If u want a good quality cheap gun buy Euro spray guns they around 200$ and the reason I have orange peel is because u need to regulate ur air pressure and try to lay out ur clear better tht way when U buff u would only have to take a few diets out always to minimize the dirts on ur clear wet ur floor around ur car and if u want to get better results block sand ur bindi and only primer the part where a repair was made also u can use a dealer to better hide the imperfections another thing if u have a compressor get a air powered d.a sander but tbh for a beginner car is not half bad💯💯
@@shawnhorton3870 the most important thing is to get that smooth surface and reducing layers of paint. You will still primer it once getting down to that layer.
A tip when spraying metallics is on the final color coat lay paint down like a spaz so the flakes will sparkle at all angles. Also be sure to ask your paint dealer what color of primer works best for the color you want. Primer can drastically change the final color of the car. He doesn't stress this enough but a paint job is only as good as the prep work. My autobody teacher always said look with your hands you will feel alot of imperfections you cant see. Take your time your literally creating a art piece and if you mess up no biggie you can always sand it down and correct it. 👍👍
also paints require a certain sealer that should be on the paint can, and yeah with metallics it's crucial to have even speed and distance and the final coat is a fast dusting to even it out the metallics so it won't look streaky.
My biggest recommendation is 2k clear. It will knock down on sooo much of the orange peel and dimpling. You can lay the final coat on almost wet so it levels out really well. It's a great help with home/garage jobs as it makes up for the lack of static filters and negative pressure flow.
A+ for effort and taking the time to post. I would not stop spraying halfway down a pane. Start at the bottom so you can make sure you have coverage, then go all the way down the side while watching your overlaps. Also, keep your spray pattern dead on with the panel. Dont turn the gun sideways. Keep doin it, you're well on your way to pro status.
If you want a smoother finish always use guide coat on the primer then sand down with 500 grit. The base coat will lay out much nicer to avoid the the orange peel. Good vid tho 👍🏼
I've done a few garage paint jobs and I'm getting ready to help my son paint a foxbody convertible. When you clean the garage the first time I would use a leaf blower, a latter, and a big shop fan. A good hour of blowing out the garage from top to bottom will prevent dust from falling on the paint. It's a pain, but well worth the time.
Hey I know this is an old video but I strongly suggest not washing a car with water when you have filler exposed. At my shop we’ll typically used a solvent based cleaner to prep for primer then wash after sanding primer. Body filler absorbs water and can cause many issues
Hey mate nice effort 👌 one thing to keep in mind is never wet the body filler!! It's very porous and if there's any water left in it before you prime or paint, you'll have big issues down the track. Also if you block your primer out, then finish the final sand in a higher grit like 500 or 600 for metallic paint, you'll get a better finish 👍 keep up the good work
The reason you want to scratch/sand the original paint is to give the new paint something to grab on to. I wouldn't reccomend painting on top of old paint without sanding, your paint will flake like crazy. Sanding is like taking down to substrate, whether you see it or not your creating micro pockets which the paint fills/adheres to vs flat surface. Also alot of orange peel is because your spraying too close and too much. The excess spray is being pushed by the air from your gun. There's a perfect point where your not getting dry spray and your not getting orange peel, I would suggest dialing in your sprayer on paper first to check your fan and the amount coming out, this will help with the speed you should be spraying/moving your hand. Try and stay at those same speeds throughout the whole job.
Your Mrs is a trooper. Keeper. I love this more practical guide to painting. I've sprayed 3 car in my garage when I was younger, with an even smaller compressor!
I have 2 cars I am working on to paint at a later date. This video is really cool and has helped me a lot. Also it's nice to see when a guy's girlfriend takes an interest in the hobby too. makes it more fun. great job you 2.
Fiberglass water proof tougher easier to to do. If there's holes in body I get thin sheet metal and weld new rivits in grind em down and fiberglass over it beautiful. Haven't had any issues done 7 months ago.
