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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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scotty b |
Apr 17 2005, 07:26 AM
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rust free you say ? Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None |
First off, you say you may get a larger compressor, what do you have now? When I first started out all I had was a roll around Devilbiss (3 h.p. 20 gal) and it was good for painting. I stepped up because some of my air tools and mainly my sandblaster killed it. You don't need a large compressor to paint. Secondly save the compressor $ if possible and buy a GOOD paint gun. A nice gun will run from 300 - 500 depending on how often you will use it. I use a $70 NAPA gun for my high builds (it has a 2.0 tip) and have a nice Devilbiss for my primers and top coats. The other thing to consider is, will you ever paint another car? As I said a good gun is minimun 300.00 + 500.00 for paint = 800.00 and you don't have the right environment. So if you figure on 1200.00 total for one paint job (400.00 being to build a makeshift booth and other materials) you could pay a pro that, and not have the headache! Just some food for thought. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif)
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