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    hey all,
    im about to respray my car and i was wondering if any one had any tips on using a gun to spray it?
    the car is going to be primed and ready to go, all i need to do is paint it.
    cheers

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    Dont rush it.

    Do plenty of thin coats.

    Use 2 pak paint.

    make sure its between 18-25 degrees and no wind.
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    try and close it off from bugs etc too.
    they love getting themselves stuck in the paint, and ruining your fun.

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    thanks guys.
    helpful stuff

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    Make sure the area your spraying it in is spotless. If your doing it in your garage or shed hose down the floor to stop dust being kicked up when your spraying. Check your spray fan, and paint feed and air pressure on an old piece of tin or something.

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    Clean the surface!!

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    ^ with this



    Also make sure everywhere is masked off properly, 2 pack will stick to everything and is a pain to get off

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    thanks guys

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    I can vouch for that lol.
    wax on and wax off with the grease remover. make sure you wax off really well.
    and a tack rag is useful too for taking stuff off the paint between coats.
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    car got painted, came out pretty good, just needs a buff, but im happy with paying $200 for materials and doing it ourselves instead of paying $800 for someone else to do it.

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