A good paint job?

kwnate · 08-01-2006, 01:24 AM

yes, if you do the prep work it will be cheaper. Prep work is very important to the final product, so if you're inexperienced I'd leave it to the pros. Every little defect in the prep work will show through in black very well.

Are you going from some other color to black?

Toyotafanatic · 08-01-2006, 05:43 AM

Most likely yes.

Supra2NR · 08-01-2006, 08:16 AM

if your planning to do this jus once
it will probly be cheaper jus to bring your car to a shop with a professional

but if your doing this as a learning experience, go for it
get a compressor, sander, belt sander, primer spray gun
and everything that goes with it
it might sound costly, but you wont be paying for labor and you have a chance to learn something new

Toyotafanatic · 08-01-2006, 08:10 PM

I have all that stuff came with the compressor I bought two years ago.

Supra2NR · 08-02-2006, 02:00 AM

lucky bastard,,, lol just kidding

there you go, if i had those things my supra would have a new paintjob by now
got for it

do sum art with it too if you can, a custom paintjob, make it standout out of the rest

and trust me , when pple ask
it gives you that proud feeling inside when you say " I DID IT MYSELF"
have fun with the project

Toyotafanatic · 08-02-2006, 05:13 AM

Yea, thanks, but is there a book that I can buy that shows good techniques?

Supra2NR · 08-02-2006, 04:21 PM

there's not really much to it
if your gonna do sum art, its a matter of creativity, and a laser level
if you plan to do both side

and the painting part
jus put light coats ,
go slow

your better off putting light coats and going back 10 times
than putting a thick one then dripping then having to do it again

jus remember that, cuz i made that mistake so many time when i did my first paint job, cuz i was impatient

o yeah that another thing, be really patient with it, dont touch it to xee if its dry,
somehow thats how humans are wired tho, we are curious so even tho i knew it was still wet i put my finger and touched it anyways (how STUPID)

08-01-2006, 01:24 AM	#1
kwnate SP58GT Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: USA Posts: 633	yes, if you do the prep work it will be cheaper. Prep work is very important to the final product, so if you're inexperienced I'd leave it to the pros. Every little defect in the prep work will show through in black very well. Are you going from some other color to black? __________________ Nate

08-01-2006, 05:43 AM	#2
Toyotafanatic 3" Exhaust Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Victorville, CA Posts: 65	Most likely yes. __________________ BOOST IT!

08-01-2006, 08:16 AM	#3
Supra2NR 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chi-Town Posts: 1,643	if your planning to do this jus once it will probly be cheaper jus to bring your car to a shop with a professional but if your doing this as a learning experience, go for it get a compressor, sander, belt sander, primer spray gun and everything that goes with it it might sound costly, but you wont be paying for labor and you have a chance to learn something new __________________ http://www.myspace.com/supra_2nr Into Bikes now,, apparently the supra couldnt kill me, so my zx6 might lol

08-01-2006, 08:10 PM	#4
Toyotafanatic 3" Exhaust Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Victorville, CA Posts: 65	I have all that stuff came with the compressor I bought two years ago. __________________ BOOST IT!

08-02-2006, 02:00 AM	#5
Supra2NR 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chi-Town Posts: 1,643	lucky bastard,,, lol just kidding there you go, if i had those things my supra would have a new paintjob by now got for it do sum art with it too if you can, a custom paintjob, make it standout out of the rest and trust me , when pple ask it gives you that proud feeling inside when you say " I DID IT MYSELF" have fun with the project __________________ http://www.myspace.com/supra_2nr Into Bikes now,, apparently the supra couldnt kill me, so my zx6 might lol

08-02-2006, 05:13 AM	#6
Toyotafanatic 3" Exhaust Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Victorville, CA Posts: 65	Yea, thanks, but is there a book that I can buy that shows good techniques? __________________ BOOST IT!

08-02-2006, 04:21 PM	#7
Supra2NR 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chi-Town Posts: 1,643	there's not really much to it if your gonna do sum art, its a matter of creativity, and a laser level if you plan to do both side and the painting part jus put light coats , go slow your better off putting light coats and going back 10 times than putting a thick one then dripping then having to do it again jus remember that, cuz i made that mistake so many time when i did my first paint job, cuz i was impatient o yeah that another thing, be really patient with it, dont touch it to xee if its dry, somehow thats how humans are wired tho, we are curious so even tho i knew it was still wet i put my finger and touched it anyways (how STUPID) __________________ http://www.myspace.com/supra_2nr Into Bikes now,, apparently the supra couldnt kill me, so my zx6 might lol Last edited by Supra2NR; 08-02-2006 at 04:25 PM.

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