class notes for painting a car

1. Wash the vehicle




2. Take necessary parts off the vehicle




3. Featheredge scratches with 220 -1/4" each layer as deep as the scratch is




4. Final sand entire panel with 500 grit with interface pad




5. Blow everything off with compressed air




6. Wax and grease remove surface




7. Clean jams and moldings 4 mask prep
   



8. Tack rag everything




9. If the area you fetheredge has a bare metal area smaller than a fifty cent piece use etching primer if larger use two coats of epoxy primer




10. Two coats of primer surfacer




11. Befor you sand let surface dry




12. Put your guide coat on block with 320




13. Sand guide coat and look for lows, use scuff pad to clean block sander




14. If u think you are going to have to re-prime use 220




15. Go over it with 500 DA after 320 if everything looks good




16. Clean with soapy water clow it off with air blow yourself off so dirt doesnt come of you




17. Wipe with wax and grease remover. put into booth and mask off




18. Less folds in your paper better job




19. Spray withprimer sealer if needed wait flash time usually 15 minutes one coat will be fine




20. Tack befor pain




21. Apply base coat. two coats is usually alright depends on the color let flash clearcoat

Ford Pickup Project

Washing Before Beginning Repair

This step requires to properly clean the surface for beginning repairs.

This is the lastest update on the 99 Grand Cherokee that I am working on. It was a complete repaint. so i decided to go with the Orange and Black two tone. Today i will be putting clearcoat on it. Stay tuned for updates.

Car Project

This is one fo the projects that I am working on in class.

2001 Ford Pickup Project

This is our team project that we are working on in class. Here is a before photo.

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