Okay I am getting ready paint my car soon, as some of you should no.... I'm going to be painting it a black pearl color.. The question that i Have is... What is the Normal Psi that the paint gun should be set at when Paint the car? How thick/thin should the coats be? How many coats of paint do you think i should do before i do the clear coat? Sorri if any of the Questions sounds stupid Any imput helps. thnx guys
The pressure depends on the gun, to low and you'll get splatter to high and you'll dry spray and the paint will look bad. Take your time and do thin coats. Do as many coats until you get full coverage taking 10-13 minute breaks in between coats. Apply your clear in 2 or 3 coats.
Okay thanx for you input and help It is greatly apreciated.... This is great info to help me get my car done and done right the first time.
Ah pearlized black paint, one of my favorites. Thats what I used to paint my mirrors. Unfortunatly they have since sent a few million bugs to their graves not to mention the general sandblasting effect of prolonged highway travel but a good cleaning and buffing would work wonders. Unfortunatly I used an air brush and your not going to want to paint your car with one of those. Hopefully you can get your hands on a HVLP paint spray gun. It is suposed to put more paint on what your painting and less floats off in the air. I would recommend somewhere from 20 - 30 psi but your going to have to experiment a bit with the type of paint you choose. I use Auto Air paints because they are water based and much friendlier for you and your lungs when you are painting and seeing as I'm air brushing typically the tip of the gun is 1" from the surface and my head is probably about 1' from the surface so I'm alot closer to the spray and water based paints are just as good/better that old school paints. Some examples from the auto air website If your going to use traditional automotive paints make sure you have a good respirator that can filter out most of the nasty VOC's (volitile organic chemicals). Clear Coat If your going to use a pearlized color you will need a clear coat but most clear coats use an isocyanate-based catalyst for the hardening process. Nasty nasty stuff, this is VOC's at their worst. Not only can you breath it in but you can also absorb it right through your skin. Follow the safety instructions that come with your clear coat. The actual spraying of the clear coat is only half the battle you need to cut & buff the clear coat after that to make it shine. Buffing a clear coat is an art and you can easilly burn through the paint if you not really careful, especially at sharp edges. I would strongly recommend getting the clear coat professionally applied. Garage Prep Alot of people will tell you that its a good idea to wet the floor of your garage before you spay to keep dust down. If you are useing old school paints with catalysts this is not a good idea. Most paints work best in low to moderate humidity levels. If you wet the floor then water will be evaporating and rising from the floor as you spay. Your spray will hit the evaporating water and trap it in the finished paint. By wetting the floor you will create a very high humidity condition not ideal for traditional catalyst based paints but not as much of a problem for water based paints like auto air.
THANX ... I didnt not no alot of that.... I appreciate you Doing that for me... It is going to be Very very helpfull to me..... I still Have a lil bit to go on my car beffore i start painting.... still Have lil more bondoing to do...... But i am just trying to get all the info I can before i start....I'm for sure Going to go get the clear coat done professionally thou. What do you think that HLVP paint gun is going to cost?. Again thanks for the Info BTW: Awesome Job on the Air Brushing. Keep up the Great work
Okay guys can you give me a quick over view of what i will need to paint my car.... That way i can make sure that i get every thing that i am going to need... Make sure to list even the lil thing :lol: Thanks guys
paint went sand sand paper compressor/gun painters take stuff to mask the car off with mineral spirits id assume a mask with air filters is a good idea polishers/ polish compound if your gonna do it yourself thats what comes to mind when i think about what I use, anything else is for wussies!
