respaying own body panels

27th December 2008, 14:26

just wanted to know how hard would it be start to spray your own bodypanels.
would you only need a air compressor and a spray gun and then the primer, colour you want to spay and laquer.
or is it more to that

27th December 2008, 15:14

i would not do it my self tbh, cos if you get a few runs or a reaction your gunner have to sand them down an start all over agen. in the long run it might have been cheaper to sent it to a spray shop.

27th December 2008, 15:19

unless you know what you are doing matey, it can be hard to get right and takes alot of time.

you can do panels and bumpers with cans, but you need to be very careful and its a painstaking process of apply a coat, sanding down smooth, then another coat then repeat over and over again until its mega smooth and you have quite a few coats on

i have done it before and it does you head in lol

27th December 2008, 16:07

Its a very annoying process but if you do it right you'll appreciate it more in the long run because its something you did yourself.

27th December 2008, 16:11

its quite a hard thing to get right and takes alot of practic, try and do a night course on vehicle body refinishing. i wouldent do it my self if i didnt know what i was doing tbh.

27th December 2008, 16:47

meh if you think you ahve the guts for it do it, i did this to my brothers micra when i was 15 my first attampt at spraying took about a week to do but i think i did i good job to be ohnest ( he hit the wall on hour drive ) no pictures of before i sanded it down tho ) But it was a hard one because i had to blend it in oh and i used rattle cans, and i found that using tinnies from my local motor factors where better quality than halfrauds rattlers
Sanded down damaged area

Removed dent sanded, then primed

Sanded them primed

Then this is the final result 1 can of primer 1 can of paint and about half a can of clear in total

Not got a pic of the car fully put back together lights ect or washed and polished

Hope its inspried you to do some of your own maty, it was all masked off and sprayed in my garage

27th December 2008, 16:55

pictures will make anything look top notch to be fair.. i can see the hard edge where you havent sanded down the paint edge and again with the primer..

Its possible to do in your garden and has been done plenty of times but if your looking to do it yourself to save money then your wasting your time..

27th December 2008, 16:58

i re-sprayed my vtr bodykit which i bought for my old car, turned out alrite lol

27th December 2008, 16:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Powellyboi

pictures will make anything look top notch to be fair.. i can see the hard edge where you havent sanded down the paint edge and again with the primer..

Its possible to do in your garden and has been done plenty of times but if your looking to do it yourself to save money then your wasting your time..

bear in mind i was 15 and it was my first go lol.... and your a pro sprayer no ? he was happy anyway payed me for it, also iv seen manny failed attempts by people on her and other forums that look totaly shit or totaly the wrong colour and big hard edges

27th December 2008, 17:19

To do a proper job you will need a compressor and gun (forget about rattle cans).

If you've never sprayed with a gun before and don't have a clue where to start then get your self a Haynes manual and starting practising.

Btw, don't get a compressor with a tank smaller than 24 litres.

27th December 2008, 17:22

yeah, i have no problem with people trying it - u got to have balls and there is no doubting you can get good results..

A compressor good enough to spray with needs to be able to push out a decent air pressure.. about £250 for that, then a gun.. probably pick one up for £40 to do that sort of job, paint... 1k basecoat is £30 for half a litre where i go and laqure is £20 - £100 depending on what you want..

hope that helps..

27th December 2008, 19:23

thanks alot guys alot of advice given. would like to defo give it a go as you can only learn anything by giving it ago.
would a 50 liter air compressor be ok
and what is hp which amount of hp would be ideal for respraying

27th December 2008, 19:25

would higher the liter of the air compressor be better too ?

27th December 2008, 20:08

yeah u want at least 10cfm and a decent sized tank..

27th December 2008, 20:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Powellyboi

pictures will make anything look top notch to be fair.. i can see the hard edge where you havent sanded down the paint edge and again with the primer..

Its possible to do in your garden and has been done plenty of times but if your looking to do it yourself to save money then your wasting your time..

wheres this hard edge you speak of i only sprayed this area ?

27th December 2008, 20:54

its a picture, if i was to come look at that bumper i could show you a hard edge, trust me i seen hundreds.

27th December 2008, 23:04

if you want practis dont go painting a car get some damaged pannels or old bumpers from somwhair and do them, its taken me time to get it right even tho my first job turned out good. i say go for it its fun to do but i dont surgest painting anybodys car without quite a bit of prectis.

1st January 2009, 19:27

hope you guys had a good christmas and happy new year
im defo wanna practice so that i get some experience. will be trying on old pannels.
so basically i needed to know
what size air compressor liters will be ideal for spraying
and what is hp which amount of hp would be ideal for respraying
any recomended air compressors would be helpful thanks

21st January 2009, 20:44

hp=hprsepower, isnt really that critical on compressers, its the flow rate in cubic (feet or meters) that you want. also depends what spraying your doing and liquid being sprayed as to what flowfate and pressure you require, then you hav nozzle settings and different nozzles to contend with.. bit of a ball ache tbh...............depends how far into it you want to go.