Radium Green? Lido Gold? Moonstone? What's your favorite rare Porsche color?
If you drive your car at all, it's likely to get a paint chip. Here's the DIY way to fix those chips.
A series of stories chronicling our adventure in painting a car at home. In part 1, we prepped. In part 2, we created a perfect, primed surface to paint on. And in part 3, we'll spray on the top coats.
A series of stories chronicling our adventure in painting a car at home. In part 1, we prepped. In part 2, we'll create a perfect, primed surface to paint on.
Can you paint a car at home using rattle cans? Yes–as long as you’re willing to trade off some long hours for money saved.
Can a quality paint job be had for cheap and done at home?
Yes, a decent paint job can look good on its own, but a bit of work (and polish and wet sanding) can really make it shine.
Before our Bugeye Sprite leaves the paint booth, it is first baked–twice in this case–and then, after a day or two, wet sanding can begin.
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Now, after all of the prep work, it’s time to spray some color on our Bugeye Sprite.
Javier of Jeff’s Restorations laid down two or …
More of the labor to make our Bugeye Sprite look good. Before paint, the entire car was wet sanded with 400- and then 600-grit sandpaper.
