How to: prep & paint new pre primed panels 💪💪💪

I have seen lots of people prep and paint new pre primed panels on the tinternet
So I thought I’d make a video on how I prep them and paint them hopefully will help some of you guys 💪💪💪
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[@newtechgs7471]

Lol "I'm not saying thats an incorrect way of doing it".... 🤣

[@grantssmartrepairs]

😂😂😂😂😂👊👊👊👊👊👊

[@alancraigie7951]

Thank you, as always I’ve learned something new and will take the learning forward. Superb workmanship as always. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@leechristopher5403]

Good to watch a magician at work really good to see how it’s done. Stay safe 🤙🏻

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@garethedwards2883]

I didn't realise how much work was involved in painting a new panel, cracking job as usual (music on video is great too)

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@perrycooper3530]

Fantastic job in the town smashing it keep it coming and keep safe 👏👏👏👏👍😉

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@trevorjarvis3021]

Top job Grant, I’ll never be a spray painter, but you do a proper tutorial - credit to you!

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@jonowen8479]

You graft for yourself so you want the job doing right less mistakes, less combacks, If your going to do it might as well do it right. Cheers for the tips.

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@carl_marks1626]

Donkeys years ago my mate had a black mk2 escort with an aftermarket front wing. He just used t-cut and shined it up to perfectly match the rest of the car. Nice job on that 👍

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@theadventuresofbraincrisp1460]

I am about to start painting my 97 chevy crew cab. Awesome video I have a whole new front clip like brand new parts and was wondering the best way to go about painting them. Awesome video dude.

[@grantssmartrepairs]

If they come pre primed then I would scotch them and go on with some wet on wet primer then paint 👍👍👍

[@richweston6202]

Absolutely love this! Thank you for the upload. Im not a painter (just a petrol head) and have learnt a lot from this 😀

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@stephenstone2606]

nice watching a master doing his work

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@Tim9999999991]

Cheers pal! That roof looks closer and closer to bursting everytime I watch your vids :D

[@grantssmartrepairs]

😂😂😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍👍

[@steverotherham5672]

Good to watch you and learn some it 👍👍

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@gregrice6742]

I've never seen anyone else paint but I think ur way seems better

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@gregrice6742]

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[@eamonmchugh701]

Good video Grant

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@tonymetcalfe5068]

Nice video..lovely finish with the paint...as they say it s all in the preparation..be safe..

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@andyjrichie6709]

Great panel spraying, Happy day's

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@andyspencer1010]

It's like watching an artist pure perfection grant nice one mate 👌👌👌👊

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@MrGMawson2438]

Good work

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@AdamsWorlds]

Looks alright that, as you rightly say never to old to learn and always something new to learn.

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@danglebals8432]

Spot on job sir 👍🏻. Fed up of seeing people basecoating straight over transit primer!

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@2e0msw]

we both do things very simular and i think thats cause theres only one way to do things properly your passionate my man and it shows

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@arfreeman11]

Thanks, man. I'm about to be painting a motorcycle gas tank that came primed, but I want it to be as good as I can make it. It is my own restoration; I can do it twice if necessary, but I want it to be as close to show quality perfect as I can make it.

[@Boro-Lineman]

Good to see the products tip sizes for those ofusxtzrting on our own garage projects cheers Grant.

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@christianheeley6188]

A great dealed video the prep was finish on the wing definitely want to see videos like 👍👊

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@Irfan-or9sd]

More of these video's please

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@davemundy7237]

Nice job, it's good to see the process from start to finish

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@s24gav]

Looks good Grant every days a school day 👌

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@seanoconnor5737]

Nice job good to see how its done properly.

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@davep4589]

Anybody who follows your guide won't go wrong Grant, well once they've got your experience 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣, still love to see you do a Rattle can demo just to show how good we could actually get a decent finish with your top tips 👍

[@grantssmartrepairs]

Ok ok I’ll sort out a video when I get a chance 👍👍👍👍😂😂😂😂😂

[@davep4589]

@@grantssmartrepairs cheers buddy appreciate it now get that can bought 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@coreywingrove458]

Grant if you ware them white trainers people will be saying you are trying to copy Rob LOL Nice paint job keep it up fingers crossed it don't rain

[@grantssmartrepairs]

I knew someone would pipe up my black ones are dead 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@daveheptinstall4423]

You’re the man for the job Grant 💪💪👍

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@mrvoorhees2627]

Really enjoyed this video liked the way you showed makes of paint you use and the mix ratios good to know 👍

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@normanstephens5391]

Well done on another 1st class job. 👍👍

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@stevenjones19-m8i]

Hi Grant, brilliant video,the Transit van wing looks awesome.

