subject: How to Paint a Car [print this page] How to Paint a Car How to Paint a Car
The smooth shining paint is the beauty of all the cars. You can change the appearance of the car by painting it according to your will. To have your car paint from the professional painters cost you many bucks. The cost varies from several hundred to several thousand bucks depending upon the paint job and its quality. Painting your car is not an impossible task; it is very much doable job. The only thing required is your commitment and precision. Hereunder we are going to discuss some of the useful tips, which help you to paint your car easily.
Items Required
-Masking tape (special type of tape used to protect certain areas when painting)
-Tarpaulin or other covering material
-Paint urethane based
-Sandpaper
-Paint sprayer
-Putty
-Dust mask, gloves, goggles etc
-Sponge
-Urethane Clear coat Kit
-Acrylic Lacquer Clear coat
-Car Painting Clear coat
-Grease remover or wax
Instructions
1. It is important to wash the car before you start with painting process. It is desirable to make the surface of the car free from any dust, mud, scum or dirt in order for paint to adhere properly. Wash the car and make it dry with cotton cloth.
2. The next step involves the sanding down of the rough. This will be done with the help of sandpaper. Use loose and fine grit sandpaper to tough and small areas respectively. Make use of putty to fill out small holes and dips before you can proceed to next step. For if these holes and dips are not given special care they will not let the paint to adhere properly. So, sand down all the affected areas. Be sure that the area you are about to paint is smooth and level.
3. In this step you need to cover all the parts with masking tape and tarpaulin, which you don't want to get paint on. For instance, mirrors, windows, wheel covers etc.
4. Once you are fully prepared, apply the equal amount of primer to the entire parts, which are to be painted. Primer an important ingredient as it helps paint to adhere properly. After the application of primer, let it dry for some time. Once the primer is dried, sand down the surface again to make it smooth.
5. Now is the time to apply paint to your car. Use urethane based paint and the spray gun to spray the base coat of the paint over the whole surface slickly. Let it dry for about 15-20 minutes. After 20 minutes apply the final coat of the paint evenly over the surface and let it dry for about 90 odd minutes.
6. In the end you are required to apply the clear coat of paint over the surface. Give a gap of 15 minutes after every coat. Repeat this process thrice and after the third coat leave the surface to dry for about 90 minutes. You are done with your paint job.
