bought a compressor months ago for paint spraying and air tools etc, but haven't actually tried spraying yet.

has anyone got any good tips? like what paint/thinners/consumables do i need? how do i mix the thinners with paint? what paint (i know of 2 pack, cellulose etc, but i was talking to a bodyshop and they said they use waterbased paint. what does this come under?)

[Edited on 31/3/07 by blakep82]

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Originally posted by blakep82
has anyone got any good tips?

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i want to know how to do it properly, thats why i'm asking, and want to start and learn, after all, even the pro's have to start off not knowing anything, don't they?

anyone got any useful advice?

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Patiance........You will need loads.....


As said the finish is all in the prep work. So you need patiance to keep going and not say bugger it that will do

Be patiant and give the paint plenty of time to dry before handling it. Gues how I know this


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You can prep all you want and then f*ck it up by not thinning enough, spraying from too far away, not reading the spec sheet for the paint etc. I don't paint much that matters and I usually paint outside, mainly with cellulose these days. Greenfly are my main problem but not at this time of year, I find that they cut out after the paint dries and only the feet are left. Get some old cardboard boxes, flatten and tape them to the back of the door to practise on.

If you are spraying in somewhere with a concrete floor, wash it down with water first, it keeps the dust down.
And get spec sheets for whatever paint you are using, and read them

Cheers

Alex

i think i read somewhere that if you make the car connected to -ve (by a battery charger or a bettery) then the paint is attracted to it? could be useful for spraying a chassis perhaps? Is this true? or just likely to attract dust and other nastyness?

Works okay if you can lay your hands on a 35,000 volt battery.

got some electric pylons not far from me, I'll hook one up.

damn. they're AC aren't they?

i have just painted my tintop in the garage at the house looks as though its not to bad a job i got advice from a mate who knows what to do and it has turned out alright apart from when i had just finished the clearcoat and a small square of paper fell of a shelf and landed on the wing aaaaahhhhhh f%Łk but it will rub out also bits of dust etc in clear coat but thats painting in a garage for you give it a try you dont learn if you dont try

There's a ten page how-to in the new book by a professional if that's any use?

Cheers

Chris

excellent! thanks everyone!

was wondering about the processes also, priming, flatting with wet and dry (how many coats?), how many coats of paint, gloss?

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Originally posted by Peteff
You can prep all you want and then f*ck it up by not thinning enough, spraying from too far away, not reading the spec sheet for the paint etc. I don't paint much that matters and I usually paint outside, mainly with cellulose these days. Greenfly are my main problem but not at this time of year, I find that they cut out after the paint dries and only the feet are left. Get some old cardboard boxes, flatten and tape them to the back of the door to practise on.

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I usually leave mine for an hour before I take any masking off then wash it down next day. I don't do any cutting or finishing till it's been on a couple of weeks. That's using standard thinners. If you use faster flash higher gloss top coat thinners you are talking minutes to actually dry.