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@johnrowell942]

Awesome video, nice to learn new stuff

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@ravenmaster6364]

Awesome this Grant 👍👍 got my notebook out and will watch over again, keep them coming please! I got made redundant a while ago and would like to do a course in car restoration, being a massive car and truck fan, so these videos are superb in showing how to do things the right way 👍👍 many thanks 👍👍 stay well mate.

[@grantssmartrepairs]

Loads of people have been saying that lately maybe I should start doing a training course 😂😂😂😂 👊👊👊👊👊

[@ravenmaster6364]

@@grantssmartrepairs Sign of the times hey mate, Grant I'd happily be on the list for any training course you ran mate 👍👍

[@grantssmartrepairs]

Something worth thinking about for the fut👊👊👊👊👊

[@waynehammerton5698]

Thank you Grant

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@waynehammerton5698]

😁👍👍👍

[@lukeframpton3671]

Tidy proper tunes too 👌 classic

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@alw968]

Good job, came out good, i do put stone chip on the back of wings, a bit of extra protection

[@grantssmartrepairs]

It’s a love job mate and he won’t have the van long enough for it to rust 🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍👍👍

[@johhnyrg]

Great vid big man... great you’re pumping these vids out again...

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@iandyson2176]

Good to see a professional in action well done mate

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@Rogerjones44194]

Great job and love the prep to keep the job clean you can paint my car anytime 😜

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@456Brian]

Proper job done 👏👏

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@CwDetails]

Your right dealing with factory primer the way you do,use to scotch some straight off and primer but sometimes they come in some right states so had to sand it all off anyway.

[@grantssmartrepairs]

Yeah I don’t trust it that’s why I always give it a good key and go from there 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@mikedowland9949]

Top job👍

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@vanlifenomad]

Top job thanks for this i got some good tips cheers

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@richardsnaith6260]

Good refinisher chap I remember using the isoinate still think that and etch primer was the best way enjoyed watching

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@ericglass952]

Thanks for showing us the way you do a job like this . If you have time to show you do a s/hand plastic bumper with a colour change thank and keep well.

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@paulfeatherstone7095]

Hello looks like a very good job to me 👍

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@rjauto7215]

That really did come out the nuts fella you get my vote 👊👊👊👊

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@a11csc]

nice into to one of your how i do it vids well done cheers grant

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@LondonCarnaval]

Awesome video as usual 👌. Master working his magic and skills. Thanks a million for the info, Always pleasure to watch your videos learn and improve... I wish I was your apprentice instead of times I wasted sweeping, tiding and making endless cups of tea for nothing. Enjoy your videos and info so please keep them coming. Thank you so much 👍👍👏👏👏🥰✌❤☘

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@alfnsue]

Proper job Grant 👍👊👊👊👊

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@mk2steve23]

Great video great information cheers

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@wayne1243]

First class job as always Grant ✊✊👊👊✊✊

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@studley73]

Nice one grant i for one found that very very helpful so will be remembering this for future reference

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@Jase73]

Pretty much how we do it where I work. Brilliant spray gun that iwata really recommend it 👌 good work Grant. You must love it. Lol. The motor trade - once you’re in it’s hard to get out. Lol.

