Anyone have any tips on painting autos?

Question

I'm trying my hand at painting a car with lacquer.I already did it once, bad results, resanded and ready to try again.I could pay someone to do it but I really want to do it myself.I know the result will be less than perfect and thats ok,I just want it to look half way decent.

Answer 1

good primer and use your hand to feel ridges and bumps while sanding. spray thin and LET IT DRY and do it over always hold the gun srtaight.None of the fan movements it goes thin to thick and back to thin.
Dont give up it takes a few times to get right.one step is not a walk.

Answer 2

Is it a plain color or a metallic? If it's a plain color just apply between sanding with 400-600 grit and rub out after about the 3rd coat (that depends on what you want). If metallic paint ,the last few coats have to be a little more precise as far as letting the metallic settle in a random way. Some people like to use a flow agent in the paint for the last coat on a metallic. This reduces the orange peel and almost eliminates sanding, taking you directly to the rubbing stage. When using a flow agent you have to spray more as if you were spraying an acrylic enamel as the paint will flow some after applying. In other words don't spray on too thick or it will run).

Answer 3

A a million. if your primer dried in one day, rain shouldn't harm something. A 2. 7 days may be adequate in the event that they placed catalyst interior the paint. in the event that they did not catalyze it could nonetheless elevate or wrinkle your paint for a while. possibly a month. a three. Use very high quality abrasive on the panel you opt to mixture on. possibly merely compound it with coarse purple compound. Sand the hot fender with six hundred or 800. good success!

Answer 4

Finger paint it. lol.

Answer 5

just prep it and take it to maaco its cheapest

Answer 6

use paint

Answer 7

no