Car Painting HACKS: No Primer Needed Over Clearcoat - Basecoat With Atom X16

We’re painting these two fenders and we’re going to show you that you don’t have to prime these parts to paint over it with another color.
We’re going to show you one fender which we sprayed base coat over and another fender which we primed it then sprayed gold base coat over.
We’re also going to be doing it a few different things on this door which I already did. Continue watching this 2-part series video. Don’t forget to Like, Share and Subscribe to my videos! Also comment below and grab your FREE 85-Page Auto Body And Paint Manual.
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Before body and paint, always make sure that your parts are clean. We are going to wet sand with 400-grit. You’ll be fine as long as it’s a wet silicone carbide sand paper.
I like to buy 8×11 sand paper sheets which I cut down to quarter sections. I fold them into a palm size so it’s perfect for wet sanding.
When you sand, don’t use your three fingers like how I show you in the video. Use your entire hand when sanding. Check out the demo!
The key is to get it flat looking. Another quick way to find out if you’re sanding over base coat clear coat is that if you see white while sanding. On the other hand, if you’re sanding over single stage, the color will be coming right off because there’s no clear coat on it. If this car is just single stage, you’ll see red coming right off at this point.
However, if we sand too much and cut through the clear coat, you’re going to see the red coming out of your hand because you’re getting into the base coat.
There’s a couple of dents but we’re not going to worry about that for now because this is not a dent repair video but mostly finishing. We can fix the dents later on and then repaint the car.
This is pretty much done with the 400-grit. That’s how quickly you can have it completed. This is ready to spray base coat over.
A lot of people ask what color they can paint over. It depends on your final color. You can pretty much put any color over a base coat, especially if you’re going darker. You won’t hurt it. If you’re shooting white over this, you need to make sure to spray a few coats to cover it. Put enough white to cover it.
In this project, we used the Atom Mini X16 Spray Gun with a 1.0mm tip size. The 1.2mm tip size is recommended for larger pieces for better material coverage. If you want to check out these awesome spray guns, head on over to Zoolaa now.
Continue watching the video to learn more to help you with your own custom projects.
It’s Tony from LearnAutoBodyAndPaint. Thanks everyone for watching and I hope you enjoyed this video.
Talk soon! Cheers!
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I like this vid. As a tech, I sometimes don't understand why people complicate paint repairs. This vid shows the simplicity. I like it. So many people I talk with don't seem to view clear coat as a paint, but clear coat is indeed a paint. So, roughen it up a little and paint right over it.

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[@bonnivilleblackcherry9745]

Tony I think your spray bomb spitting and sputtering is from not shaking it up enough. think about how long they "sit" after being put in the can. Possibly days/weeks in the factory. On a truck for a day or 3-4-5. Then in a distrubition warehouse for f knows how long then on the self in the shop yu bought it from. Thats a long time for settling to happen. To help with knowing the gunk build up at the bottom has been suspended flick the bottom of the can with a small screwdriver. Little pocket one. Listen to the tone of the sound. Then do it again after you shake it. You will hear the difference. Then shake it for another 4-5 mins so it gets mixed into whats already suspended. When I know im going to use one I toss it in the shaker and set it for 15 mins. Spitting and sputtering is never an issue.

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[@jeremyrawls5896]

I am so glad you shared your knowledge. I have a Dodge Challenger rear quarter I am going to paint. Smooth finish,It’s black and I have the sublime color factory paint. So I am going to wet sand the clear two coats base then clear. Saves time

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Thanks for the video. Lots of people told me I had to remove all the old clearcoat before I could repaint. Good to know that's not the case.

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Your the only one that came through to answer my question. Thanks man!! Painting over sanded clear in tm morning

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So glad I found this vid on painting over good clean clear coat with new paint. Every other vid did not answer questions like this one. Great job, and thanks. Mike

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[@83glxcrusin97]

Looks awesome! Started the metal work on my car recently.. that part im ok at.. body work however!! 😂 I have a HUGE Respect for your talent and the fact your sharing your secrets 😊 so a Huge thank you! appreciate it.. 👍👍

[@clh9933]

Things to consider before spraying over sanded clear without priming is how easy the color you're going to be spraying will cover. You wouldn't wanna spray a red fender with a white base coat obviously itll take more passes to hideout the color which will result in using more paint. Another thing to consider is the thickness of mils of paint on the surface if it has reached or borderlined the recommended mil thickness and you paint over it then the paint is subject to crack fade etc. and wont last very long

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interesting

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[@haroldchen484]

Good job! I enjoyed your video. It's what I want to do with my newly painted car that I want to repaint coz I did not like the color. Now I know that I don't have to prime but just sand it with 400 grit. It will save me a lot of trouble and money!😃😄😁 Thanks so much! I'm an avid fan, Tony! Godbless...

