planning a respray

[slideways]

Im planning to respray my 95 chimaera at home in the garage and wondered if anyone has done this and what were their results? any tips or hints would be appreciated

[V8 GRF]

Not a good idea IMO, I've seen cars that have been spayed at home and they always look like they've been sprayed at home.

[slideways]

I'm going to practice on the wifes car first so if i screw up it will be alright then

[poorpeet]

I think andy-w did his at home. Might be worth asking him.

[fat tony]

Have you sprayed using anthing other than cans before? Do you have an airfed mask to protect your lungs? Do you have fans and filters so you don't kill/cover your neighbours in overspray? It can been a big project. Preparation of the car is the most time consuming part, more time spent on prep is less time spent after to correct. Good luck.

[V8 GRF]

Didn't ask the question, are you a sprayer?
If the answer is no then you've answered your question I think.

[andy-w]

poorpeet said:

I think andy-w did his at home. Might be worth asking him.

Yup - i started spraying my car in the garage, bought a nice compressor and spent ages rubbing it down and getting the primer on.
Got one side of the car looking fine and then the cold weather set in...within a week of starting to spray the actual colour the temp dropped.

I got hold of a few heaters but could not control the temperature properly so the laquer misted in patches.
I have now decided to stop, get the car taxed and mot'd and a friend of mine has said i can use his spray booth for nothing, plus he is going to give me a hand to finish it off.

Unless you can get a good stable temperature and have lots of light in your garage i would think twice.

As for the neighbours, they didnt mind but the Mr's went ape when she took clothes out of the tumble drier and they smelt of paint/thinners...

[andy-w]

poorpeet said:

I think andy-w did his at home. Might be worth asking him.

Yup - i started spraying my car in the garage, bought a nice compressor and spent ages rubbing it down and getting the primer on.
Got one side of the car looking fine and then the cold weather set in...within a week of starting to spray the actual colour the temp dropped.

I got hold of a few heaters but could not control the temperature properly so the laquer misted in patches.
I have now decided to stop, get the car taxed and mot'd and a friend of mine has said i can use his spray booth for nothing, plus he is going to give me a hand to finish it off.

Unless you can get a good stable temperature and have lots of light in your garage i would think twice.

As for the neighbours, they didnt mind but the Mr's went ape when she took clothes out of the tumble drier and they smelt of paint/thinners...


hmmmmmm - posted twice tt!!!

Edited by andy-w on Monday 19th November 16:32

[poorpeet]

Thats what breathing in thinners does to you!

[rev-erend]

Yep - done that ..

I would first recommend seeing if you can buy the paint first..

Next - buy a CD on how to spray paint - it was a very well spent fiver.

Lastly - to get the best result - it's worth you doing the base coat and leaving the top coat to a pro..

Edited by rev-erend on Monday 19th November 19:44

[spend]

Doing the actual painting at home is very difficult, even if you don't have air visor, keeping dust out of the garage and having a big enough compressor to lay down finish is plenty hard enough.

Having said that I do think that doing the preparation is well worth it. Rather than just blatting humongous amounts of 'self-leveling' primer/filler you can strip the old paint off back to gel coat. Then you can see any problems in the fg and grind them out & repair with proper fg (including chips if they extend below the paint), instead of just covering up the blemishes. Getting the primer on & ensuring everything is well dried out before painting gives you plenty of time get everything as smooth as a babies... which will benefit the final result. Most paint shops are quite happy to just do the painting for you, don't foist the paint on them without consultation tho.

Dave