| Re: Painting my \'40
Paul, lots of good advise here on prep and painting - - just to add my 2cents worth (2 pence??).
If you want to do the body prep to save $$ - FIRST go talk to the person who will be doing the actual painting. A great many painters/shops will not accept work by the customer prior to paint because they feel uncomfortable warranting their paint jobs over your under work - - remember 90% of the quality of the paint job is in the preparation - and that part they would not control if you did it!
Now, having said that, if you talk to them and ask what products they want you to use in the process, they would be more willing to accept some of your work. They will want the authority from you to change anything that did not come out the way they think is necessary for a quality job however!
It can be done at home, it's just not the best environment unless you have a very large garage that you can control the dust/mess in! |