Posted: 5/6/2013 7:13:15 PM EDT
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My bumpers & mirrors on my 10+ year old Toyota are startin to show their age.
Have access to a paint booth, but will have to supply my own paint gun. Recommendations for: 1) Paint gun (detail or full size / cheapie or good one - please suggest brands) 2) primer - do I need any? rattle can after cleaning with alcohol or acetone or ??? 3) Paint - not concours, but decent - what do I ask for and where to buy? This is pedestrian beige - no fancy stuff. Doesn't have to look perfect but durable in PA salt and gravel would be great. thanks! |
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This is not really a do-it-yourself job, unless you have all the materials. When you factor in the primer, the basecoat, the clearcoat, the solvents, the activators, the sandpaper, and everything else; it's just not worth it. An average HVLP spray gun is at least $100, and painting takes a lot of experience. I still screw up occasionally and I've been painting ten years. If I were in your situation and you wanted to save some money, you could take the parts off, prep them yourself, and have a body shop paint them. If you're dead set on doing it yourself, you could buy a Devilbiss or Sharpe 1.4 tip HVLP gun for around $100. PPG's Shopline is the economy paint we use. You could also try a single stage paint so you wouldn't have to buy basecoat and clearcoat. |