Spray Painting a Type 1 - Home Edition

kingroon Commited Dubber

56 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 22 Dec 2005, 12:35 pm

#440387

Hi,

I'm about to embark on a home-spray job on my 65.. Has anyone got any pointers, dos&don'ts, advice etc. before I start?

I was gonna spray fenders, bonnet, engine lid & doors seperately then move onto the chassis.. I've seen a few photos on thesamba where a guy sprayed the whole thing [apparently] in one go. Is this advised? I was hoping to spray the **visible** areas inside too..

I've got all the gear, and a little of the idea, just want some sage advice from those who have doine this kinda gig before..

KingRoon :thumb

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KingRoon

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killakornkobb where's that clutch?

1,663 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 22 Dec 2005, 2:15 pm

#440430

check out the paint and body section.. certainly poss to do the whole outside of the car at once.. just gotta mask it up good🙂

Tagedeezee Heezy

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 22 Dec 2005, 6:26 pm

#440490

pop your windows

Not much more work or $$$ and looks HEAPS better

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DIY-DUB Custom Title Time!

1,591 posts · joined Apr 2004 · 22 Dec 2005, 6:31 pm

#440493

what they said ^^^^

crewcabconnection Being Sid James

1,922 posts · joined Apr 2003 · 22 Dec 2005, 9:36 pm

#440553

I'd go acrylic at home due to the fumes and environmental needs of 2pac. I took the advice of Hellbus and KillaKorn and Steph in the preparation work and never attempted it before. Just allow lots more time - it took me way more time than I thought (lol). You'll get plenty of help in here.

Like they all said, the hard part is taking the plunge ... I'd definately do it over.

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Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus

5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 22 Dec 2005, 10:06 pm

#440561

Check out this link to the album which details how I sprayed my beetle in my dad's shed:
http://www.manxgallery.org/gallery/album192

This was body off resto though:

Turned out okay:

My do's:
Take your time - you will get a far better result by spending as much time on the prep as you can.
Allow a lot of time for masking - it takes heaps longer than you think (mask everything well - overspray gets everywhere).
Think of safety first, fumes are not good for your lungs.
Think about how to make the garage a dust free environment, whilst maintaining adequate ventilation.
Clean your gun properly.
De-grease thoroughly (whilst weaing gloves) before laying down any paint.

My don'ts:
Don't rush - you'll kick yourself every time you drive it for cutting corners.
Don't let water/condensation build up in the lines/gun.
Don't try and lay too much paint on in one hit - it sucks having to wait for paint to dry just to sand it back.
Don't ignore safety.

There are lots of other do's and don'ts - maybe if you have any more specific questions we could provide some more specific help.
Cheers
Alan

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