Paint!!

lwhitetrash88l · January 11th, 2008, 08:23 PM

Alright guys heres my game plan. Right now I am in the process of getting all the lil dents, dings and dimples out of my car. Afterwards Im going to be sanding the car down and prepping the rest of it for paint. However, I will be doing the inside of the trunk, the underneath of the hood and the door jams myself. My question is how should I go about spraying the door jams? Ive heard to take the doors off completely and then Ive heard not too cuz I will never get them lined up properly again. Any suggestions, comments and thoughts would be greatly appreciated! Also any input on what all I should do to prep the car for paint would be awesome as well! Thanks guys!

Rich

lwhitetrash88l · January 11th, 2008, 09:12 PM

anyone?

3.8Coastie · January 11th, 2008, 09:14 PM

as for prepping the car to be painted are you going to shoot the primer or will the paint shop be doing that?

and i would take the doors off. you can align them properly it will just take time and be aggregvating. i would rather spend the time and be aggrevated and have my jams looking great then have them looking half assed

GreenFaleen · January 11th, 2008, 10:25 PM

you'll wanna take the doors off or overspray is going to be a bitch to mess with, if your trying to learn I recommend stripping the car yourself and let the shop paint the jambs and stuff and you paint the fenders and other small things you can take off the car and learn to spray with,

Onemanzu · January 11th, 2008, 11:02 PM

I would advise that you take off what you can... it will make for a slightly cleaner look in the end... BUT if you can't take items off then dont... also doors are a BITCH to get on and off so take your time with them and make sure you have a buddy and an impact wrench

lwhitetrash88l · January 12th, 2008, 12:27 AM

any way of marking the doors where they were last lined up at or a certain tool i can buy to align them or is it just one of those things you gotta fuck with?

Onemanzu · January 12th, 2008, 01:06 AM

on my rabbit it was a gotta fuck with it kinda thing... you might be able to take it to a body shop and have them line it up with no problem ... you might be lucky ... mustangs might not be the gotta fuck with it kind

Mustang RacR94 · January 12th, 2008, 10:26 AM

dont get over your head with body work, painting can be a bitch and the littles mess ups will show and drive you crazy, as for if you cant take the stuff off, get trash bags and painting tap and cover off EVERYTHING!!! and if you dont have a booth, homemade or otherwise, dont paint near anything, overspray will get absolutely EVERYWHERE!, so take your time and make sure its bullet proof, take a spray bottle with water and spray down everything after you think you think youve marked off everything and you dont think overspray can get anywhere, spray everything and then check to see if the water got anywhere, then make sure everything is wipped off and completley completely dry and hammer down

lwhitetrash88l · January 12th, 2008, 12:57 PM

thanks man i appreciate your advice. and yeah im a lil nit picky bastard. i did a lil bit of bondo work yesterday and i can still see a lil tiny like wave i guess you could call it after i primed over top of it that i couldnt see yesterday but whatever. im going to drive myself fucking nuts if i keep looking for shit lol any other input on anything or no? i might just have the shop paint the jams for me....not too sure yet. if i do its an extra 100 bucks per jam. so im going to think it over a lil more.

GreenFaleen · January 12th, 2008, 01:29 PM

man pay the shop for the jams they re hard as hell to spray especially if your a perfectionist like me and will strip the paint and redo it like 6 times, engein bay and trunk aren't bad but door jams are annoying.

mustangjeff1997 · January 13th, 2008, 01:06 AM

yea, doors are severely annoying to get on and off and alligned and everything but it would be worth it in the long run...i speak from experience, you just have to mess with them...and don't forget to get mad as hell at them, too. lol

lwhitetrash88l · January 13th, 2008, 03:24 AM

after i get the car painted im going to sell it. how much you think i can get for a 96 mustang base model 5 speed with around 110,000 miles on it. i replaced the head gasket on it and the heads, changed out the throw out bearing and did some other lil minor shit to it already. other than the paint the car is in pretty good shape....what would be a decent starting price?

94v6blkndred · January 13th, 2008, 03:27 AM

4k maybe...?

MWWarlord · January 13th, 2008, 03:44 AM

It probably isn't worth it for you to paint it, unless your paint job is just total shit. I can see doing it if you're keeping the car. However, the extra money that it would bring in on the sale of the car wouldn't be much if any more than what you're paying to paint it.

MWWarlord · January 13th, 2008, 03:44 AM

oh wait you've already started sanding it haven't you?...Never mind

Onemanzu · January 13th, 2008, 03:51 AM

4k sounds like a good amount ... if your lucky you might be able to get 5k out of the car but thats a slim to none chance

mustangjeff1997 · January 13th, 2008, 11:38 AM

yea, i'd go $3.9-4.2k

lwhitetrash88l · January 13th, 2008, 12:33 PM

wow really? thats more than i was thinking lol but then again what do i know. thats why im asking you guys lol i was thinking more along the lines of 3k or so?

94v6blkndred · January 13th, 2008, 12:53 PM

you could get 3k for sure but dont sell yourself short....go around 4k OBO and you should be fine

lwhitetrash88l · January 13th, 2008, 01:13 PM

awesome thanks guys!

