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***waynne*** · 01-10-2008, 07:31 AM

To do a proper job (assuming you are in the UK) you will need a filtered spray booth - you might be able to hire one for this purpose. It is hard to get a good finish from tins. Car paints need to be fairly tough and this is achieved with lots of thin coats. Most car painters I use stick with a basecoat and then apply a clear coat to seal it in.

Is it your beetle you are painting? What colour are you going for? What colour is it at the moment?

01-10-2008, 07:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
*waynne* Administrator Torque King Car: A3 1.8T Sport Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Deal, Kent UK Posts: 10,751	Re: Respray To do a proper job (assuming you are in the UK) you will need a filtered spray booth - you might be able to hire one for this purpose. It is hard to get a good finish from tins. Car paints need to be fairly tough and this is achieved with lots of thin coats. Most car painters I use stick with a basecoat and then apply a clear coat to seal it in. Is it your beetle you are painting? What colour are you going for? What colour is it at the moment? __________________ I stepped in a plate of Pasta the other day - now I have to worry about my Carbonara footprint!