How to Paint your Car, Beginner's 25 Step guide
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- Опубліковано 22 гру 2018
- Thinking about spray painting your car or vehicle at home in your garage or driveway? This is the video I would have wanted to watch when I was setting out to DIY respray our VW. As a beginner I show my mistakes and how I corrected them, giving you a beginner's guide to achieve a professional respray paint job. I used a waterbased base coat and a 2k clear lacquer.
To see how I made a super cheap DIY compressed air system for this spray job check out my previous video here: goo.gl/HB9bHk
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Tools and Materials used for this paint job
The Italian ANi F160 HPS Spray Gun £87 ebay.to/2JKUxKt
ANI In line air regulator £17 goo.gl/G5HhGG
In line filter and moisture trap £10 goo.gl/yhbihX
Bosch 6" random orbit sander - a fine tool I already had goo.gl/D5j1LX
Octoral Waterbase eco Car Paint Mixed From Colour Code 4L - £119.80 - expensive, but goes a long way and is good quality stuff.
Smart Product Lacquer 5L + Fast Activator 2.5L £65 goo.gl/Lyv75T
Panel Wipe De-greaser 5L- £13
TACK Cloths Water Based Box of 10 £ 4.50
Safety: 3M 6800 full face equivalent which means it's a cheaper import (only about $30 here: goo.gl/kVGmyk), but I use it with the genuine 3m 6001 vapour filters. (ebay link: goo.gl/PNXNEq). Remember to use pre-filters too goo.gl/WJgk5Q. Cover up all skin and ears with a hood and stay safe friends!
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The 26 steps in this video
00:25 Step 1 - Cleaning the whole car and any tar spots.
00:55 Step 2 - Using the random orbit sander to remove the outer layers of paint and roughen the surface ready to painting.
01:25 Step 3 - Cleaning off the sanding dust and what the types of paint dust mean.
02:02 Step 4 - Making the workshop into a paint "spray booth".
02:40 Step 5 - Epic cleaning and the importance of cleanliness while painting.
03:04 Step 6 - Preparing new replacement body panels (I use them as test pieces).
04:07 Step 7 - Preparing the spray gun holder
05:00 Step 8 -- Lessons learned from the first mistakes made spray painting the test panels. Tack clothing too early can be a problem, especially with water based paints! Why to use water based paint and what to expect.
07:20 Step 9 - More mistakes with the bonnet, and how to correct and prevent them. The correct use of panel wipe solvent and how to do a "half" first coat.
09:29 Step 10 - Dialling in the settings and getting the first few water based colour coats on.
11:04 Step 11 - Mixing and spraying the first 2k clear coats and safety concerns with 2k lacquer.
12:21 Step 12 - How to test the clear coat so you know when to spray on the next coat.
12:55 Step 13 - Cleaning the spray gun.
13:37 Step 14 - Bringing the van into the workshop "spray booth".
14:13 Step 15 - Mask up the areas you don't want paint on.
14:35 Step 16 - Primer spraying the areas of the van that are back to bare metal or filler.
14:52 Step 17 - More filler applied to the cracks - sanded and primed ready for base coat painting.
15:11 Step 18 - Panel wipe and tack cloth.
15:37 Step 19 - First 0.5 colour coat.
15:56 Step 20 - Tack when dry.
16:06 Step 21 - First Full coat of waterbased colour.
16:36 Step 22 - Refilling the paint and continuing.
16:45 Step 23 - Have a snack, tack and second coat.
17:18 Step 24 - Three coats of 2k clear.
17:37 Step 24.5 - Talk about how the paint cured, taking the masking tape away and the results.
18:58 Step 25 - Using a DIY Razor to remove little paint problems on the window.
19:13 Step 26 - Road Trip in the freshly painted van! Talk about how the job went :)
Music: "King Jebediah The Falcon Messiah" by Cullah CC BY-SA 4.0
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As a pro sprayer I would say that this video is more informative than one showing someone blowing over a car in a professional booth as the things that can go wrong and putting them right is a huge part of automotive bodywork spray painting.
