Comments on: How To Respray A Car – Part Six – Guide Coat

By: Billy

Billy — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 06:02:32 +0000

Thanks Craig,your the best!

Oh but i got plenty of question for you so you’ll probably be sick of me soon hahahha.
Takecare
Billy

By: craig

craig — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 04:37:33 +0000

Hey Billy,
You’re dead on the money, you will use around 20L of thinners for a large car respray by the time you factor in clean-up’s etc.

Have a talk to your paint supplier before buying a 20L drum as some paint brands require different thinners for the different paint types e.g. primer has it’s own thinner, colour has it’s own type of thinner and the clear may require a different thinner again. This doesn’t apply to all paint brands though so have a talk to your supplier first.

By: Billy

Billy — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:24:35 +0000

Hi Craig,
I have a question regarding the quantities of material required to paint a car. I know that Marc has already asked some questions on this matter and others may have as well but I just want to get this perfectly clear.
Let’s assume that one is going do a full bare metal paint job on a Falcon size car, in Acrylic paint and the colour is going to be metallic.

Would the following be correct or not?

4 litres of Primer? Requiring 6 litres of thinner?
Plus
4 litres of Paint? Requiring 6 litres of thinner?
Plus
4 litres of clear? Requiring 6 litres of thinner?

Total thinners = 18 litres but if you allow for clean ups etc you might as well buy a 20 drum?

I know my question may seem stupid to some but if I knew the answer I wouldn’t ask them. And maybe, just maybe someone else was just as confused as me lol.

By: craig

craig — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:40:02 +0000

That’s not a silly question at all Billy! Because the water is only in contact with the primer for a short amount of time while wet sanding the panels the primer has the time to dry out any moisture absorbed.

It is when you leave the primer on for say a couple of months and the car is subjected to continual moisture through dew and rain etc that you will start to see rust form under the primer.

Hope that makes sense!

By: Billy

Billy — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:25:55 +0000

Hi Craig,
Love the articles, there great.

Im just a little confussed though! If the primer regardless of whether its primer/surfacers or spray putties absorbs mosture so much, then why doesn’t wet rubbing it cause issue when the top coats are applied? Hope this question isn’t stupid!

By: craig

craig — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:09:01 +0000

Hi Omar,
I may not be able to answer all of your questions but I’ll do what I can for you.
To find all parts of the Car Respray tutorial go to http://autofix.com.au/blog/articles and a little bit down the page you will see the links to all the current articles. I have two articles to go however I am unable to complete them at the moment because of a back injury but I’ll let you know when they are posted.

Being a Motor Mechanic by trade I am unable to answer your questions regarding the wages etc. of Spray Painting versus Panel Beating. You would have to contact some people in the industry to get answers to those questions.

Regarding the Charade, I would say that the speedometer cable is broken or there is something wrong with the speedo head itself. Replacing the cable differs from model to model and car to car so I suggest getting yourself a workshop manual (usually available at spare parts shops) for instructions on how to check and replace the speedo cable.

With the problems when the engine is running I suggest carrying out a full tune-up of the engine e.g. replacing spark plugs, ignition leads, fuel filter, air filter, checking the ignition timing and a compression test of the engine would also be a good idea. Doing all of this will give you an idea of what the problem may be and is a good place to start. Once again a workshop manual will come in handy for doing these jobs with instructions particular to your vehicle.

Hope that helps.

By: omar

omar — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:55:05 +0000

i have just started with spray painting i was wondering if u could send me the link for all the part i am having a bit of all time finding each part:( also i just finished school
which would be better to get in to panel beating or spray painting not just for the money but would u be able answer these question please
1 which is harder spray painting or panel beating
2 which makes more money Spray painting or Panel beating
3 which earns you more money spray painting or panel beating
4 which is more time consuming spray painting or panel beating

i just bought myself a charade 2 door for just a project
it is a 1995 model odmeter states that it is on 150… kms but it is not working also the speedometer is not working either how would i be able to fix that please

also sometime when i turn the car on it makes the whole car shake say if i was in the car it would be a 7 out 10 earthquake scale it is a manual 5 gear 4 cylinder the owner i bought it from stated that he hadnt used the car for over one year i bought it for $500 the body is good apart from left guard damage can u please email these answer question and the respraying guide to random_arab_@hotmail.com thank you in advance

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By: craig

craig — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:02:50 +0000

Thanks for your support! I’ve made a promise to stop feeling sorry for myself and get on with things so expect Part 7 to be posted Tuesday this week, Wednesday at the latest. I’ve just got to get some photos organised from this weekend and do the write up.
I’ll send you an email when it’s up if you like.

By: bones

bones — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:38:09 +0000

Absolutely brilliant DIY, as I am slowly,(also due to a re-accuring back problem),restoring an EJ Holden that needs to be taken back to bare metal.
It has been a great help in pointing me in the right direction. I know how the back feels, but am eagerly waiting for part seven and beyond.