tips for painting???

[YellowRoush]

Yeah I would honestly just get it professionally done. Better in the long haul for sure and if you screw the hood up just the first time, it'll end up costing you more money and more time than if you'd just had it painted by a shop to begin with.

Small things, sure, but something like a hood, if I had to bet, I'd bet on it not turning out well (nothing personal, I wouldn't bet on myself to paint a hood).

none taken, we painted my freinds cowl and he has a hair in the paint and like some part of a leaf stuck in the paint, i'll just go find a place, cause i want it perfect, but finding another place is the hard part

 

[HellsBells]

none taken, we painted my freinds cowl and he has a hair in the paint and like some part of a leaf stuck in the paint, i'll just go find a place, cause i want it perfect, but finding another place is the hard part

Yeap, hair, dust, dirt, insects, whatever else floats around will get in there.

Hope this helped you out. You should try painting some smaller things like emblems and maybe a grille or something and get a hang of it and who knows, maybe you'll be so good you can do a hood at home.

Just get a good quote and ask about warranty and get it in writing. Some paint looks great for a month and then starts to bubble/peel/fade/chip. A good shop will have NO problems guaranteeing the paint for up to 2 years, if not 5 or more.

 

[YellowRoush]

Yeap, hair, dust, dirt, insects, whatever else floats around will get in there.

Hope this helped you out. You should try painting some smaller things like emblems and maybe a grille or something and get a hang of it and who knows, maybe you'll be so good you can do a hood at home.

Just get a good quote and ask about warranty and get it in writing. Some paint looks great for a month and then starts to bubble/peel/fade/chip. A good shop will have NO problems guaranteeing the paint for up to 2 years, if not 5 or more.

thanks man this was very helpful and insightful,
rep for you sir

 

[Redfire_WNL]

Yeah my hood is a 4 inch cowl and yeah I agree I mean if you could find a nice place to do it then why not but I think it only cost my dad $250 to paint his old hood on the Mustang. Also it depends on what type of gun you got, what compressor you got and just a lot of things play into the factor of it. I paint small things with my girlfriends dads spray gun like scoops, emblems, grilles and Im about to paint my CDC chin spoiler when I get the time to but that all can be pretty confined in my shed.

 

[Dr Detail]

A hood is not a good way to learn painting. Pay the pro and be happy.

I've painted several cars and one of the biggest problems is dust/dirt in the paint since most DIYers don't have access to a booth. You can wet sand and buff but thats another skilled procedure.

 

[dagamore]

its all in the prep, if you do half assed prep then putting on 25k of paint will still look like crap, you do great prep and you can get great results with 1k worth of paint.

I have seen some paint jobs that looked great, and others that looked like crap, in the same shop it all came down to the prep. even when it was the same painter just different prep done by the customers(both did all the prep to save money).

 

[v8venomgt]

if you need to ask what the process is, and ask where to get b/c c/c, you have no business painting it yourself. the material, alone is not cheap. also take into account you need an hvlp guy, a compressor that can keep up, and a clean enviornment otherwise youll be wetsanding the shit out of it to get rid of the dirt that will get in there. not to mention the potential likelihood of fish eyes if theres any silicone anywhere near by. i could go on an on, but trust me, take it to a local shop and dont experiment with it unless your willing to pay double or triple for the b/c c/c in the event you have to shoot it 2-3 or more times.

 

[bolivianpimp]

Hey man glad to see your getting that cowl , it will look badass. I am in the process of trying to get my carbon fiber hood painted. Let me know what good/cheap places you find and i can do the same!

 

[YellowRoush]

Hey man glad to see your getting that cowl , it will look badass. I am in the process of trying to get my carbon fiber hood painted. Let me know what good/cheap places you find and i can do the same!

haha will do bro!

if you need to ask what the process is, and ask where to get b/c c/c, you have no business painting it yourself. the material, alone is not cheap. also take into account you need an hvlp guy, a compressor that can keep up, and a clean enviornment otherwise youll be wetsanding the shit out of it to get rid of the dirt that will get in there. not to mention the potential likelihood of fish eyes if theres any silicone anywhere near by. i could go on an on, but trust me, take it to a local shop and dont experiment with it unless your willing to pay double or triple for the b/c c/c in the event you have to shoot it 2-3 or more times.

eh wasn't going to paint it myself, going to help my uncle and cousin do it, and he's the biggest do it youselfer i know, but he's also extremley good at what he does
but you sir are correct

its all in the prep, if you do half assed prep then putting on 25k of paint will still look like crap, you do great prep and you can get great results with 1k worth of paint.

I have seen some paint jobs that looked great, and others that looked like crap, in the same shop it all came down to the prep. even when it was the same painter just different prep done by the customers(both did all the prep to save money).

true, hopefully i get a goodpaint job!

A hood is not a good way to learn painting. Pay the pro and be happy.

I've painted several cars and one of the biggest problems is dust/dirt in the paint since most DIYers don't have access to a booth. You can wet sand and buff but thats another skilled procedure.

just gonna spend the extra cash to get it painted, thanks guys!