done with paint job
11-03-2014 | 11:56 PM
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I have painted quite a few cars over the last 20 years. Most were mine simply because I could not afford to pay someone else to do it. The actual painting is easy with base clear. The work is all in the prep. The best advice I could give to someone that is not a pro (like myself) is.... Put the air powered tools away. The more you do by hand and the longer your sanding blocks are (length) the better it will turn out. Prime, sand, prime, sand until you have absolutely no areas that "sand through" when blocking. Lastly, buy good stuff. There is a big difference in cheap primer and the good stuff. cheap paint, good paint, etc.
11-05-2014 | 09:43 PM
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For MrMerlin...
I started with tearing everything apart. I removed the bumper covers, hatch, doors, and hood. Someone had done a really crappy white paint job so here is the quick version of the process.
1. Used a DA sander with 180 grit paper to remove paint down to factory primer.
2. Welded up the holds form the removed side trim and did the body work.
3. 3 heavy coats of 2K primer followed with block sanding with 180 grit. No air tools from this point on.
4. 3 more coats of 2K primer followed with block sanding with 220 grit.
5. 3 more coats of 2K primer followed with "wet" block sanding 400 grit, followed with "wet" sanding 600 grit.
6. Taped up and painted back side of hood, back side of hatch, back of doors and door jams.
7. Re-installed hood, doors, etc.
8. Back taped all fresh paint so overspray would not be an issue.
10. One coat of sealer.
11. 5 coats of Diamont paint
12. 4 coats of Diamont Clear
13. Let dry for 12 hours
14. Wet sanded with 1000 grit.
15. Wet sanded with 1500 grit. (it is very important to wet sand within 24 hours, otherwise the clear gets too hard to sand)
16. Buffed with 3M rubbing compound, followed by 3M polishing compound
17. Done...
Note. For colors like Silver, it is very important to reassemble the car prior to painting. If pieces are painted individually off the car, they usually will not match well. This is very true for high metalic paints. Silver is a VERY difficult color to paint.
I started with tearing everything apart. I removed the bumper covers, hatch, doors, and hood. Someone had done a really crappy white paint job so here is the quick version of the process.
1. Used a DA sander with 180 grit paper to remove paint down to factory primer.
2. Welded up the holds form the removed side trim and did the body work.
3. 3 heavy coats of 2K primer followed with block sanding with 180 grit. No air tools from this point on.
4. 3 more coats of 2K primer followed with block sanding with 220 grit.
5. 3 more coats of 2K primer followed with "wet" block sanding 400 grit, followed with "wet" sanding 600 grit.
6. Taped up and painted back side of hood, back side of hatch, back of doors and door jams.
7. Re-installed hood, doors, etc.
8. Back taped all fresh paint so overspray would not be an issue.
10. One coat of sealer.
11. 5 coats of Diamont paint
12. 4 coats of Diamont Clear
13. Let dry for 12 hours
14. Wet sanded with 1000 grit.
15. Wet sanded with 1500 grit. (it is very important to wet sand within 24 hours, otherwise the clear gets too hard to sand)
16. Buffed with 3M rubbing compound, followed by 3M polishing compound
17. Done...
Note. For colors like Silver, it is very important to reassemble the car prior to painting. If pieces are painted individually off the car, they usually will not match well. This is very true for high metalic paints. Silver is a VERY difficult color to paint.