[IndigoBlueRT]

I have to repaint the hood and bumper on my daughter's 2012 SE.

Anyone ever use a Wagner MotoCoat to paint a car?

 

[tacamo01]

Not the MotoCoat but something similar I got at Lowes. If you test out the nozzles, getting just a fine spray, appling a small amount of base creating about 3 coats they work great. I did my rear diffuser and the SRT lower side skirts several years ago. They still look new. Clear coat is done the same way with small applications for a few coats. My charger is pitch black so blending in to match was not that big of a deal.

 

[IndigoBlueRT]

Her car is Blackberry Pearl. She got in an accident but was away at school so I was in no rush to fix it.

New bumper and hood so not worried about blending.

Now I have a few options

1. MotoCoat for $200
2. Cheap LVLP gravity feed gun and new hose/filter/gauge for my air compressor. $100
3. The HF Avanti 3 Stage HVLP Paint Sprayer looks promising. $399

I have never spray base/clear before and haven't sprayed anything in 30 years.

 

[tacamo01]

Sanding is the important part. YouTube is full of how to videos and the type of sandpaper to use up to the smallest grit. As long as you spray even small amounts, just enough to cover the part, doing this in increments so you do not overspray it should come out good. Not sure how pearl paint is. Two different bases or just one. I would like said, check YouTube. That is where I started. I am pleased with the work but my car is black and that is most likely the easiest to paint and it looking like it blends in.

 

[IndigoBlueRT]

Sanding is the important part. YouTube is full of how to videos and the type of sandpaper to use up to the smallest grit. As long as you spray even small amounts, just enough to cover the part, doing this in increments so you do not overspray it should come out good. Not sure how pearl paint is. Two different bases or just one. I would like said, check YouTube. That is where I started. I am pleased with the work but my car is black and that is most likely the easiest to paint and it looking like it blends in.

Yeah the prep work is the key to a great finish. The hood and bumper came pre-primed and just need to wipe and tack. Not sure if I am going to spray another coat of primer or not. Maybe should to get some practice. Primer is so much easier to sand.

Paint came in 3 containers, base, clear and activator.

This is what she did to the car. About $1200 in parts and paint. Plastic bracket that holds the driver side fender in the front is broken so have to pull off the fender and see if the radiator mount has damage.

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[tacamo01]

Ouch! Did some damage. If you got the pre-primed parts from a reputable supplier, you may not need to sand. Just practice painting on a junked part. When I purchased the SRT hood for my Daytona it came pre-primed. I took it to the body shop and had them paint it. They did not do any sanding and it came out great. $300 for the hood but that was 5 or 5 years ago.

 

[IndigoBlueRT]

Ouch! Did some damage. If you got the pre-primed parts from a reputable supplier, you may not need to sand. Just practice painting on a junked part. When I purchased the SRT hood for my Daytona it came pre-primed. I took it to the body shop and had them paint it. They did not do any sanding and it came out great. $300 for the hood but that was 5 or 5 years ago.

New OEM replacement aluminum hood cost me $500 shipped, a junkyard pull would have been $800.

I decided to go with the LVLP gravity feed gun from SprayIT and a new Flexzilla hose(the old PVC hose is way too stiff to maneuver a spray gun). The LVLP needs less than 4 CFM, my compressor puts out 8 which was not enough to run a regular spray gun.

Decided to prime it to give me a feel for the gun. I painted airplanes in the USAF, but that was 30 years ago. I vaguely remember about none of it.

I bought this a 10x20 tent for $149 on Amazon. Hopefully will keep overspray contained in the garage.

In a few weeks I am either gonna have some freshly painted panels or a giant blue mess in my garage.