This is awesome. But usually when I paint a car I like to do the roof and corners first, just so my next coats I can cover the overspray look. But this was sweet
Don't stop half way with the paint, go down the entire side in one smooth pass starting before the body and finishing after.. the way you did it, when the sunlight hits it, you can see where you stopped and started again 🍻
A couple of things. 1 get a bigger air compressor. Once you start painting you don't want to stop because 2. Start and leave a wet edge to your paint and it will eliminate tigerstriping and checker pattern. 3 lay down clear in a thick layer as it will eliminate most if not all orange peel
I like how you included the incidental items like sander/paper, shop fan and plastic sheeting. Beginner’s like me tend to only price in paint, primer and gun. Seems like everything cost you about $1,000
So in reality painting a car is easy? I really want to try this but I don’t have a car yet and I don’t even have the materials for this but I do want to learn
Thanks for the video! It's good to hear a diy experience. I'm about to attempt it myself. One question -- how was the overspray? Especially outside in the driveway, etc. I'm going to crack my garage door and use 2 box fans with filters to try and extract the air, but I'm worried the neighborhood will end up lightly misted with paint
in my experience as long as you cover up the important stuff you DEFINITELY dont want overspray on your fine because you can brush off a lot of the dust that left. but make sure you mask off anything you dont want over spray on because its annoying getting it off
Hey. I don't have a harbor freight spray gun, but I do have a really cheap one. When it stops working how it is supposed to, you need to take it all apart and clean every bit. Then it should start working good again.
I know this comment is late, but this is an awesome video bro. Super informative. You should Amazon affiliate links to the different things you used. Best of luck.
For a better bondo bond and fill you will want to put the bond on the metal instead of the paint itself unless that’s a primer coat either will work but best not on the paint
how do you all have these insane houses with good driveways, nice streets and 2 car garages :o i'm from Belgium btw, wish i lived in a house like yours
This is the video I've been looking for! So many other videos discourage me because they all look so professional. The fact that your Bondo job look like dog shit really gave me the courage to try it myself and that's not a diss because in the end the paint job came out pretty good. And it's way better than paying someone 6 or 7,000 or paying Maaco for a job you really could have done at home for much cheaper. Maaco wanted almost 3k for my 89 OBS pick up😮
Can you explain exactly what cut & buffing means? I’m assuming you mean buffering the paint out with a wax but does that really smoothen the paint job out?
Well for starters I would suggest making your fan a lot wider than what you did, amateur painters should use a 50/50 overlap more experienced painter can go with 75/25 overlap it also depends a little on what type of paint use use single vs dual stage… overall not a bad job
You may have said this in the video and I missed it, but how much did it cost you for everything? My car's clearcoat is all peeling off so I'm gonna have to sand it all down, reprimer it, and paint
unfortunately i dont have any more cars to cut and buff atm but theres a ton of good informational video about it! im not that good at cutting and buffing so i didn’t make a video on it loll
@@SOLDOZER dumb comment people have literally used rattle cans and created good paint jobs, it just takes dedication to the job you're doing to get the results you want
If anyone is experienced in automotive painting feel free to leave a comment with any tips or trick you know!
yeah, learn how to block to make panels smooth. from a body guy i can see it real quick
If u want a good quality cheap gun buy Euro spray guns they around 200$ and the reason I have orange peel is because u need to regulate ur air pressure and try to lay out ur clear better tht way when U buff u would only have to take a few diets out always to minimize the dirts on ur clear wet ur floor around ur car and if u want to get better results block sand ur bindi and only primer the part where a repair was made also u can use a dealer to better hide the imperfections another thing if u have a compressor get a air powered d.a sander but tbh for a beginner car is not half bad💯💯
Use compressed air to blow off dust and after that cleaning solvent instead of using pressure washer.
@BeaKhan I have spent months researching into spray painting and found a great resource at Magic Painter Method (check it out on google)
Yo man love doing it at home, I'm a professional painter of 10 years and I live in NJ please lmk nest time you paint love to help out
It’s 1 am and this man just convinced me to go paint my challenger in the garage with no damn equipment
Did you end up painting it?
Lmao
No. He went to bed
Meths crazy
@@cragOmotion lmfao
As a professional painter bro always sand down to at least primer to get smoother finish
You know the saying: a good paint job is 90% prep, 10% paint
Would it then be better to sand the car then primer the entire car?
@@shawnhorton3870 the most important thing is to get that smooth surface and reducing layers of paint. You will still primer it once getting down to that layer.
Why grit do you start and stop at?
