hey guys was thiking about doing some paint touch ups on a few MINOR peices of my car,

and if any1 could give me a crash course on how 2 get the best result it would be much appreciated.

You have my advice :) Let me know if you wanna go another way

touch ups just get a small pot of paint from a crash repaier. for minor pieces depending on how big u can do it with pressure packs. bumpers etc i would suggest a compressor if you have access to one.

what are you painting?

i want to touch up my front bumper, where the silver is starting 2 chip away.

i unfortunately don't have a compressor. bit out of my $$$ range :P

If it's just chips as you say, I'd use one of those touch-up pens. That way you can build up the surface of the chip by leaving a thicker coat(s).

it doesnt need a thick coat, as there is originaly sienna red under the silver (person b4 me just painted over the top)

if i just get my paint mixed up in a can and spray a few light coates over would that be suitable?

Makes things a bit more difficult not being factory paint. Is the paint 2pak or acrylic or enamel. Is it a factory colour. If not do u know the name of the colour used. For chips just touch it up. If you were to spray the whole bar I'd say sand it back and start again. If u paint over paint that may not be holding well u might e wasting your time.

it is factory paint underneath the silver... the Sienna Red

and i was thinking of just sanding that part back, and getting the Factory Silver colour and painting it that,

but im not to knowledgable on prepping it, and what not.

Don't spray a car you value this much with cans! Its fine for a drift spec ke70 but not for what i would call a show car. Won't look nice and not to mention the clear coat will be made of orange peel

fair enough aye,

that makes sense... god dam re painting costs so much money lol.

so what would u suggest for this photo below... i want to re paint it silver... cuz i like the look of that 2 tone, except when it looks like it does...

it looks shit in this photo... but i wanna fix it up, what would be your best suggestions?

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I know mate. I do paint jobs every now and then for people! It does cost money but thats because purely of the work involved. Material costs arn't that bad. In your situation like i said so much easier masking off and going nuts with a small paint brush. Guarantee unless you are looking for it you wont see it! Providing the colours are mixed properly of course

If you want to spend a bit more money. mask of ALL the sienna red with tape and news paper that way you are only dealing with the problem part. Sand it back to red. Prep it, prime it etc and take it to a paint shop and get them to paint and clear.

Another way which i couldn't see it being more then $150, Get a mobile van to come out and respray just that bit of the bumper. Wouldn't take more then 2 hours and get a firm quote first. After its done you should't be able to tell its not factory paintwork. At the same time they can touch up the rest of the car for $20

so getting my paint mixxed up into a spray car... is not a good idea??

best 2 get it in a paint for and paint it on with a brush? do i need any primer or clear coat??

If you are spraying with a gun and compressor then its fine. But pressure packs (cans) give a completely different result and texture. Very noticeable and you won't like it. If you don't like the paint van idea then yeah its best to get some made up and do it with paintbrush. Won't need primer or clear. Go to a properly automotive paint place and get it made up. You need it without thinners just straight base coat. Acrylic a better idea if you can get it in that colour. Much thicker and easier to work with for touching up

but if i can get a compressor and airgun (i no a few ppl with these)

Then yeah you are better of using that :) After masking sand back the to sienna red with 240 grit dry. then sand with 400 to smooth a bit. Go over it with a scotchpad to rough it up a little so the primer sticks. Spray with prepsol to clean and prepare. Dry off with airgun and clean rag. Spray a nice rough thick coat of primer. let it dry then sand back with 400. do it again and sand it again. This time with a thinner mixture of primer do a nice smooth final coat. Let it dry then rub down with 800 wet paper. Clean off with rag and air then prepsol again to clean up. Blow ANY remaining water etc off before painting. Adjust gun and spray in nice even sweeping coats. let it dry. Make sure you cant through the paint anywhere. After dried apply your clearcoat very carefully

If you havn't painted before its a good idea to test on a scrap door or something just to get the hang of it. Make sure its a nice warm day so everything dries nice and clear doesn't run

But yeah thats a BASIC guide lol

I remember when i fist started spray painting as a hobby, my first touch up on my bar took me about 11 tries to get the way i wanted it (blended in so no one would know). I went through sheets & sheets of sandpaper because i had to resend & do it again. Be careful it takes A LOT of practice & patience....

lol dont suppose u offer these services anymore :)

as iv never painted anything on scale before.

From my personal experience, paint from a rattle can isnt too bad. I myself have sprayed my mirrors, part of my side skirts, and am currently doing my front bar inserts all with spray cans. The primer and colour are pretty decent but i have learnt, and MR SPL will back this up, that clear from a can is utter crap, and the clear can make all the difference to the finished result.

Correct :)

Then yeah you are better of using that :) After masking sand back the to sienna red with 240 grit dry. then sand with 400 to smooth a bit. Go over it with a scotchpad to rough it up a little so the primer sticks. Spray with prepsol to clean and prepare. Dry off with airgun and clean rag. Spray a nice rough thick coat of primer. let it dry then sand back with 400. do it again and sand it again. This time with a thinner mixture of primer do a nice smooth final coat. Let it dry then rub down with 800 wet paper. Clean off with rag and air then prepsol again to clean up. Blow ANY remaining water etc off before painting. Adjust gun and spray in nice even sweeping coats. let it dry. Make sure you cant through the paint anywhere. After dried apply your clearcoat very carefully

If you havn't painted before its a good idea to test on a scrap door or something just to get the hang of it. Make sure its a nice warm day so everything dries nice and clear doesn't run

But yeah thats a BASIC guide lol

Materials mentioned above would cost more than paying a professional sprayer to do it....and they guarantee a good job!

Exactly! A paint van will do it alot cheaper which i have said :)

Exactly! A paint van will do it alot cheaper which i have said :)

Dont trust those guys, i've done re-work for them a millions times and they do more damage than good.
Preperation is everything, you should of had a chat with me at the last cruise

I used to have a paint van and i fully stand by my work. And have had nothing but compliments! So yeah some are dodgy but i certainly am not! Ive done rework for plenty of dodgy paint shops aswell