How Much Paint Is Required? Options

[kconway]

I'm going to paint my car, jambs, trunks, enginebay the whole nine yards. How much paint is required?

Kev

[charliew]

Panel er Billy thats the good thing about non metalic colors they are so much easier to match. Don't feel bad I have used almost two gallons on a 72 super beetle trying to paint a white and blue pearl outside on the approach in front of my shop. I decided to help my son not thinking about my paint bay being full of cars for the last two years.

My friend, who is also named Billy, builds mid year vettes with LS style motors and late suspension stuff. We were talking and he mentioned that they just painted a car with a metallic silver and after buffing it they noticed the flake looked different in the lower areas than the flat areas. he called the paint rep and the guy came and looked and said he used to hot of a reducer and the flake was left on it's edge and didn't get a chance to lay down. A temperature thing. Complete repaint now.

It sounds like you are trying to save a little but the two different people painting a car is never a good idea. The prep of the bare metal and the application of the filler is the most important step to not get bubbles in about two or three years. Maybe the sheetmetal work and stop there and take it to a painter. The prep is the key to a long lasting paint job.