@@matthewmurray5168 I start with 320 go to 700 finish with 1200
A tip when spraying metallics is on the final color coat lay paint down like a spaz so the flakes will sparkle at all angles. Also be sure to ask your paint dealer what color of primer works best for the color you want. Primer can drastically change the final color of the car. He doesn't stress this enough but a paint job is only as good as the prep work. My autobody teacher always said look with your hands you will feel alot of imperfections you cant see. Take your time your literally creating a art piece and if you mess up no biggie you can always sand it down and correct it. 👍👍
also paints require a certain sealer that should be on the paint can, and yeah with metallics it's crucial to have even speed and distance and the final coat is a fast dusting to even it out the metallics so it won't look streaky.
My biggest recommendation is 2k clear. It will knock down on sooo much of the orange peel and dimpling. You can lay the final coat on almost wet so it levels out really well. It's a great help with home/garage jobs as it makes up for the lack of static filters and negative pressure flow.
except it is no toxic to use without a air-fed mask and outside of a booth you will only poison your neighbors.
A+ for effort and taking the time to post. I would not stop spraying halfway down a pane. Start at the bottom so you can make sure you have coverage, then go all the way down the side while watching your overlaps. Also, keep your spray pattern dead on with the panel. Dont turn the gun sideways. Keep doin it, you're well on your way to pro status.
thank you for the helpful advice! I will try to use it to get a better result next time!
If you want a smoother finish always use guide coat on the primer then sand down with 500 grit. The base coat will lay out much nicer to avoid the the orange peel. Good vid tho 👍🏼
When you’re sanding, set up a couple cheap box fans with 20” x 20” furnace air filters on the suction side. It really cuts down on the dust.
watering the ground also helps contain dust.
Good job! I will admit, of all the videos I've watched on UA-cam, you make it entirely believable that anyone can paint a car. Nice work!
You said it best,enjoy the car.That is the best part about diy projects,nothing is perfect
I've done a few garage paint jobs and I'm getting ready to help my son paint a foxbody convertible. When you clean the garage the first time I would use a leaf blower, a latter, and a big shop fan. A good hour of blowing out the garage from top to bottom will prevent dust from falling on the paint. It's a pain, but well worth the time.
Looking at painting my fox vert as well.
Hey I know this is an old video but I strongly suggest not washing a car with water when you have filler exposed. At my shop we’ll typically used a solvent based cleaner to prep for primer then wash after sanding primer. Body filler absorbs water and can cause many issues
Had this problem with my kitchen floor. It was swollen when I leveled it.
Hey mate nice effort 👌 one thing to keep in mind is never wet the body filler!! It's very porous and if there's any water left in it before you prime or paint, you'll have big issues down the track. Also if you block your primer out, then finish the final sand in a higher grit like 500 or 600 for metallic paint, you'll get a better finish 👍 keep up the good work
thank you for the advice i appreciate that!
@@beakhan anytime mate! Great to see you jumping in and giving it a go! Most people are too lazy for this sort of work 🤣
The reason you want to scratch/sand the original paint is to give the new paint something to grab on to. I wouldn't reccomend painting on top of old paint without sanding, your paint will flake like crazy. Sanding is like taking down to substrate, whether you see it or not your creating micro pockets which the paint fills/adheres to vs flat surface. Also alot of orange peel is because your spraying too close and too much. The excess spray is being pushed by the air from your gun. There's a perfect point where your not getting dry spray and your not getting orange peel, I would suggest dialing in your sprayer on paper first to check your fan and the amount coming out, this will help with the speed you should be spraying/moving your hand. Try and stay at those same speeds throughout the whole job.
dude the paint turned out so good! I def dig the purple
Your Mrs is a trooper. Keeper. I love this more practical guide to painting. I've sprayed 3 car in my garage when I was younger, with an even smaller compressor!
This is really helpful. I’m going to be painting my rims the same way.
I'm from a dusty country. What we usually do is we wet the garage floor before painting it helps a lot
I was thinking of doing that exact thing ! Thanks for confirming
I hope you show a comparison of what the car looks like before/after the cut and buff! I’m excited to see it!!
I definitely will if you wanna see it!
I too am interested in the cut and buff
I have 2 cars I am working on to paint at a later date. This video is really cool and has helped me a lot. Also it's nice to see when a guy's girlfriend takes an interest in the hobby too. makes it more fun. great job you 2.
That thing turned out sick!!!!! Definitely will try this someday
thank you !
plz make a video of wet sanding both cars, no youtubers ever make a wet sanding video
Throtl did
go watch goonzquad
As a professional body repairer Bondo is only a temporary solution as it is fragile I suggest you fix the dents properly
But good job painting
Fiberglass water proof tougher easier to to do. If there's holes in body I get thin sheet metal and weld new rivits in grind em down and fiberglass over it beautiful. Haven't had any issues done 7 months ago.
