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Originally Posted by Pixel I dont want to rush anyone and Id be gratefull for the help, feel free to do it when you have nothing better to do. Could someone write me up a brief step by step guide, from removing the trim, cleaning to painting. Whats primer? lol and sanding in between? Ah its all so confusing to me! What paint do I use? Car paint? from halfords? As they can usually match colours pretty well. How many coats, do I spray or brush it on? So many questions yet I have so little knowledge! |
best bet is to get a haynes manual as all cars can be different for removal of trims. have a look around each part paying close attention for screws or clips
primer is like an undercoat, youll find it beside the spray paint (go for the colour closest to yours not sure if you get orange but u might do). it sticks to the plastic / metal / wood /etc better than the paint usually will. then lightly sand down with wet and dry paper with LOTS of water. light coat of spray paint leave to dry then lightly rub down again to make the surface of the paint more rough ( this increases the surface area for the next coat to stick to ) after the final coat, see below, give a coat of clear lacquer to seal the paint (again with the spray paints)
as for number of coats, it varies just remember that several thin coats are much better than 1 thick as this will most likely run and look rubbish
without using primer you may find that paint peels off
fingers said to have a look at the bodywork haynes manual have a look and see if it has a section on painting