Ultimate Spray Gun Setup! + Free Painting Lessons!!

[@paintucation]

Who doesn't want free tips!!! This is bits and pieces of several of my training modules... enjoy!!

[@seandayma]

Great tutorial, Kevin. I learned a lot, and I'm not sure I will ever paint anything. But, at least I understand more about the techniques.

[@RandallUp]

Best paint for beginners video I've seen!!

[@BigBlueMotors]

Kevin, watched your whole video. As a total beginner, i appreciate your time and effort to teach. I had already bought some craft paint and a cheap 2.0 gun to practice this Spring when the weather is nicer and my shoulder heals from joint surgery. I am surprised no one else has recommended craft oaint to practice with.

[@HuggieBear39]

LOL In 1984 when I was in High School I learned the old way to paint. He never had us wear protective clothing. Our woodshop had us bring clothing that we did not mind getting dusty. But no PPE in Auto Body Repair class.

[@charlesdalton985]

Your "gross demonstration" around the 50 mark (and the jambs at 1:00) is exactly what I've seen on some car tv shows - and it puts me right over the edge (no pun intended). OK, onto some positive things. My dad worked for DeVilbiss for years, so in addition to him being a car guy, he absolutely understood the paint application process. I consider myself quite fortunate to have gotten to learn from him. BUT, even with that, and years of learning on my own, you gave me some great tips (and sometimes confirmed I am doing it right) in the last hour. Thank you as always sir, have a great week ~ Chuck.

[@paintucation]

Thank You Chuck.... I try to do the best I can to guide folks...

[@bigjon1961]

Thank you, thank you, thank you, you are the voice of reason and truth, thank you for being a guide line for the young,I am 63 and absolutely support what you do and thank you for sharing, you are amazing and I be sure to tell all who will listen to pay attention to what you have to share.. huge fan and thank you.

[@paintucation]

I appreciate you!

[@jtuck6065]

Kevin, your willingness to share your knowledge is second to none. As long as I’ve been following you, you’ve always been eager to pass along knowledge and teach others. Thank you so much!

[@blahblah4125]

Very informative, thanks for sharing. Can't wait to see more on the 1974/1970 Camaro and Derek's OBS Truck.

[@paintucation]

All that is coming soon bud!!! Thanks for watching!!

[@HeyKnight]

Being an auto tech, not a body guy I’ve managed to learn body work & paint thanks to Kevin & the great tutorial videos. Hands down the best educator one could ask for when it comes to learning the basics. He taught me from step one, all the way up to completing a full paint job. Thanks for what you do sir

[@keithmcdaniels1632]

More people need to watch this!!

[@craighansen7594]

I used to spray a lot of lacquer back in the 80s, loved it! I have a large amount of useable lacquer, lots of it saved from old jobs. When i got my SATA2000 gun years ago i tried to spray some lacquer, the mismatch of material vs equipment was awful. I had to finish up with my old Binks siphon cup gun.

[@Mark-um7ey]

Hahahaha yeah I did the same thing, last I sprayed was back in the 80'-90's with an old Binks number 7, lacquers and acrilic enamel and imron. Borrowed a buddies sata and sprayed base clear and was lost. Very little in common in application

[@craighansen7594]

Years ago I thought clean paint clothes were the thing to do. The first time I used a cheap paint suit with the hood, my paint finish improved DRAMATICALLY!

[@gcjabo]

I told you before..."You are a magician!' Now I see that technique and body memory can be learned...but over time and with lots of practice. Thank you, Kevin, for all you do for the community of people that take the time to watch you and learn. I try to not miss any of your posts because you always have knowledge to share.

[@clintcando8028]

Kevin, I’ve been watching you on TV for years. Thank you for doing KZbin and being able to break things down in long form. After years of working on cars, I’m going to attempt my first primer and paint job this summer. It’s cold here in Detroit so wait for warmer weather! I will be going to hobby lobby to get the craft paint to practice! Thanks again for your knowledge!

