hey, i just recently got in a wreck…i am getting two Z3 fenders and wide mouth front bumper… the z3’s are coming primered and the bumper i’m not sure how it is coming…but i want to paint it myself…i have access to a paint gun and compresspor and all that…but i have no clue on how or what to buy paint wise and where to start painting the parts…any help from all you paint guys would be great…i wanna paint them white…and i want them to be pretty shinny considering the fact that my hood is feshly painted i wanted it to match…well any help would be great…thanx a lot guys…and i’m kinda on a budget so some money savers would be great also…
later,
Dan:p
i’m stuckk…anything guys???
dan:p
assuming your paint isnt THAT faded, just use fresh factory color. All you need is the paint and maybe a clearcoat .
aigh thanx a lot man…i just hope that the factory paint won’t cost that much…thanx…
later,
Dan:p
dude…you should have someone else paint it. If youre just using a home compressor it won’t flow enough cfm’s even with a hvlp gun and you will get orange peel because the paint will be drying too fast. Also, the paint won’t atomize either. But if you want to try get a hvlp gun and you have to run a water filter inline before the gun (which requires that you run a pvc line). That’s why I’d say go buy the paint from a shop and just pay someone for the labor. Just my .02
ay, thanx for the advice…i’m actually having second thoughts about doing it myself…how much do you think it will run to have someone do it for me…rough estimation…
thanx again,
Dan:p
probably around $200-350 + paint. Or about $500 for someone to do everything
Originally posted by vtecteg
probably around $200-350 + paint. Or about $500 for someone to do everything
500 for labor? wish i could find that 
Originally posted by SlprTeg
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500 for labor? wish i could find that [/B]
$500 is for just the hood and the fenders…not the whole car
acutally just bumper and fenders…except i think i am going to get a hold of a white bumper…so it would probably be just the fenders…but thats more than i can afford so i might just rool with them unpainted for now…
thanx guys,
Dan:p