@@euclid47phado the seams and jambs first. Then do your passes. Always overlap as well with single stage paint like this. Watch any professional video and you'll notice they do the jambs and gaps first.
For a person with 38 years custom painting experience I can’t believe you said that I’m also a painter I can tell you that’s false information we only don’t stop at the edge to avoid paint buildup on the edges because when you clear it you will see it especially metallic colors other than that you good. Going pass the edge and stop at the edges don’t help or hurt you with getting even color if you have uneven color you need to look at your paint gun, mixing ratio, and overlap etc.. I do both custom and collision when doing collision sometimes you have to stop on the edges I don’t like it but you have to do what you gotta do to blending the color when insurance fighting you about blending the next panel .. like the above comments say do edges first then do the panel
Them deck builder pages are the worst. Now they're vicious. Trying to hurt homeowners feelings for asking for advice n shit. I bet they take a different approach talking to customers. Some serious complex issues out there
It's generally any video where there can be more than one opinion. You can't bash a person for having big enough balls to post their first paint spray. Good for him. From this point forward he's gonna keep learning. The more you learn you get better results.
Always keep the air going, thats why spray guns have a 2 stage trigger. By constantly starting and stopping the air you get dropplets on the panel also walk the whole side of the car to try and eliminate start and stop lines and getting heavier film thickness where you start and stop. When i was being taught they set up masking paper on the side of the paint booth and we had to spray on that to get our technique down. Best way to learn to paint is start with primer, you have to sand it anyways and you can get really good if the person training you thins the primer out to be close to paint.
In the late 90s I worked at a collision shop basically I was the poop boy prepper , I would paint the undersides of hoods and fenders but that's about it. I wanted the paint so bad and told my manager I was ready. He told me" well then paint your own car" I had a 1986 IROC Z28 while driving it back and forth to work I prepped it. Finally on a Sunday I brought it into the booth the color was Victory red my manager stopped in while I was painting it. Needless to say I was a painter three days later it came out pretty slick
That's pretty damn good for a first attempt. Just keep at it. Every job will be a little different. You'll make mistakes along the way and it's perfectly OK. We all did. Enjoy the journey, it's awesome.
Pro tip : flick your gun at the end of each pass . Will prevent a build up of paint at the end . When doing correctly you will prevent runs and dark lines down your car. Great job for your first go at it 👌
That's not what painters are doing. 😂😂😂 You release the trigger. That's the "flick" you think you're seeing and hearing. Any real painter knows this. You're speculating.
@@mrarivv0007 well I’m a painter with 20 years experience. That’s what I do . I also release the trigger at the flick . But it’s not needed . Flicking is perfectly fine too . What would I know
When I'm painting a complete I like to wear a Tyvek suit ($15 at home depot) I also put 2-inch tape around my waist so I don't accidentally lean into the paint job. I have a German shepherd and a Husky everything I own clothing wise has dog hair. Tyvek suits are designed so nothing sticks to them it's also important to keep the isocyanates from the clear coat from entering your pores.
Right on brotha! A few days away from my first paint job. One thing I learned while preparing was to end your passes in the center of the panels. Haven’t heard a clear description why just yet 🤷♂️
I was taught to always do edge's first as it seals the paint better aswell as start from roof down for over spray getting on you're work and damp floor down. So air doesn't pic any dust up. Each to there own every 1 has diffrent methods
Doing good for your first time..just a little advice, start on the hood at the top of the fender and work your way over and do your sides last..keeps the hose and your body from getting in the paint having to reach over the hood, roof and trunk..overlap 70-80%, and lift of at the end of your spray pattern to prevent buildup..nice job though!
What's walk the car? Is that when you go from front to back or back to front and work down compared to panel by panel? Wanna try painting an old project car at home and am trying to get all the tips I can
Not bad for your first time, little tip, don't stop on the edge of a panel, keep it going 6 inches or more to the next panel and flick the gun outwards and don't let off on the air.