The fact you were analysing as you worked means you will become very good at this kind of work and your first attempt was not half bad :)
Hey Polecat, means a lot to me to hear that form someone who actually knows what they are doing :D Thanks!
i bet you are actually better :)
Excelent film thanks for posting, I will definatly have use for this film in my own work. Seasons greetings, Lucas
Nice one for using waterbased colour. Looks great!
Haha, I'm laughing as every mistake is so relatable. I'm here getting tips to spray my van, so big thanks for sharing all the mistakes as well a tips.
Thanks for briefing me on all track and mistake I appreciate ❤
It looks beautiful
Very good 👍 I am attempting to learn the trade of DIY spray painting at home and to really see the goods and badd is a great insight. The end result is great
Appreciate that Edmund, thanks ;)
Really good video, thanks mate.
Very good video mate for us diy-ers
Greetings Friend! Thanks so much for watching, I hope you can learn from some of my blunders :) if you have any questions or feedback for me on any aspect of this project, just comment below, I love to hear from you :)
Hi,I'm regards to the van going to blue immediately upon sanding ,it was most likely painted in a 2k top coat,meaning the paint goes on and dries with a shine without needin clearcoat over the top,probably the type of paint I would have used on a van but the waterbase paint and clearcoat you used will not dull down over time,also solid colours like this are very forgiving,as long as you have good coverage you can usually flood up alot of the finer scratches or imperfections with the clearcoat,however on a job like this in future then I would definitely consider using 2k,also when you based up the bonet,it would have been fine after clearcoat,great job for a novice though ,many would be scared to take this job on
Great explanation, very brave you even showed the mistake very honest , I’m looking for all the info for beginning spraying , gun,paint , 2k types, hardness etc etc I’m a bit lost , over all you did a great job well done
Nice one pal great effort I’m wanting to do mine lwb highroof transit
thumbs up from me for doing it! i could pick apart step by step how you done this but i just want to tell ya,you did good ! learn from mistakes and move on,takes time and patience...
Thanks Jeff! means a lot.
Great, very useful n informative video.
Thanks Sinniah 😊.
Painting a vehicle is not easy at all, you did really well, the end result looked amazing, well done!!!.
Good morning Skoda. Thank you for your kind words : D
The end result was terrible, but you can only learn as you go so it's not the end of the world.
HI! YOU ARE SO FUNNY, (AND SO OPTIMISTIC..!) VERY GOOD JOB, MAN, JUST SO GOOD!! 👍😅💓
Hey Riku! Thanks friend :D I just washed the van the other day, realising the paint is well over a year old now (and 40k miles), and it's holding up perfectly... I made plenty of mistakes with it, but was worth it for the learning exp.
Hey man, great video and great finish. I’m about to have a go with my T5. I hope mine comes out as good as yours!
The results in this video are awful, the paint is dull, covered (and i mean covered) in orange peel and has debris all over it. If it looks like the van in this video people will see what a terrible job you have done.
Отличная работа. Все ошибки были исправлены )
Кадди выглядит как новая.
Самый ответственный момент это укладка лака чтобы не было подтёков.
Выглядит отлично.
для улучшения вида можно отполировать ;)
Спасибо за видео.
Good effort.
Sometimes. You just got to get stuck in.
And learn as you go.
That’s the only way to gain experience and knowledge.
“Well I did it like that last time, and this happened. So I’m going to do this next time”
Great stuff lad. 👊😎
Right on GesiSpock, thanks man :D
Hi dude - for someone who was considering to respray my caddy under my marqee with sides. I think I'll give a miss until I can sort my garage out!
Love your video content - it has been very informative and useful. Here's me thinking I was captain America this morning, - spray job, easy work haha prep work goes along way! Water base paint didn't even give a thoughts - thanks dude 👍🏾
Kind Regards,
Gagan @ artfulcarwash
Hey Gagan, Really appreciate that, and super pleased that you got something out of it. Happy new year to you!
