If my car is white do i have to remove all the paint before i paint it and the color i want is black?

Answer 1

people who have never painted a car drive me nuts that they give advise. No--do not remove the paint, only use primer on bare metal. simple wash the car with a wax striper, color sand the car, fill in any slight defects with glazing puddy,sand down the glazing puddy with wet 600 gr. paint with a black SEALER (sealer comes in lite and dark colors) then paint the car. If your using base coat / clear coat you will have to shoot the clear after a few hours----- but i like to wait 6 weeks and color sand and then shoot the clear. The only time that you need to strip the car is when the base paint is flaking off, you plan it paint with lacquers, or the paint has spiderweb cracking---then never use a chemical striper.

Answer 2

Paint and body shops will commonly have hand soaps mainly formulated to get rid of paint out of your hands without making use of harsh solvents. when you consider that leather-depending is largely skin, this cleansing soap can get rid of paint without negative it. See in the journey that your close by body save or motor vehicle body grant company can get you a number of this product. attempt a small volume of the cleansing soap in an not easily considered section first basically to be sure it would not reason any discoloration. If it would not then attempt it on the paint. you've to paintings it in for a couple of minutes to get it to paintings. I really have used this effectively many circumstances, however it would not continually paintings. It relies upon lots on the range of paint, the emblem of cleansing soap, and how lengthy the paint has been on the leather-depending. it is nicely worth a shot, and as long as you're careful you shouldn't make it any worse. If it would not paintings after a couple of minutes, then basically stop and search for yet another answer.

Answer 3

Not unless there is something wrong with the existing paint - if it's rusted or peeling you will need to sand off any damaged areas. While you may need a sealer coat, and you will want to have the door jams and underhood areas painted too, paint will stick to old paint just as well as it sticks to metal. As long as the old paint is stuck to the car, you'll be fine.

Answer 4

No you dont have to remove all the paint at all. You do have to to get it clean and remove all wax etc though as well as remove . You can do this by wet sanding, or liquid etching (I dont recommend the latter.. it wont stick as well, and your paint may peel somewhere down the road.. but is what most of the el-chepo places do) You will have to use primer on any bare metal spots or areas repaired of course (in your case since its a white car you should use grey primer rather than the red if necessary) Use whats known as a "tack cloth" just prior to painting to remove any residual dust or small dirt (basically cheese cloth impregnated with beeswax, any auto paint store will have them)

Going from a white car to black is prob the easiest you can get actually it will take far less paint than going from a dark colour to a light one. But in any event there are drawbacks and other things to consider. If you have never painted a car before, its not as easy as it looks.. (and most of the work is in the prep time and not the paint time) and uneven application can lead to drips sags, and "holidays" There are also all the additives to consider.. thinners/reducers/ catalysts/orange peel reducers etc. its not just simply a matter of dumping pain in a sprayer.. its more like a highschool chemistry class.. your viscosity has to be right.. the temp & humidity has to be right, you have to pick the right reducers for your temp and humidity... etc etc etc. Not to mention you have to have the right equipment, which can cost a small fortune in itself, a cheap seares spray gun & small compressor arent gonna cut it... then theres lines regulators, and airdryers etc.. You are basically talking a few thousand at least for a marginal to crappy paint gun in equipment alone.. My last Graco gun cost over $500 alone (I've never used the HPLV systems so I cant speak as to those.. but they arent cheap either)

And we dont even want to talk about paint & chemical costs You are likely gonna use at least the better part of a gallon of paint.. Auto paints arent cheap.. particularly if you use some of the better ones (e.g. Imron) This isnt Shirwin Williams from home depot.. I wont even get into the toxicity and safety equip (respirators etc) But lets just say with out the safety equip.. you may as well just buy yer self several cans of RAID bug spray and just douse yerself with it... (less of a threat to you than the paint)
Over all I would say painting your own car if you aren't a painter is a little like doing your own appendectomy with out being a MD. Its a learned skill & trade. it is much cheaper to have it done professionally for most people just with the equipment and paint supplies alone

Answer 5

You don't have to remove the paint.

But... Doing a color change requires painting the inside edges of the trunk, painting the inside door jambs, the inside edges of the engine bay, gas filler door, and anything else that would look stupid when you open it and see the white color.

Answer 6

No the key is to sand the sealer and clear coats off, then just a light sanding of the paint itself. Then a primer most of the time grey is applied then what ever color you choose is then sprayed.

Answer 7

Its not so much the color of the paint, as can new paint adhere to it.
That's why you sand it or paint a primer on first.

Good luck, I'm sure it will look nice when you are done!

Answer 8

No you do not have to remove the paint, but you will have to lightly sand and prime it. Then you can paint it whatever color you want.

Answer 9

If it was any color, you'd have to remove the paint if you want the top coat to stay on. You have to start with primer, which is dull gray.

Answer 10

well, its probably best to get it professionally painted, since you need to have a lot of car paint to paint a car, and don't use regular paint