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@petermac79]

Your bloody gifted grant, tasty work

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@stephenfarrow368]

Cracking job mate

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@craignoble1328]

Cracking video would love to give painting a go as you make it look so easy. I know I would f**k it up without even trying. Keep them informative videos coming bud 👍👍

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@offbeatwarble]

Useful info cheers 👍

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@mrjones2009]

Epic lesson 1 you now have 171 students

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@steverecka375]

Another great vid waiting for you pull the Rs van in for a full paint job 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻😉👊🏼

[@grantssmartrepairs]

🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@MrJay500]

thats the same way we do it except we use wet and dry paper . on another note hope you are going to be changing units as that one has got well water logged now since been messing about with the roof seems like no body knows what they doing lol

[@grantssmartrepairs]

I’m still looking mate the roof got repaired the other week but I’m not sorting inside until I definitely know

[@martinfield1484]

Good painting grant, I mot the luton Taxi’s and they come in with paint peeling and nice shiny primer underneath 😅

[@grantssmartrepairs]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 all in the prep

[@SuperDarren73]

Nice job mate 👍🏻👍🏻

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@MrGMawson2438]

Always thought the room temperature had to be a certain Fahrenheit to paint

[@grantssmartrepairs]

In an ideal world yeah but you can paint in colder weather, but I can keep my workshop at a constant 30 degrees I normally heat up first paint then heat after so it’s normally about 20 in mine when I paint 👊👊👊👊

[@johnogden8923]

Cracking job, would you do the same stages on a full car too?

[@grantssmartrepairs]

It’s a similar process few more steps 👍👍👍

[@peterdennehy4659]

If carlsberg made spray painters

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@markspencer6235]

So honest and to the point what Pressure do yousss use for base and clear ?

[@grantssmartrepairs]

Base I change quite a bit but roughly 1.5bar and clear is always 2bar 👍👍👍

[@PDSVIDEO1966]

Nothing wrong with belt and braces.Considering 99% of your work is sold you could say sod it if it peels in 6 months not my problem but you can see you have pride in the quality of your work and do everything right bodywork and mechanical rather than bodge it and send it down the road.

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@ASH.......................1976]

I agree with you grant,that's how it should be done 👍 I worked in a pretty big body shop a while ago ,mostly insurance jobs so it was basically about getting jobs though the shop,for new panels it was red scotch on the inside and grey outside with panel wipe ,not how I would have done it but the boss was more concerned with turnover ,bit of a twat to be honest !!😆

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@ASH.......................1976]

@@grantssmartrepairs 👍 ,sorry grant,spelling mistake again I put but of a twat not bit of a twat ,anyway he was a twat !😆

[@grantssmartrepairs]

😆😆😆😆 I knew what you meant 👍👍👍👍

[@ASH.......................1976]

@@grantssmartrepairs 👍

[@carolhunt304]

It looks like I should have done my painting the way you did as mine didn’t look as good as yours

[@grantssmartrepairs]

Keep at it 👊👊👊👊👊

[@keithevans5667]

Fab, everytime I watch you I want to have a go too ;-)

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@ajcomer3959]

Tidy, nice to see someone cover the transport primer properly

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@rf8226]

Hi grant,really good video,i would trust you to paint my car,👍👍👍👍

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@SuperDarren73]

Frozen white

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@ianpaulins7856]

Great vid mate, nice to see how you operate, that mould on the ceiling looks like its multiplying and starting to spread

[@grantssmartrepairs]

Yeah it’s not good mate roofs fixed apparently so I’m waiting a month to make sure then I’ll sort the roof inside 👍👍👍👍👍

[@ianpaulins7856]

@@grantssmartrepairs Thats good news , keep safe mate

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@stephenandrews5210]

Grant give a clear called quantim clearcoat its superb cracking work as always big guy

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@rickyrall1971]

Perfecto

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@alancampbell1008]

Thanks for sharing that, really interesting to see how much preparation goes into it. I meant to ask after the van bonnet but is there any chance of you showing how you use the panel machines to get dents out? I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd be interested.

[@grantssmartrepairs]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 and yeah when I use it again I’ll try film some 👍👍👍👍👍

[@amendippanesar]

Brilliant bruv

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@johnkillick6061]

Great job, what was your clear gun set at ? 1.3 ? And air settings Thanks🇬🇧👍😷

[@grantssmartrepairs]

1.3 2 bar 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@dredfxcustompaint]

Multi mix 🤙

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@andrewohare3628]

Nice job. Great prep tips. Can you tell us what we need to to with the inside face of the panel or is that left in primer ? Cheers 👍🏻

[@grantssmartrepairs]

You can key it up and paint it or stone chip I will be putting some wax oil on the back when fitted 👍👍👍👍

[@levinosullivan]

As my dad always says everyman to there own job fair play love your vids when u going to start the renault 5 build again love them cars