Definitely agree with learning a new skill, but I have to admit - watching him made me so nervous. In my head I was screaming, "don't stop and start like that!"
When painting in a shop that doesn’t have a booth. I found that on around your second coat of clear all the bugs and spiders start coming out of hiding, clearcoat, is like a bug spray, if you can get on a ladder, take an air blower and blow everything off of the lights and try to get rid of all the bugs days before painting
For me...we take off the door handle and side mouldings and even side mirrors then paint bpdy panels. Then paint the small pieces. Then reassemble them all
I'm no pro, just have painted my own race cars in my own shop much like you are doing without a booth. I learned that everything in your shop will soon be red whether you think it will or not. I started covering everything and learned to wet the floor. Later instead of covering everything I started hanging the visqueen as a curtain and basicly made my own spray booth. I had to spray the race car frame and then come back and shoot the body. It was worth the effort to build a curtain. I had green race cars and the first time I painted a car everything in the shop was kinda green for the longest time.
I was a little anxious watching thinking he was moving a little to slow and was gonna get the runs. Lol it's always easier to add more later than to clean up a run and possibly have to redo everything.
I'm 53been painting since I was 13. You have a good stead hand your over lap looks good. don't like the way you start and end your spray but no two painters paint alike. You're going make a good painter keep up the good work. 😅😅
I remember 10 years ago my father thought me everything when he owned his bodyshop, He aint dead we arent as close as we used too ans this reminds me of myselfs first time great job!
Once he gets his confidence up he is going to be a complete badass!!! For his very first time painting a car he’s going to be a great painter once he gets his own technique.
Get it bro 😎😎 I've always wanted to try my hand at painting one of my project cars but was always to scared to try so I payed some one 😂😂 my hats off to you sir 👍👍👍
Good on ya for giving it a go! For the future try turning the gun down to apply less paint. You want it to be as if you’re putting down just a little more than dusting the paint onto the surface. Walk the entire side of the car as you spray starting with lower sections first and working your way up higher with each pass. You’ll get more consistent coverage and fewer runs this way. Carry on!
I could point out a lot of things as a painter, but I'm going to remember my first time I painted a car and say to you, Well Done, you're on your way and you'll learn as you go, you're off to a good start. If painting is in your blood, it's a really rewarding or satisfying job. Best wishes on your journey.
Lol he’s learning guys give it rest y’all acting like you never were like this at ONE point, it’s like me taking you to my job and said ok now alley dock it on door one and I just film you with the same caption and other truckers start bashing you lol
Not bad for your first time. Just spray further onto adjacent panels so you don’t build up a bigger rope edge. Play around with your pressure, speed, and distance too. Not everyone paints the same so what works for someone else might not work for you. I personally like to spray base around 10 psi. Lower pressure usually means less dirt
I've been teaching myself. This is by far the hardest thing I've ever done in my life, so many variables. I am the king of the runs. I spray exactly like you, I'm talking exactly. 💯👌
Pro-tip number 12, never use Armor All anywhere near your painting area. If you spray Armor All In The Air it will immediately fisheye the whole entire paint job.
@@dvfix armor all is the protectant spray used by detainers to shine interior panels, they make products that are body shop safe . More than likely you’re gonna have to clean all the dust out of the car after bodywork and paint. Just make sure your detail products don’t have silicone it gets in the air whether you have a fan or not
I’m not a painter, but do remember some custom paint jobs from Elkhart Indiana in the 70s airbrushed on custom vans. Still in awe today. Keep up the work 😊
I had an older friend that painted cars when i was in highschool. He could airbrush amazing things and watching him paint free hand was crazy. He did a gangster theme on his chrysler 300 with scarface and goodfellas and godfather painted on the car it was in a few magazines
It's his first time. Mistakes are going to be made. Nobody first was perfect. Anyway, I want to see the whole car painted. Where is the rest of the video???
