My car right now is what i though was one of the ugliest original colors. Its like a lime green and after 30 years is has faded bad. I want to sand it down and strip it a little but i dont have a paint gun and im not ready to send it to the shop. So can i just buy like 5 cans of automotive spray primer and go over the whole car. Ill probably start this in March but the weather has been good and the car will prbably be totally painted by a profesional in september. Is this ok. I want to do it so the car looks better and my neighbors dont get mad the green/black/red/blue/orange/grey/rust colored mess. I live in a ritzy neighborhood so they do complain. Even with it under a cover and mainly in the garage!
Thanks
Tim

sand it down yourself and send it to macco 199.99 at least it will lokk respectable ! spray cans will look awfull

Go buy a cheapo primer gun for $30 and prime it yourself. Use good primer, take it down to bare steel, And don't be afraid of runs since that's what sandpaper is for.

Tell your neighbors to go to h3ll. They didn't pay for your place, they can't tell you what to do. Screw them.

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57 Plymouth Savoy in my family since new, just cosmetically restored, 93 S-10 waiting on the 80 Dodge Lil' red Express clone truck to be built then one s_10 for sale, Angie's mechanic and designated Vette cusser.

I painted my Toy 4x4 in the backyard, and I painted another car in the driveway. I didn't ask anyone for permission and I live in a nice neighborhood. Sanding, grinding, painting, welding. I try to keep the noise down. But, you have to do what you have to do.

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I agree with 57 buy a cheap gun and spray it yourself with etch prime after you get it down to bare metal. If you use regular prime it will most always get surface rust, regular primmer is porous.

Now when you mention buying a gun do all spray guns need air compressory cause i dont have one.
Tim

You will need a compressor if you are planning to use a spray gun, even for a less expensive setup. According to the Haynes techbook on painting, you will need a minimum of 60 psi while the spray gun is being operated, and this was stated in reference to 'do it yourselfers'. A paint gun requires on average 8.5 cu ft per minute of air. I painted a small car on the driveway using a 3.5 hp/30 gallon compressor. It turned out great. In addition to the compressor and gun, you will need a regulator to filter air and control pressure, paint reducer, paint, primer, buckets, tape, masking paper, drops, waxed cloth, sandpaper, metal cleaning fluid, a couple of nice days, and lots of patience. If you don't want to go that route, concentrate on preparing the areas of the car that will require the most time and attention to detail and then just take it to Maaco's or someone else like that. Prepare the car using sandpaper and primer for light jobs just to ensure that you have no rust before you take it in for the painting. Look around for a reputable auto paint and body shop. They will most like have what you need to get by before you finally get it painted. You can do the sanding, priming and body work if your skills and tool kit permit.

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