Just got my compressor and spray gun. I'm a pure noob to laying down paint, so anyone feel free to give me some pointers, such as how much paint will be needed, ratios to mix paint/condenser clear/hardener, Sanding steps? Thanks in advance!
Painting tips?
Just got my compressor and spray gun. I'm a pure noob to laying down paint, so anyone feel free to give me some pointers, such as how much paint will be needed, ratios to mix paint/condenser clear/hardener, Sanding steps? Thanks in advance!
Since you probably don't have a booth, it'd probably be a good idea to wet the floor where you're painting to trap some dust. It'd also be a good idea to make your own makeshift booth.
yea i dont have a booth, but i guess i'll look into building a cheapo one. Thanks, any other tips greatly appreciated, or if anyone wants to lend me a hand in person
sand down the clear coat with 1500 wet sandpaper..... the paint you can either mix it half paint/ half reducer depending on how thick the paint is.... most clears are 4 to 1(meaning 4 clear and 1 hardener) tape first all the edges and then on top put the paper... will you be using newspaper????
Lol at this postOriginally Posted by Crazydelsol
Also What color are you planing on painting? If its a silver or something with a lot of pearl or flake you might not want to start with a color thats difficult to spray for your first paint job.
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what size compressor do you have?
using a 60 gal compressor. i forgot the cfm, but i'll look that up tomorow. Yes i will be using news paper
Rule number one! Take your time even a cheap garage paint job can look decent but 75% of a great paint job is in the prep work this is also the part that takes the most time. If you dont have a clue how to work a gun and lay paint talk to someone who does. And about mixing them paint some paint brands are diffrent ratios pick up a few mixing cups to help you with this part. Also I like to use all the same brand if im laying down a ppg base coat I want to use there brand of clear.Yes some guys mix and match But some are not compatable together. I could go on and on But do your research and have a Idea of what your doing before you even start the prep work and way before touching a paint gun.
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Laugh at his tips but they sure get the job done!
You don't always need a paint booth for a 99% perfect paint job. Mine was painted b4 the shop could afford the paint booth so if you need some help hit crazydelsol up.
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Last edited by RsonGt3's; 03-25-2012 at 05:44 PM.
i dont see nothing to "lol" at
Thanx n yea the integra came out clean
Going for a blueish-green color. Yea I'm not doing this alone, i will be getting advice from a painter, but i will be doing 100% of the work. Its a learning experience for me, so just trying to learn a few tips that may help me
Gl man hopefully everything comes out good
thanks man!
lol k thanks
Hell yeah, Laos!
Show them what's up
Quick Tip! Dont rattle can..
It's not the speed that kill's its the sudden stop at the end.
Are you going to use single stage paint or base coat and clear?
going for base coat and clear
bumpp i would like to do the same... goodluck
i got it painted. it turned out pretty good, some orange peel and a few runs, but all in all not bad for a first timer
Post up some pics
I need a smaller sig pic
So did you paint outside or in a garage or something becasue im painting my car soon for the first time n need all the advice i can get too lol
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