Loved the sea front at the end. Not been up Constitution Hill since the early 90s
It's a goodun!
Good video. always learning! I am going to have a go at my T5 tail gate. How did you work around windows? sanding and painting? did you have it back?
Brilliant viewing. Reality painting. no posh booth and equipment. Well done.
Jasaba, thanks friend, means a lot :D
@@FloweringElbow your welcome.
Reactions are my nemesis
There are several components to doing a pro job. One resource I discovered which succeeds in merging these is the Magic Painter Method (google it if you're interested) definately the most helpful course that I have ever heard of. Check out this great website.
Wow nice
Awesome thank you
There are a few channels I watch as soon a video is up. Your's is one of them. The mistakes teach you way more than the smooth sailing camera perfect recipes. One question I had after watching this video is: what are the most "popular" other options for car painting. I am sure those came up during your research, and it will be nice to summarize what they are.
BillyFromAHilly Place, that really means a lot to me, so nice to hear, thanks so much :D
In terms of other options, a very common standard method would be using 2k base and 2k clear. Some people go the rattle can rout - but that's more fiddly, slow, hard to do well and can cost more in materials (in my experience). I wanted to get setup for pro-grade spraying of other projects anyway...
I think another popular option is using a single produce that acts as both base and lacquer in one... I didn't want to use that because I think that's what the van was re-sprayed with before we got it - and it doesn't last anything like as well with uv exposure, as a good base and 3 coats of quality 2k clear. It's quicker and cheaper though, and I think people tend to do it before selling on a vehicle...
There are other options, but those are the main ones I considered...
Well... now I know what 2k means :) ( had no clue until a minute ago - had to search what it stands for ).
@@zgabarici sorry should have said!
Nice video, and great results.. .very encouraging :) Didn't see the cost break down in the description that you mentioned at end of video... was I looking in wrong place ? Just noticed that YT seems to have moved the description to the right :)
Hey there, thanks for getting in touch. Not sure if you found it but, the info should be there in the description, you may just have to click the more button.
Hope that helps, and thanks for watching :)
Great vid! Do you think you might make some more tips and trick videos for chainsaw milling this year?
'Hi Patrick. I sure do intend to! Am deep in a wacky adjustable coat rack/ shelving unit ATM. It is being made with some CS lumber and a load of upcycled metal. Hopefully that will have some tip/tricks that will keep the 'woody' contingent interested.. That's been this months plan anyway...
Thanks for this, instructive even though I’m not likely to spray paint anything unless with ‘rattle cans’. But you really need to sort the sound. I have considerable hearing loss, so am not typical, but the sound goes up and down to the point of needing me to struggle to hear anything. Thanks for the efforts, and I learned something from it. Regards, Les
Thanks for the feedback Les.
Sound level could be improved. I always watch with captions though, so good job writting subtitles.
Thank you kindly for an excellent video. I bought a project car in August 2020 and have recently got a 100L air compressor and a Devilbiss SLG620 1.3mm and a few cheapo guns and inline filters. I've also bought myself a gazebo cos I am not blessed with a garage or indoor working area, so looks like I'll be waiting a little while till I can get started. But your video is exceptionally good and you've done a great job on your van. I think I'm going to be using standard acrylic solvent basecoat rather than water based just due to the flash off times. One thing that worries me is using 2K clear due to the isocyanates. Are there any good 1K clears you might be able to recommend? I know they're not as durable but one that could withstand British weather and the regular Mancunian downpours we suffer from up north for at least 1/2 years or so would be great. Matte preferably but gloss wouldn't be a killer either. Thanks again :)
Good morning Haseeb. Thank you for your comment and for watching. Sounds like you have thought through the challenges. It is wise to be concerned about the dangers of 2k paint. Sadly I have no experience with 1k clear coat (there than a tiny bit with Halfords rattle cans), so can't really recommend anything sorry. I think if I was to do over, I would have bitten the bullet and bought an external air supply mask... Good luck with it!
