I had a fender to replace the damaged one on my car for over a year and a half now, and I finally got off my lazy **** and painted it:




I live out in the sticks, so the second picture has dust on it.

For any DIY'ers that want to paint at home like I did, here is what I used:
Its got 4 coats of Omni BLACK color coats, and two coats of Omni Clear. It was sprayed with a gravity fed HVLP gun, 43 PSI inlet pressure. Little defects were wet sanded with 2000 Grit and buffed out with 3M Machine polish using a Meguires W-8000 foam pad @ 1500 RPM, then hit with 3M swirl mark remover using a Meguires W-9000 foam pad @ 1500 RPM.

 

Hey! looks good, do you think we could chat over PM's as I'm looking for some advice!!

 

I'd be glad to chat over PMs, but I'm not a professional body person, and you'll gain the benefit of the groups experience by posting here instead. Its up to you.

 

Yeah but my questions for body work aren't 3rd gen related and we all know how tight everyones buttcheeks are when it's not related. Heh

 

I would like some advice too. This concerns wet sanding: Would it be a good idea to use 2000 grit with a "mouse" type sander, or should I just do it by hand. I've got to have this car finished by tomorrow, and the hand process is very time consuming. Would that affect the buffing outcome if I used a sander instead of a rubber block? Any info appreciated.

 

If you want to use something other than "elbow grease" to wet sand, I'll tell you what, 3M makes an AWESOME product. Its a 6" velcro sanding disc to attach to a DA. Its not really sandpaper, and its like 3000 grit. You just velcro it to your DA, run the water hose and have at it. Its GREAT. I don't personally own one, but the detail shop across the street from our dealership does. Next time I go to the paint store, I'll inquire about them.

 

Some people are like slinkies... Thanks I needed that! Reminds me of the time when my partner fell out the window of a house we were working on.

The fender looks good!