How To Paint Your Lowers at Home The Correct Way

[VDubVirus]

OP ~ can you PDF this? would be awesome to have for download. I live near you, wanna help me?

 

[Raven6t9]

I love near you, wanna help me?

Ha ha! I cought it before you changed it!!! :wink:

 

[VDubVirus]

bastard.


EDIT: This post is # 13337 SUPER LEEET

 

[Raven6t9]

I had to, because Im jealous of your 13k+ posts!:eyebulge: :dnftt: :wink:

 

[VDubVirus]

lol. Jealousy is an ugly thing.


I will say. I have learned a lot in my 13k+ posts.

 

[Raven6t9]

Lol, good. I would hope so. I was actually just thinking about that when I saw that, I was thinking, 'wow, I wonder how much info could be learned in 13,333 posts?'

 

[08AhdowbanGTI]

OP ~ can you PDF this? would be awesome to have for download.

I can work on a PDF with more pictures over the weekend so that everyone can download this. I think a sticky might solve this a little better than a PDF however.

I live near you, wanna help me?

Sure when were you thinking about doing this?

 

[VDubVirus]

June. when i get home from Iraq.

 

[08AhdowbanGTI]

nice . That explains the 13K posts.... let me know when your back.

 

[GTI2007]

Very nice write-up

 

[Uberryan]

now did you use an orbital sander on your's or do you just recommend it?

 

[08AhdowbanGTI]

After doing the first side skirt by hand and taking 2 hours to do it, i switched to the orbital and i got the rest of the pieces done in under 1.5 hrs. HIGHLY RECOMMEND using the sander.

FYI i used a 5" orbital and found it rather difficult to get into the small curves of the bumper. If you can get one that is shaped like a clothing iron. Similar to the black and decker mouse but bigger.

 

[Uberryan]

hmm interesting, i'll have to look for one. Hopefully it won't cost me an arm and leg.

 

[08AhdowbanGTI]

Would highly recommend this one...

29.97 at HomeDepot.

I used this one....

39.97

 

[gti=sexy]

Did a little research on the two links above. For a single spray can of BMP shipped to my house in Ca.:
http://www.paintscratch.com/: $33.90
http://www.automotivetouchup.com/: $27.75

just read thru the thread
dood, paintscratch.com's home base is in san leandro, only $24 or $25 a can from the shop and you only hafta wait 30ish minutes for them to mix it.


back to the original write up
if you want your clear coat to shine up you are going to have to sand it.
1000 grit wet sand
then 2000 grit wet sand or rubbing compound will do the same.

and another trick I learned thats worked quite well
when applying the clear coat do 1 thin coat, wait 20 mins, then do a really thick coat. thats all you need.