no! i ment lowes has a paint gun set up for the cheap haha. I had never painted a car before i painted it twice the first time i did it to fast and it all ran down the car but i sanded the whole car and tryed again and i love the way it came out really really shiny

 

Lmao, that's just too funny, at first I thought Wagner kit lol.

Great job 2jz, that came out very nice!

 

Can someone explain exactly how to paint, besides using the term practice. I am wanting to know how everyone paints, like start at the top with a back and forth motion, how much to pull the trigger and when not to pull the trigger, etc. Does anyone on here care to share how they do it? Laslty, when do you when its safe to wetsand it to remove the fine line stuff in the clear coat? How many coats of clear coat? Why? These are the questions that I would like to know. Thanks.

 

start on top,move fast,be consistent,dont stay in one spot i learned from watching videos on (youtube) yeah i know lol

 

thanks (LEXXIUM)

 

How much is enough air? I just bought me a Husky 25 gallon upright one, with max pressure being 140 psi. I have heard that it doesnt need to run all the time when spraying.

 

the first time i painted my car when i sanded the whole car down my end result

 

i used the same compressor the first time i ran it at 125psi bad move the second time i ran the air pressure at 75 psi and it came out awseome

 

im on the same route with my car im a painters helper/prep at a collision repair shop and well its all in the prep i have sprayed a few things jammed a few parts we use anesta iwata and sata guns. here is how my ride sits right now hopefully by summer it gets painted.







still needs some work but winter is here and its freezing

 

noobie 909 my car looked exactly like yours before i painted it. Prep was a serious process make sure you prep your area well also not just your car. 1st pic is not painted 2nd 2 are after the paint still need to wet sand buff it was my 1st time painting had a friend with experience helping

 

Looks very nice did you have trouble laying the clear down on the 97 bumpers? I heard its a little tricky and also did you keep the pearl? I'm not sure of doing artic white or the the new pearl the ford escapes come with due to the cost of pearl its so expensive plus more time to shoot get the color even.

 

What fenders are those buddy ? Vertex authenic or the origins set ?

 

I will try my best to give this a shot, but everything you asked you can find the answers to somewhere online. So first off, search and search and do your research. Start at the top of the vehicle and work your way down, dont pull the trigger with the gun facing directly on the paint as it might sputter paint and come out blotchy. Make a quick but smooth pass and go past the edge or your stopping point, then release the trigger. And for your coats of clear and wet sanding, it will depend on the paint and the look you are looking for. On the 1966 mustang we just painted, I believe the car has 8 coats of clear, we sprayed so many coats of clears so we could "bury" the stripes so it feeled smooth when you would run your hand across the paint. So it all depends on what you want or are looking for. Good luck with whatever you deicde to do.

 

They are vertex fenders

 

WATCH the WEATHER!!!!!!! It's cold this time of year. Cold weather=bad spray pattern. Rent a booth that's climate controlled.