January 11th, 2008, 08:23 PM	#1
lwhitetrash88l Regular 2004 Mustang Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 446	Paint!! Alright guys heres my game plan. Right now I am in the process of getting all the lil dents, dings and dimples out of my car. Afterwards Im going to be sanding the car down and prepping the rest of it for paint. However, I will be doing the inside of the trunk, the underneath of the hood and the door jams myself. My question is how should I go about spraying the door jams? Ive heard to take the doors off completely and then Ive heard not too cuz I will never get them lined up properly again. Any suggestions, comments and thoughts would be greatly appreciated! Also any input on what all I should do to prep the car for paint would be awesome as well! Thanks guys! Rich

January 11th, 2008, 10:25 PM	#4
GreenFaleen Resident MM Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.9@103/8.9@81 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 8,956	you'll wanna take the doors off or overspray is going to be a bitch to mess with, if your trying to learn I recommend stripping the car yourself and let the shop paint the jambs and stuff and you paint the fenders and other small things you can take off the car and learn to spray with, __________________ Scion Tc-strup racing header, CAI, Ground Kit, NOS 100shot, Custom suspension, Doc. I 50% STS MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby Thanks To My Sponsors: Strup Performance

January 12th, 2008, 10:26 AM	#8
Mustang RacR94 Hardcore Enthusiast 03 mach 1 13.2@109 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mooretownship,PA kinda close to allentown Posts: 2,351	paint dont get over your head with body work, painting can be a bitch and the littles mess ups will show and drive you crazy, as for if you cant take the stuff off, get trash bags and painting tap and cover off EVERYTHING!!! and if you dont have a booth, homemade or otherwise, dont paint near anything, overspray will get absolutely EVERYWHERE!, so take your time and make sure its bullet proof, take a spray bottle with water and spray down everything after you think you think youve marked off everything and you dont think overspray can get anywhere, spray everything and then check to see if the water got anywhere, then make sure everything is wipped off and completley completely dry and hammer down __________________ 2003 Mach 1, 5 speed MM MACH 1 CREW www.myspace.com/mustangracr94

January 12th, 2008, 01:29 PM	#10
GreenFaleen Resident MM Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.9@103/8.9@81 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 8,956	man pay the shop for the jams they re hard as hell to spray especially if your a perfectionist like me and will strip the paint and redo it like 6 times, engein bay and trunk aren't bad but door jams are annoying. __________________ Scion Tc-strup racing header, CAI, Ground Kit, NOS 100shot, Custom suspension, Doc. I 50% STS MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby Thanks To My Sponsors: Strup Performance

January 13th, 2008, 03:44 AM	#14
MWWarlord Hardcore Enthusiast 1995 Mustang convertible Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 1,397	It probably isn't worth it for you to paint it, unless your paint job is just total shit. I can see doing it if you're keeping the car. However, the extra money that it would bring in on the sale of the car wouldn't be much if any more than what you're paying to paint it. __________________ MWWarlord 1995 Mustang convertible check out my garage for pics and a complete list of mods. http://www.tricktuners.com

January 11th, 2008, 09:12 PM	#2
lwhitetrash88l Regular 2004 Mustang Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 446	anyone?

January 12th, 2008, 12:27 AM	#6
lwhitetrash88l Regular 2004 Mustang Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 446	any way of marking the doors where they were last lined up at or a certain tool i can buy to align them or is it just one of those things you gotta fuck with?

January 12th, 2008, 12:57 PM	#9
lwhitetrash88l Regular 2004 Mustang Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 446	thanks man i appreciate your advice. and yeah im a lil nit picky bastard. i did a lil bit of bondo work yesterday and i can still see a lil tiny like wave i guess you could call it after i primed over top of it that i couldnt see yesterday but whatever. im going to drive myself fucking nuts if i keep looking for shit lol any other input on anything or no? i might just have the shop paint the jams for me....not too sure yet. if i do its an extra 100 bucks per jam. so im going to think it over a lil more.

January 13th, 2008, 01:06 AM	#11
mustangjeff1997 Regular 2002 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS 9.63@5.4 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Under your bed Posts: 415	yea, doors are severely annoying to get on and off and alligned and everything but it would be worth it in the long run...i speak from experience, you just have to mess with them...and don't forget to get mad as hell at them, too. lol

January 13th, 2008, 03:24 AM	#12
lwhitetrash88l Regular 2004 Mustang Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 446	after i get the car painted im going to sell it. how much you think i can get for a 96 mustang base model 5 speed with around 110,000 miles on it. i replaced the head gasket on it and the heads, changed out the throw out bearing and did some other lil minor shit to it already. other than the paint the car is in pretty good shape....what would be a decent starting price?

January 13th, 2008, 03:27 AM	#13
94v6blkndred Hardcore Enthusiast 1994 Mustang v6 slower than your average snail Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,053	4k maybe...?

January 13th, 2008, 11:38 AM	#17
mustangjeff1997 Regular 2002 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS 9.63@5.4 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Under your bed Posts: 415	yea, i'd go $3.9-4.2k

January 13th, 2008, 12:33 PM	#18
lwhitetrash88l Regular 2004 Mustang Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 446	wow really? thats more than i was thinking lol but then again what do i know. thats why im asking you guys lol i was thinking more along the lines of 3k or so?

January 13th, 2008, 12:53 PM	#19
94v6blkndred Hardcore Enthusiast 1994 Mustang v6 slower than your average snail Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,053	you could get 3k for sure but dont sell yourself short....go around 4k OBO and you should be fine

January 13th, 2008, 01:13 PM	#20
lwhitetrash88l Regular 2004 Mustang Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 446	awesome thanks guys!

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