Hey I was wondering if anyone here has any expertise on repainting cars. I would like to learn how to do it and was wondering if anyone knew of a good website/book that lists all the steps and tools needed to get the job done?:canada:

 

i never knew there were so many people who want/do this... good luck.. i know theres a few people here that are good at it.. equipment and patience are key i think.

 

Yeah, I want to do it if I get my gf's old 90 Teg. I don't want to dump any real money into it besides engine work. It is a good learning car too cause if I mess it up, I don't care

 

some good paint, a good gun, a VERY and I mean VERY clean environment to paint in. One fleck of dust will ruin your whole day. Other than that, light coats is the key. If you don't make it with one pass, you always have another, then a real good wetsanding session followed by a good sealer(clear) and you're all set. A few tips, clean, clean and more clean. Any oil like if you accidently bruch your arm on the car when preping it will cause a fish eye, If your clothes make link, wear a painters suit. Always, and I mean always wear a respriator and some eye protection.

It's best left up to the pro unless you'd had some training on it, don't attempt it yourself without having a pro walk you through it. And even after that I'd practice on a few junkers before you try a serious car.

what do you mean serious money, a earl shybe, or maaco, or one of the discount paint places, it's not a great job, but it's far better than you could do by yourself, and doesn't cost that much. a good paint gun will cost more than an entire good paint job. The gun I used cost close to $5000 but oh did house of kolor flow through it's veins

 

What do you think of priming and sanding DIY and then going to Macco? I've heard they don't use a clear coat, just an enamal of sort.

 

personally that's the way I'd go, then you can have your body smooth as a baby's ass and ready to go, because they do NO prep work. I've personally never gone to a discount painter, but there's several of them around, and you should be able to find one that would squirt it, heat cure it, then clear it, and heat cure that and you should be all set, defiately for under $500 if you don't pick an exotic color, and do all the prep work(removing trim, filling or pulling dings, and smoothing the body), I stess the exotic paint though, the nastiest paint I ever dealt with was porsche guards red, it was $400 a pint! there's more expensive house of kolor paints(I've heard of as much as $1000 a pint) but I've never touched them.

 

Macco and other dicount paint shops spray acrilic enamal on the car instead of base coat clear coat and enamal looks like sh*t like 2-3 years down the road the only way I would do it this was is if I was going to sell it as soon as I got it back.

 

$5000 for a paint gun? Is that a high end one? What do you figure the price would be for some mid-end equipment and enough paint to do the car cost? Just normal paint, the same color as the stock color. Also does more coats make it look better and whats the best finish to give it that really glassy look?

 

you could pick up an Ok gun and compressor for $500($300 for a decent gun) but the big problem is the paint, factory honda paint isn't cheap. Your best bet is to check around and ask prices, ask them if you do all of the prep work how much they'd charge.