So, I will soon be buying a 84 camaro that is in desperate need of paint. My parents will be lending me the money, but in return they are asking that I prep the Chevie dually for paint as well as my cammy.

The chevie is huge, and paint is literally falling off. The camaro isn't in much better shape as far as paint goes. Can you guys give me any advise on these subjects?

How much does an electronic sander cost?

Assuming I have a very limited flow of cash and large amounts of time, and nether have to be show car material, The chevie just up to decent and the cammy up to shiny, what is the best way to do this?

 

and rims for the love of god.

 

i 2nd that notion lol......

 

Lol, for sure.

 

DO NOT use and electric sander on the cars. You will need fine grit WET sand paper and a good sanding block. I would recommend 2: 1 a longer one for long straight areas, and a smaller one for rounded areas.

Sanding a car and preping it for paint is a daunting task for anyone how has not done it, and a lot of what goes into prep affects the final out come of how the paint. Do some reading into body work and techniques.

 

if the paint is falling off you need to strip it. New paint isn't goign to do any good if what you are painting over doesn't have propper adhesion. From the looks of the camaro I ouldn't bother with wetsanding the whole thing. Start out with a sander and some 320. Get all the peeling spots to feather edge out and make sure it's all sanded. then you can move on to something finer, 600 would be a good grit to finish out with. Just like he said though paint is all in the prep, and proper adhesion is the number one priority.

 

start off w/ 200 grit sand paper to get it nice and rough, and get everything off, then go to a 400 grit dry, then 400 wet, then 800 wet, then 1200 wet, 1500 wet, 2000 wet, that will get your body nice and smooth, then primer, and repeat with 400 wet, reprime - 800 wet - 1200 wet, 1500 wet, 2000 wet, pretty much u want to get every single scuff out, because if it shows up in the primer, it'll show up a lot more in the color.

If you want shiny, id go with a darker color, their easier to make shine.

 

You need to know that 90% of the reason a paint job comes out nice is the prep work. If you are inexperienced at this, and dont do a good job, the paint job wont come out nice. With that said, here is a very helpful link to get you started.

http://autobodystore.com/forum/register.php

 

no need to go over 1200 unless you are buffing. most primers are thick enough to cover 400 grit without problems.