paint job

i live in canada and i was wondering 2 things...1- i know its better to get a paint job thru a bodyshop but i dont have 1500 bucks to spend on one..so i wanted to know if it would be alright to strip and sand the body...prime it...put 3-4 coats of spray paint , then 2-3 coats of clear coat spray paint on and if it would be a decent paint job itself to last thru shit like winter and rain ?...and 2 IF its alright to do that method..what brand and type of paint should i use ?

by the way..i put "i live in canada" because of the difference in brands for spray paint (if there are any really)between the states and canada

Bad idea...very very bad idea.

whys that ?

If you want to do it yourself. Spend the 60-100 bucks and buy an air gun then the paint. If you don't have an air compressor then that too. A gallon should be plenty of paint. If you mess up.... Spray paint dosn't put down a consistant even layer of paint so it will look uber ghetto!

well i have a gun already...i forgot to say that earlier but i mean the paint itself...would that be ok to go with that plan ?

so other then the equipment does anyone have a reason as to why i shouldnt do it myself ?

No but if you can i would find a spare piece of sheetmetal or a fender or something to practice on so you know how good its gonna turn out before you tackle the whole car and have a shitty paint job.

actually thats funny you say that cuz i have an insurance claim going thru for a claim on my passenger side front fender and they are replacing it so i was thinking about asking for it back and trying out a series of methods on it to see which one works...but since you said that im getting it for sure now haha

i was going to sand it prime it...put a coat down..wait 4 hours (4 coats)...clear coat it 3 coats..then let it dry for like 5 days..
then leave it in the sun...spray it down with a pressure washer and put it in my freezer and see how it handles all the elements with stuff like chipping and cracking

i was going to sand it prime it...put a coat down..wait 4 hours (4 coats)...clear coat it 3 coats..then let it dry for like 5 days..
then leave it in the sun...spray it down with a pressure washer and put it in my freezer and see how it handles all the elements with stuff like chipping and cracking

i don't think that if the current paint job is bad, that u have to primer the whole car. only if u make repairs such as a dent or something that u have to grind the paint to the metal would u have to primer over that area. if the car is in good shape to begin with u should only have to sand over the car to de-glaze it so-to-speak then put the color over that. and i would recommend at least 3 coats of clear

If you have a spray gun and an air compressor then go for it. You'll need about a gallon of "sprayable material." You will need to mix the paint 1:1 with this other stuff that I cant remember what its called, so you will need about 2 quarts of paint itself and 2 quarts of the other stuff. If you have any surface rust, sand it off and put on bare metal primer. For the rest of the car with paint, just deglaze the paint with some 400 grit sandpaper and primer the car. Then rough up the primer a little with some 400 grit sandpaper and apply the "paintable material" and finally put on the clear coat. It should take you 1-2 coats of primer, 2-3 coats of paint, and then 2-3 coats of clear coat. Just remember, the more paint you put on the more chance for a screw up. Like others have said, be sure to try it first before you screw up your car. Also, its best to use a HVLP spray gun.

whats this sprayable material...or would it be the same thing to empty automotive spray paint from the cans into the gun and use that as the paint coat for the car

oh...sorry i changed my account to the "mod'd_cav" that you see..im 01_cavy_01

"Sprayable material" the the paint that goes on. You dont use paint straight out of the can. The paint must be mixed 1:1 with a reducer before it goes on the car. Be careful though, there are different kinds of paint that require different reducers, just be sure they match.

you would need around 100 cans of spray paint anyway, I have seen it done and it looks awful. I would rather pay someone 500 bucks to do it right than buy/use a gun and buy a compressor and screw it up. It's your call though, but yeah, a gun would be better than using spray cans.

it's generally not hard to find the mixture recipe. any good paint will include it on the can