My first respray
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Well i turn first year in November of this year but i have been spraying on and off for 2 years now as an apprentice, Ive done alot of bumpers / panels / blends but not many full resprays so i decided to do my own car, i just got a friend to do the bog work then i 2k primed it, blocked it, buzzed it, stripped the whole car, rubbed it down etc and painted it, I also removed the stone guard from the doors, fenders and the sill panel, 2k primed it and blocked it smooth.
The gun i used is a Satajet 3000 Foose Edition
The basecoat is PPG Ford Ego
The clear coat is Debeer on front end and Valspar on rear ( i ran out half way through and they didnt have debeer in stock at the time )
The compressor is only 2.5hp, 17l/Min
I did it at home in my shedSo, What do you think? One mistake i made was leaving it for 2 weeks before cutting / buffing, and i didnt get it completely flat of the gun, it was a it hard with the inconsistency of air pressure due to using such a small compressor.
And did i mention i removed the rear wing and bogged up the holes, i should have got them welded but couldent be bothered, 1 of the holes has slightly sunk back but anyone whos not a painter will not notice this.
Oh and some pics of it completed and put back together.
Looks good. You can only get better as long as you remember your mistakes and not repeat them
Looks good! If you’re willing, you can sand (P400/P800) and shoot 3 more coats of clear.
My old Z32
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[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v345/zsolo/Zride/3b50a535.jpg[/IMG]Sexy ride…:)
Yeah i was thinking of re clearing the entire car, would clear fill up 500 grit if i skim back the clear with 500 grit on the air sander with a soft pad? or do i need to go from 500 upto wet 800 before clearing again?
That’ll work. But 800 alone is good enough and you’re less likely sand through. Anyhow, you’re done for now. Drive it!
As a guy that paints in a shed – I appreciate how hard it is to pull it off and make it look as good as you did. Great work.
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