im real new to body work on cars and i need to know what is all involved in preppin the car to get it ready for paint. I have a factory paint job no rust just faded and a crappy color. Do i have to sand the whole thing before I paint or just paint over it. I just ordered a gravity fed hvlp paint gun. What paint works best together and has the best results. How many coats of each kind of paint I need to make a good paint job. I dont need places to get paint just like what based paint to get and what clear and primer paint to use. thanks for any advice

 

i went to barnes and noble book store and got 'how to paint your car' for like 18.95 .... about 160 'color' pages, no b&w ... tells you everything u need to know, a real good book! i read it twice already, i feel comfortable enough to paint my car next spring, prep and body work this winter/fall.... its worth the 20 bucks....

 

The most important part of a paint job is the prep work, making sure the surface is smooth and clean so the paint sticks, etc. Basically I what I am saying is if you want a quality job and plan on doing it yourself I would reccommend you read few books and search around the boards as well.

 

ok real good forums Auto body and car paint tips, techniques, and information and Welcome to Autobodystore.com the forums are real nice and most of the people are shop owners willing to help out and answer what you ask....hope this helps you as it did help me learn lots.