spray painting

[stevo turbo]

anyone done anything on a big scale themselves (and doesnt own a body shop), full pannels/ full respray themselves? i have done a couple of things like bumpers and it didnt seem too bad to do but just wondering if anyone has had a go at it?

I have just found myself looking at paint tonight and possibly thinking about giving it a go this summer on the donor car?

[v6 steve]

I sprayed my old transit tipper it looked s**t but it was only a tipper i did a bonnet last year and it looked s**t too, its a job best left to the pro's

[stevo turbo]

in the words of the big JC (Jeremy Clarkson) "how hard can it be?" ha ha

[rich30mex]

I did the bottom half off the drivers and passenger door, they painted up fine but when it came to polishing them it turned out I didn't put enough paint on and rub it through to the primer

[Robs-se]

I did the bottom half off the drivers and passenger door, they painted up fine but when it came to polishing them it turned out I didn't put enough paint on and rub it through to the primer

Been there on an old Astra mk1, 3 attempts to get it right then sold the car

[rich30mex]

Mines now been for a full respray by someone who nows what there doing cost a bit but worth it

[Calibra_Mike]

if you want a showroom finish go to the pros if you're going for a rough ratish look then a couple of rattle cans will do it...

[stevo turbo]

If I was going to try it I would have full power sanders and compressor and spray gun set up for the job