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

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

pop your windows

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

what they said ^^^^

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.

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