You don't necessarily have to. I used to think that also, but I've been watching a lot of painting channels & I've been noticing that some of the best painters paint a section at a time
That poor spot where he stopped and started has got like 10 or 15 coats now. Thats why you always start and finish spraying off the piece of work. Then you get a even coat and the only overspray should be the 50 percent overlap from the last pass. Man i miss powder-coating for a living
Remember when paining if it’s your first time, the more clearcoat you put on the better later on, you can use water, sandpaper, and a buffer to remove sins. (Orange peel , runs, dirt , spiders etc) the business, we called the last coat of clear, the “trash coat” meaning it’s going to end up on the floor, I recommend only using 3M wet/dry 1000, 1200, 1500, 2000, 2500, 3000 and 5000, also 3m perfect it 2 compound ,foam pad glaze, and 3m hand glaze is the best, have a clean 3m compound foam pad for each panel! Same goes for the 3M finishing pad. Keep cleaning it ! Have a bucket with dawn and clean water , bring the pads out and then put them on the buffer away from the car spin them at high-speed to dry
I was nervous my first. No runs no drips, just laid flat. I painted a lot of models as a kid. And it really helped me. A real paint man was there. He asked me if I wanted a job. I'ma carpenter. I build hot rods on the side. If I do it for money. Than it's work. It's my alone time, and beer time. Get my point. ❤
That’s how you learn to do this is by doing it but of course there is some ass hole out there that says you need a book and a degree to be a professional at this shit lol I leaned it all paint bodywork and everything else in between a bunch of grumpy old men taught me how to do it no book no degree. I am a professional at it. 30 years. Keep doing it. You’ll make a good living.
I have been a custom painter for 38 years always spray past seams never stop on them this we’ll help you get more even color keep up the great work
Thank you for that. I hope to paint my truck soon
@@euclid47phawhat are Seams
@@euclid47phado the seams and jambs first. Then do your passes. Always overlap as well with single stage paint like this. Watch any professional video and you'll notice they do the jambs and gaps first.
Yeah I was taught to go over them by about 2 inches and not to stop at the seams
For a person with 38 years custom painting experience I can’t believe you said that I’m also a painter I can tell you that’s false information we only don’t stop at the edge to avoid paint buildup on the edges because when you clear it you will see it especially metallic colors other than that you good. Going pass the edge and stop at the edges don’t help or hurt you with getting even color if you have uneven color you need to look at your paint gun, mixing ratio, and overlap etc.. I do both custom and collision when doing collision sometimes you have to stop on the edges I don’t like it but you have to do what you gotta do to blending the color when insurance fighting you about blending the next panel .. like the above comments say do edges first then do the panel
The painting community, such good people. So many comments with tips and tricks and encouragement.
yeah I know right, I thought it was sarcasm at first but I'm glad to see a genuinely wholesome place where people are just positive and decent people.
Watch any welding videos. Those guys are vicious. 😂
Painters r high af. Friendly people. Just want someone to chat with. Welders and construction workers nah.
Them deck builder pages are the worst. Now they're vicious. Trying to hurt homeowners feelings for asking for advice n shit. I bet they take a different approach talking to customers. Some serious complex issues out there
It's generally any video where there can be more than one opinion. You can't bash a person for having big enough balls to post their first paint spray. Good for him. From this point forward he's gonna keep learning. The more you learn you get better results.
Always keep the air going, thats why spray guns have a 2 stage trigger. By constantly starting and stopping the air you get dropplets on the panel also walk the whole side of the car to try and eliminate start and stop lines and getting heavier film thickness where you start and stop. When i was being taught they set up masking paper on the side of the paint booth and we had to spray on that to get our technique down. Best way to learn to paint is start with primer, you have to sand it anyways and you can get really good if the person training you thins the primer out to be close to paint.
👍🏿yuup
Stopping the air between sprays is alright as long as you stop the paint flow before the air flow
We’ll said! No judgement just good advise, thank you!
In the late 90s I worked at a collision shop basically I was the poop boy prepper , I would paint the undersides of hoods and fenders but that's about it.
