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Old 02-24-2004 | 02:11 AM
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From: sacramento, ca USA
Car: 89 iroc-z 5.7tpi 350,
Engine: 5.7tpi 350,
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paining the car my self

i got a friend who will loan me all the basic tools to paint, sanders, hoses, compressor, gun, how ever i would need to build my own paint booth like a temporary one in my garage...so my question is any suggestions???
and my 2nd question is would you guys reccomend me paitning my own car amature never done it but will buy a video series and book i saw i want to change it to black the car has to be painted either way putting on a new front bumper cover, lower valence, and driver fender or a professional maaco paint job their top one the base coat/clear coat like 1,200 5year warranty
Old 02-24-2004 | 06:31 PM
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if you're gonna make a home made booth, i suggest stapeling visqueen around the ceiling if you're using a garage. also, wet the place down with water before you paint, keep the dust down. open the garage door enough for a couple of boxs fans to put fit under the door and block off the rest with a sheet of plywood or something. makes a nice little draft, but i promise you will still have trash in your paint. wetsand the trash out and buff it back to new. i would get alot of practice being that you have never picked up a gun before, and try PPG's Delfleet line of paint, its user friendly for a beginner. long steady strokes about 6-8 inches from the car and when you get to the end of the stroke bring it back and cut the other stroke in half with paint every time. helps prevents dry spraying. make sure its nice and warm where you paint too, maybe borrow a reddy heater. if you mess it, you can always sand it back down and try again. practice on some old fenders or something first and get comfortable with a paint gun. good luck man
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