Anybody 'round these parts handy with a spray gun?

[HeavyMetal]

NOT RATTLE CANNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can rattle caaaaaaaan with the best of em, but I have never ever used a spray gun to paint car panels.

def want a coat and clear coat..or maybe one of those single stage jobs? (educate me?) just doin the factory paint again.

I may need to get new fenders, was wonderin if anyone could help me out with the process of paintin (may entertain the idea of shootin the hood as well, and maybe doors)

[Burton58]

i've never actually painted but have watched a fair share of shows on body work/read mags. a good paint job is all in the prep work. sand, sand and sand some more. while spraying always spray PAST the panel you are doing, so as not to create build up on the edges.

those single stage paints sound like a good deal. ian's came out great. i'm not sure how well they would match your factory paint though unless you sprayed the whole thing or faded it. you may or may not have to get the color mixed, i'm not really sure.

also where you spray matters. if you use your garage put plastic sheeting up and stuff to keep contaminants out. also humidity is your enemy. if you use a normal air compressor they have filters that take out the moisture in the air. you do not want humid air running through your gun screwing up the mixture.

anyway i'm sure there are people with more experience than i. just food for thought

[HeavyMetal]

we single stage sprayed a replacement fender i got back in the day, had the paint mixed at a local paint shop to factory color...we didnt blend or anything crazy and it came out "good enough" for me. im not too insane about a perfect match, but obviously it should be close

[ErikVilla]

im pretty good ive painted a car and a hood for my wrangler came out good did my friends spoiler on his eclipse too and came out sweet. I refinish furniture so i spray shit all day long.

[HeavyMetal]

im pretty good ive painted a car and a hood for my wrangler came out good did my friends spoiler on his eclipse too and came out sweet. I refinish furniture so i spray shit all day long.

what would you charge?

money?

beer? other forms of currency?

stratford is mighty close

[Hydra]

my pops paints alot, painted his harley and his samurai recently

weve got the hvlp gun, dehumidifiers i think and masks and shit, i could ask him if youd like

[HeavyMetal]

my pops paints alot, painted his harley and his samurai recently

weve got the hvlp gun, dehumidifiers i think and masks and shit, i could ask him if youd like

plz do

[Hydra]

plz do

Yessir, ill talk to him tomorrow when i see him

[ninetysix-ex-jay]

I have 2 HVLP guns but even with 2 water separators it will work for 20 minutes before shooting water through it

[ct67_72]

Ive painted a lot. love to paint actually. got out of school for auto body and did some custom stuff and wanted to be a painter. the teacher favored a kid that sucked and he got the jobs. Pissed me off. anyway, I have a new sharpe gun. not sure when your looking to do something, but I may be able to help

[DizzDizz]

i got the spray booth at my shop the painter there is chill as all hell he did my xj with the flat black for a 30 rack lol. you and i can do all the prep work sanding taping bondo if you wanna get nuts!!!!!. and i'll see what he wants maybe two thirty racks cause he doesnt know you lol

[wannabejeep]

I have 2 HVLP guns but even with 2 water separators it will work for 20 minutes before shooting water through it

you need a pretty manly water separater to get and keep the water out. My friend does a lot of painting but has a ton of shit on his plate at the moment.

[clean4drxj]

buy a decent gun and do base coat/clear coat(few coats of clear), it will last longer and with a few coats of clear you'll have room to wet sand imperfects out! oh and use a good primer.

[Carlleen]

I CAN PAINT THANGS

[DizzDizz]

buy a decent gun and do base coat/clear coat(few coats of clear), it will last longer and with a few coats of clear you'll have room to wet sand imperfects out! oh and use a good primer.

Truth but this is a wheeling vehicle. I spent so much time on my xj sanding and priming. First wheeling run I lay it into a tree. Lol