painting my eg
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:17 amWhats a good amount of paint to paint a hatch?
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Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:17 amPosted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:32 pmMoving this to Exterior & body
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:50 pmwhat kind of paint?? spray gun?? roll?? brush?? Your gonna need primer and some kind of top coat also. If you spray, I would get 4 cans of primer, 6 color, and 5 clear.
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 11:39 pmi painted my bike with rustoleum from homedpot oil based it came out clean cheep paint gun harbor freight i dont know how to post up pics if i did i would i could post my link on clist
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:18 amlike a want to paint my hatch with metallic paint and spray it in a booth.
im starting to do my body work. its just that idk whats a good amount of paint and clear i would need for a good amount of coats.
im starting to do my body work. its just that idk whats a good amount of paint and clear i would need for a good amount of coats.
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:50 ambalut_eg wrote:like a want to paint my hatch with metallic paint and spray it in a booth.
im starting to do my body work. its just that idk whats a good amount of paint and clear i would need for a good amount of coats.
are you gonna primer it then paint??
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:59 amStank.EG6.Stay.Nasty wrote:balut_eg wrote:like a want to paint my hatch with metallic paint and spray it in a booth.
im starting to do my body work. its just that idk whats a good amount of paint and clear i would need for a good amount of coats.
are you gonna primer it then paint??
yup!
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:15 ambalut_eg wrote:Stank.EG6.Stay.Nasty wrote:balut_eg wrote:like a want to paint my hatch with metallic paint and spray it in a booth.
im starting to do my body work. its just that idk whats a good amount of paint and clear i would need for a good amount of coats.
are you gonna primer it then paint??
yup!
2 coats?
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:28 amwhat would you recommend for a good paint job?
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:14 pmi would seal it, coats of primer, sand it down with self-etching primer to find the low and high spots.... then get to the painting... the clearcoat is the trickiest because you gotta spray it so wet
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 2:20 pmx2 on what stank said. the best primer ive heard of is northstar. i got a family member that restores corvettes for auctions like barret jackson etc. and thats what he swares by.
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 6:23 am1/2 to 3/4 gallon of paint + reducer
1 gallon of clear + hardener.
that should cover ur jambs too.
1 gallon of clear + hardener.
that should cover ur jambs too.