How to PAINT a car with SPRAY CANS - Part 1

Learn how to paint a car using spray cans. You can get professional results using spray cans with proper technique. Scratches, Faded paint, sun damaged paint can be repaired with color matches spray cans. Stay tuned for a upcoming video on how to plasti dip a car.
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[@thesetruths1404]

Nice. I had never painted a car or body parts in 30 years and at least 25 cars I've owned. This past week I spray can painted (rattle can) my teenage son's Impreza in an open carport on gravel and dirt ground. I figured out what works for my area (western Colorado). I did 5 and 7 light to medium-wet coats on a whole car, over 4 sessions without fail. Took me 6 work days. Apply and let dry for 15 (minimum) to 20 (maximum) minutes between coats and it works fine for the paints I used. You should spray two small test areas with all environmental/time factors the same before the actual project. For example, if you have an area to spray that takes 10 minutes to paint it, wait and warm-up/shake your next can(s) for 5 minutes and start the next coat. That's a total of 15 minutes. I know up to 20 minutes is also good. But 40 minutes was too long because that induced chemical reactions and severe wrinkling. I painted in the same order/pattern each time I sprayed a section. I had zero runs, spray errors, or reaction defects. The original paint condition was below average. No body rust, but 50% of clear coat was gone and hunter green was faded and rock chips galore. Below is the weather, process and paint I used. 1. Up to 3-mph occasional breeze is okay, anything faster or constant is to be avoided. Clear skies, for light, preferred. 20% to 40% humidity. Temperature between 50F and 72F while spraying. Warmed spray cans in hot water in a bucket. Shake them as much as possible. Paints used on sides, nose and rear (3 sections): -- Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch Gloss Navy Blue 2X Paint + Primer: 1 medium-wet coat. -- Rust-Oleum Stops Rust Enamel Gloss Navy Blue: 2 medium-wet coats. -- Rust-Oleum Stops Rust Enamel Crystal Clear coat: 2 light coats + 2 medium-wet coats. I think a 5th coat could be applied with no problems. Paints used on hood, roof and hatchback (1 section): -- Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch Gloss Black 2X Paint + Primer: 2 coats. -- Rust-Oleum Universal Hammered Black: 3 coats (4th coat optional). ***Color dries gloss dark grey with blackish specs, not solid black. 2. Sanded car with 100 and 150 grit dry paper by hand, with a scrubby dish sponge as the pad to fold the paper around. First, I sanded high defect/damaged spots...double their original size. Then I sanded vertically and again horizontally (cross hatched) the whole car. I should have sanded once more with 400 to 600 grit because when finished painting I could see some 100 grit sanding lines in a few spots. 3. From this point forward you must walk carefully to protect from dirt contamination...do not drag or scuff the ground. Wet the surrounding area to help keep dust out of air. Douse car with hot water and wipe down with rags. Let air dry 30 minutes. Check that all areas are smooth/scuffed well...touch up as needed. Wash with hot water+dish soap and rags/sponge. Rinse well. Dry with microfiber. Air dry 15 minutes. Tape up as necessary. 10 to 15 minutes before paint spraying use a microfiber cloth and lighter fluid or mineral spirits (same thing) to wipe down the section to be painted. Immediately before painting wipe all surface with a tack cloth. As you're spraying move slowly and don't scuff the ground. 4. Even in the open air you will want to use a painting respirator, but at minimum cover nose and mouth with thick damp cloth or N95/N100 face mask. Clear, tight fitting safety eye glasses work best...the larger goggles reflect light and make wet paint difficult to see clearly. I had to go without eye cover and just squinted my eyes when the paint spray was thick, because goggles distorted the light. 5. It will take these paint formulas 3+ hours to dry to firm finger touch so leave it alone for 5 hours. I let it dry 24 hours in the carport and then put it in the Sunlight for 2 more days before driving. At 25 to 30 days I'll polish and wax it. If you want to see pics drop me your email and I'll send you a couple.

[@Markuscarcass]

You should have sanded the ENTIRE bumper. The clear coat at least needs to be scuffed in the non primed areas so paint/clear coat can stick. Paint the primed areas then do a final coat or 2 over EVERYTHING to color blend. Then clear coat. Im doing this to a fender right now but i researched like 25 videos and learned certain things were key.

