Hi all,

Ive never sprayed a car before, but am keen to give it all a go.

Not too enthused about spraying it all at once... Is it an acceptable method to actually pray all the panels individually..

EG: Remove and prep/spray bonnet, then bootlid, then all doors, then lastly spray the parts that cant be removed...

Next would be to CAREFULLY reattach all the panels and assemble the car once again?

Interested in any tips... Or even better, somebody that can do the spray for me, at a cost of course...

Thanks...

THere are lots of books out there that explain step by step how to do it. Good for a read anyway even if you don't do it yourself, just to get an idea of what's involved. I did a little of my own painting an the book I had helped me understand the materials involved, different types of paint, prep work etc. It was called somethgin like "how to paint your car" :)

As for painting panels individuallly, as I understand it that's fine unless you are using a metallic paint which can look different depending on the direction it is applied.

Ah the title of that book sounds familliar...

I think thats the book i have. Very informative, but to me seems like a big job, the prep work i could handle easy enough... Just actually spraying the paint. Its a big investment to buy the paint and stuff, and a lot of work if i stuff it... Really keen to have my datto lookin smick, and to put it on the road...

My first car was a 120y 2 door (theres pics on here, look up steele87 and youll see them) and that was always gunna be a project but never got off the ground... That car has since been written off but i bought another 120y with A14, and holley carb... Not a lot of rust, and wanna have it driveable !