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CarCraft magazine...hie thee to a library!
Posted by JohnB (more from JohnB) on Mon, 18 Nov 2002 19:02:21
In Reply to: Does anyone know how to paint a car?, Tyler, Mon, 18 Nov 2002 15:24:28
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You can find back issues of CarCraft generally in the library. IIRC they run an article about painting a car once a year or so.
It's not particularly hard, it IS tedious if you want to do it resto right! Also, it can cost you about as much in equipment and materials to paint your car as it would to have it done at a MAACO shop. Still, you have the satisfaction of saying you did it yourself as well as the learning experience.
One tip...buy 25% more paint than you think you'll need....or at least as much as the paint shop guy estimates. My first paint job was on a 67 VW bug...the dealer said it would take four quarts but he only had three....I was impatient and stretched the paint with thinner/reducer and ended up with a thin stripe down the middle of the roof...although that could have been my poor vision because I painted the entire car in a booth at the Selfridge Air National Guard DIY shop and the lighting wasn't too good. I started at the top and worked down, knowing I would be short and I just forgot where I had been.....
Moral is pay attention, do your homework, prep work, and you'll probably end up with a good job.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Does anyone know how to paint a car?, Tyler, Mon, 18 Nov 2002 15:24:28
- Yes n/m, Chaz, Thu, 21 Nov 2002 04:31:02
- I have done it but wouldn't again., Gary, Wed, 20 Nov 2002 14:55:43
- Yup - have someone else do it (grin), Erik K, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 09:01:11
- CarCraft magazine...hie thee to a library!, JohnB, Mon, 18 Nov 2002 19:02:21 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Does anyone know how to paint a car?, lms, Mon, 18 Nov 2002 18:02:03
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