Seeking Auto Body and Paint Tips for my 68 Charger

[Kern Dog]

Have you considered vinyl wrapping instead of painting? I am definitely not any body work expert and my car is for my enjoyment and I drive it. I just wrapped it in a glossy color after 5 years with the matte 2 tone that I put on in 2020. All of my crappy prep work under the vinyl was still the same as when I first wrapped the car. She sits outside year round.

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Holy crap. That looks great !

 

[KohrtRacing]

It's great your jumping in and giving this a try.
For you 1st job I know you want a metallic but you have a very good chance it will stripe on you. Silver and gold are the worst but all metallic paint can and will stripe if your not used to painting.
My 2 cents is pick a nice solid color you can live with.
Race car , I would say single stage and don't mix product brands once the spray guy comes out.
Remember each dent has a crown around it aka a raised area like the lip of a crater.
Those have to be worked down along with the dent being dollied or picked out.
Get some long boards for sanding and stick with them. Dura block makes a nice set.
Do not sand with your bare hand and fingers use the blocks.
Spread your filler past the area you think needs filled, when guys 1st start they just try to fill the ding over and over, drag the filler 5" past.
Evercoat makes some nice filler, I would start a new guy with their [ rage ] ,
Good luck to you.

The more I talk to folks, the more I’m of the understanding you really shouldn’t shoot metallic single stage. It really needs to be two stage. Going to dig more on research here.

Definitely have a ton of sanding blocks, also a SCT, DA and I did pick up a dura blocks kit. Just about completely sanded on one quarter so beginning to migrate around. Thanks for tip on ever coat.

 

[KohrtRacing]

Have you considered vinyl wrapping instead of painting? I am definitely not any body work expert and my car is for my enjoyment and I drive it. I just wrapped it in a glossy color after 5 years with the matte 2 tone that I put on in 2020. All of my crappy prep work under the vinyl was still the same as when I first wrapped the car. She sits outside year round.

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Looks really great man!

 

[1967coronet]

The more I talk to folks, the more I’m of the understanding you really shouldn’t shoot metallic single stage. It really needs to be two stage. Going to dig more on research here.

Definitely have a ton of sanding blocks, also a SCT, DA and I did pick up a dura blocks kit. Just about completely sanded on one quarter so beginning to migrate around. Thanks for tip on ever coat.

Even the 2 stage base clear metalic jobs will stripe if your mix, distance, fluid , air , and arm speed are off.

 

[Black_Sheep]

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[Kern Dog]

The more I talk to folks, the more I’m of the understanding you really shouldn’t shoot metallic single stage.

Everything that I paint has had to be sanded and buffed to get rid of flaws and orange peel. It is dusty out here and even when I try hard, there still may be bugs or an eyebrow that lands in the wet paint.
A good painter can spray and walk away.
I’m not that good. I’m decent but not great.
Trying to sand and buff a single stage red, black, blue or any solid color is pretty straightforward. You sand until the surface is ready to be buffed.
If you spray a metallic and then try to sand it, you’ll be cutting into the actual gold or silver metallic particles. Doing so can make the finish look really weird. If you are a good enough painter to spray a metallic and leave it, that is fine. Otherwise you’d want to spray a metallic base coat with clear over it. You then sand the clear to a smooth finish and buff it.