well my dual action sander came recently, and i was wondering a few things about prepping my car to be painted…
well i’m planning on doing it myself so, i have a few questions before i begin…
what grit/style sanding discs should i use? (it’s an air sander)
is it okay to use spray paint primer, i plan to use my paint gun for the paint, but since primer is primer, i might as well just get spray paint to spare my gun from being clogged
what type of bondo, and what steps should be taken when using bondo?
i plan on painting my car another red color, and i’ve been told i have to do the painting all in one time period. ie all in one weekend to avoid color fading, etc
my advise: DONT USE A DA SANDER. You will make more trouble then is needed. Get 600 grit and a sanding block. And use primer last to fill in small inperfections
i read from another website from this guy who painted his car, and he said he used it on like 3 cars, and it came out fine.
i’m not doubting you, i’m just wondering why you say this. i know it will be a lot less work with the da sander as opposed to the sanding block, BUT if the sander will in some way damage the results, i won’t use it
so if anyone else thinks the da sander is bad, tell me so that i can get extremely tired using a block to sand my whole car
It isn’t more work, only if YOU have done it before, it can easily take too much off. Try it out, but I block sanded my whole car and it isn’t that hard. The DA sander would have helped on places where body filler was used though. All I can say is try it, but closley watch the results. As for body filler, use the glaze putty that comes in a blue can and you have to mix hardener in it…not bondo. My uncle used to own a body shop…just wanted to say that im not blowing hot air out of…
If you have any more questions just let me know
As for body filler, use the glaze putty that comes in a blue can and you have to mix hardener in it…not bondo.
is there a specific name brand i should look for? i think i’ve seen something close to this, but it was made by bondo from my recolection, obviously i could have been mistaken, but if you could describe it more it’d be helpful
also, i am going to need to use the body filler, but the majority of the car will have to be block sanded
SO, what grit increments should i use…
60, 300, 500, 800 ?.. and how many sheets do you think i’ll need appx?
thanks
i’m gonna order some automotive paint soon, and i’m looking to get a 92 bumper for me before i paint the car