[@realtruth97]

Yeah this guys totally winged the whole thing.

[@onejamiejohnson]

Same lol

[@jimthomas3456]

I learn things from every video I watch. Thanks for putting this up. I really liked the one you did on cleaning headlights...best one I've seen.

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

You never know till you try! Credit to you for taking on this task!

[@Roamraider]

Rule of thumb with bog use a golf ball amount of bog and a pea size amount of hardener not the amount used in this video. Anybody thats used bog often can tell it was already too hard when you layed it on.

[@jameswilliamjacob7216]

If anyone is interested in spray painting the best results that I have ever had was with the Magic Painter Method (i found it on google) definately the most incredible course that I've followed.

[@lapaneton]

Excellent video, I am planning to re-spray my bonnet, the clear coat is peeling off. Any update about the clear coat condition after 4 years? Do you recommend color spect clear coat? or any other brand?

[@albertoblas86]

Very helpful, thanks. Just one thing, you should have painted leaving a bit more of distance between the bumper and the spray.

[@callmebackfriday2]

Good job. Thanks for the video.

[@dentipps6145]

Mate if you followed the free advice given by all the armchair experts you would be painting another mona lisa on your bonnet🙄 good on you for having a go and having the balls to put it up. If you are happy with the result bugger the detractors!

[@aleksandrbmelnikov]

Try wet-sanding whole surface, and in between adding more layers of paint. Don't paint when weather is cold or windy. Watch an old man who has done automotive bodywork for more years than most of us have been alive. And last, don't forget to thank them for what you learn.

[@QuanTruong7]

cant wait to see how it looks after the buff :)

[@realtruth97]

You might never see the results judging from his unprofessionalism.

[@clutchcargo2419]

Great vid. I am going to restore an 04 nissan solid white. I would like to smooth out small dimples on the body. After preping the paint would the filler you used on the bumper work acting like a kind of bondo ? I'm new to doing fix it yourself work

[@qwerty123627]

way too thick on the first coat and im not sure why your using your thump to press the can.

[@OzzMonsta]

If you’re painting an unpainted panel should you still sand it before applying the primer?

[@PREMKISHOREARYAN]

Very good n informative videos,,,but I m sad because u not write down full discrepition in discrepition box,,,so plzzz write down step by step what r u doing,,,I m forget when I try to work with my car.. Thanku

[@yensabi]

A lot of dickheads giving you grief on here , I think you did a decent job with a spray can and doing it outside as well ain't easy....👍

[@aracelisindriago9065]

Not certain about the points made but ,if anyone else wants to uncover car spray painting tips and techniques try Moorack Car Spray Miracle (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some awesome things about it and my brother in law got great success with it.

[@ahmedalali9530]

I have spent months researching into spray painting and discovered a great website at Magic Painter Method (check it out on google)

[@maurisvasquez3866]

hi everyone ,if anyone else is searching for car paint spraying techniques try Alkarno Spray Paint Alchemist (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some interesting things about it and my cousin got amazing results with it.

[@johno9507]

Let me guess, you used to tag walls as a kid.

[@maicolrodriguez6345]

hey ,if anyone else wants to uncover car spray painting courses try Bablim Paint Booster (should be on google have a look ) ? Ive heard some amazing things about it and my mate got great results with it.

[@donwagster]

Thank you mate ,this worked great for me!

[@moss745]

Excellent grade 👌👍

[@508phonewiresuckers]

Bondo? For what? U didn’t need it and u sanded most of it off anyway

[@DungDang-gc9jf]

Please let me know which part I need to buy for this job.

[@MahendraPatel-ws9jt]

It looks like matte finish

[@junzilla13]

Bro, we need more videos!

[@mikep3322]

I'm using rustoleum turbo can on my car Saturday been prepping past 2 days

[@extremetuberholic7238]

amazing trick

[@Roamraider]

And i might add you layed the first coat of base on way too heavy you have to have 70% transparency on the first coat so the following coats actually stick in the long run. I give that bumper 6 months to start cracking and flaking.

[@nevenification]

I think Ipoopd so, what happened?

