Respraying..

[rad100]

hey...

ok i have searched this forum for diy resprays..

is there a diy thread on start to finish..

like sanding, preping, undercoats, painting?

im looking at going satin black and i wanna give it a go myself!

any links would be good!

cheers adrian

[battery]

im very interested in this too, satin black is awesome.....

i think the main problem with going DIY is getting access to good equipment.....

[cruzin33]

I think doing a car satin black yourself is hard because it shows all the defects

[cruzin33]

You will need a good air compressor to keep a even flow on large panels.

Its a lot harder then it looks and takes a shit load of time if you wana do a good job

[rad100]

oh i have all the equiptment! just need to know how to do it!

[cruzin33]

What size compressor and hp is it

[rad100]

um not 100% on specs but it has painted 10+ cars in the last 12 months...

got it from a family friends workshop

it also painted my bodykit!

so it works well!

[cruzin33]

If its from a workshop should work good

Have a look on youtube i remember watching a far few diy vids on bodywork and painting

[maximumrpm]

a compressor thats atleast 2.5hp should be fine. if the car has paint on it, use thick sand paper like 120 grade to start with, then use a 400 grade and then a 600 grade, make sure you sand with a block and not just by hand as it leave grooves, make sure to bog any dents and sand flush. wipe down the car with grease and wax remover to get rid of any oils/grease on the surface. spray primer on with a thick nozzle say a 2.1mm and do a couple of thick coats. once primmed give it a quick light sand with a 800 grade sand paper. wipe down with grease and wax again, then start you coats of paint. do the first layer light, then build up with a couple more thick layers, remember to sand with 800 grade in between coats, after the final thick coat do a sand with 2000 grade, give it a buff and you should be fine

no im not a painter by trade but have done a few cars and all have come up nice.

hope this helps you guys

[cruzin33]

What type of paint you going to use?

[rad100]

do u do a clear coat after?

now i know this is going to cause a discussion... hipe we can keep to the topic...

im going satin black...

now i know its gonna have to be straight as and thats not a problem..

now i know u still do the same procedure as u have mentioned...

but when it comes to the clear coat will i loose the satin finish or not?

cheers

[Basti]

im guessing you will if u are using normal clear. but i have eard of satin finish clear coat.

[rad100]

ahhhh thats right!!!

thanks heaps guys!

time to get sanding!

here we go!

[NA_Goodness]

Grab some sand paper, some mates and a carton or 10 and have fun!!

Good luck, its not something I'd do to my 33 cos its too valuable to me, but maybe a bunky old daily driver, but thats me. btw, I dont actually have a bunky old daily driver, so that rules that plan out

[Trent04]

goodluck with it mate, if you can, try it on somthing first before you go and spray your skyline....just to get the confidence up, but good luck with it

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

buy a shitty smashed up vn conformodore and try painting it lilac for practice...

if you fuck it up then drive it off a cliff or burn it for fun

if it works sell it to some popped collar pink polo shirt weraring fucktard for 15k

[maximumrpm]

no clear, cause if you do it will be gloss black

[rad100]

thanks for all the replys! ill keep u updated!!

[lingeringsoul]

also practice it on a piece of wood first

practice the movement of the hand

know how much to mix thinner and paint and know what the out come will be

play around the nozzles a bit and find the right spray.

[maximumrpm]

are you using 2pak or acrylic? 2pak would be the preference as the paint dries faster and has a harder finish, and as lingeringsoul said make sure you mix the right amounts of thinners, paint, hardener etc

good luck with the job mate, show us some pics when your does...remember to add that wide body kit now