STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE: How to RE-Paint a Car!

Re-painting your car is a large task BUT by following our STEP-BY-STEP guide and using the right tools YOU can complete the job with great results!
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0:00 - Introduction
0:45 - Step 1. Repair Plan
1:44 - Step 2. Repair
6:02 - Step 3. Primer
11:39 - Step 4. Paint
Since 1978 Eastwood has been supplying products to the people who want to do the job right. Eastwood offers a complete line of hand tools, welders, plasma cutters & accessories, metal working tools, powder coating supplies, paint and paint guns, specialty paints and hard to find products, all for the DIY-er. Eastwood has all the tools and supplies you need to restore your car, truck or motorcycle.
How to Re-Paint a car at home! We will walk you through every step from creating a repair plan, fixing damage, body work, to prepping and painting your car with detailed steps and settings we used on our Ford Mustang project.

[@eastwoodco]

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[@daviddavis1322]

How to repaint at home. Step 4, take it to a painter. Nice

[@2Skinny]

Lol right?

[@eastwoodco]

We show setting up and spraying sealer in our inflatable booth - the process is the same from there whether in the Down Draft at a shop or inflatable at home.

[@2Skinny]

@@eastwoodco the video isn't without value for sure, but is the expectation that a "home" painter have an inflatable booth now? That bar is pretty high.

[@pratikpalchaudhuri8058]

Yes but you missed the point , at home folks would want to see at home results from a garage setup. Painting in a booth just takes away from the literal title.

[@LC-go1uh]

Yeah, if you want to spend all that money. I can't even count all the little dings and scratches I pick up over the years on my vehicles. Just not worth even having them painted. Just imagine spending all that money and then a year later you've got new scratches in several spots.

[@algreen8414]

It really is this easy it’s the prep that’s the real work

[@eastwoodco]

Absolutely a paint job is 95% prep and 5% spraying.

[@kevinbranco1585]

Guys in the comments are brutal. I learned the basic steps from this video and also what products to use and the sequence of application. Im a heavy equipment operator just trying to learn how to get it done to flip some cars on the side. With that being said, thank you!

[@eastwoodco]

We're always impressed with how many people are Master Welders and Painters in the comments as well! This is intended as a guide, it's the steps we used on this car, and we got great results! Thanks for the feedback.

[@PrestonSteele09]

Yes I'm also a mechanic and people are so critical. The video also helped me learn the proper steps of painting.

[@goodtimejohnny8972]

I save guitar strings for removal of glued items even glass. High e and b strings are smooth, the other strings have ridges that help cut but may be too thick for some applications.

[@PrestonSteele09]

Great idea

[@mcraceworks]

Lots of good info. Thank you for helping out the garage painters

[@larylhuntington5398]

Awesome video. When my car is ready, I'll be checking out several of these videos. Thanks for sharing.

[@LC-go1uh]

Wow, Ray really knows his stuff! He made it happen. You should've had that pro do the whole thing.

[@eastwoodco]

We love working with Pro's. Ray did a great job.

[@ms_zaku.1415]

💛Thank you.​This​ Very​ nice​ paint.👍😀👍

[@xyndijade2864]

So, I'm actually a diesel mechanic by trade but getting into full restorations! Just wanted to say thanks for all your videos! Perfect for a beginner

[@eastwoodco]

We're glad you like them!

[@mohamedmukhtarhassan560]

Thanks

[@coldchickenwings9437]

Love you stuff Eastwood. Thank you for sharing your knowlage in this video.

[@eastwoodco]

Thanks for the feedback! Good Luck on your proejcts!

[@latvius7600]

Thanks for showing this! I may give that roll on primer a try!

[@eastwoodco]

Please do! We love it!

