Hello,

Well, with my project Monte Carlo, I now have the entire car down to bare metal and primered. I am getting ready finish the bodywork and paint the car. I am not personally shooting the car but I have about 60 hours into the body already and am concerned about how it should be painted. I would like to shoot a really nice job,... the first time. I have decided to go with a single stage black, which I intend to polish out. My friend who is shooting the paint seems to have a good handle on painting, but usually works with cheaper paint jobs and therefore uses cheaper equipment. My question is, In order to achieve a good paint job, is it necessary for me to go out a spend $300-400 on an expensive gun or can I achieve the same quality job out of a regular $50 Sears gun. Also, which gun would be the best to buy to shoot single stage paint, and are their any other tips you can give me on how to get a smooth paint job. Thanks for the help,


Dan

sorry double post

well I am no expert, but I have done a few,
just make sure the compressor that he is using is big enough(cfm) I would spend the money on a quality gun but make sure that the compressor can handle it. The sharp platnium series has a model
that uses considerably less air then some of the others. If it is a single stage solid color it should be pretty easy to shoot. Stay away from single stage metallics, they are very hard to lay out even! Also these paints are very toxic, you should be using a supplied air respirator, at the least a full face cartrige respirator would be good. Make sure you have good ventilation
and extra cartriges for the respirator and change them out every 45 min to an hour to be safe.

The MOST important thing for a good paint job is the prep. Block and block, then when its perfect, block it again. You can't do this too many times. The prep will allow you to correct any problems with the top coats. If its bad underneath, there's no way the top coats will look good. Oh, did I say block it one more time?

I agree with the prep. Good bodywork can make a cheap paint job look good but an expensive paint job can't make bad body work look good. Especially with black. You don't necessarily need to worry much about bodylines as you do dings, dents, and wavyness. The line won't be that noticable with black. I think your gun will be fine I have an old sears gun that I use to use in the past didn't paint that bad. If your planning on sanding it out and buffing then just make sure you have a couple extra coats of paints on it so it doesn't go through. Sanding the primer with 600 before you paint should help also with the orange peel effect. Hope this helps.

Thanks again for the help,... Ill be sure to block down the car, and then block it down again. Ill keep checking this post if anyone can think of anything they would like to add that may help. Hopefully within a week or so I will have pictures of the car finished,... Ill be sure to post them. Thanks,

Dan