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this happened on september 19, 2009
since i don't have "that" money for a decent paint job for my car
i decided to practice painting it myself. ofcourse i don't want to
waste that $300-500 materials needed for this DIY.
so i decided to do it first on my Scooter (Yamaha Mio 115cc)
originally this scooter is colored Brown/Pink. its metallic brown on daytime, and its
pink at night.since the color indicated on my OR/CR (Certificate of Registration)
is red.i decided to paint it back to its original color.
copy paste from my facebook:
PART 1
I wanted to have my car repainted already. but since i do not have the budget for a 20-30K Paint job
i decided to practice and do it my own.
several weeks ago i was researching around to net on how to properly use urethane type of paints.
i bought my spray gun at Ace hardware for p750 petot. got our old compressor at laspinas
and reconditioned it for this job.
before i started messing up with my car i decided to try it first on my bike
finally last saturday aug 30 thinking that i have some ample amounts of information to start this DIY job.
i decided to buy the materials at cavite color paint center.
Items needed:
1. Spray GUN and Compressor - bought my spray gun at ace for p750
2. Anzahl Urethane thinner - 1gal
3. Webber international red - 1 pt
4. Anzahl Top Coat - 1pt
5. Spray Filler Primer - 1pt
6. Sandpaper - i bought 4 pcs 600grit and 4pcs 1200grit
7. Catalyst
8. Newspapers
9. Masilya
10. Breathing Mask (Recommended)
Steps
1. Remove parts you wanted to paint
2. WetSand each part with 600grit sandpaper (don't oversand it)
3. Dry it thoroughly
4. Prepare all materials needed in one table
5. mix the spray filler primer with the thinner. as my friend told me it should be 1:1ratio meaning 1 part thinner for 1 part of primer. this is how it should be for first coating .since the spray gun i bought was too small, the 1:1 ratio was too thick for my spray gun
since it has a very small nozzle. so i tried mixing it near the 1:1 ratio as long as my spray gun can handle it.
6. before spraying it. test spray it first on a can or something. it should
I wanted to have my car repainted already. but since i do not have the budget for a 20-30K Paint job
i decided to practice and do it my own.
several weeks ago i was researching around to net on how to properly use urethane type of paints.
i bought my spray gun at Ace hardware for p750 petot. got our old compressor at laspinas
and reconditioned it for this job.
before i started messing up with my car i decided to try it first on my bike
finally last saturday aug 30 thinking that i have some ample amounts of information to start this DIY job.
i decided to buy the materials at cavite color paint center.
Items needed:
1. Spray GUN and Compressor - bought my spray gun at ace for p750
2. Anzahl Urethane thinner - 1gal
3. Webber international red - 1 pt
4. Anzahl Top Coat - 1pt
5. Spray Filler Primer - 1pt
6. Sandpaper - i bought 4 pcs 600grit and 4pcs 1200grit
7. Catalyst
8. Newspapers
9. Masilya
10. Breathing Mask (Recommended)
Steps
1. Remove parts you wanted to paint
2. WetSand each part with 600grit sandpaper (don't oversand it)
3. Dry it thoroughly
4. Prepare all materials needed in one table
5. mix the spray filler primer with the thinner. as my friend told me it should be 1:1ratio meaning 1 part thinner for 1 part of primer. this is how it should be for first coating .since the spray gun i bought was too small, the 1:1 ratio was too thick for my spray gun
since it has a very small nozzle. so i tried mixing it near the 1:1 ratio as long as my spray gun can handle it.
6. before spraying it. test spray it first on a can or something. it should
be smooth. my first mix was too thick. that making it spray a web like
texture. you thin the paint more if thats the case
7. after spraying w8 for about an hour and sand it again. light sand only. u only need to remove the imperfections or dusts
that was trapped inside while spraying. you can spray your base coat already. but some of my friends told me that
its good if you leave it to dry for about 24hrs.before spraying again.
PART 2/DAY 2
1. prepare the materials needed for the base coat. the mixing ration should be around 1:2 1part paint for 2 parts thinner. 1/8 catalyst
2. wash the parts you painted yesterday with detergent soap. this is to remove. oils, dust, dirts, insects that might
have accumulated during the 24hour drying time.
3. dry it thoroughly.
4. before spraying, spray test it again onto something. paint should be smooth and wet looked when you sprayed it.
spray thin coats first and wait for around 10-20minutes before doing the second coat. do around 5coats of paint or sometimes
it depends on your mixture. just apply several coats until you think it look good already .
5. hang it onto something and wait for around 24hours again. or it depends on you. it will be dry for around an hour.
but its recommended if you wait for a 24 hour curing time.
PART 3/Day3
Steps:
1. wet sand everything again with 1200grit sandpaper.sand it very lightly removing imperfections again.
2. wash it with detergent soap again.
3. Dry it thoroughly
4. Prepare materials needed for the final coat(clear)
5. mix again. do the 1:2 ratio 1 part clear coat for 2 parts of thinner. mix 1/8 catalyst again
6. turn the knob on the bottom of the spray gun clockwise to decrease air. i noticed that it looked very wet on this settings
with slow strokes
7. apply several coats again. i recommend around 5 coats of clear coat.
8. wait for it to dry.
9. a painter friend told me to wait for a week before buffing.
END
7. after spraying w8 for about an hour and sand it again. light sand only. u only need to remove the imperfections or dusts
that was trapped inside while spraying. you can spray your base coat already. but some of my friends told me that
its good if you leave it to dry for about 24hrs.before spraying again.
PART 2/DAY 2
1. prepare the materials needed for the base coat. the mixing ration should be around 1:2 1part paint for 2 parts thinner. 1/8 catalyst
2. wash the parts you painted yesterday with detergent soap. this is to remove. oils, dust, dirts, insects that might
have accumulated during the 24hour drying time.
3. dry it thoroughly.
4. before spraying, spray test it again onto something. paint should be smooth and wet looked when you sprayed it.
spray thin coats first and wait for around 10-20minutes before doing the second coat. do around 5coats of paint or sometimes
it depends on your mixture. just apply several coats until you think it look good already .
5. hang it onto something and wait for around 24hours again. or it depends on you. it will be dry for around an hour.
but its recommended if you wait for a 24 hour curing time.
PART 3/Day3
Steps:
1. wet sand everything again with 1200grit sandpaper.sand it very lightly removing imperfections again.
2. wash it with detergent soap again.
3. Dry it thoroughly
4. Prepare materials needed for the final coat(clear)
5. mix again. do the 1:2 ratio 1 part clear coat for 2 parts of thinner. mix 1/8 catalyst again
6. turn the knob on the bottom of the spray gun clockwise to decrease air. i noticed that it looked very wet on this settings
with slow strokes
7. apply several coats again. i recommend around 5 coats of clear coat.
8. wait for it to dry.
9. a painter friend told me to wait for a week before buffing.
END
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