[@GarysGeeks]

I'm now 70, starting in the 70's I worked in Auto Body for over 20 years owning 2 shops and running a few more. I have primed, sealed and painter over 1K cars trucks etc., even learned how to blend paint. I used a Binks 18 for most and occasionally a Binks 7. Great guns at the time, I still have the 18. It's all about practice and experience. First car I painted I ran it onto the floor, literally. I learned to run it off the car to keep from sanding out the run, other areas I used tape to pull out some of the runs. The next day I painted it again and it turned out as one of my best paint jobs. You need to learn how to fix it. One of my job interviews I came in the shop and they had one coat on a car, they said If i want to finish the paint job well, I would b e hired. I wound up running the shop after about 3 months.

[@bjm23vancity92]

Great explanations and details.

[@paintucation]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bjm23vancity92]

@ Love your passion about what you do, and how you are willing to share your experience and knowledge...

[@JimmyMakingitwork]

One of the hardest things for most to learn is that the spraying part is the easiest part. The work and results are in the prep, cleanliness and willingness to follow directions exactly. Great video!

[@paintucation]

Hey man!! I'm subbed to your channel!!! Thanks for the comment. Yes that is so true the paint is truly the lens into the work that's been done underneath. People don't realize that, they think body work and paint work are separate components of a nice appearing vehicle. It's not the case, we have to have a stellar foundation in order to have a stellar paint job. Love you channel buddy! See you on the web

[@damonbaggs3296]

Thank you Kevin. Thank you for sharing FREE training. I have three comments/questions. 1) Everything in the video is very helpful. The paint gun "set up" completely removed the "mystery" or "magic" in proper gun set up. Very helpful for a guy that has never painted using these tools. 2) I had a similar experience with roofing... made respect for those that do it for a living. I was young and tried for two summers in high school... that was enough for me. 3) I didn't understand the difference (or reasons why) spraying the back side of panels should be done after the main flat panel are done first. Why that technique is better than doing them first and then "wet out" or start painting the main flat panel after wards...

[@Charlies_Corner]

I’ve been waiting for this!! I’ve got plenty of painting projects and I’ve always wanted to paint this way instead of out of a rattle can like I’ve been for years. Now I need to know how to mix paint! lol thank you!!

[@michaelboswell4318]

Awesome Video. I am going to do small project and remove the rust and repaint the bottom of my mower deck. Even rattlecan painters can learn from this demonstration. Thanks Kevin

[@brianfoughty1926]

I've been a wood finisher for 15 years using an airless sprayer, with limited use of a gravity gun for blending. This was extremely informative because I've always been afraid of changing my canvas to metal. Thanks for putting this out there.

[@FrankChevyGmc_from_BE]

What a nice video and an eye-opener for me. I have been doing some painting myself on my vehicles over the last 25 years in my spare time. I recently finished painting an OBS chevy, in partial paintjobs. And just like over the years I have been struggling with runs, orange peal and what not. Over the years I had just accepted that with the idea that I had those issues because I am in no means a professional painter. I ve watched other KZbin channels and listened to "advice" that was given there, for example: "if you don't want orange people, put the air pressure up, higher pressure will give you less orange peal" And yes, I ve tried it, with, you probably already guessed it, no consistent result. So thank you for this video, and no, I am not going to take the sander out and start my 4 year project all over again😂. Greetings from Belgium!

[@paintucation]

Thank you!!!! So cool that folks from across the pond are watching!!! Glad the info helps!

[@user-ry6xl7pn7i]

I have been watching you for years and you are simply one of the best instructors ever. Thank you for yet another great instructional video, your efforts are really appreciated

[@junkyardsearcher6407]

I appreciate you spending the time to explain and teach these techniques! I will be painting a few things this summer, and hopefully ending up painting my pickup at the end of the projects. Every bit of knowledge I can pick up is valuable to me! Thank you!

[@richardpd5732]

Excellent, informative presentation by a real professional.

