Painting a car - you can do it yourself

To paint a car in a specialized workshop is quite expensive, so in order to save money, the whole process can be done on its own. Of course, painting the car will take more time and it will take a lot of effort, but if some simple rules and order of actions are observed, you can get a decent result.

Preparing the car for painting

Most of the time is spent on preparing the body for painting, this is a very important procedure, the implementation of which must be approached with special attention. First of all, the car needs to be thoroughly washed to identify all dents, scratches and rust marks. After a thorough inspection, we dismantle the windows, lights, locks, door handles, seals, in general, everything that the paint should not fall into. Frontal and rear glass can be simply sealed with paper using paint tape.

Car body treatment before painting

Next, using a grinding machine, remove the shiny top layer of the old coating. In places where the paint is bubbling and rust is visible, we clean everything up to the metal itself. You can also use a rust converter. When the main layer of paint is removed, sandpaper, we handle small chipped, cracked and uneven body, if any. The last stage of polishing the body is done with a fine sandpaper with a graininess of 240. After all the operations, the surface should be degreased, for this purpose, white spirit is suitable, and this must be done very carefully, since in untreated places, after the car has been painted , Corrosion may occur.

Removing dents on the body is an important step

The next step is to align all the dents on the body, and it is desirable to dispense with the usual straightening without the use of putty. This is a very important stage, because after it begins painting the car. Very often the coating is cracked exactly in those places where it was applied over this material. This is due to the excess of the recommended thickness of the applied layer, which is difficult to determine under normal conditions. If you can not do without putty, apply it in thin layers, letting each of them dry before applying the next one. If the dent is large, then it is best to use a coarse-grained filler with fiberglass, if small, you can use a universal two-component filler. Align zashpatlevannye sites waterproof sandpaper and using a large amount of water. After all these actions, the surface is again degreased and covered with soil in several layers, starting with the areas that were putty. When the primer dries, the body is once again treated with sandpaper.

The car is prepared: you can paint it

After that, the painting of the car begins immediately. The technology here is this - the paint is applied to the body in three layers. The first layer should be made of dilute enamel, as it is developing, with its help you can see all the uneven areas. If defects are detected, they should be removed, after which, after 20 minutes, the painting of the car continues. You can apply a second layer, and after a while a third. Some are limited to two layers, however, to save effect, you should not save on this. To perform all works, a spray gun is used to paint the car. All procedures must be carried out by fast, confident movements, which will help avoid streaks.

The car is painted! You can enjoy the work

After the car is completely painted, it must be left in the garage for 2-3 days, thereby giving the applied coating completely dry. That's all, the car is painted by own hands, thanks to what did not have to spend a "round sum" for the services of specialists.