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This is the DIY thread for paint and body work, if posting a "how to" please be very descriptive step by step with pictures.

How to paint your car inside a garage

Step 1: after sanding your primer-ed car down with 320grit sand paper, prep the surface with wax and grease remover and tack clothes. Once your surface is clean mask any areas off that does not need paint with 18" masking paper and 3m green tape.
Step 2: Turning your garage into a booth: the easiest cheapest way is clear plastic drop cloths. Cover your walls and floor with the plastic, using 4 or more fans and filters( same amount of fans as filters) place two fans with filters in front of them in the opening of the garage and two fans with filters before them on the exit door or window of the garage. This will have air being pushed in and sucked out.



Step 3: Once your booth is ready and your car is masked off, wipe the car down again with wax and grease remover and tack rag. Using a HVLP spray gun , spray your primer sealer onto the car in a even coat with a spray pattern 6-10 inches wide with a 50% overlap of each pass, keep your surface distance about 6-8 inches from the surface and move with a steady speed. Primer sealer seals off everything under it keeping blistering and wrinkles down and if gives a uniform color for the basecoat to go on to. Sealer does not need to be sanded unless you run it, once it has a dull appearance it is ready for base coat.


Step 4: Spray your base coat even coats with 50% overlap on each pass. base coat goes on medium wet , if spraying metallic s do not apply wet this will cause blotchy looking paint. To fix this, back your distance off a few inches.




Step 5 : Allow the base coat to air dry for atleast 30mins before moving to the next step( as it drys the base coat will have a flat color look). If your doing a two tone or stripes mask your design off with 1/4" masking tape and use masking paper to cover the areas not needing the new color and apply the base coat using the same steps as above.



Step 6: Your car is now ready for clear coat once the base coat has a flat look to it. Apply the clear coat using the same steps above, be careful not to go over the same area more than once on each coat of you will get runs. Apply 2-3 coats of clear to the car with about 20mins between each coat. Allow the car to sit for 8hrs before demasking.




Supplies:
320grit sand paper
masking paper
masking tape
wax and grease remover
tack cloths
automotive towels
base coat
clear coat
mixing cups
strainers
respirator
air compressor
plastic drop cloths
filters and fans