79 Mustang project U/SA

RobbieRacer · 05-19-2016, 10:21 AM

Long day yesterday. I took the day off and welded in my frame connectors. It took longer than I thought it would.
Body work and paint next. It will be the first time I ever painted a car but I want to do this myself. Stressful but fun.

Dave Muller · 05-19-2016, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by RobbieRacer

Long day yesterday. I took the day off and welded in my frame connectors. It took longer than I thought it would.
Body work and paint next. It will be the first time I ever painted a car but I want to do this myself. Stressful but fun.

To me paint is just slightly less stressful than starting a new engine for the first time. But I enjoyed doing it.

I should probably send you a list of all the painting mistakes I made! You wouldn't want to repeat them. I can also probably pull together some articles and/or DVDs on painting for you.

RobbieRacer · 05-19-2016, 02:13 PM

That would be a huge help, Thanks Dave.

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Originally Posted by Dave Muller

To me paint is just slightly less stressful than starting a new engine for the first time. But I enjoyed doing it.

I should probably send you a list of all the painting mistakes I made! You wouldn't want to repeat them. I can also probably pull together some articles and/or DVDs on painting for you.

Jeff Stout · 05-19-2016, 04:11 PM

Watching youtube videos from THE GUNMAN helped a lot. I still made plenty of mistakes but were fixable.
1)Plenty of lighting above and on the ground a must.
2)Fresh filtered air in (swap cooler)and a place to let it evacuate out.
3)Practice spray on metal with metal laying down and standing up.
4)Have someone help you with the air hose getting twisted up and touching car.
5)Don't think that small areas that could use more prep will be covered with lots of paint and clear. It wont, work the areas until satisfied in primer before color.

Im sure there are 100 more tips but these are what I did or wish I did.

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Jeff Stout VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: phoenix Posts: 1,491 Likes: 66 Liked 707 Times in 284 Posts	Re: 79 Mustang project U/SA Watching youtube videos from THE GUNMAN helped a lot. I still made plenty of mistakes but were fixable. 1)Plenty of lighting above and on the ground a must. 2)Fresh filtered air in (swap cooler)and a place to let it evacuate out. 3)Practice spray on metal with metal laying down and standing up. 4)Have someone help you with the air hose getting twisted up and touching car. 5)Don't think that small areas that could use more prep will be covered with lots of paint and clear. It wont, work the areas until satisfied in primer before color. Im sure there are 100 more tips but these are what I did or wish I did.