Respray Tutorial?

[WildChild]

Would anyone be able to do a sticky for respraying your car?

Or just spraying techniques, how to get a good finish e.t.c??

Perhaps even if someone is really willing a video tutorial showing some of the ways your doing stuff..?

[Saint Jimi]

You should be ok if you just practice spaying on an area that doesn't show up. I was new to spraying until yesterday and as long as you take your time and lay on very thin without going over the same bit too much.

Try starting off just spraying individual lines one after another like so:


- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - stop

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -stop

- - - - -- - - - - - - - -- stop

You get the idea, it's a doddle once you've had a bit of practice.

[DubGTI]

LOL are you gonna respray your car ?

If you dont know what your doing, then your wasting your time and money.

Aerosol cans wont do the job, youll have a finish that will fade BADLY, or flake off

Thats if you manage to even get a half decent finish in the first place, cos no matter what you do, it aint gonna last long

Pay a pro to do it

[dino]

Would anyone be able to do a sticky for respraying your car?

Or just spraying techniques, how to get a good finish e.t.c??

Perhaps even if someone is really willing a video tutorial showing some of the ways your doing stuff..?

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Sorry erm....


take it to a body shop - you will never get the same finish with aerosol can's, dust free environment...etc

[DubGTI]

BAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH


Sorry erm....


take it to a body shop - you will never get the same finish with aerosol can's, dust free environment...etc

Plus the fact that 2K paint dries very hard to give a durable finish, whereas Aerosol can rubbish is just...well erm rubbish

And dont be shy to pay a little extra for a quality job, spray jobs are all in the preparation (LABOUR)

So if you get quoted silly cheap, it's more than likely because they arnt putting in the prep work which = a rubbish job

Too many cowboys out there, might look great when you turn up to pay the bill, but will be flaking within a year

[willriseley]

well here is a (rough0 guide

1. you will need a clean and dust free environment with at least 3 ft of space around th whole vehicle

2. then you are going to need at least a 5hp compressor and a decent gun over £200. some of the best guns are devilbiss gravity feds. i just got hold of a brand new devilbiss gpi gun for £450 and it is mint

3. mask up all the parts you dont want spray on e.g windows and lights

4. mix your paint as per instruction (or if using cellulose then their is no hardener)

5. turn on your compressor and let it build pressure around 25psi to spray sweet. then hook up your gun and mask up(very important)

6. start on the roof and trail down the car overlapping strokes so as to leave no stripes.

7. then leave to dry for at least a day and make no dust around the car or it will fisheye everywhere the dust goes.

nice and basic so have a go its not as hard as you think

[Buzby]

There's no reason to stop you having a go, read up on the products you are using (pressures/viscosity etc).
You would probably have to hire a compressor as you need a fairly meaty one to spray properly with.

Im not a sprayer in any way so I tried to paint the front half of my first car, it looked absolutley poop but i tried . Aerosols are only any good for touching up (just)

Take a look at this website (seems a good start point)..
http://www.lrcars.fsnet.co.uk/index.html

In the end its down to preparation and practice.

[willriseley]

like the man says prep is the most important part even if you spend a few days prepping the car and rubbing it down smooth then you spray it it would be good.
get a gun and compressor and learn to spray thats all i did and i now srpay furniture and have sprayed 3 cars and numerous custom smoothed parts and fibreglass instals so im getting there.

[DubGTI]

Trouble is you need the kit to do it properly, cellulose paint is absolute rubbish it doesnt last especially red cos it fades.

You need a big enough compressor really, or youll end up with a mess doing a whole car.

Then you need a decent spray gun or 3, and a regulator (better to have a gun setup for each type of coat) you need breathing equipment unless you want to kill yourself.

Then ofcourse you need your paint (which will have to be mixed by a conpany with a paint scheme) unless your gonna spend out a few grand to have your own installed, you need thinners and hardener and measuring cup/sticks to get the right mixture.

You need all of the other prep materials, sand paper, blocks, filler, stopper, Guide coat, loads of masking tape, degreaser, tack rags, cloths, lots and lots of paper.

You need a full range of tools.

Then you need polishing materials, electric mop, mop heads, cutting compounds and polishes.

You need a proper oven really (a controlled dust free environment) so you can bake the paint dry and hard, and you dont get crap in it.

youd need to take out a massive loan to buy all of this stuff, plus you need the indoor space, and then you may aswell start up your own business.

But most importantly you NEED experience, if you dont have experience you dont stand a chance of achiving a top finish, and your wasting your materials making mistakes.

So when you look at it like that your never going to save money with cheap DIY efforts, youll waste your time, your money and then youll end up paying a bodyshop anyway.

Get a job done properly

sorry to rant on i know how it can seem a really good idea to do it yourself, but unless your in the trade it's not worth it mate.