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to paint or not to paint, that is the question |
ben1440 |
Apr 14 2005, 12:51 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 171 Joined: 1-March 05 From: Santa Rosa Ca Member No.: 3,688 |
So this isnt exaclt the next thing on my to do list but i am thinking ahead here. I am planning on getting a bigger compressor and some spray guns to lay the primer down with. initially i was planning on doing all the body work, laying the primer and then taking it somewhere to be painted. with some recent motivation i want to paint it myself. I am pretty experienced with finish work with laquer (high grit wet sanding and then buffing) but i know that isnt exactly the same thing. so the question is do i attempt to paint it myself in my garage or is there any reason this would be heavily discouraged. THANKS
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Porsche Rescue |
Apr 14 2005, 01:33 PM
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Saving and Enjoying Old Porsches Group: Members Posts: 2,978 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Bend, Oregon Member No.: 64 Region Association: None |
Do it. I have painted about 10 cars over the years, all in my garage. Stripped most of them to bare metal, did the body work, primed and painted. If you are going to the trouble of doing body and priming yourself, may as well do the final paint which is the most fun.
Read the tech sheets for the products you will use. They will give you all the info you need assuming you have experience with a spray gun. If not, there are plenty of books on DIY car painting. I can honestly say my first job was my best ('58 Corvette, taken down to bare glass). I read a book or two, practiced using the gun on cardboard hung on the wall, worried myself to sleep many nights. It came out as good as I hoped. After that I thought I knew it all, took short cuts, etc, and never again had one turn out quite as nice. |
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