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Im going to paint my car. Not all over, relax.

It`s a not a rust bucket yet, but pretty old already. Someone gave it a key-painting some time ago, now I decided to heal it along with natural rust.

So far I got myself a spraycan of matching paint and a base paint, a rust converter, few brushes, white spirit, and three water-resistant abrasive papers in 200 800 and 1500. I don`t think I`ll need any cement\filler yet.

Any tips? Im not planning on extensive repaint, nor do I plan on making it brand-new. Just don`t want it to rust away.

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258903

didn't even know this board existed, saw this on the front page. I come from /b/.

OP is a faggot. pic related.

>> No.258906

>>258903
Go back to /b/ and stay there.

>> No.258907

>>258903
>I come from /b/
No anon your the faggot

>> No.260340

>>258899
Bumping bc this poor OP NEVER got ANY advice...LOL

>> No.260347

>>258899
watch me try to answer serious.

Where are you? A lot of places don't give a shit if you spray a car at your home. CA does, but not in rural counties like where I live. With some air pressure and a Harbor Freight HVLP gun, you could do a 2 part paint job yourself easy.

Or, just paint your car with spraypaint. Fuck it. It's a similar product as you'd get at a painters, but there's about 1000% more effort into making it look good.

Say you want to do a panel at a time. Tape off around the panel, put a hard sanding with 200 grit, tack rag, then get some that plastic drop cloth and tape up a shitty little spray booth straight to the car, around the panel. Hose it with 5 or more layers of your spray paint, allowing for a good dry in between. After a full dry, peel off the booth and allow to cure. Sand sand sand, then buff with compound. Do that again later when you can afford more paint.

yay me.

>> No.260359

How large of an area do you need to cover? The larger the area the more difficult it will be to get consistent coverage with rattlecans.

Tip on rattlecans:
Pay close attention to the recommended temperatures both for the paint and the surface being painted. Keep the temperature in the middle of the recommended range. Temperature is critical to getting a smooth finish and avoiding runs with rattlecans.

General painting tips:
Don't cut corners on the prep (primer, sanding etc.), you'll pay double later for any time saved.
Don't let your experience with the primer fool you, the finish coat is much less forgiving.
Practice first to get the right speed of movement and pass overlap before attempting to paint the car. Consistency is critical to a good job.
This may not be an option for you, but if you can arrange for the surface being painted to lay flat it will make your life much easier.
Be careful on corners and other irregularities in the surface. They can be a bitch if you don't think about how to approach them to get consistent coverage.
It is possible to sand the finish coat to remove mistakes and polish the surface to the point that you can't tell it was ever sanded. It is a lot of work, but it can be done.

>> No.260362

The paint won't have the same finish, you'll need a clear-coat.

Generally, paint just the area you need to cover, leaving a soft edge to blend it in. Then, clear-coat the entire panel, up to a ridge or molding that can hide the transition (mask that area).

>> No.260531

>>260359
yea, if you get a bubble, crack, orange peel etc, sand it and lightly spray again. Just keep going until it's nice.