From the category archives:

Preparation

Surface Preparation Basics

August 28, 2009

Here are the basics on preparation for painting with a roller. It’s hard to give one set “recipe” for prep because each project is at least a little different. Here a couple suggestions:
General Suggestions
1. Treat each panel separately.
Some areas may require more work than others. There may be rock chips on the hood or behind [...]

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Masking

August 28, 2009

Masking is protecting everything you don’t want to paint. Stuff like bumpers, grills, lights, weatherstripping, mirrors, molding, door handles…. One of the benefits of rolling paint on your car is that you can control where the paint goes, so the masking doesn’t need to be as thorough as a car going into the spray booth. [...]

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Why is surface prep important?

August 28, 2009

You’ve probably heard this before: “A paint job is only as good as the prep work.” If there are scratchs, dents and waves in the base, a shiny coat of paint will only make them obvious. Even though we’re on a budget, we still want the finished job to look great.
Body Work?
It took me a [...]

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