Hi Ulix,
Ideally it's great to have a friend that paints cars for a living and use
him as a mentor. Better yet, get him to shoot it for you.
My second suggestion, which is more practical than the first one, is to
go to the auto paint store and plead ignorance and ask them for advice.
Go to one of the big pro supply stores where they have lots of
experience. Paint isn't cheap, so advice from the pro's is great. They
may also give you a lot of supplies that they have left over from demos.
Saves much money.
Try to find out the materiel and color that they used on the exterior.
That helps a lot.
Best of luck
Paul
PAsgeirsson@juno.com
On Fri, 25 Jun 1999 14:17:35 -0700 (PDT) Ulix Goettsch
<ulix@u.washington.edu> writes:
>I need a couple of words of wisdom from someone who has done some car
>painting. No, I will not paint my car. It was painted a couple of
>years
>back, but only the outside. My engine and transmission are out, so I
>want
>to paint the engine compartment.
>
>I bought a little paint gun with built in gas cartridge. I figure
>this
>will work fine for painting such a small area.
>
>My main problem is that I know nothing about paint except the kind in
>spray cans :-)
>I have the "recipe" for my paint which I will take to the paint store.
>But what do I buy? I guess I need primer, paint and thinner (is that
>called reducer?). What kind do I want, how much? (I can't really go
>back
>and ask what was used when the car was painted.)
>
>TIA,
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