DIY Respray

[therealsamdailly]

So I have a lovely old Honda Accord, which is quite cosmetically tatty. I'm looking to do a basic respray at home

The car is worth buttons so I'm not looking for a concourse finish, and I'm not going to pay a bodyshop. I just want to smarten it up and I'm quite interested in having a go myself for the satisfaction

I hope I can draw on the collection wisdom of PH and ask a few daft questions

- I'm looking at a 50L compressor. I know that mobile sprayers and 'Chips Away' type folk use that size. I think I'll be ok if I take my time and go a panel at a time. Thoughts?

- Spray guns mostly come with various nozzle sizes. I can't quite work out the relationship between nozzle size, air pressure, and air volume delivered (CFM?). Is this a case of trial and error?

- My car is B92P Black. Is there any reason that I can't just buy some universal Black 2-part paint? I'm planning on going over the whole car, so won't need to worry about blending it, and I can't see it being a massive issue if the door shuts and under the bonnet are a very slightly different shade of black

- Parking sensors. Can I sand them? Will I need to be concerned about paint thickness?

There are probably all sorts of other things I haven't considered. I'll continue watching youtube, and would appreciate any other constructive words of wisdom

[mike9009]

As long as you are prepared for a st job, just go for it. Plenty of searching YouTube for technique. Do practice on something beforehand. Be prepared for cockups which take hours to rectify!

I decided to roller paint my old van this year. I was quite pleased with the result.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[somouk]

Prep it as best you can and practice your technique. Don’t try and paint too much in one go and keep the layers thin.

It’s a skill, the more you practice the better you will get at it.

[Darlo 1]

Consider getting a lvlp spraygun (low volume low pressure) if you only have a 50L compresser, check out Underground Paint King on Youtube, he uses a Sprayit sp33000 gun but these are usualy sold out on the likes of ebay and amazon, i got myself an Aeropro r500 off aliexpress, cost me just under £30 and is exactly the same spraygun as the Sprayit 33000, oh and it came from China in just over 6 days with the free standard delivery option.

[Jaz2000]

Im no pro but you would probably need a 1.7 nozzle for primer and a 1.4 or 1.3 for basecaot and clear.
There are cheap sprayguns online with 2 or 3 different nozzles so you only buy one gun or you would probably get away with just a 1.4 or 1.3 nozzle if you only get one.

My advice would be to just have a go on one panel and dont be too worried if it doesnt look great, give it a couple of days to harden and then flat and polish with a DA and you will be surprised by the results.
It is a very time consuming job though painting a car so dont think you can do it in a weekend.

[Arnold Cunningham]

I am midway through respraying my landrover. It is a learning exercise. To do a not completely st job is quite a lot of work.