[@johnramos1433]

You could still add 2k clear coat

How do you remove the spray paint if you make a mistake and want to start over again?

[@Martin1519]

Greg Ybañez Wait for it to dry Sand off Repaint

[@2john149]

@@Martin1519 tell him also to wait at least 24 to 48 hrs and makesure paint is dry so you can sand it better. Just saying

[@danwingo7512]

In my 30+ years of body repair I have never seen anyone wet-sand body filler.

[@taichihead42]

Great job😀

[@mikebarker5783]

Garbage bags aren't designed to deal with solvents in automotive paint.

[@rideordie2736]

I would never had started with 800

[@925goodies]

next time, instead of bog, grab some ramen and superglue......... In all seriousness, it would have been faster to remove the bumper then tape off the car.

[@WV591]

how do you get matched auto paint in can without the paint code ?

[@jrzoska]

Have you ever eaten lead paint chips as a child ?

[@JunkyDIYguy]

Tadeuz K ha haa what have you been doing man

[@sarojbasnet2053]

do these paint remove by petrol

[@T4R3dneck]

If 1K, yes. In this vid, it seems everything is 1K. So petrol removes this paint.

[@thesimpsons194]

I can spray it with my develbliss and not buff it

[@JunkyDIYguy]

Thomas Daniel yaa i know develbliss is really good. But at $500+ price, they are bit overkill for a average diyer,

[@melakuteka3522]

Thanks man. It is very helpful.

[@JunkyDIYguy]

Melaku Teka you're welcome

[@clashgaming1542]

How to buy this spray bottle??? For australia please reply me ???

[@Banano79]

lol

[@randydiaz619]

Should of left it how it was looked better before

[@honorableD]

Lmao

[@garyzhang5099]

Don’t ever wet sand the bondo

[@neomis0119]

Hard to tell from the video but doesn't look like the damage took any of the bumper off, looks like it's just paint, maybe less then a mm of body was harmed which means using body filler isn't needed, can even be worse using it, because it's impossible to sand it down the factory specs, you probably have a mm or so sticking out now, that's ever so gradual you might not even notice unless you a look for it. Also to close when spraying, need to be back further, light feathering further away, let it dry 15 min, then do that 4 more times. Look at it and adjust. But never so close, and np pausing even slight pausing while going back and forth, have to feather. No biggie though not like it's worth a thumbs down... everyone's a critic...

[@jandersondacunha5474]

I wast my time watching this dirty work? Really You call it painting...

[@vasudhagupta436]

Janderson Da Cunha the greatest results that i've had was with the Magic Painter Method (i found it on google) definately the most incredible info i've tried.

[@acediy2234]

Jeez! Ah ok. your name says Junky DIY guy. small wonder

[@reenamathew717]

the best success that ive ever had was by using the Magic Painter Method (just google it) without a doubt the no.1 info that I have ever followed.

[@joecruz269]

Is he speaking English???

[@johnwoods8817]

why would you say you know how to paint. you don't...

[@eladiomora2287]

hey ,if anyone else wants to learn about car spray painting guide try Sovallo Auto Painting Fixer (just google it ) ? Ive heard some amazing things about it and my work buddy got excellent success with it.

[@furyynight4947]

If you is interested in spray painting the greatest success that ive had was by using the Magic Painter Method (i found it on google) without a doubt the no.1 info that I've followed.

[@sachinhrd907]

I guess you're doing it in a wrong way..

[@StevenBRico]

That's awesome it's looks so professional everyone ,if anyone else wants to learn about car spray painting tips try Sovallo Auto Painting Fixer (do a search on google ) ? Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my m8 got great results with it this helped me a lot.

[@giannisl8619]

you know how to destroy a car . !!!!

[@bluebird-hm6vq]

hi everyone ,if anyone else wants to learn about how to spray paint a car at home try Corbandy Car Sprayer Crusher (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my work buddy got great results with it.

[@mrbr3683]

interesting points ,if anyone else needs to find out about how to spray paint a car at home yourself try Sovallo Auto Painting Fixer (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some decent things about it and my partner got great results with it.

[@butchrishel1505]

and you can wipe that stuff off with gasoline