[@flatlandAutoSales]

Im getting ready to paint a truck tomorrow. Ive got done steps 1-3, now to just find a professional painter and a professional paint booth to complete step 4. Thanks guys!!! This was super helpful for us DIY guys

[@eastwoodco]

We had our pro step in to show you how to do the job correctly, that doesn't mean you shouldn't try yourself. Booth wise - we've sprayed in a blow up booth, a garage with plastic on the walls, and a downdraft pro booth - use the best you have available. Our goal is to show you the correct way to do your project, you can make adjustments based on your personal circumstance.

[@cultusgti]

Considering the spec called for it's a nice job

[@user-gj9cu2xw2y]

Good job!

[@eastwoodco]

Thanks!

[@cart-wheels]

Thanks for these videos.

[@eastwoodco]

Glad you like them!

[@paulezay3599]

Clear guitar string is best to use to remove labels and weather stripping. Guitar string is way more stronger than fishing line.

[@eastwoodco]

That would have been an excellent idea. We'l note that for next time.

[@santanaarmand]

Awesome! 👌🏽

[@eastwoodco]

Thanks! 😁

[@scottmoto]

Cool vid. Not Ford's best Mustang design, but it is what it is. I absolutely would have taken the trunk cargo strips off and left any body molding off and filled the holes. This car could have been turned into a nice muscle car, which all Mustangs should be.

[@treyhaberman]

Great video

[@eastwoodco]

Thank you!

[@turbocivicsi1383]

Thank you for this vid

[@eastwoodco]

You're welcome.

[@davidkeenan5989]

Great video.

[@eastwoodco]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@mesprojects674]

Great stuff, I’ll probably be trying out that roll on primer given the convenience factor. Wanted to mention for removing stubborn trim and emblems a heat gun makes easier work of it.

[@eastwoodco]

Nice, please let us know what you think!

[@jvogler_art4708]

That’s my favorite fox body color. Calypso green I think it’s called 🤩

[@eastwoodco]

Yessir! It's a fun color and came out great!

[@gold310rr9]

ironic seeing this given I have a 92 lx droptop I need to repaint. Salute to you guys!

[@eastwoodco]

Hey send us pictures when you do!

[@autovive4605]

❤❤❤❤

[@GaryTaylorvw]

Hi great video, I’m repainting my vw t5 van along with an engine swap and facelift to t6.1, do I need to use a plastic primer promoter for the bumpers if I’m changing the colour not painting from new? Their pure grey but I’m changing to a Porsche color

[@eastwoodco]

No you should be fine as you'll be painting over paint/primer. When painting brand new plastic bumpers they need adhesion promoter and a seal coat.

[@501matt]

Great video! How long do you think it took from start to finish?

[@eastwoodco]

This car took about about a month of work time from start to finish. It probably could have been like 2-3 weeks if we weren't filming ourselves while performing the work.

[@chrisgarvey2974]

What do you use to grind off the paint and rust? I see that it is an air-tool, but what is the disk composed of? What grit composition?

[@eastwoodco]

Contour SCT - www.eastwood.com/eastwood-contour-sct.html

[@PilotUriel]

A lot of people complain that the inflatable booths don’t exhaust the over spray fast enough. I’m assuming that’s why they took this car into a pro paint booth.

[@eastwoodco]

We actually moved because we ran out of time that day but yes the inflatable booth doesn't exhaust as fast as a a down draft. The only time it's been an excessive problem was when painting the Shelby Cobra project we also did.

[@davidx9017]

How much you cost for whole?

[@riverratcoon]

Could you use the sct to strip down a Corvette fiberglass body?

[@eastwoodco]

With extreme care not to sand through to the fiberglass yes it is ok.

[@victorshabarchin]

Guys, I don't understand one thing. Why did you recommend to use roll-on paint system for the primer if eventually you painted car usual spray system?(sorry for my English).

[@eastwoodco]

We used our OptiFlow System to show that all the way up to painting basecoat/clear you can do this without needing a spray booth. It's just another option that will work for the DIY guy. Obviously they can spray traditional primer instead.

