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2slow5oh
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Hey guy's whats up? I am starting to prep my car. any Tips? never done this before.
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Mike
Posts: 8 | From: San Jose, California | Registered: Jul 2002
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LAST302
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Prep it for what?? Motor, suspension, paint, run it off a cliff, chop it up, insurance scam, what?? We got answers for all of the above with a little help.
Posts: 1147 | From: Disco Bay | Registered: Jan 2002
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hidnn.o.s.
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Originally posted by LAST302:
Prep it for what?? Motor, suspension, paint, run it off a cliff, chop it up, insurance scam, what?? We got answers for all of the above with a little help.
LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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R.I.P. Willie G. You are missed on this forum
Posts: 15950 | Registered: Apr 2002
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2slow5oh
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LOL I am Going to be painting It
Mike
Posts: 8 | From: San Jose, California | Registered: Jul 2002
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OldSchoolFormula
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CLEANLINESS! Block sand it, blow it out, blow it off, blow it out again. Nooks and cranny's can and will hold a lot of dirt that you wont notice until that spray gun goes over it and blows dirt all over the place.
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Posts: 410 | From: Livermore | Registered: Jan 2002
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2slow5oh
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Thanks
Posts: 8 | From: San Jose, California | Registered: Jul 2002
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Drew B
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thats a job i did mine in my driveway get a insert from a paint store for the sand paper, some people like to have running water over where your sanding i prefer to soak the sand paper in water a half hour before i use it sand one panel at a time go in long strives so you sand evenly preping the car is just as important as painted it it took me along time to do mine.
good luck ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
Posts: 1992 | From: Nor-cal | Registered: Jan 2002
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Yames
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So I plan on primering my car, I was going to pay someone to do it but I figured why not do it myself and learn from the experience.
Any ways, it's been raining a lot lately so I guess I'll be doing this when it dries up. How much time will it take me to sand down the whole car and what will it exactly look like when it's done? Is there any particular sand paper I should be using while doing this job? How much will the sand paper actually cost me? Also how much will primer run me and is primering actually difficult to do? I've never done this before. Thanks in advance.
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2003 Mach 1 (Good Bye For Now)
1993 Cadillac STS 4.6L V8 (Sold)
1994 Toyota Tercel
Posts: 489 | From: Alameda | Registered: Feb 2005
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Motorhead6T5
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Originally posted by Yames:
So I plan on primering my car, I was going to pay someone to do it but I figured why not do it myself and learn from the experience.
Any ways, it's been raining a lot lately so I guess I'll be doing this when it dries up. How much time will it take me to sand down the whole car and what will it exactly look like when it's done? Is there any particular sand paper I should be using while doing this job? How much will the sand paper actually cost me? Also how much will primer run me and is primering actually difficult to do? I've never done this before. Thanks in advance.
You shouldn't primer unless you are planing to paint,primer sucks in moisture and can cause rust,and it's only good for a little while before you paint. If you want the Satin look,then paint it with satin paint not primer.
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Yames
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Originally posted by Motorhead6T5:
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Originally posted by Yames:
So I plan on primering my car, I was going to pay someone to do it but I figured why not do it myself and learn from the experience.
Any ways, it's been raining a lot lately so I guess I'll be doing this when it dries up. How much time will it take me to sand down the whole car and what will it exactly look like when it's done? Is there any particular sand paper I should be using while doing this job? How much will the sand paper actually cost me? Also how much will primer run me and is primering actually difficult to do? I've never done this before. Thanks in advance.
You shouldn't primer unless you are planing to paint,primer sucks in moisture and can cause rust,and it's only good for a little while before you paint. If you want the Satin look,then paint it with satin paint not primer.
sounds good. How about sanding it down would it be okay if I did that? What kind of sand paper should I use? Anything in particular?
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2003 Mach 1 (Good Bye For Now)
1993 Cadillac STS 4.6L V8 (Sold)
1994 Toyota Tercel
Posts: 489 | From: Alameda | Registered: Feb 2005
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