Beginners questions

[Jamieg285]

Sorry for the stupid questions, but I've not painted before and I want to avoid as many mistakes as possible.

I'm going to be painting a full car, mostly in one go.

You clearly can't fit all the necassary paint in the gun in one go, but do you mix all that will be needed at once, and decant into the gun as it empties, or is it better to mix smaller quantities as you go?

Do you only clean the gun once at the end of the job, or do you need to do anything in between refils?

How do you know how much paint you need? I don't want to buy too much, but neither do I want to find I've run out before the end.

Thanks in advance...

 

[123hotchef]

what paint are you going to be using?

 

[Jamieg285]

Lechler epoxy primer and high build.
2K colour/clear - probably Mipa.

 

[steveo3002]

i mix enough for that job and refill the gun pot as i go

give us some info on what the job is and we might be able to help with amounts

 

[carbon]

Sorry if this isn't the reply you want, but do you have an air feed mask to paint 2k paints with?

 

[Jamieg285]

give us some info on what the job is and we might be able to help with amounts

Starting small - a 1979 Chevy Camaro !

Sorry if this isn't the reply you want, but do you have an air feed mask to paint 2k paints with?

Yes, all sorted on that

 

[steveo3002]

inside and outside ? bare repaint ? outside only?

 

[Jamieg285]

Full exterior repaint, some areas to bare metal, others to factory primer. Will include door edges and shuts and inside of boot lid.