@@FloweringElbow thanks for your reply mate. Much obliged. I've seen a Upol one that has got some good reviews and a few on the Arc Rite website, advertised for military vehicles and references its durability - I'll probably exhaust every avenue before going for a 2K clear, and will probably pay a bodyshop to lay it for me if I'm pushed. Again, my thanks for the video - I'll likely watch this a hundred more times to properly learn the technique before trying it myself on a few scrap panels :)
Very helpful video. Just planning to re-spray our work horse, 56 plate Caddy.
As for costing, sad to say its probably more cost effective to get a newer van but she's only got 75k miles and it's got to be better for the planet to keep her going than replace it right?
Right on sir!
Very well filmed!! very informative!! just as a suggestion: use a directional mic so we can hear you better :)
Thanks. Am on it with the directional mic too. Hopefully you can tell in my last two vids?
I could smell the clear coat just watching this video
Nice job. Scuff all surfaces with the Red 3M pads. De-grease tremendously, as it has a way to get under the paint and impossible to remove later. When it is ready to paint, hit all of the repaired / primed areas first. Get them to be as consistent as the original colors, as... You can probably now get by with just 2 coats on the whole thing. It looks like you were well dialed in when you got to the clear coat. We all cant afford to have spray booths, and so just accept there will be some dirt and bugs. It looks much better now.
Thanks peetre! Good advice :)
Hi! We can see, that you are beginner, BUT! If you could follow some videos from youtube, you can see. that (almost) everyone can paint the car at home. In your case. a little closer, and move faster..? It is nice to see people like you, who don`t be afraid to try something new.. All in all. very nice job !! Good luck, and sorry my English..
Hey thanks for taking the time to comment Riku :)
Yeah, agree, the biggest thing holding people back is probably confidence, and if showing my mistakes can help with that I'm happy.
Peace, Bongo.
@@FloweringElbow Thank you! I`m beginner also, painting at home. The biggest mistake, i`ve done, is move too slow, and too far. If you go closer, you have to move faster. distance lead to orange peel, closer lead runs.. Moving fast is best way, but remember, don`t leave too dry.. I like to exercise with same panel over and over, even i can succeed. Ther are so many think, which make a difference. The temp, pressure, moist, move, paint itself, and so on.. Every day is differend. We learn ALL THE TIME my friend..!!! ; )
Where can I get the whole kit? Gonna give it a go very soon and if it’ works out I’ll start my own buisness
I’m buying a white caddy in few weeks time I’ll just send it over to you, have it sprayed to raven blue lo
Haha. Not doing it again in a hurry!
You sand the black E coat flat and remove all shine. Three coats of 2 pack primer filler . Allow to dry. Start at 400G then 600grit wet rub. Use guide coats. Three coats of color and three coats of 2 pack clear. Wet sand and polish.
Im just about to go into this myself. Ive spent hundrends on spray cans ext...ext..primer bla bla. 6 cans of brilliant silver just to rub it all back down. How much is your setup i mean compressor , gun .. The main things i need to buy?
Good morning Paul. First let me thank you for the comment and wish you good luck with your painting. It's a steep learning curve (which is why I shared my mistakes here), but rewarding when you finally get it :D If you check the video description, I list the gun, paint and other stuff that I used. The compressor though, was a mash up, and you can check out the build video of that here: goo.gl/HB9bHk
Let me know how it goes. Any other questions - just ask.
Peace, Bongo.
Paul attree i have a compressor and spray gun for sale pal
#paul attree i have a compressor and gun for sale
You should mask up the rubber and plastic before sanding so you dont scuff the rubber or trim
Nice tip jig ed, thanks.
Will a ABEK level 3 filter with full face mask protect against the paint and clear coat? I'm wanting to paint a van door
Ideally, if using 2k, you should be using a clean air supplied mask...
@K Man so if you are using 2k to do repairs and blending but don't have a pro grade paintbooth with air feeds and such I guess you'd need somthing like a self contained BA set?
