Paint job prep, just need some pointers Options

[NaderG]

I want to get a new paint job because my car's paint is really bad , also it has alot of dents and stuff , i am also planing to put a 404 lip kit and get it painted with the car... now i know that if i want to save money i should sand and prime the car myself , i was just wondering what sand paper grits should i use for the best results, any body have a favourite spray primer brand ? ... also i havent shoped for dent removal yet but i just wanted to know if i should have the dents removed before or after i sand/prime the car ... also a lil brief how-to would be great , jsut to make sure i got it right !

[DSToyo]

all i can say is that: before you bondo the dents, you want to sand/grind down to bare metal, and allways prime afterwards. also idk if the rear of the 404 kit fits the convertable that great, could be wrong tho.

[NaderG]

all i can say is that: before you bondo the dents, you want to sand/grind down to bare metal, and allways prime afterwards. also idk if the rear of the 404 kit fits the convertable that great, could be wrong tho.

I am not planing to do the dents myself , i dont think i have enough experience to do it , i will have the pros do that , my question is should i sand prime first , or have the dents removed first ... also the 404 rear lip will not fit , i am actually getting OEM/JDM rear extentions which will defenitly fit

This post has been edited by NaderG: May 30, 2007 - 8:40 PM

[DSToyo]

^ ahh, i would remove the dents first, then sand the whole thing (someone else could help you with sandpaper grits), then prime the whole thing. that makes the most sence to me. btw what are you planning on using for spraying the primer (if you are in fact doing that)

This post has been edited by DSToyo: May 30, 2007 - 8:46 PM

[NaderG]

^ ahh, i would remove the dents first, then sand the whole thing (someone else could help you with sandpaper grits), then prime the whole thing. that makes the most sence to me. btw what are you planning on using for spraying the primer (if you are in fact doing that)

That does make sense ... i dont have any tools so i am planing on buying a whole bunch of primer spray cans !! lol , they'll do the job ... also i just thought of this , is there any precautions regarding the plastic bumpers ?? it seems to me like there should be a sepcail way to treat thoose ....

[NaderG]

more replies would be really helpful !

[celiracer]

I'd have the dents removed before you do anything. When my car was at the bodyshop thats how they did it. And honestly i don't think spray can (primer) would be a great idea for a whole car. I was wanting to do all my bodywork myself when i first got my kit and stuff. And then i rethought everything and figured that its a lot of work to prep everything yourself. But if you are really wanting to do it yourself. Get the dents fixed and then buy yourself a spray gun to spray the primer on your car. Also make sure that everything is sanded good enough so it doesn't show through after the cars painted. What color are you wanting to paint it??

[NaderG]

it is black and i am keeping the same colour , but my current paint job is badly done and is badly damaged .. makes the car look really old , i dont understand why spray can would be bad , it is primer ... but it wont work then i guess i will have the shop do it for me ... i just want to save as much as i can

[celiracer]

Yea i understand what your saying about wanting it done as cheap as possible. But if you want it to look good make sure you have someone you know is gonna do a good job on it. Thats what my problem was to. I wanted to make sure it would get done the right way instead of having problems down the road.

[NaderG]

well your car does look good , how much did you pay the shop to do it ?