I wanted the paint so bad and told my manager I was ready.
He told me" well then paint your own car" I had a 1986 IROC Z28 while driving it back and forth to work I prepped it.
Finally on a Sunday I brought it into the booth the color was Victory red my manager stopped in while I was painting it.
Needless to say I was a painter three days later it came out pretty slick
Please share more of your car painting stories from your experiences there
@@Nikolebichon I second this
You are so old, like ancient
@kelpodelpog5395 50, still got it though, although I got crow's feet around my eyes I'm still a stallion 😂
What color was used on the fenders? I’m restoring the paint on one and was wondering what color to go with ( it’s going to be a show truck)
That's pretty damn good for a first attempt. Just keep at it. Every job will be a little different. You'll make mistakes along the way and it's perfectly OK. We all did. Enjoy the journey, it's awesome.
Pro tip : flick your gun at the end of each pass . Will prevent a build up of paint at the end . When doing correctly you will prevent runs and dark lines down your car. Great job for your first go at it 👌
That's not what painters are doing. 😂😂😂 You release the trigger. That's the "flick" you think you're seeing and hearing. Any real painter knows this. You're speculating.
It's not just flicking though. That does nothing. You're releasing the trigger.
@@mrarivv0007 well I’m a painter with 20 years experience. That’s what I do . I also release the trigger at the flick . But it’s not needed . Flicking is perfectly fine too . What would I know
@@mrarivv0007 your definitely not a painter . I’d probably keep your opinions to your self before I totally embarrass you
DAMMN
Start on the roof hood and trunk so you don't lean on the sides when painting the roof
Step stool?
So u should never start on the doors?
@@countryv.o.5164Yes you can, but when you go to paint the roof and you trip and fall into the door u just painted you’re gonna be kicking yourself.
@@andrewdescant4996 Or the hose rubs the body and smears the paint.
When I'm painting a complete I like to wear a Tyvek suit ($15 at home depot) I also put 2-inch tape around my waist so I don't accidentally lean into the paint job.
I have a German shepherd and a Husky everything I own clothing wise has dog hair. Tyvek suits are designed so nothing sticks to them it's also important to keep the isocyanates from the clear coat from entering your pores.
This was me painting for one of the first times, and I know my mistakes
The gun is a SATAjet X 5500 RP with a 1.4 size tip
Thays awesome buddy.
Looks good to me , way better than I would have done for sure ...
love the size of the fan on that spray gun mate what brand is it and what size tip
Right on brotha! A few days away from my first paint job. One thing I learned while preparing was to end your passes in the center of the panels. Haven’t heard a clear description why just yet 🤷♂️
Good job 👍🏾 keep it up
I was taught to always do edge's first as it seals the paint better aswell as start from roof down for over spray getting on you're work and damp floor down. So air doesn't pic any dust up. Each to there own every 1 has diffrent methods
He's learning chill.. its just paint. But I'm not going to be the one sanding the mistakes nope no sir not me
Why? It’s easy
do you work at that same shop? who said you would be sanding lmfao
@@bruhbruh-is3uwmy thought exactly 🤣🤣🤣
He?
@@conquester4890 @bruhbruh-is3uw you guys make my head hurt. I could eat a bowl of alphabet soup and shit out a smarter statement than that.
I liked and commented on this post because there are a lot of good tips here...nice to see everyone participating in aome positive comments!❤
I’m so happy to see all these helpful comments keep up the good work
It's quite shocking isn't it.
One of the few professions where they love ACTUALLY teaching what they know
Painting with the belt moldings, body side moldings and handles in the doors is a bold move cotton.
Not to mention no tape on the door lock mechanism.
Keep it up you will be a good painter soon.
cotton?
Why?
@@ethanwild3301 ever see the movie Dodgeball?
Bold move cotton 😂😂😂 love it.
