Car spraypainting info

[ready4whatever]

I want to paint my ute a different colour, and the paint is all sunburnt and peeling. can someone give me some info on the type of air compressor, paint gun, primers, paint etc anything will be good as i dont know much about it

[Headbanger]

How much are you intending to devalue it by?

[ready4whatever]

what are you on. would you rather have a peeling shitty paint job than a nice brand new one?

[Headbanger]

Not to be rude (I like to be rude when it suits) but if you have to ask those questions, Then your going to fuck it up.

Take it to someone who knows what they are doing, and pay the man to do a skillful job.

Just my opinion of course.

[Laava]

+1 on that. There is a LOT of work that goes into painting a car. If you are up for it, you should prep it [3-4 days hard work] and pay a professional to spray it for you. Otherwise you will be devaluing it. I have restored several vehicles and never painted one yet, as I don't want to fuck it up. Have you had a quote to paint it?









edit, Oh I see it is a ford/mazda! British paints 4 seasons should do the job, slosh it on and broom finish! Don't forget to wipe the windows after!

[ready4whatever]

I want to learn how to do it so i can do a skillful job myself. you'll never learn if you take it to someone else all the time. and what better way to learn than to ask for info. i know what you mean though. no shortage of rough paintjobs around

[Laava]

wax on wax off grasshopper!

[imdying]

I want to learn how to do it so i can do a skillful job myself. you'll never learn if you take it to someone else all the time. and what better way to learn than to ask for info. i know what you mean though. no shortage of rough paintjobs around

Spend a few years learning on smaller objects.

[stig]

I've done a few home job sprays now and can honestly say its one of the most stressful things out when you don't know what your doing. Not worth it when the chances are it'll go wrong.

Can you just cut it back and get the clear coat resprayed?

Else I'd recommend Laava's option of blocking it back over a few days and getting a professional to do the spray.

[mynameis]

PM skidMark he'll bring a few cans around. He did a mean job on his 250

[bogan]

just go for it, itll probly turn out not brilliant, but hey, its no ferrari.

You'll want a two stage fairly high volume compressor, the single stage ones dont usually have the volume for it, and have to run a high duty cycle, creating hotter air, and passing more moisture through into the gun (least i think thats the reason).

Be prepared to spend ages doing the prep work, gotta all be sanded back, get into all the nooks and crannys, make sure you get behind the panels so the old color doesnt show thorugh and gaps.....

I reckon just rip off the bonnet, prep that, paint it with some test pots, if that turns out shit, repeat. Also has the advantage that you can se exactly how the color looks in the light...

talk to the local paint shop bout what primers/clearcoats go well with whatevr color you choose

[peasea]

I want to learn how to do it so i can do a skillful job myself. you'll never learn if you take it to someone else all the time. and what better way to learn than to ask for info. i know what you mean though. no shortage of rough paintjobs around

Been there, done that. I would advise against changing the colour unless you're prepared for a giant mish. You have to do the door jambs and everything. Tumor time.

I repainted one bike twice and it looked far better the second time around a few years later. I painted one car in two-tone and it looked ok then the last car I painted the interior only (for a colour change) and left the outside topcoat to a pro. However, if you've got a dry place to do it, why not have a go?

Talk to the compressed air people in your area (air-rea? oh that was so lame) and get their advice. They are in the game after all. A few things to be aware of; good paint ain't cheap, good paint ain't good for your lungs (neither is the prep' work) and moisture is your No1 enemy. Don't spray on a damp/high humidity day (coz I'm picking you ain't got a heated booth) and use a good moisture trap.

DeVilbiss (sp) is a good brand of gun but you can get average guns for less than half the price (Wagner etc). Nothing wrong with buying a handy-man compressor so long as you have a big tank to attach to it. A couple of people I know have small compressors attached to old CNG tanks, you need the volume for consistent pressure and longer spraying times between each tank fill. Get a reasonable regulator.

You can learn a lot from those Motorbooks 'How-To' series. I have an immaculate copy of How To Paint Flames you could have for 25 bucks if you want to go one step further. I did an ok flame job on my old 650 Triumph using candy colours. Drop TechBooks in Newmarket, Auckland, a line and see what they have on offer.

[ready4whatever]

Also one day im keen to learn how to transplant engines. chuck a lexus v8 in it etc, also want to put a vr4 engine into my other ute its an L200, haha. so if anybody here is local and does a transplant sometime soon let me know i'd love to come give you a hand

[stig]

I linked two cheapy air compressors together, double the volume and flow so it can keep up with the spray gun.

lexusV8 transplant gets my approval, wicked engine.
Im thinking of putting one in a 4wd hilux for my next project.
quite managable from my research.

[SMOKEU]

Matt black it with spray cans, it will look sick as.