[@skidubz82]

ok well I don't have these kind of tools so next video please

[@markrogers7304]

Few years ago i painted my mustang and made the mistake of using a single stage without putting a clear coat, needless to say in texas sun it oxidizes easily. I planing to repaint using 2 stage this time. Originally i had to strip it down to bare single i had badly cracked paint and surface rust. So after i put epoxy primer, then a 2k filler primer, seal primer then layed down the single stage color. It came out very good. Now my question is when i do repaint with 2 stage should i take it back down to metal or can i scuff it, fixed couple minor spots then prime and do my color and clear? Or should i do it another way?

[@eastwoodco]

The thing you're going to want to consider is mil thickness. If it just has the single stage on it currently you could spot repair, scuff with 600 on a DA and spray. If it is has factory paint, plus a single stage paint, and THEN you want to coat again it's getting borderline of needing to strip again.

[@markrogers7304]

@@eastwoodco Thanks. I had to strip the original paint because of clear coat failure that caused the paint to crack all the way thru to the metal that then caused surface rust to pop up in those cracks. So its just epoxy primer and single stage.

[@LC-go1uh]

It looks like there were still all kinds of little rust spots on that hood. Did you just paint right over that stuff? I'd be interested in seeing the car 10 years down the road.

[@eastwoodco]

There's no longer rust on the hood. The Fast-Etch converts the rust to iron phosphate which is stable and we top coat from there. This WASN"T done before which is probably why the hood looked how it did.

[@bighorn9119]

How come there was rust underneath the paint of the hood if there wasn't like any chipping of just faded or how did I rust get underneath the hood

[@eastwoodco]

The paint was cracked and porous which allowed a small amount of water to work it's way to the hood metal. It's not uncommon on 30+ year old paint jobs.

[@Pallidus_Rider]

What size of compressor is recommended for this kind of work (all stages)?

[@eastwoodco]

You should purchase a compressor based on whichever tool has the highest CFM demands. This will most likely be your DA Sander or Paint Gun. The QST is up to the challenge for all of your air needs, and it's super quiet: www.eastwood.com/eastwood-elite-qst-30-60-scroll-air-compressor-with-quiet-technology.html

[@riverratcoon]

Will that roll-on primer work on fiberglass Corvette body?

[@eastwoodco]

Yes! Both the epoxy and urethane have great adhesion to fiberglass.

[@Godscountryoutdoors81]

Which one would you recommend. I need all the advice I can get. I just started trying to restore 67 Corvette. Also enjoy watching all your videos.

[@hectorcervantes5462]

Hi, whats the name of the 2 spray guns used?

[@eastwoodco]

We used the P500 and CC500 for this project. www.eastwood.com/eastwood-elite-primer-hvlp-paint-gun.html www.eastwood.com/eastwood-elite-color-and-clearcoat-hvlp-paint-gun.html

[@user-te6nj8fv7e]

Clean on Lucus

[@JonasKvale]

No hate, I like the video and learned from it, but the original title of the video was definitely misleading. "How to repaint a car at home"... Then takes the car to professional with a booth. I'd like to see a genuine garage paint job, like all of us doing this at home would actually have. This would also give you the opportunity to talk about methods for removing dust nibs from clear, etc. Just a thought. Great instructions as always though!

[@eastwoodco]

Sorry! We sometimes workshop titles when releasing videos. We discuss those steps you're asking about in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJexeaGKnJmfgsksi=MM67RkesnPUdRHwk&t=808

[@harmoniousembodiment7203]

Great video ( except for the noisy distracting needless background music ) with practical clear steps.

[@eastwoodco]

Glad you liked it!

[@8MWm3e4b]

What kind of car painting process is 2 cm/p?

[@eastwoodco]

What are you referencing?

[@biggattackgamingclashofcla816]

Price? couple hundred or closer to a couple thousand? I already have access to most of the tools.