[@Hope-ko7hv]

I've been thinking of painting my classic car for over 2 years now. This video has given me more confidence to try it myself and is easily the best video for beginners that I've seen on YT. Thanks for breaking everything down into detail. Your experience in teaching really shows. The like was hit 👍🏻

[@paintucation]

Let me know if I can help.... I can give you a "members discount" on any of my training videos. :) I promise, you can do it well!!! Just takes preparation and a little practice.

[@Hope-ko7hv]

@@paintucation Thanks again

[@HillbillyJim72]

Thank you for giving this information out to the world !!! This is Invaluable knowledge! I have always been a "rattle can" guy because I have been afraid of the "voodoo" of spraying paint. Watching this video, I am not as scared to learn/do it! I can't begin to tell you how much this video opened spraying paint to me!! I have a paint gun given to me from my father almost 10 years ago - it is still brand new in the box! I am going to use the info here and try my hand at it now! Thank you Kevin ... Thank you

[@iainportalupi]

Great video! However I think it’s important to note that full fan and wide open fluid is only valid when you’re using the correct tip size for the material you’re spraying. I think a lot of the 5 turns in, half turn out on a Tuesday type gun setups come from using the wrong size tip for the material.

[@paintucation]

YUP! 1. understand the equipment, 2 Understand the materials 3 apply step 1 to step 2 and respect the procedure.

[@rogermcdonald1607]

I'm no painter Kevin, but I think I can also apply those techniques to painting with a rattle can! 👍📽

[@paintucation]

Paint is paint..... Application is application!!! Correct Sir!

[@avalancheinsandiego]

My late bro was a painter, and although he thought I was too dumb to learn to paint, when I really pressed him this was exactly what he taught me about the paint guns.

[@palonghunter3608]

Improved technology since early 80s vo-tech for sure....

[@mattshoemaker207]

Watching from Charleston SC area! Love the content

[@ShopForemanGarage]

Awesome video Kevin. I learned a lot. And, I don't even paint. Yet. It answered so many questions that I didn't even know I should be asking. When I'm ready to prep and paint and do all that other stuff. You are my go to guy. Thank you.

[@paintucation]

Hit me up!!! I've got videos and training for all of it!!

[@spankyham9607]

I wish I had known you had the website 20 years ago. I would have painted my cars better. But I am glad to hear you say full flow full air full fan because that's how it always worked best for me, unless the gun is acting funny then I turn the fan down a little.

[@shawnharkin822]

Dang Kevin, thats some good teaching right there! I'll be thanking you every time I paint something for now on :) no bs

[@talon0863]

Thanks for this. Very helpful

[@donperry-i9d]

Love your series, for you to be so generous with your knowledge is amazing. This series gives me the confidence to want to do my own paint job on my classic.

[@Kipperbob]

That's how I set the gun, so I'm not arguing, I figured it was paint air mix and I'd make air the thing I adjust, Excellent lesson.

[@ryanderson34]

Kevin, thanks for another great video. Your style of explanation and a little science mixed in are exactly how my brain learns. Understanding the why is what matters. Now I know why i would have nice smooth paint when I use my Grandpa's Binks 7 and golf ball orange peel with my HVLP.

[@clintharris1898]

Great job leading by example by discussing and demonstrating proper PPE!

[@paintucation]

It's unfortunate that it has to be said out loud, it should be assumed that these chemicals are dangerous. There's a lot of bad examples on youtube, I hope to be a voice of reason and common Sense on this subject. Thanks for noticing! And thank you for watching. :-)

[@GregGarrett-cc5bt]

@@paintucation Just to underscore how dangerous these chemicals are, Walk by a body shop sometime. The side entrance doors have hazard placards on them as to whats stored inside. Like you said "with a little common sense" Use them as they are meant to be used and follow the safety practices and you will do great.

[@peteward8125]

Hey Kevin !! Man again !! You have put out a great video !! I now will great some great practice in before I attempt to paint my obs stepside . Thank you for all the fantastic tips and procedures!