[@grantssmartrepairs]

Just earning some pennies few jobs to sort then cozzy back in for the roof lining then I want to get back on it 👍👍👍👍

[@martinogrady650]

Another great and informative video,thank you,can I ask,don't you do anything to the inside of the panel,doesn't it just rust if its left in just the factory primer?thanks again

[@grantssmartrepairs]

You can do there not painted behind from factory I just wax oil them before fitting for some extra protection, I can’t do it until the paint is cured 👍👍👍👍

[@rezaq1]

Whenever I gave new panels to my Litho painter, I’d make him prep, prime, paint and then stonechip the rear of the wings aswell (BMW tend to rot the front arches out). I think he hated me.

[@grantssmartrepairs]

Yeah I’ll just smash some wax oil on the back when fitted 👊👊👊👊👊

[@iancrombie754]

What pressure were you spraying at their grant ?

[@grantssmartrepairs]

Base coat was around 1.5 bar and clear coat was 2 bar 👍👍👍👍👍

[@kevgreathead1886]

Nice one 👍🏻 Do you leave the back side of the panel? I'm trying my first spray job on some VW Bora front wings & wasn't sure what to do with inner / unseen side.

[@grantssmartrepairs]

If it’s new panels I would spray the inside to give it some protection

[@kevgreathead1886]

Cheers fella 👍🏻

[@lewigas290]

Nice work buddy! Learning loads. What make of paste do you use with the grey scotch rite? Thanks

[@grantssmartrepairs]

Presta scuff stuff

[@colindowd6306]

Is it not necessary to spray back of wing also

[@rodrodney4904]

Great vid. Thanks. Under what circumstances would you flat between coats ?

[@grantssmartrepairs]

If you are referring to the paint you don’t need to sand only if say a bug lands in the paint you can nib that out but in general you don’t sand between coats of paint 👍👍👍👍👍

[@rodrodney4904]

@@grantssmartrepairs Ok thanks. Thought i saw people spraying guide coats onto primer then taking off the high spots etc?

[@grantssmartrepairs]

Ohh on primer yes but I used a wet on wet primer which is a non sanding primer comes out smooth so you can paint on it straight away 👊👊👊👊👊

[@rodrodney4904]

@@grantssmartrepairs Coolio Thank you for sharing your expertise. Now spray my Series 1 rs 🤣

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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[@lesliewoodmobile]

Why did you decide to use clear over base? Its a commercial vehicle and would be painted in 2k direct gloss. Two tenths activated would of been plenty and probably cost £18. Nice job keep the vids coming mate

[@grantssmartrepairs]

One reason only it’s for my window fitter mate that I owe a favour and it’s all I had in stock 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 and I’m only charging him a drink for materials 👍👍👍👍👍

[@richarddinning6901]

Trade secrets big grant. Love it 4 dislikes so far. 4 spary painters i will bet you lol.

[@grantssmartrepairs]

😂😂😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍👍👍🙏

[@leefairhurst3137]

Grant a old gaffer of mine used the words piss poor prep leads to piss poor performance

[@grantssmartrepairs]

That’s spot on mate 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@medievilassassin]

Great work , what mask do you use? Also do you have different nozzle sizes for base and clear? Or do you just have a dedicated clear gun to avoid contamination. Also would you do a video on painting Matt and satin finish

[@grantssmartrepairs]

Yes if go back and see I have different guns for each part and as for Matt and satin I don’t really do many because you can’t polish out imperfections with them finishes so best to be done in a proper booth 👍👍👍👍

[@MrEddyz1]

Great work! Came across your channel due to Jordan S. Would you mind doing a tour of your shop(more orientated on the extraction and how it works better for you)? Thanks in advance.

[@grantssmartrepairs]

Thanks 🙏 will do 👍👍👍👍👍

[@MrEddyz1]

@@grantssmartrepairs Much appreciated. I am mobile only now and looking at getting a small shop which looks similar but I am clueless on how I can make it efficient and how to keep the jobs clean in an area that I conduct both the repairs and spraying.

[@grantssmartrepairs]

Yeah it’s hard work to keep them clean I’ll run through it in a video soon 👊👊👊👊👊

[@rambop8925]

🤔🤔🤔👍👍👍👍

[@grantssmartrepairs]

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