DIY - Paint Job (Small Areas)
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- Grease Monkey
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DIY - Paint Job (Small Areas)
I hope this will be my contribution to FTO Australia. As there is no guide yet to fix those annoying cracks and scratch marks on cars. I HAVE SEARCHED!
Any one interested or does everyone know how to do this already? If a few people are intrested ill collect photos and images of what you would need to DIY!
This DIY would cover :
Sanding -Different Types of sandpaper, filling
Preping - Primer, Prepsol, What Cloth to use, How to sticky tape, how big of an area to paint.
Colour Coating
Clear Coating
* will also be my guide when i post pictures and instruction*
Job will be on these kinds of paint damage :
* Will continue this post*
Any Takers?
Any one interested or does everyone know how to do this already? If a few people are intrested ill collect photos and images of what you would need to DIY!
This DIY would cover :
Sanding -Different Types of sandpaper, filling
Preping - Primer, Prepsol, What Cloth to use, How to sticky tape, how big of an area to paint.
Colour Coating
Clear Coating
* will also be my guide when i post pictures and instruction*
Job will be on these kinds of paint damage :
* Will continue this post*
Any Takers?
- Storm
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Re: DIY - Paint Job (Small Areas)
Anything which gives someone the ability and more important, the confidence, to tackle those little jobs would be good.
Go for it
Go for it
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- Grease Monkey
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Re: DIY - Paint Job (Small Areas)
cool sounds goods. hope everyone will like it!
- Eltnot
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Re: DIY - Paint Job (Small Areas)
I have an airbrush used for painting small models. I was going to have a crack with it at some of my stone chips, so would be keen to know more.
- Cassf88
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Re: DIY - Paint Job (Small Areas)
interested.
could you use it for key scrapes as well?
could you use it for key scrapes as well?
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- Grease Monkey
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Re: DIY - Paint Job (Small Areas)
Cassf88- Yeh it would be possible to use for key scraps depending on how deep it in . Ill add a little section for Key scraps and Deeper Scratches in it for you. You would probably need and extra few items but that's about it. Such and Filler a sort of putty but instead of wood its for cars.
Eltnot- I was planing to use just the spray can but a friend lent me his air brush too so im going to use that instead. Should be easier actually from what ive been taught so far.
Eltnot- I was planing to use just the spray can but a friend lent me his air brush too so im going to use that instead. Should be easier actually from what ive been taught so far.
- Cassf88
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Re: DIY - Paint Job (Small Areas)
and one more question, what is your take on a 'small area'?
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- Grease Monkey
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Re: DIY - Paint Job (Small Areas)
What do you mean? Small Area as in smaller Jobs at can be done at home. Only about 2 x the area that needs to be repaired needs to be sanded down.Cassf88 wrote:and one more question, what is your take on a 'small area'?
Not big jobs like whole bonnets or the whole roof.
I'm planning to sand down 2 areas of the Side guard (picture two) or i might plan to sand a whole chunk of it.
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Re: DIY - Paint Job (Small Areas)
if i may i'd like to point out that there is about a million professional paint & body repair guides on the internet
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- Grease Monkey
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Re: DIY - Paint Job (Small Areas)
Im getting help from a professional! . just got the car yesterday. and i need change a few main things first before i get to painting it. DAMIT!!