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Looking for some help with car spray painting….Anyone help?
I have had to replace one of my car doors due to vandals, and have managed to get a second hand car door, but it is the wrong colour…I am intersted in finding a tutorial for car spraying.I am a novice at this so it cant be to o.t.t……….I have checked out a few sites but they aint up to much…..Can you help me with this….I am interested mainly the best way to do it,We have an air gun with compressor, but i know that there are lots of things about “how long between coats do you leave it, and the likes.. Can anyone help me…….Thanks to all in advance.
You could enroll in night class at a local trade school.
You can also (as has been said) ask some advice from the local paint supplier.
More than likely you will have a clearcoat system on your car. To achieve a good color match, you may need to paint the adjacent panels. This is called “blending” Basically, here is how it should be done;
If new door is in good shape (paint not peeling, etc), I usually wash very well with ammonia first, then Comet and a scuff pad. This gets all the grease and wax. You can use a commercial product, but that is my method. After that I wet sand with 400 grit paper. Dry the panel VERY WELL, under moldings etc. Then mix and apply the base color, mixing instructions should be on the can. Spray two or three coats, until color is uniform. Allow about 5-10 minutes flash time between the coats. Let the base dry for about 1 hour (it will be dull, don’t worry that’s normal). Then WITHOUT SANDING tack rag the panel and shoot the mixed clear. You will probably need three coats, with a 10 minute flash time between coats.
To blend you will have to prep the adjacent paenls, (fender and rear door) tape them off also, and when shooting the base, apply it to about half of those panels. You shoot the same amount at the edges that meet the door, the “feather out” towards the rest of the panels. You wont apply base to the entire panels, just enough to feather, or blend the color. Then tack and clear the door and the other panels.
There really is a lot more to know, such as air pressure, fan spray, technique and such, but you can always practice on the old door. Get ready to spend $100 to 200 bucks on paint and supplies though. It ai’nt cheap!
You might possibly find a book in the library with some more info, they do exsist.
The labor costs in painting are generally the prep stages, cleaning, sanding and taping. You might can find a body shop that will give you a price break if you do all the prep, and they just do the spraying.
Good Luck
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