http://www.remodeling-trade.com/car-painting-experts/
How can you save some money before getting your car painted at a shop?
Like for instance, if I wanted to get my car painted, what would the shop have to do to it before it gets painted?
Im not an expert at it, but do they sand off the paint before they apply the new paint?
If it does require sanding first, would I be saving my money if I went and sanded it myself instead of them to sand it?
One last question, if I were to recently get my car painted like black or something but then I decided “ahh I want to change the color”, do the paint shops just color over it, or you have to do stuff to it first?
Skill and experience is required specially at spraying time.
If you have time you can prepare the surface and have it sprayed.
Have a look at different links and learn from there.
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4SKPB_enMU311MU312&q=how+to+paint+car
surface preparation is required what ever paint will be applied.
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