Doing good for your first time..just a little advice, start on the hood at the top of the fender and work your way over and do your sides last..keeps the hose and your body from getting in the paint having to reach over the hood, roof and trunk..overlap 70-80%, and lift of at the end of your spray pattern to prevent buildup..nice job though!
Not bad at all for your 1st time 😲Actually purdy cool 😎👀
He will learn how to sand down runs for sure
Once you get that spray pattern adjusted and 75% overlap just walk the whole side of the car with your distance set you're on your way Bud 💯%
What mistakes can occur? This is not lacquer
What's walk the car? Is that when you go from front to back or back to front and work down compared to panel by panel? Wanna try painting an old project car at home and am trying to get all the tips I can
@@chrisguzman7926thats exactly what that means. Helps keep more even color throughout
Not bad for your first time, little tip, don't stop on the edge of a panel, keep it going 6 inches or more to the next panel and flick the gun outwards and don't let off on the air.
Excellent, you look like a natural thats rough around the edges. Never quit until you're great.
Man the painting community is so much nicer than the welders.
Good job my man! Love to see people learning new skills!
Definitely agree with learning a new skill, but I have to admit - watching him made me so nervous. In my head I was screaming, "don't stop and start like that!"
Keep that floor wet when painting boys, if your not in a booth. Keep up the hard work.
This comment is on point☝🏼
When painting in a shop that doesn’t have a booth. I found that on around your second coat of clear all the bugs and spiders start coming out of hiding, clearcoat, is like a bug spray, if you can get on a ladder, take an air blower and blow everything off of the lights and try to get rid of all the bugs days before painting
@@larsbambi1575i think bugs actually like paint ... urethane smells like candy 🍬🍭 to me
Wet floor? Not to slip on I assume. I don’t paint in booths and I’ve never known of this. Why?
@@duramaxdad piss floor 💦
U wanna go a few inches onto the next panel so that I don't built up to much on the edges
Was just about to say that
Me too
Or you could flow it. Never dead pull
Thanks for the tip. Gena do some DIY painting 😬 that'll come in useful
@@derekholmes4792 is that where you keep the gas going? If so I feel like that takes some getting used to
For me...we take off the door handle and side mouldings and even side mirrors then paint bpdy panels.
Then paint the small pieces.
Then reassemble them all
This costs extra at most shops
I remember my first paint job. Hes doing a great job . He'll improve and learn on each one .
Nice size fan pattern 👍
I always start on the roof, then hood and trunk. When I painted. I just do collision work now. Keep at it. It's a great skill to have.
That red looks so tasty!!!
Always spray ur edges, wheel wells first then work your way inward it will help get the most coverage
Hell yeah brother
This comment section is gold. No smart remarks, just constructive Criticism
I'm no pro, just have painted my own race cars in my own shop much like you are doing without a booth.
I learned that everything in your shop will soon be red whether you think it will or not.
I started covering everything and learned to wet the floor.
Later instead of covering everything I started hanging the visqueen as a curtain and basicly made my own spray booth.
I had to spray the race car frame and then come back and shoot the body.
It was worth the effort to build a curtain.
I had green race cars and the first time I painted a car everything in the shop was kinda green for the longest time.
I was a little anxious watching thinking he was moving a little to slow and was gonna get the runs. Lol it's always easier to add more later than to clean up a run and possibly have to redo everything.
I'm 53been painting since I was 13. You have a good stead hand your over lap looks good. don't like the way you start and end your spray but no two painters paint alike. You're going make a good painter keep up the good work. 😅😅
I remember 10 years ago my father thought me everything when he owned his bodyshop, He aint dead we arent as close as we used too ans this reminds me of myselfs first time great job!
Hey bro, it’s always the most work on the first one, but it’ll look so sweet
Once he gets his confidence up he is going to be a complete badass!!! For his very first time painting a car he’s going to be a great painter once he gets his own technique.
