You can say im a handyman.

i been working on my 89 camaro RS.

I have done UNDERCOATING, RUST FIXES, AND SOME PRIMERING\PAINTING


I NEED HELP painting i want to remove everything to paint it all one solid color. =D

so...which sandpaper should i use to remove everything.?? i heard of 400grit??

HERE are PICTURES of the stages and the last one is how i want it 2 look. =D thx guys

-gota love third gens.

 

are you saying you want to sand it down to the metal? i wouldn't. i would go 220 on a D/A.

 

If you want a proper finish sand with 320-400 all by hand. Do the flat areas with a block sander. Palm sanders ,etc are for quick jobs and can leave nasty flaws personal preference really. Painting is not all that hard you can get really good results. Way back when I was looking at doing paint myself I found this site. His video is pretty good and worth the few bucks to download it. Some very good tips and even does a very nice finish in a carport check out the sample vid.

http://www.easypaintyourcar.com/

 

you want it to turn into a firebird?

sorry, couldn't help myself

ifor a total paint job, it really depends on what tooks you have at your disposal. Do you have a good compressor? a paint gun? were you planning on doing the whole job with rattle cans?

I've done both, give us some more details and I'll help you out

 

THx 4 the help pals.

yeah haha into a firebird. =D yehhhhh righht

i have a craftsman compresor and a paint gun but never used it.

i have been doing everything by can all the time.

im thinking that satin black with 2 white stripes. so should i sand with 220?

 

400 would be better... I've seen surface scratches through paint with 220

sounds like you could get away with a single stage enamel. try TCPglobal for prices, they also sell through ebay

 

yeah 400 sounds better. i jus had that question....i know how to take the side gfx off and lights BUT I REALLY need help taking off the front bumper...backbumper...and front 2 fenders....as soon as i know that ill be on my way =D

 

is there damage? for anything less than a ground up resto, you should paint them on the car

 

here's my car... I can paint with a gun, but I did this with rattle cans. I'm going to re-do it when I finish my impala restoration, and can take more time

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/memb...en-family.html

 

it has a little rust between the back plastic bumper and body.

and i want to remove the front as well to see hows evverything. mostly surface but o get at all the rust you have to remove it and all around it.

 

gotcha.... i hear the passenger fender is tricky because of the antenna. A GM service manual would probably be worth it's weight in gold to you

 

i actually did my s10 with 180. i'm planning on painting my Z. i'm going to d/a with 180. then cover the car in filler primer, then block with 180, then block again with something finer.

 

dude.... i work in a paint shop... and if you can, trust me.... you want to buy or find someone with a dual action sander. it will make it so much easier. plus, you want to start getting paint of with 80 grit, then 100, and work your way finer until there is fine tooth for paint to stick to.

 

I really don't intend on hijacking this thread but I am curious as to why you'd want to leave the GFX on when painting? I can understand the fenders but wouldn't it make a cleaner job if the GFX were removed, painted then replaced?



As I have been told time and time again -it's in the prep work! Every little imperfection will show through when you paint so get the body smooth and flawless before you start applying the base coat...

 

I was talking about the fenders, and to some extent the bumpers. I'm relaly not sure how easy the ground effects are to take off, but I've seen great paint jobs with them left on, so I know it's possible

 

Ah! That makes sense - I agree with the statement that unless you're doing a FULL restoration there is no need to go through all of that. As far as the GFX I could see it going both ways - personally when I do mine I will be removing them to give it a clean/solid look.



There are some great resources available for body work - the site mentioned earlier is one and definitely look at some books on the topic as well. Haynes has a good one available...