painting my own car and doing my own bodywork

by **jetbtkng** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:41 pm

remember lite even coats, and you'll have to reduce it................. :drinking:

by **imhappy** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:43 pm

do i need to load the pics onto photobucket first to put them on here??? thnx... found one on craigslist for 50 compressor with the spray gun... imma get it tmrw morning. yay looks like imma have to make a spray booth now with my ez-up canopy.

by **LEE337** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:50 pm

Good job on deciding on getting a gun.

Yes, upload your pics to photobucket and then copy the IMG code for a certain pic.
Then paste the code in the thread. Make sure you resize them so they dont blow up the screen.

The thing with your canopy is wind.
Wind is very very very bad when spraying.
Then your next enemy is gona be the sun.
You dont have a garage to spray in???

If you do then make sure you cover up as much stuff as you can.
You dont want dust and dirt flying around while your tryin to paint.

by **imhappy** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:52 pm

no garage but lots of 4x8 foot wood to cover the sides of the canopy with .... wind should not be an issue. the guy said i can buy the compressor and gun for sure so that is set... now just waiting for the paint. anyone know which ksport coilovers fit the gen1 solara??? is the solara community pretty strong???

by **jetbtkng** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:55 pm

hang tarps, and tape the seams, put weights at the bottom of said tarps, wear a respirator, as not to die, lol.......................... :drinking:

Website · by **99BlackSandv6** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:32 pm

If you can afford K Sport COs then you should be able to buy a cheap but decent paint job from a place that knows what they are doing. But if you must know the KS COs that fit the Gen 1 Solara are labeled on the K Sport website as fitting the Camry MCV20L chassis.

by **imhappy** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:41 pm

thnx for the help on the coilovers.

by **imhappy** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:53 pm

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by **jetbtkng** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:01 pm

you need to get sandable primer, and a sanding block, and wet sand that >>I'm a douche<<, so you dont end up with a totally bad paint job.............................. :drinking:

by **LEE337** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:04 pm

WOW!!!

I didnt know it was the whole car.....

You have a lot of work ahead of you.

by **Ilovemylara** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:07 pm

DIY ftw man! A few tips for what can be a professional paint job:
Mask off everything that cant be removed and isn't being painted.
Wipe the entire car down with a tack cloth before and between EVERY coat.
Keep a regular distance between your paint gun and the car.
Color sanding and clear sanding are everything, start with 1000 grit and work your way up.
When it comes time to BUFF: use Meguiars cut and polish compound.
Lemme know if you need any help.

by **indiglosolara** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:44 pm

wow... you are a brave one.... I've done little paint stuff on my car however never like this.

good luck and post some pics on the finished product.

BTW we have local meets now and then. I am thinking of having one sometime in at the end of the month. check out the event section once in a while

by **imhappy** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:51 pm

ill take pics tmrw with all the holes , scratches and dents popped out and filled. i have 1000 , 1500 , 2000, and 3000 grit sandpaper waiting.... checked youtube for all my information..... hope it goes well...

i like to make do little projects here and there just to say ive tried something.

thnx for all the advice..... this should be done by sunday

by **GzNutz** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 4:33 am

Good luck with this project! Its a big undertaking and I hope it turns out well for you.

by **Donnie** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 4:34 am

Not to be a smart a&# but you got serious issues goin on here. Every spot in every pic is going to show BIG time.

See on the doors where the paint edges are where you sanded? Your original paint isn't feathering out. Every line is going to show, kinda like you meant for it to. Not only that but you'll be lucky if the new paint doesn't burn those edges and curl up on you.
Even if you use glazing putty on the edges it's still going to show big time.

The front end (first pic) is some serious contaminate in the paint. That's why it's rolling up around the edges of each spot.

Way too many things to point out here, but I'd give some serious thought to having someone do the prep work (sanding, filling etc.) and teach you as they go, then if you want to give it a shot at spraying start with spraying the primer. That'll get you a little more used to spraying.

I saw you already bought your paint. Hopefully you got Base/Clear. The base sprays out really nice and drys really quick. You would almost have to try and make it run to get any runs. The clears a different story. It comes already reduced. All you do is add the activater, but it will run on you if you're not careful.
The base will look like S*$@ until you put the clear on.

Before you even prime, you need to wipe heavily with a Prep-sol wax and grease remover. Then wet sand with 400g. Prep-Sol and then hit the paint.

If your friend told you to use a roller to put everything on......get a new friend. Dude aint got a clue.

I doubt it, but I hope I helped some.

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