[@FishingWithMichaelTruong]

Good tip Tony. I recently painted a car for my first time using an air compressor and HVLP spray gun and tried painting with primer and without primer over the old colour of the car (scuffed and sanded) and also could not visually tell the difference! Saves time and money to skip the initial primer but just make sure it's prepped nicely and you're good to go.

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[@bonnivilleblackcherry9745]

I know we all have our bad habits but one I refuse to pick up is sanding with my hand. Maybe If if i was just doing quick flip or collision type work I would in some circumstances.

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nice. i am two toning my harley and your advice is worth sooo much.. thank you...

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[@HowToPaintYourCar]

Thank you too

[@felixlugo9109]

Great tip didn’t really thought about it, I always prime.

[@captainmorgan6035]

Quick tip for the sandpaper instead of folding it, just put duct tape on the back of it then you don’t have to fold it over and it’ll help even out where your fingers are when you’re standing. Also in my opinion I think the Eastwood 2K clear in a spray can is better than the spray max. Long story short I had issues with spray max but none with Eastwood. Just my opinion anyway thanks for the video.

[@HowToPaintYourCar]

thanks for the tip!

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Very helpful. Some things I didn’t know

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[@MehrLovin]

I had no idea there was a primer filler coat. I went base coat, clear coat and amazingly it turned out ok. I can see how much smoother this is though

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[@robtosoni8804]

Thank you for the very informative video!! I just wished that I would've researched this prior and watched this first before jumping into sanding down my fender! I probably could have just hand sanded the pin striping off with the clear coat rather than flap discing it. Now I have way more prep work than I needed to do. But great video thanks!

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Thank you!

[@polozeli9584]

Tony - I read your book, incredible detailed information. And watched this video as well, my focused was the red side obviously. I have not ever worked on a car, but am inspired by you with the vast education you provide to all of us. I have a black car with relatively good condition except for some hail damaged on the hood and trunk as well. I decided to fixed the small dents with bon-do, prime it, etc. and paint the whole car over sanded clear. Since the car paint is still in good condition, how many coats of paint would you recommend? The clear is going to be 2-3 coats for sure. Thank you Tony!

[@HowToPaintYourCar]

Thank you. If your spraying base clear... I like to say spray enough until it covers which is normally 2-3 coats. Also 2-3 coats of clear. If spraying single stage, 2-3 coats med-wet. Good luck! 👍🏻

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[@HowToPaintYourCar]

Much appreciated!

[@hollyburns8568]

OK thank you so much! I've been thinking to myself when watching people do touch up videos, that the paint is overlapping some onto the old paint and sticking, and then I saw someone else do a scuff up with 1500 grit paper to half a hood as a blend in from the other half that he primed, and I'm going, "ok that's sticking..." I want to freshen up the paint on my dodge ram '01 with the same paint, so I don't want to ruin the color I already have with gray primer. I was going to try doing a scuff up with 400 grit and giving it a go with the dupicolor color match paint in the can and now after watching this, I'm totally going to do it! (then add clear over that).

[@HowToPaintYourCar]

Go for it! Good luck!

[@Mikegastaldo]

Great video.good job... painting over paint is paint stacking and in the sun you will look down the side of the car and it will look wavy and look like it was painted in Tijuana...it's a no no... unless of course you paint cars in Tijuana that is

[@BroncoSolid]

What about putting single-stage urethane on the base coat-clear coat? Love the videos, you are an artist.

[@HowToPaintYourCar]

Thanks, Bronco!

[@BroncoSolid]

You bet! I think I answered my question, though, that I in fact CAN paint over the clear coat with single-stage.

[@mattt198654321]

How many cans of 2K clear did you use? I'm doing a bumper this weekend, I have one can of 2K clear but not sure it's enough... nice video

[@Luckky-13]

One can will cover 2 fenders... 3 coats each fender.

[@crod6431]

So the trick is to lightly sand the previous clear coat to spray paint (primer, base and clear coat) over it? Can you blend a panel to repair a section of the panel without having to sand the previous clear coat? I see a lot of blending videos where the base coat is blended to surrounded areas of the panel without sanding the clear coat. Wouldn't the new clear coat seal the new base coat even if the previous clear coat wasn't sanded?

[@craigponder427]

Thanks again for your time and help

[@HowToPaintYourCar]

Happy to help

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[@HowToPaintYourCar]

Thanks, Nelson!

[@koitorob]

Thanks, you answered my question of can i paint over my red door with yellow. I'll rub it down and give it a couple of coats of paint then clearcoat. I'm not looking for a Rolls Royce result, just a yellow door to match the rest of the car. The red door i've got is perfect in every way, apart from not being yellow enough... I might even go mad and sort out the roof which lost half of it's clear coat when i pressure washed one saturday morning.

