my car has a really crapy blue paint job done on it about 2 years ago and looks really bad i want to know should i do it my self or have some one else do it? and i also want to do black stripes and i don't know how far apart i should put them?

 

You can do it yourself but it will take time if you have never done this kind of work before. After all you are trying to do something that is a trade skill and can take years to master. I say go for it, you may need some tools and advise and more paint for mistakes!

I could not afford to pay a shop to do my cars for me like some people in my clubs do.
It is nice when finished you can say "I painted that in my garage" .
Who know you may even find a new line of work if you like it.

 

Did your paint job come with a warranty?
Why do you say that your paint is crappy?Is it just dull and needs to be buffed/polished?
If you want to do it yourself then go for it.HOWEVER, dont just go jumping in and sanding everything.Knowledge is power.Get yourself some good reading material or DVDs on paint prep and painting so you dont end up with another crappy paint job that ya gotta do again in 2 years.
This place has tons of dvd's.
http://www.tcpglobal.com/learningcenter/lc034.asp
Check out Amazon.com they got a lot too.

 

o ok well the person that had the car before me did the last paint job and it has runs and he tried to sand them down and then left it like that. ok thx for the advice.

 

If the car was not prepped correctly before the paint that you have now was put on then you will need to strip it to bare metal. The car I just bought had a really bad paint job. It was peeling off because they did not sand the car. So i am stripping it all off.

 

WOw Piston you are a man of few words.
So basically I got that there were runs in the clear coat and he wet sanded them and never buffed them?

 

It may be able to be fixed. Answer Sporty's question or post a pic.