painting a car. any tips?

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theNEOone

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well, i'm thinking about painting the front and rear bumpers (and possible the hood) of my gf's car. she got in an accident a year ago and her dad did a rush job and it didn't come out so well. some of the paint is chipping on the rear bumper, the paint on the front bumper/fender doesn't match, and the head is slightly spotty.

i've started a preliminary (read: mandatory) google search, and i've found a few good links, but i'm looking for some first hand accounts from members on this board.

also, my g/f said that there are places that'll let you rent a "clean room" to paint your car. has anyone heard of such a place? i'm located in miami, but i'm willing to drive as far south as homestead, or as far north as ft. lauderdale to use one of these clean rooms.

as an aside, it's raining like a motherfvcker right now! jesus.


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theNEOone

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Originally posted by: Electric Amish
Don't use a brush. :p
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duh!!

i've already made the proper preparations. this weekend i'm going to home depot and picking up their most expensive paint roller.


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Heisenberg

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Originally posted by: theNEOone
Originally posted by: Electric Amish
Don't use a brush. :p
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duh!!

i've already made the proper preparations. this weekend i'm going to home depot and picking up their most expensive paint roller.


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Boy I hope you're kidding.
 
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Electric Amish

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Originally posted by: theNEOone
Originally posted by: Electric Amish
Don't use a brush. :p
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duh!!

i've already made the proper preparations. this weekend i'm going to home depot and picking up their most expensive paint roller.


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Good call :thumbsup:
 
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theNEOone

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Originally posted by: aplefka
Who needs a roller when you've got your fingers?
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ding ding ding, we have a winnAr.

ok people, some real suggestions please. thank you!


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Originally posted by: theNEOone
as an aside, it's raining like a motherfvcker right now! jesus.
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I know. This rain sucks. Pouring all weekend and when I woke up this morning and was on my way to work, it looked like it had just stopped raining. Atleast it didn't pour from 12-3ish.

About the car.. I dunno. I've never had to paint a car, nor do I know anyone who has. =\
 
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aplefka

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A real suggestion would be to just call the local car painting place. I'm sure they'll give you some pointers. If not, try some other place. Maybe Home Depot or some other supply store?
 
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kermalou

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Originally posted by: theNEOone
well, i'm thinking about painting the front and rear bumpers (and possible the hood) of my gf's car. she got in an accident a year ago and her dad did a rush job and it didn't come out so well. some of the paint is chipping on the rear bumper, the paint on the front bumper/fender doesn't match, and the head is slightly spotty.

i've started a preliminary (read: mandatory) google search, and i've found a few good links, but i'm looking for some first hand accounts from members on this board.

also, my g/f said that there are places that'll let you rent a "clean room" to paint your car. has anyone heard of such a place? i'm located in miami, but i'm willing to drive as far south as homestead, or as far north as ft. lauderdale to use one of these clean rooms.

as an aside, it's raining like a motherfvcker right now! jesus.


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you should paint the whole car with a toothbrush.
 
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flot

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I really don't think it's going to be worth doing this yourself. I AM curious if you find a place that will let you use their facility for painting.. but you still have to have the paint, a paint gun, clean (dry) air source, etc, etc, etc.

I'd take it to maaco. They'll do a medicore job, but still better than you're likely to do, and their base paint runs like $200 for the whole car. This will inevitably look better than you trying to do a little part of it. If you do significant prep work beforehand (IE sand everything smooth) there's even a good chacne it'll come out look alright.

(alright = great from 50 feet away, good from 20 feet away, a little "eh" from 5 feet away)

But it all depends on the age of the car etc as to whether or not it's really worth doing something like that.
 
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drnickriviera

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Strike up a relation with you local auto body paint supplier. They will tell you what you need.

Get a tyvek suit. You can get a respirator with paint filters, but I prefer a positive air system. Do you even have a gun? Have you ever used one before?

I wouldn't worry with a fancy booth. If you have a shop of garage, just gets some plastic sheet and make one. Although it would be a lot nicer in the booth.
 
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Antisocial Virge

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Actually I have seen a roller do a ok job before. He warmed up the paint so it would flow together better. It wasn't great but it was cheap and did the trick.
 
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nakedfrog

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Originally posted by: Antisocial-Virge
Actually I have seen a roller do a ok job before. He warmed up the paint so it would flow together better. It wasn't great but it was cheap and did the trick.
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Same here. If the current paint looks bad enough, a roller job can still be an improvement.
 
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quentinterintino

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Put some one gallon buckets on top of the car and strap some fireworks to the side of each can... lite [spelling?] the fuses and watch the car paint itself.
 
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