to paint or not to paint, that is the question Options

[ben1440]

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

[thomasotten]

QUOTE (tnorthern @ Apr 14 2005, 11:59 AM)

I like to use painters plastic to fashion a booth right in my garage, it's amazing what you can do with some plastic and 2X4's in a short ammount of time.

I have been practicing to eventually paint my own car.

I would like to explore this idea of creating a paint booth out of 2X4's and plastic. What did you do, just make an enclosure around the car (a bubble)? Did you have to leave ventilation holes? What about a fan? Is it necessary to draw air in and out of the bubble? My garage is 20' long and 12' wide. Is that big enough?

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