The ART of DIY Car Painting in Your Garage

If you set up your garage correctly and prep you surfaces well, you can put out a beautiful paint job from your garage!

Stuff used in this video:

*InoKraft LVLP Paint Gun

*Disposable Paint Cup System

*Finish 1 Clearcoat

*Wax and Grease Remover Mother's CMX

*Sanding Discs

*DA Sander

*Interface Pad for sander

*Glazing Putty

*Primer - Restoration Shop

*Sanding Block Kit - Durablock

*Air Compressor Water Separator

*Paint Gun Stand

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[AZOverland]

Check out the NEW Paint Booth here:

**If you are painting your own vehicle like I did, Please use explosion proof fans, filters, and proper PPE (mask, eyes, and body). Also, pilot light off on gas water heaters in the garage. ***

[BryanClark-gkie]

Tip.... once you turn the exhaust fan on.... let it run 10-15 minutes to get a draft started to pull down dirt/dust from inside the garage/paint blow down/final wash and tac the vehicle....if you increase the fan speed/draft/suction during the painting process.... you increase the risk of pulling up/stirring up more
dirt/dust from inside the garage/paint booth.
A mixture of rubbing alcohol and water works as a final wash.
For the final tacking.... a clean hand works better than a tac rag.... you'll be able to feel for dust.
Turned out good for DIY garage paint job.

[mauricecanney]

Painted 2 trucks, 1 car in the driveway. Many motorcycles in the garage. Due diligence in sweeping/cleaning and they come out quite well.

[JohnnieBravo]

About to do the same thing, exactly! My 35 year old Olds Trofeo, parked for 10 years due to electronic gremlins, is now repaired and alive again. Of course, it's the vintage car where the white paint flakes off just for fun, , so I'm stripping it all back to bare metal. I'll also be using a new gun, a HF Black Widow, which will be a new experience, so I hope to have the same successful results you have.

[uncleronny]

If you gots peeling clear coat most likely that panel needs to be stripped. Take a high power magnifying glass and look at the base coat and most often you will see cracking. If you paint over that cracking it will transfer through your new paint sometimes in less than a week.

[gloryland]

Years ago, I did this, entry door I filled with filters, had one garage panel where I put the fan. Worked great.

[HobbiesHire]

Great job on the video! Thanks for making it. I use my garage as a paint booth far more frequently than I'd like. The good news is that here in Vegas, paint dries in about half the time as usual, so my garage isn't out of commission for too long.

[stevengonyaw]

I have been painting my own work trucks for years in my shop ! They aren't perfect, but look way better than i bought them. Im not taking them to a car show . 😜🤣 I wet my floor down before I spray.

[ulbehempenius]

Super result. Dust sometimes has to do with static electricity. A ground wire helps to prevent.

[jooooohn]

This gives me a lot more confidence painting in the garage, will definitely copy your booth setup! Watched the other vids and it turned out great! I’ve got a ‘91 bmw project that will at some point need to be repainted. Funny this popped up, I’m also in the west valley and I’ve got a ‘97 FJ80 my dad and I have built up over the years.

[hydroltd]

Low velocity low pressure does have a smaller fan, it is designed that way due to the lower volume of paint and air going out whereas your conventional high velocity high volume high pressure guns have a higher variable, HVHP is good for large coverage as you said a whole car, for 4 door and hatchback it will do a good job but as you said, more coverage can be done with the HVHP. I am going with LVLP for the versatility of it having a smaller fan you can go into wierd places the high volume ones cause overspray. Fun tools to use, I actually learned with gluing pannels on cabinets. The guy who taught me how to use the tool used to paint and taught me the motions and I just practiced while doing that job. Beautiful finish on your truck! I like the shade of white you chose.

[olD_Eazy]

That is a cool little trailer. I love 2nd gen 4Runners. I paint for a living. I suggest wearing gloves when you’re doing the wax and grease remover. I’ve had the rag slip and my fingers hit the car and had to clean the panel again.

[HeadingEast]

Good job, I think the process is straightforward and the results show.

[mikez]

Had a good laugh when I saw the sharps on the dura gold disk box. I had a heck of a time reading that small print on the box so I had to do the same.

[midnighttutor]

Nice work! Could you please comment on why you did not use a sealer coat before the base or your perspective on the pro's and con's of doing so? Thank you.

[matthewdavid]

How do you reach the edges and the door jambs when you spray like this?

[TheREALOC]

I built my own paint booth using 2X2's and aluminum sheeting I got from a RV junkyard that comes apart as prebuilt panels and is stored in the attic of my shop. When I need it I'll just pull it down rinse it off and bolt it back together rinse it off and paint whatever I need, cost me about $500 to make 10 years ago but it's saved me alot of money.

[kseries-only]

Love it, this is me to the "T"! Have you tried "dip" paint? The peelable paint job, or I like to call it spray on wrap. The cost of a paint job doing it yourself will be comparable, but the prep is much less. If you have any bodywork areas or failing paint need to be sanded to 800 grit level and the dip is pretty forgiving. Big difference is less prep time, and if you want a flaked job or like a pearl is somewhere around half the cost in materials. Standard dip colors come out matte or satin at best so they look like a rattle can job if you don't pick the right color

[olds]

Thinking of buying a InoKraft LVLP gun, saw a guy base and clear a bumper cover with one, did a good job. Seeing you use it on base coat seems like it lives up to its name, low volume hehe. Would like to see someone do a full vehicle clear with one, maybe it would be just slower to lay down the clear I guess.

[chris]

Awesome work. I have seen people are looking for a way to spray at home. I would do early in the morning just after 9am or before 1pm as the sunset rise during the day or you can do it after the sunset rise down before the night or you could get a canopy so you can spray at any time you want. I have been spraying in my back garden so far no problem 😊