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[@johnplate9367]

Doing this to my engine bay as I paint it so I can get all the hard to reach places for the last coat

[@harigaribovic799]

I'm new to all this, basically, you don't need primer, especially if it's the same color and the panels are flat I'm painting my old car, it's only important to me that the paint doesn't come off, it doesn't have to be perfect

[@MP-in4or]

If I could offer one suggestion. Never sand with your hand and sand paper. There are a crazy bumps, pressure points, and so on that create not only uneven sanding but deeper scratches in the primer/paint due to the different way the hand is designed. I would strongly recommend buying a small sanding block, or larger for long areas. Another trick is to use wet/dry sandpaper cut big enough to wrap in a med grade sponge. This will provide a more smooth grind and gives you better control over your paper.

[@HowToPaintYourCar]

Thanks for the feedback, bud!

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Looks very good. Great help.

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[@Ghost-Of-Kyiv-]

Just painted my hood, I have a gouge and orange peel, should I strip it off or wetsand 400 the orange peel out and re shoot my base. Just did it yesterday, thank u so much for your time !! Signed up for your course ! 🎨

[@charlesstevenson5141]

How about a all out color change inside and out, down to the bare metal taking out dents by hand with the absolute minimum of any bondo and wrap it all up with a true show shine finish? I'm doing a 100% frame off restoration on a crew cab dually so I definitely have my work cut out for me. I know very little about body work but I don't believe in bondo or fiber glass repairs.

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Good job my man

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I really love your videos! From Philippines.

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Yes you are the MAN

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[@j-leone845]

Bro show me how to mix the primer correctly for spraying thanks bro

[@Coodeville]

I used SprayMax Epoxy Primer. I noticed that once the can was half empty that it effect the performance of the can.

[@sportscarclinic]

Put it in a pan of hot water to raise the pressure in the can.

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Thank you..very educational....

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[@richarddavidson4119]

Hey Tony,! How do you set up your garage to be able to breathe in there!? I just have single double door to open! I see you have your door open 1/4 way! Besides a fan how do you keep the bugs and crap in the air off the fresh paint? Do you use special breathing apparatus to breath fresh air if there is such a thing!? Can you give us a list of things a person needs to garage paint a car? Necessary stuff only!! Rich

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Awesome teacher!

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You make it look easy

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[@yolsclassics6347]

I am a part of your VIP program but do not know where to ask questions. I have a car with peeling clearcoat but the actual basecoat revealed looks fine. can I just sand off the clear coat then add another coat a base then clear coat? thanks

[@handyishrandyish334]

You could six hundred it down flat removing feathering the bad clear and then base over it

[@HowToPaintYourCar]

I said this in the video... You'll need to prime that, then wash it flat with 400 grit. Then proceed with new fresh base, followed by your clear! Good luck keep me posted!

[@fredc8618]

12:24 u mean 2k clearcoat to clear it up for some ppl

[@michaelhannan8305]

I want to clear over 1985 paint to protect the original faded paint. I want the truck to look old, but protected. Please advise on preparing the original paint and then a semi gloss clear. Thank you.

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[@JoseMendez-zb3nu]

Hi... I being having the question that if you need to sand thru the Clearcoat and spray over base cos. Also if you dont have to Sand all the Clearcoat... what hapen if you Sand thru all te Clearcoat and expose the old basecoat? Can you spray new basecoat over the all onw. I live in Guatemala, and I really appreciate all of your videos, they are so helpful.

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[@bwill578]

What kind of primer do I need for using acrylic enamel single stage paint? And do I need to primer the whole car or just parts where I fixed dings etc? Car is gonna be a darker version grey of what it originally was

[@carolthompson-xl4ez]

Hi Tony it's comforting to Know that I'd get a good finish , but how about in terms of strength? Will it Hold ? Will the base hold on the clear to last ?

[@markchimmy]

Just wanted to add that unless you are painting a part that has been previously painted single stage paint you should properly sand it and then prime it! to avoid all sorts of problems that will develop sooner or later! Base coat clear coat on top of just sanded single stage paint dont ever mix well!

[@kazifaiz]

I had my car repainted, let's just say some incorrect materials were used resulting in lots of orange peel. The painter buffed out the orange peel but induced lots of swirls and even pretty much took the clear coat off. The car is due to go back to the painter for a new layer of clear coat. Obviously I don't intend to let him do the detailing with paint this time but let's say its a normal sized sedan how much clear coat should I get sprayed to be on the safe side for any future correction? The car had primer before the repaint job, he will be sanding down the car to get the clear coat whatever is left off and then do a layer of base coat to refresh and finish with clear. I am assuming from your video the clear coat should be taken all out before the new base coat and clearcoat is applied - dealing with same color here.

[@ricklozano50]

Is it ok to paint with base paint over clear coat paint?

