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« on: December 17, 2001, 07:46:06 PM » |
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Okay, if you're getting your car painted a very simple car (Red,Black, Blue, White, etc) you may want to consider painting the door jams (The inner parts of the door) and the hatch/hood yourself to save money. Some places charge up to 100 dollars just for each section of that. That's 400. Dollars if you want to do it yourself, here's what you need:
-Tape (Masking tape is preferred, however sometimes it won't stick. In my case I had to use duct tape, just be sure to wash the car down good after you peel it off)
-Trash Bags / Masking Sheets
-Primer (About 1 - 1.5 cans per section. -Paint; I'd go with Import kote on the door jams and hatch since they're fairly small areas and the cans are small. You'll need about 2 cans per section since these cans are small. Just make sure you get automotive paint if you want a bigger can. For the hood I'd use NAPA Commercial colors since they are large cans and it's a huge area to paint.
-Sand Paper (About 400 grit)
Now.. Getting started. Move your car into a garage and unplug your battery. You'll need to leave sections of your car open and you can run it down just on those simple lights that flick on. Make sure you can get to each area since you don't want to move your car at all. Next, wash and sand the area you're going to paint first. I'd do it one at a time. Door Jam, Door Jam, Hatch, Trunk. Make sure you sand the visible sections real good and you can just half-ass it on the non visible like underneath the door. Now, start taping. Put trash bags over your seats and on the carper and then use the tape to cover edges. It will take a while but if you take your time it'll turn out great. Make sure it's sticking too, you don't want areas coming up.
Now cut a little square of cardboard out you can use as an
edger when you paint. You'll want to remove all of the stripping you can like the door weather seal and that black strip around the top. Just make sure you can get it back on. Now start priming. Here's the trick to priming and painting:
Don't hold down the button. Just do short blasts while moving back and forth. It takes a lot longer but it will coat better. Hit. Move. Hit. Move. Just like that as you paint. Don't hold it in the same spot for more then an instance. Use that cardboard block to hold behind your paint if you're painting the edges of the doorjam or something where paint could go into the car. When you're done let it dry. If you're really a fanatic about what the inside of your door is gonna look like you may want to sand a little where you got some drips. Otherwise, once it's dried for about 5 hours do the same steps with paint. Wait till the next day before removing the tape so it doesn't chip. If you have edges that need to be fixed I'd use a touch up paint brush. Just keep doing this for all the sections and you'll be fine.
If you get any paint on anything you don't want, such as windows. Don't worry, it'll come right off with acetone. You can get it anywhere, I'd go with advanced auto though
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