Hello, if you leave paint in spray gun for 30 or 40 minutes it okey to leave it there? between paint jobs
Hey, good question. I have no problem, with the 2k and water based I used, but I suspect it depends on the exact paint!
try a heat gun on faded scratched plastics
Please tell me what panel wipe and wax and grease remover. Peter
Good evening Peter. Thanks for your question. Because it was quite a while ago (2years almost) I am struggling to remember. I still have some but all the container says on it is "sbp3 panel wipe" it was from "smart products hove".
Hope that helps,
Bongo.
why not prime the whole lot.. you only do bits of it.. Im thinking ofdoing someithing on a piece of machinery I have but dont have a clue in terms of primer . what type of paint to use etc... great job by the way. id be delighted if I could get the same result
Good morning Geraed, thanks for watching and your comment. The reason I didn't prime it all is simply that I didn't have much primer paint - only a couple of cheap rattle cans. The bits where the original paint was sound and sanded down made for a nice ready-to-paint surface and so didn't need priming.
There are different kinds of primer - acid etch vs epoxy, for example. - some of them do not like going on anything other than bare metal, ie. they don't stick well to existing paint.
I believe epoxy primer is good in this regard - sticking to both bare metal and paint, but needs painting over while still tacky or extra work in roughing up to give a key for the colour coat... Lots of details to it all. What's that machine? I have been considering painting the 35-year-old JCB we have ua-cam.com/video/zl3cMUTxIg0/v-deo.html
Cheers for now, Bongo.
@@FloweringElbow Hi Thanks for reply.. Its an Elho tr 300 Im going doing. The paint is more faded than anything. Very little rust spots on most it.. Im not as handy as you are at things. I'm more an Edward Scissors hands when I go at anything :)
@@gerardhealy2110 lol, I don't show so many of my scissor hand moments on vid, but I assure you I have plenty of them!
Hi, I've just painted a panel and I've got some small/tiny dents that appeared in the clear coat. I think they are 'fish eyes'. How do i rectify this? Can I wet sand and reapply clear coat?
Hey Fvresonanator, thanks for getting in touch. I'm about the least qualified to advise you one this, but I have seen people both wet sand very fine) and re-apply, and people also use a cocktail stick and dab on clear coat. Just put fixing fish eyes in clear coat into youtube search... Good luck!
@@FloweringElbow okay thanks
@@fvresonanator 1500 wet and dry paper. Wet the paper and panel, gently rub over the spots. Checking frequently. Don't rub past clear coat. Then machine polish with compound.
@K Man Hi. I used only 1K products. I put the primer on and left for about two days to harden. I then sanded with 600 and degreased. I then applied 3x coats of base coat, Left for 30-60mins and then applied final coats of clear. I noticed the fish eyes appearing when applying the clear. Can I sand back down to base coat and work from there?
Wow you guys can still buy nitrocellulose lacquer paint these days?
This video should be called „dont do this if you want to do paint work to your car” 😁
I Agree
The best clear coat that you can use is the "OH MY" 2k clear from BuyCustomPaint.com . Easy to spray, no cutting or buffing required ... if you watch THE LAST 5 mins of this video ua-cam.com/video/XwBl53nql4I/v-deo.html you will see how great this clear is... its definitely worth checking out...
First coat is a tack coat I believe
How many ltrs compressor?
Hey Modestas, good question - there's a whole video on my slightly crazy approach to the compressor here: ua-cam.com/video/96I7OLDXQt4/v-deo.html
Hope that helps ;)
@@FloweringElbow watched all video and nothing about compressor
@@modestasandrijaitis5412 Apologies, copied the wrong link...
@@modestasandrijaitis5412 this is the right video! ua-cam.com/video/kD2K9oV0wnY/v-deo.html
Oef Thats A fuck job hahahaha, NICe try
People who went through this before they can see his mistakes .but if you don't try it yourself you will never get it.
Starting from the "spray booth" and yo the final finish.
You can make a list of his mistakes but the main thing is experience. More experience.
As gunman says "just spray some shit" try some
I wouldn't advise waterbased for the first time garage use(solvent is easy to apply,cheaper,if anything wrong just sand a bit and recoat,drying in minutes,
Water for spray booth and big warm airflow.)
Use masking film on the ceiling walls and floor. Just stop all that shite from the shelves and lights on the ceiling to fly on your clear.
Use water on the floor .from hose,plenty .not a spay mist
Take off everything you can off the car.moldings .mirrors etc .rubber .use j tape to unfold all the rubbers from the body so you can spray past that line.
The list is never ending .
Simply just try a few panels from start to finish and then do the whole car.get a feel of the gun.the distance from the panel .the speed .all the adjustments on the gun ,air pressure,water in the airline, .bla bla bla)))
If you do.more then one car buy most expensive gun you can afford (devilbiss gti pro or pro lite,haha)
Good luck to all the beginners and UA-cam here to help us!!!
Hey Sergei, really appreciate you taking the time to post this, thanks! You make some excellent points, and I am sure people will find it useful :)
Peace, Bongo
Where is the price breakdown please. ??
Check the video description friend.
You said price break down
Where is it would you like to send it. Thankyou
@@freddytait7726 From the vid description - it's out of date, but then the vid is old:
Tools and Materials used for this paint job
The Italian ANi F160 HPS Spray Gun £87 ebay.to/2JKUxKt
ANI In line air regulator £17 goo.gl/G5HhGG
In line filter and moisture trap £10 goo.gl/yhbihX
Bosch 6" random orbit sander - a fine tool I already had goo.gl/D5j1LX
Octoral Waterbase eco Car Paint Mixed From Colour Code 4L - £119.80 - expensive, but goes a long way and is good quality stuff.
Smart Product Lacquer 5L + Fast Activator 2.5L £65 goo.gl/Lyv75T
Panel Wipe De-greaser 5L- £13
TACK Cloths Water Based Box of 10 £ 4.50
Safety: 3M 6800 full face equivalent which means it's a cheaper import (only about $30 here: goo.gl/kVGmyk), but I use it with the genuine 3m 6001 vapour filters. (ebay link: goo.gl/PNXNEq). Remember to use pre-filters too goo.gl/WJgk5Q. Cover up all skin and ears with a hood and stay safe friends!
Thanks for the prices. Hope your are well. And will stay so
All the best from freddy
@@freddytait7726 Thanks, friend. Your welcome. Good luck with your endevours :D
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There is an argument for using what seems to be more environmentally noxious paint if it lasts a lot longer. My car is 30 years old now and the cars ( of the same model) painted the year after with water based paint, are very rusty and most get scrapped, mine has no rust and can last many more years. Remember the cars of Cuba are the most environmentally sound because they are very old. Waisting the first batch was also an environmental burden. Sorry for ranting, I am going to continue enjoying the film now that I got that off my chest.
Completely agree with you. It's all a compramise. With a lack of access to good data on matter it is really hard to know the best options sometimes.
I was left really liking the water based base coat because it went on so well and didn't make me want to pass out if I slipped my mask off for a second. Still wanted to clear coat with the durable 2k stuff though...
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He man. Your ping noise is louder than your talking.
Thats why it takes years to be a good auto painter.
You should of scuffed the panels before spraying when the paint flys off that fender don't get upset it will be easy to remove the rest with compressed air lol
Don't think you can have been watching the same video mate. He clearly did that...
@@jamespeterson1148 he clearly sprayed over unscuffed ecoat
@@jamespeterson1148 paint don't just fly off scuffed ecoat
hi everyone ,if anyone else wants to uncover painting a car with can spray paint try Bablim Paint Booster (do a search on google ) ? Ive heard some amazing things about it and my partner got great results with it.
I spray without a mask, instead i use cigarettes grrrrr
LOL
wow, you really don't know do you? if you don't clean surface WELL before you start sanding, you will push wax deeper into the paint
OMG do you hate your van? I would leave auto painting to the professionals with proper spray guns and booths mate!