from a paint supply store. Mask off everything. This is one the most important steps because you can spend hours trying to remove all the overspray, so take your time. Clean one more time w/ wax and grease remover and you're ready to spray.

I'd recommend buying a manual on paint and body work. I've seen them at Pep Boys for around $12. And you'll need a high speed polisher to polish your sand scratches out after nib sanding the dirt form your clear. Is that enough info. One more thing, your going to need a paint filter for your gun to keep dirt and moisture from the air compressor from getting onto your paint.

 

whole thats as detailed as you can get , you had experiences with this already ?

can you compressor plug into any wall sockey or is it a 220v or something ?

and , I heard somewhere before that you got to spray liek two feet away , how far do you spray it ?

 

yea I've had experience. I go to school for paint and body and graduate in 2 months. My compressor plugs into the wall (its a craftsman). Ocassionally the circuit breaker shuts it off but luckily it hasn't shut off while I've been spraying. **Knock on wood**. I spray between 8-10 inches from the surface. It depends on how your spray gun is adjusted and your personal preference. I would definately recommend practicing on that hood you have.

 

that wouldnt be ghetto that would be DIY, and an excellent learning experience :-D

 

DIY is coo

 

My friend repainted his civic Electron blue, when it was origionally white. turned out good except for his hood. The paint had so many runs in it, it looked horrible. His car looks quite ghetto now, however, since he hit a dead dog on the freeway which tore out the lower lip of his front bumper, and shattered his rear bumper into 6 pieces. he now has an electron blue car with 2 stock white bumpers. hehehe:yay:

 

there is an enormous difference between a $50 and $500 gun, and while hte gun is not mandatory, the better it is the easier it will be for a newbie.

if you do it in a garage, spray the area out with the air hose, and take great care to put plastic around the car, get those temporary walls if you can afford them, or at least staple them to the walls.

the thing is, when you start spraying paint, its an air line, high pressure, all it does is kick up any dust that was laying around, so you need to be very mindful of dust, because it will stand out the worst when youre done.

 

important tip for him: "make sure to spray past edges"

start 10" before and stop 10" after an area, otherwise the paint will build up funny, or worse, run.

 

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