Pretty good bro great teacher you have there with his guidance gotta paint it yourself to actually learn and get the feel of the flow ❤
U always start from the driver side roof then work your way around all the way to driver door .good luck..😊
Get it bro 😎😎 I've always wanted to try my hand at painting one of my project cars but was always to scared to try so I payed some one 😂😂 my hats off to you sir 👍👍👍
Great job on your first time, I was nervous as heck on my first paint job. Keep up the great work.
Good on ya for giving it a go! For the future try turning the gun down to apply less paint. You want it to be as if you’re putting down just a little more than dusting the paint onto the surface. Walk the entire side of the car as you spray starting with lower sections first and working your way up higher with each pass. You’ll get more consistent coverage and fewer runs this way. Carry on!
Good job dude!! Wouldn't have guessed it was your first time!!
Thats a gorgeous fan pattern
I could point out a lot of things as a painter, but I'm going to remember my first time I painted a car and say to you, Well Done, you're on your way and you'll learn as you go, you're off to a good start. If painting is in your blood, it's a really rewarding or satisfying job. Best wishes on your journey.
I think we can all agree that everything in that shop is now just a little more red, no booth no problem ! Good work !
Made this mistake once , took over a year for all the red to wear off lol
It’s harder and more awkward than it looks. He did good. He’s been practicing a lot.
Practice, makes perfect. Went well. Good job!
Lol he’s learning guys give it rest y’all acting like you never were like this at ONE point, it’s like me taking you to my job and said ok now alley dock it on door one and I just film you with the same caption and other truckers start bashing you lol
Worked truck loading docks for 20 years it's so cold!!!
Am I the only one annoyed they didn’t take the door handle off 😢
nor did they tape over the chrome on the door panel 🥲
Your going like its an insurance job
Not bad for your first time. Just spray further onto adjacent panels so you don’t build up a bigger rope edge. Play around with your pressure, speed, and distance too. Not everyone paints the same so what works for someone else might not work for you. I personally like to spray base around 10 psi. Lower pressure usually means less dirt
I've been teaching myself. This is by far the hardest thing I've ever done in my life, so many variables. I am the king of the runs. I spray exactly like you, I'm talking exactly. 💯👌
Bros laying her down. Good job!
Ita some real painters in these comments , and good job new guy !
Not a bad start. Don't be shy to move your body more rather than just your arm. Try to keep air going constantly. Keep it up
Pro-tip number 12, never use Armor All anywhere near your painting area. If you spray Armor All In The Air it will immediately fisheye the whole entire paint job.
What is Armor all you mean full fan open? I have small problems with fisheyes doesn’t matter how much I clean the jobs
@@dvfix armor all is the protectant spray used by detainers to shine interior panels, they make products that are body shop safe . More than likely you’re gonna have to clean all the dust out of the car after bodywork and paint.
Just make sure your detail products don’t have silicone it gets in the air whether you have a fan or not
I mean that is definatly full coverage.
Good job!!! I must ask what kind of gun are you using? Looks like there’s a nice pattern to it.
My dads Sata 5500 RP
Nice Blicky
I’m not a painter, but do remember some custom paint jobs from Elkhart Indiana in the 70s airbrushed on custom vans. Still in awe today.
Keep up the work 😊
I had an older friend that painted cars when i was in highschool. He could airbrush amazing things and watching him paint free hand was crazy. He did a gangster theme on his chrysler 300 with scarface and goodfellas and godfather painted on the car it was in a few magazines
Elkhart RV capital of the world my hometown.
I delivered plane Dodge vans to Elk Hart Indiana and return to Little Rock with customized vans.
Not bad my man! That is a FINE JOB!! Mine next 👍
Dude, loosen up. Groove with the gun 😎
Have a couple beers relax and let it flow
Paint roof first so you don't lean into door
Man you look like a pro brother!!! Great job ive paint 3 cars. Looks great to me.
I don't know much about painting only taught my self what I do my self but looks like a fucking solid first attempt
It's his first time. Mistakes are going to be made. Nobody first was perfect. Anyway, I want to see the whole car painted. Where is the rest of the video???