[@paintucation]

I've shot a bunch of those OBS step sides! They're pretty dang tricky! You've got a treat the dipped in sides as its own flat panel, it's very hard to get consistent tracking and gun distance with the way those fender Wells bulge out. Good luck with it, when the time gets closer, hit me up DM me, or hit me in these comments and I'll help all I can. :-)

[@Rick-O-Shay60]

Thanks for "U-cating" Kevin. The most important knowledge I've gained from you is that, If I want to have great results consistently with anything I paint (and I have) I start each job remembering these simple, basic steps that you describe in this video.

[@bristol831]

Thanks for the free lesson! Let's be truffle. I need all the help I can get! I'm going to attempt my first paint job on my 85 Monte Carlo this summer. So thanks again!

[@paintucation]

You've got this, get it done!!! By this summer you will have seen several different paint jobs happen on this channel stay tuned in! I've got some great content coming your way that will really help you with your paint job. By the way, I am a G-Body fanatic! I really love those cars and one is in my future. I don't know exactly when, but I need me an 85 Monte Carlo ss. Just saying. :-)

[@GregGarrett-cc5bt]

Thank you. This gives me some motivation on attempting painting things around my house. I admit that i have the hobo freight guns and have never used them. With your lesson this will give me a great starting point.

[@machines8593]

I'm a stickler for detail, so I appreciate your teaching technique Kevin. At some time, can you explain part trigger to allow air flow at the end of each stroke. I can guess why, but, you're expert and I trust your advice.

[@paintucation]

I'm guessing here, but I think you're referring to keeping the air going through the gun the whole time you're spraying.... This keeps airflow normalized and eliminates over -pressure- pulsation at the end of each stroke or pass... Keeping air moving makes it all more consistent.

[@roadhardrestorations]

Great refresher video! I was taught to spray the jambs. I see what you’re saying about buildup and makes sense. I’m going to change that technique on my next job coming up. Thanks again!

[@paintucation]

There have literally been sops developed on this subject. On top of controlled stacking of multiple coats, it's also a paint savings technique for big MSO body Shop chains to do the flats first, and then come in and dust and meter only the paint that's needed to get the back sides and jams finished. Paint is more like powder coat than people realize, with the airflow and droplet structure, it tends to wrap around edges anyways. Thus, the pollution on the flat panels if you do your jams first.

[@GregBird]

Nelson orange bridge t-shirt... excellent.

[@paintucation]

YES!!!!!!! Not to my cousin Wayne Pinske, who lives in Nelson!!!! Shout out to Wayne and Angie!!! ❤️❤️

[@GregBird]

@paintucation Nelson is amazing. I lived there for a year back in the very early 90's and loved it. The orange bridge is a prominent feature everyone who has been there will remember. Cool shirt and great video demo and training session. I sprayed professionally for about 10 years (commercial contractor) doing everything from millwork to furniture to a few cars. Very good explanation of the process and the tips were very spot on. Loving the channel.

[@typedbyben]

Really appreciated the whole thing but the point about using your body to position the gun instead of your arm wrist and shoulder made a whole lot of sense. Back in the days of ink pen drafting one of the first rules you learn is to use bigger muscles when you draw because they are stronger, more powerful, and easier to control. You don't draw with your wrist and fingers- you get your wrist in position then move your arm and shoulder. Painting, it seems, is that principle moved out to the largest muscle control possible- the core and legs. Can't wait to try it.

[@paintucation]

It took me a while to figure it out... But it works. The less I have to "think" while spraying, the better I spray. The more muscle memory I develop, the less I have to think while spraying.

[@talon0863]

Thanks, this might be the best instruction I've seen. I'm not even halfway through the vid but I got to say thanks. I started painting when the Japanese cars were all lacquer. So yeah the material application methods... I just did a complete on a Prius, single stage black. That was humbling : ]

[@paintucation]

Glad it's helping!!! