I just got a used rksport lip kit. Heres the steps I think are right in order to paint it. Let me know where I am wrong. It's my first time painting, but I do have wood finishing experience.
-Wetsand
-fill in any chips or cracks(let me know what I should use).
-re-sand over repaired areas
-paint. ( I am thinking of going with an all in one paint, so I don't have to primer and clearcoat).
Let me know how this would come out, and some suggestions on supplies would be appreciated. My car is black by the way.
Thanks in advance.
My suggestion: Take it to a shop.
fill the defects before you sand it.
But agreed with Alexis, a shop would be better if you can swing the cost. The results will be worlds better than painting it yourself, unless you have the equipment, experience, proper paint materials and so on.
if you're asking how to do it....then you prolly shouldnt do it. were you planning on even using real paint or a rattle can
David Arestie wrote:I just got a used rksport lip kit. Heres the steps I think are right in order to paint it. Let me know where I am wrong. It's my first time painting, but I do have wood finishing experience.
-Wetsand
-fill in any chips or cracks(let me know what I should use).
-re-sand over repaired areas
-paint. ( I am thinking of going with an all in one paint, so I don't have to primer and clearcoat).
Let me know how this would come out, and some suggestions on supplies would be appreciated. My car is black by the way.
Thanks in advance.
I just got up, so please pardon my shortness..
1. No those are not the steps
2. Wood finishing and painting car parts are NOT the same
3. Your car (unless repainted by someone else in singe stage paint) is 2 stage... base coat/clear coat)... don't "cheap out" by using single stage. Clear coat protects your base coat, and something like a lip kit take a lot of abuse from rocks, etc. It's not going to hold up or last
Check out my sticky at the top of the page on "HOW MUCH WILL MY BODY WORK COST". It has information in there in the first post just touching on how much goes into painting. You have your gun pressure settings, fan pattern settings, what needle to use in the gun for what, possible complications with painting such as lifting, fish eyes, (ORANGE PEEL IS NORMAL!!!), mix ratios, etc. There's more to it than just putting paint in a gun and spraying it.
correct, i cant teach you either
can i haz bondo
I'm generally but not always with the "take it to a pro to get it painted right" crowd.
My rule of thumb - rattle can approach DOES work with smaller parts (mirrors, door handles and in the case of my Sunfire the rear plastic panel). If you prime, color coat and clear coat those properly, and sand, sand sand between each phase (particularly during the clear coat phase) with decreasingly aggressive paper AND use good multi-stage polishing compounds and a proper electric buffer, you can get results that are pretty damn close to OEM/shop standards.
However, when dealing with anything larger (lips, bumper, hoods, side skirts etc.) the issue with spray cans becomes uneven coverage, so a shop with professional spray equipment is definitely the way to go.