[@Revolvingvids]

So will this work on the whole car? The clear coat is peeling on my Honda all over and plan to paint, but if I can get away with no primer to save a buck that be great.

[@idris0786]

Hi Tony question for you. Can I do the same for alloys. Basically my alloys are silver and I have sanded it down and cleaned and got it looking dull. Now I want to spray it black?can I paint it black without primer. As the paint before had the rust proof on there already. Or do I have to put etch primer? Before spraying it black. Thank you.

[@HowToPaintYourCar]

Hey what’s up dude actually you might want to prime it because painting directly over any type of metal is not recommended. I mean I think you can do it but I’m not sure how long it would last. It would last for sometime but it might start peeling if left in the weather in the sun for long periods of time over the years. To get a long lasting finish you’ll have to prime it send it then spray it black with your clearcoat. Good luck and keep us posted.

[@idris0786]

Tony B. Richie - Car Mods & Entrepreneurship! Thank you. I live in London and I had a friend from the US came round and started sanding the alloys down. Tony he premiered but used the normal car body primer. When I went to the shop to buy black paint i told them what we did,and they said normal primer will peel off and I should of used etch primer. Now that the wheel has primer shall I sand it down to 320 grit and use etch primer.... or shall I ignore what the shop told me.and just carry on..? Also in normal circumstances before the top coat goes on do you sand down the primer on alloys or not necessary.? The next alloy this is what steps I’ll do. Sanding it down to 320 Etch primer Normal body primer. Sand down (if you advise) Top coat flat colour non metallic. 1000 grit polish it out. Is this correct? Thank you

[@SLINGING_MUD_SINCE1994]

I already knew how to paint but I’ve gotten way better watching you

[@enjoying_life49]

I like the comparison of using primer vs. not using primer. But you really will not know how it holds up in the sun until 5 or 10 years later. So we really do not know the difference in the two processes. Do you have a long term comparison you can show us?

[@HowToPaintYourCar]

Hey Man! Sorry as of the moment I don’t have. And it depends with different climate as well. If you’re spraying over a solid topcoat like even a new paint job it doesn’t require primer and it will hold up for a very very long time.

[@gruponemesis]

great question!

[@bosand2347]

What's the purpose of even sanding at all? Can't you spray over without wet sanding? Thank you so much!

[@pashkoskoda3862]

Great video and thanks for sharing. I painted two boat out drives which came out spotless until I sprayed the COLORRITE clearcoat which came out as yellow dust like pollen on a clean car. Wet sending the clear coat and applying the same paint should work? And than reapply clear coat. Also how long do you wait from coat to coat?

[@patricksmith3761]

Great Work!

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[@MrEspnsportsfan]

Is this online tutorial real and not a scam?? I’m really trying to get into the auto body and paint field as a side hustle and plus it’s something I’m interested in doing

[@Farmer2492]

The exact question i was going to ask the paint shop said when i asked after scuffing my car ready to paint do i need primer he said no why would you it already has the base coat

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[@rickyrichreacts9667]

I'M SO PISSED! SOMEBODY HELP ME.... I applied 3 coats of turbo black spray paint in my truck door and got a few small drips so gave it two hours to dry and I lightly sanded it and when I went to apply another light coat over it to cover it the paint came on and is looking like cracks or shatter glass of that makes sense... How do I fix this!?!?!?

[@fserafeimgr]

Hi there, nicely done!! Why when I tried to do paint over clear coat wet sanded with 800 grit, the clear started to shrink and peeled off? :( Thank you

[@jayakumarp.m.2596]

Smooth application! How much is the CFM of the gun used also the CFM of your compressor ?

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[@jakjkc007]

I believe I got wipe marks in my base after wiping the sanded clear coat with tack rag too hard.

[@jeddbunton6566]

Just what i needed to hear! Can you spray over existing base coat instead of clear? Have a car I'm about to spray , body is tip top just the wrong colour...

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[@robertthrailkill1368]

Well done!

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[@RicardoGonzalez-jr3wp]

Nice video. I had a question. At 12:20, you used a 2K primer on the fenders. Why use the primer after the basecoat?

[@gergemall]

Nice job Tony

[@jmcmelendez1654]

Awesome

[@glockasauruswrex6362]

Ok so if you can wet sand the clear coat n spray top coat directly on it without priming...is it " Best Practices " to prime then? The finished product should be better over sanded primer, right?

[@GtBeatz508]

Great video answered some questions I had. I’m in the process of re clearing a peeling vehicle I been wet sanding the old clear coat and feathering it down to the base coat with 600 grit and itlooks like I will need to hit it with a sandable primer to get a even surface correct? Do I only prime around the feathered sanded areas? And do what u did sand off the rest of the panels clear coat with 400 or 600 and start blasting it with the base coat. Or prime the whole panel ,sand flat then base coat it

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