[@eastwoodco]

Which part are you asking on price? Materials wise? You'll need _at least_ a gallon of primer, 1 gallon of base coat, and 1 gallon of clear coat. Plus sand paper, masking paper, tape, etc. Gallon of urethane primer/hardener: 175.98 www.eastwood.com/eastwood-gray-urethane-primer-and-activator-gal-kit.html Gallon of Teal Ocean Metallic (very similar to color in video): 88.98 www.eastwood.com/eastwood-4-1-teal-ocean-metallic-basecoat-128oz.html Basecoat activator: 69.99 www.eastwood.com/ew-low-voc-urethane-activator-qt-medium.html Clear coat and hardener: 263.98 www.eastwood.com/4-1-premium-show-clear-kit-5-quarts.html Total: $598.93 as of today for top coats.

[@muhammadammarraziqrosli1979]

whats the colour?

[@eastwoodco]

It's the factory 1993 Ford Calypso Green. Code is PM.

[@MustafaAkseer-qw6sd]

Your office is in Canada 🇨🇦?

[@eastwoodco]

No our HQ is in Pennsylvania and we have warehouses across the U.S.

[@user-te6nj8fv7e]

8 Mile

[@fluorescentmug8333]

why did you use epoxy primer, then urethane primer, then an epoxy sealer all before the base. Just seems a like a lot, also I have very little knowledge of painting.

[@eastwoodco]

Epoxy primer has really good adhesion to bare metal, urethane has decent build and fill qualities, the epoxy sealer is optional but our painter Ray preferred it as it makes everything nice and uniform and is a final chance to address micro scratches.

[@niccolobernard9186]

I'll never be able to do this at home by myself

[@eastwoodco]

YOU CAN! Just take your time and do it step by step.

[@gurfatehsingh4328]

No breathing protection?

[@eastwoodco]

What are you referring to?

[@fordfreeman2248]

If you've NEVER done this. Consult an actual body man. You'll waste so much time if you don't. Eastwood has some good stuff, sure. Best body filler by miles is 3M Platinum Plus. Best dent repair and metal straightening is.. Best done by a body man. We'll help you, but it's best you just let us do it for you if you want good results.

[@eastwoodco]

We're here to empower the DIY community to tackle these projects themselves not to drop it off and have someone tell them "let us do it for you". Part of the pride of having a custom vehicle is knowing the hard work that went into it and being proud of the results. We outline in this video the steps that can be taken to repaint your ride - and it CAN be done by anyone with patience and a plan.

[@haf-oq3vt]

The colors are slightly different from the previous color of the car body😂

[@eastwoodco]

Are they? We show the jambs at the end and it looks pretty spot on to us. 🤔

[@bighorn9119]

Why did you guys blocked the epoxy that's a sealer you could have put to 2K urethane on top of the epoxy

[@eastwoodco]

We applied epoxy *primer* then blocked it, then applied urethane primer and blocked it. We discuss this in the video as this is our work flow but production shops will often just use urethane and move on. Please watch the video fully.

[@sstjacques]

My original Fox Mustang in much better shape and all original paint, but need some panels addressed. These cars were shot from factory in single stage most colors, so dont ruin this car with base coat and clear, unless your painting entire car and want the benefits of that.

[@eastwoodco]

I don't think we can agree that painting something with a longer lasting, higher quality finish is _ruining_ the car. But as you mentioned this mustang's paint was in pretty rough shape and needed to be redone.

[@Sweeperspelar]

looks really dry that finish do

[@eastwoodco]

Where are you looking? All of our final shots 17:02 on show it's nice and glossy.

[@charlesterrizzi8311]

Yeah this is just doing a quick paint job to sell it. $4000 paint job, sells car for $3,000

[@trentdawg2832]

That makes ZERO sense😂😂😂

[@russelldevane5434]

Why does everyone have to have freaking music playing? TURN THAT CRAP OFF!