Yes I agree 👍 💯
Sorry for the late reply but I don’t have a full video of the car painted, only pictures. I would take one but the car got totaled 😔
I posted a picture so you can see
Good job for your first time. What gun is that tho, that fan is amazing
Yuup definitely the first time alright. Should always paint starting at the top, ie roof both , then hood, trunk then the sides
That was me just today! On my rc glider after a sectioned fuselage repair. 😂❤
Gotta learn somehow
Well done. Most people wouldn't even attempt it.
Pretty darn good man you are well on your way
Are you sure you haven't done this more than once, nice job 🫡😎💯🙏
That’s how you learn 💯
now lean in wet paint to get to higher areas
You probably did a better job then most of us for the first time
You did freaking good bro for being the first time
I’m no professional but arnt you suppose to run the entire length of the car ?
You don't necessarily have to. I used to think that also, but I've been watching a lot of painting channels & I've been noticing that some of the best painters paint a section at a time
@@IEatMedia roger that.
That poor spot where he stopped and started has got like 10 or 15 coats now. Thats why you always start and finish spraying off the piece of work. Then you get a even coat and the only overspray should be the 50 percent overlap from the last pass. Man i miss powder-coating for a living
Great job keep up the good work looks better than some that call themselves professionals
He did good for a girst time wow!! This is great to see😊
The air should never stop coming out the gun. Just material
What the hell that's not true at all
There’s no such thing as mistakes paint that car over and over until the car tells you stop painting me
I was expecting "less good" from this. Nice work! keep it up!
Not bad bro, nothing like the feeling of seeing your efforts come to life🙏🏼 Keep going🔥
yeah boi get into your rhythm n don’t look back.
Not bad at all. Painting is a lot harder than most think. Just gotta learn the flick as your letting off your strokes
making mistakes is how we learn. You keep doing what you do, each time you get better and more comfortable
Looks good bro!
Everything about this is so wrong 😭
Horrible wrist game. Look at the flick of the wrist
He is pretty much on the money!!! Keep on spraying because you will only get better and better. Looks like you have a good mentor!!!
Good job. Just keep the gun steady and keep it moving during each pass. You gor this!
Remember when paining if it’s your first time, the more clearcoat you put on the better later on, you can use water, sandpaper, and a buffer to remove sins. (Orange peel , runs, dirt , spiders etc) the business, we called the last coat of clear, the “trash coat” meaning it’s going to end up on the floor, I recommend only using 3M wet/dry 1000, 1200, 1500, 2000, 2500, 3000 and 5000, also 3m perfect it 2 compound ,foam pad glaze, and 3m hand glaze is the best, have a clean 3m compound foam pad for each panel! Same goes for the 3M finishing pad. Keep cleaning it ! Have a bucket with dawn and clean water , bring the pads out and then put them on the buffer away from the car spin them at high-speed to dry
Good job keep it up you'll get better the more u do
just rattlecanned my civic LMAO.. gives it more a shitbox look , good job brotha that compressed gun doin wonders color is very vibrant too
This comment section is heaven. Just tips, appreciation and explanations. You people are great!
Sounds like you have a good coach !!
Steady hand like me. That's really good for a first time.
I was nervous my first.
No runs no drips, just laid flat.
I painted a lot of models as a kid. And it really helped me.
A real paint man was there.
He asked me if I wanted a job. I'ma carpenter. I build hot rods on the side. If I do it for money. Than it's work.
It's my alone time, and beer time. Get my point. ❤
That’s how you learn to do this is by doing it but of course there is some ass hole out there that says you need a book and a degree to be a professional at this shit lol I leaned it all paint bodywork and everything else in between a bunch of grumpy old men taught me how to do it no book no degree. I am a professional at it. 30 years. Keep doing it. You’ll make a good living.
If I wanted to learn this way, by learning from someone else, how would I go about it? I'm just a more hands on kind-of learner lol.
You might of found it easier to spray past the seams if you removed the doors. helps prevent build up of overspray on edges