Has anyone painted their own car? Options

[thomasotten]

I was just wondering if anyone here has painted their own 914. I recently took a stab at painting my wifes' 91 honda. I did the roof and the front hood. Came out pretty good after sanding down the clear coat and buffing. I figure, since I am doing a color change on my 914, I would practive on the insides of the trunks and such. Then, if I felt confident enough, I could try painting the outside.

[Kargeek]

I painted mine-a complete color change ( single stage paint) on a bare shell car with all of the inside parts like the trunks and engine compartment in a home made spray booth in my shop. I rented a booth for the outside of the car. I had painted a few cars before so I knew what I was getting into. Next time I paint a unibody car like the old BMW 2002 I'm restoring, I'll first paint all of the outside panels first. It's easier to first paint the outside, mask all of the outer panels, then spray the jams, trunks etc. It's about impossible to keep overspray out of freshly painted inside areas and you are going to color sand and buff the outer panels anyway. DH