repaint

[gungazza]

im about to paint my car, at the moment rubbing her back ,what paper should i finish with be fore undercoat, and looking around should i use 2 pac vt commodore

 

[losh1971]

I normally use 800 before priming. @EYY does a lot of painting and would be able to give you good advice.

 

[JoshlikesCalais]

yeah 800 is about right

 

[EYY]

This is the way I do it (doesn't mean it's the right way lol):
-finish filler with 180
-dolphin glaze - finish with 320
-first application of primer - wetsand with 400
-second application of primer - wetsand with 800

There's more to it if you're trying to blend into a panel - use 1200-1500 for areas you're blending into good existing paint for example.

I don't seem to get notifications when I'm tagged in things - not sure why. I get notifications for everything else haha.

 

[Deuce]

I also don't get notifications when tagged. Maybe an admin can enlighten us.

Gungazza, a good paint job is 90% prep work. So take your time and put in the extra effort.

 

[losh1971]

Gungazza, a good paint job is 90% prep work. So take your time and put in the extra effort.

absolutely, the hard part is getting it perfect before the top coats go on. Imperfections are sometimes really hard to notice until the top shiny coats are on. A piece of 42 × 19 about a foot long works well on broad panels, when trying to smooth out slight indentations.