oud272
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I want to give encouragement to all of you that have considered painting their car themselves. It's not that hard to do once you build up the confidence and of course you have the pride of knowing that you did it yourself.
The last time I painted a car was 30 years ago with Glasurit hand brush enamel, sprayed from a gun. I didn't know what I was doing then, maybe still don't, but I did more research this time.
The tub was completely stripped down, the bed liner that the DPO applied to the engine bay was removed with a heat gun and scraper and then media blasted. There were only two small rust spots that needed repairing and it still has the original floors.
When I purchased the car it was painted white, but I decided to take it back to its original Iris Blue. I sprayed the primer in my shop and then rented a spray booth for the top coat. It turned out well and I'm real chuffed with the results.
I used Kustom Shop DTM primer sealer from TCP Global (almost a gal.) followed by PPG Concept DCC single stage (3/4 gal.). The PPG was mixed to match an existing piece of the original body that was still in Iris Blue by the local paint store (Industrial Finishes).
Dave
The last time I painted a car was 30 years ago with Glasurit hand brush enamel, sprayed from a gun. I didn't know what I was doing then, maybe still don't, but I did more research this time.
The tub was completely stripped down, the bed liner that the DPO applied to the engine bay was removed with a heat gun and scraper and then media blasted. There were only two small rust spots that needed repairing and it still has the original floors.
When I purchased the car it was painted white, but I decided to take it back to its original Iris Blue. I sprayed the primer in my shop and then rented a spray booth for the top coat. It turned out well and I'm real chuffed with the results.
I used Kustom Shop DTM primer sealer from TCP Global (almost a gal.) followed by PPG Concept DCC single stage (3/4 gal.). The PPG was mixed to match an existing piece of the original body that was still in Iris Blue by the local paint store (Industrial Finishes).
Dave