Rookie Painter

Discussion in 'Mustang Sound & Shine All' started by dogmustang1323, May 29, 2008.

  1. dogmustang1323 New Member

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    I am going to attempt to paint my 94 GT this fall. I have done a few body work jobs but nothing of this magnatude and am looking for any advice, links, books, or videos that may help. I have done all the work myself on this car and would like to attempt to do all the body work as well. I was told that I don't have to be a good painter just a good sander....lol
  2. AustinFoxBody New Member

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    Prep, prep and more prep. That is the key.
    Honestly though unless you plan on doing a lot of painting I would not recommend it. To do the job properly you really need a paint booth, a good gun, etc By the time you buy everything you need you can have someone else do it for you and do a better job. And BTW, good paint is pretty damn toxic stuff that you may not want to handle.
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    Practice on something less "important" for your first. You'll cause alot of labor intensive problems if you hack it up. Find a beater and experiment first. Surely you can find someone who wants a cheap job, hell might make a few bucks at it even.

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