This is awesome. But usually when I paint a car I like to do the roof and corners first, just so my next coats I can cover the overspray look. But this was sweet
If we played a drinking game with the amount of times you say "you guys" I'd be dead
If it was based on jump cuts, I'd be dead before you.
I’m here because I’m repainting my 350z🙂, this one is beautiful 👌🏽
Love the color! I'm about to do a DIY paint on my 2003 enthusiast.
What the hell is an enthusiast
@@trentdawg2832 It's a trim option for 350z's. Enthusiast came with the LSD and VDC.
The car looks great. I'm getting ready to spray my Cobra tomorrow and it will be Purple!
THANKS, best DIY vid on auto painting that I have saw so far 👍
Don't stop half way with the paint, go down the entire side in one smooth pass starting before the body and finishing after.. the way you did it, when the sunlight hits it, you can see where you stopped and started again 🍻
Keep it up! This is my favorite automotive UA-cam channel!
Will do bro!!❤️
A couple of things. 1 get a bigger air compressor. Once you start painting you don't want to stop because 2. Start and leave a wet edge to your paint and it will eliminate tigerstriping and checker pattern. 3 lay down clear in a thick layer as it will eliminate most if not all orange peel
need to bump up your air pressure to atomize the clear better. laying it thick w/out upping the pressure will just increase your cutting/buffing time
do you know of a reasonably priced air compressor that would work better? trying not to spend $1500 on one :|
Thanks man I’m going to try since the weather has been nice here in Seattle
Goodluck man!
I'd say this is one of the best videos for anyone learning. I just wanted to see the car lol
Nice JOB
wish my girl would help me out this. you got a badass chick!
colour looks so good 😍 loving the more frequent uploads
thank you bro!
Looks great. Gives me the courage to do my civic thank u
Favorite car tuber hands down. Amazing content brody !
ayye thank you bro!❤️
I like how you included the incidental items like sander/paper, shop fan and plastic sheeting. Beginner’s like me tend to only price in paint, primer and gun. Seems like everything cost you about $1,000
So in reality painting a car is easy? I really want to try this but I don’t have a car yet and I don’t even have the materials for this but I do want to learn
I really appreciate the fact that he added the prices. Hope next time he can add the links 👍🏽🙌🏻
Thinking of doing that, but with a solid black or anthracite matte, since imperfections WILL be noticeable..
imperfection show on black/ matte cars muuuch more lol
3:11 best part of the video :p
Thanks for the video! It's good to hear a diy experience. I'm about to attempt it myself. One question -- how was the overspray? Especially outside in the driveway, etc. I'm going to crack my garage door and use 2 box fans with filters to try and extract the air, but I'm worried the neighborhood will end up lightly misted with paint
in my experience as long as you cover up the important stuff you DEFINITELY dont want overspray on your fine because you can brush off a lot of the dust that left. but make sure you mask off anything you dont want over spray on because its annoying getting it off
Hey. I don't have a harbor freight spray gun, but I do have a really cheap one. When it stops working how it is supposed to, you need to take it all apart and clean every bit. Then it should start working good again.
I hate how UA-cam got rid of the dislike counter. Makes it hard for me to gauge if the video and advice is good or not.
That is a cool looking car.
Super helpful. Thanks. Now I can refresh this IS300
My dude the videos are awesome! You could start a paint and body shop 🤣
hahaha
For the sprayer mineral spirits run it through the gun like your spraying will clean it right out.
Wow that definitely seems worth it, with how that car looks in then end even if it was not perfect yet.
Ur car came out so nice
I definitely motivated to painting my stang
I know this comment is late, but this is an awesome video bro. Super informative. You should Amazon affiliate links to the different things you used. Best of luck.
How much was the cost for the paint? Looking good and keep it up!
about 400 bucks lol, thank you!
Looks good..........the first shot where Amanda appeared and was wearing her short shorts........I thought it was you wearing the short lip-splitters.
For a better bondo bond and fill you will want to put the bond on the metal instead of the paint itself unless that’s a primer coat either will work but best not on the paint
Genuinely confused why this showed up in my recommended 5 days late but anyways, the paint looks great man
thank you!
how do you all have these insane houses with good driveways, nice streets and 2 car garages :o i'm from Belgium btw, wish i lived in a house like yours
Thats what wet sanding and buffing is for haha I can produce show car quality stuff with makeshift booth or tent or whatever.
This is the video I've been looking for! So many other videos discourage me because they all look so professional. The fact that your Bondo job look like dog shit really gave me the courage to try it myself and that's not a diss because in the end the paint job came out pretty good. And it's way better than paying someone 6 or 7,000 or paying Maaco for a job you really could have done at home for much cheaper. Maaco wanted almost 3k for my 89 OBS pick up😮
Looks dope and I mean looks like you guys and fun so that’s worth the whole experience.
🎉 not bad for a at home paint job
Love the team work , keep on that great job 👍👍best wishes 🌹🌹
Thank you!
how is this guy not sweating in his garage rn
Great job my brother
You made Tarzan the wonder Car in your Garage, great
Thanks for info. How much air flow do you need to car paint? You mention about 21 gallon though SCFM needed?
Some brz vibes r coming back
You think a canopy in the garage would help protect from dust a little better?
Can you explain exactly what cut & buffing means? I’m assuming you mean buffering the paint out with a wax but does that really smoothen the paint job out?
Well for starters I would suggest making your fan a lot wider than what you did, amateur painters should use a 50/50 overlap more experienced painter can go with 75/25 overlap it also depends a little on what type of paint use use single vs dual stage… overall not a bad job
Just waiting on weather and I’ll upload a vid of my 350z paint job
hi guys, the best results that ive ever had was with the Magic Painter Method (just google it) definately the most useful course i've followed.
Wow that’s awesome I learned alot… Thanks
This was very helpful and sick paint job bud 🤙💪
Wow I might do this, they charging me 2,500 for a full body paint on an old Toyota Corolla
I am in the same boat, god I am dreading this got all my equipment 😬 ready to go
@@carcrazyguysa4059 let me know how it goes (or went)
Awsome brother. Loved small tips u gave us like the meaning on the tips etc.
sick paintjob!!
thanks man!
Hey bro great video thanks for sharing. now i could paint my 2001 Honda Odyssey.
Simple and right to the point i love it!
also how many base coats and clear coats u did?
2 coats of base and 3 coats of clear!
The girl in the bike waving haha 😆
You may have said this in the video and I missed it, but how much did it cost you for everything?
My car's clearcoat is all peeling off so I'm gonna have to sand it all down, reprimer it, and paint
can u make a vid of how to get rid of the orange peel and how to cut and buff?
unfortunately i dont have any more cars to cut and buff atm but theres a ton of good informational video about it! im not that good at cutting and buffing so i didn’t make a video on it loll
The car I need to repaint its actually my 350z! Im totally doing it
Came out really nice
Looked great, shit soaks into the skin too. I noticed A had gloves on. Keep em rolling!!
Bro what sandpaper you used to sand the spot you didn’t put bondo on your car? Thank you.!
Never wet the bondo primer it first before washing the car
Keep a pair of fine tweezers handy for those pesky bugs or mystery hairs that find their ways onto the wet paint!!!!
Can u make like a lost of stuff i nead as a starter list cus i want to paint my car
Paintgun, air compressor, paint, masking tape, plastic sheets, tack cloths, sandpaper. Thats all the main things lol
How many times can YOU count how many times you hear "go ahead" ozone of its variants "Go ahead and, "go head," etc??
Hey its wonderful video, can I use a brush for painting?!!
Yes works great
Sand before Bondo.
It would be cool it you made a list of everything you use.
Dude, you did a great job, I love the color and the car looks really sweet, thank you for sharing. 👍👍👍👍👍
thanks man!
"I won't be using any fancy expensive tools"
*5 min later* "this paint gun was $200
If you don't have $200 for a paint gun, you have no business painting a car.
@@SOLDOZER dumb comment people have literally used rattle cans and created good paint jobs, it just takes dedication to the job you're doing to get the results you want
@@toxicsoulproductions5902 Nobody has a good paint job from a rattle can.
I'm painting my 280zx v soon. Zs4llyfe 🤘
Looks awesome! What color is that? I dig it.
you think if i sanded a car myself then brought to an paint shop that it would save me a lot?
it honestly depends on the body shops, I know some would not except that but there are definitely some out there that would!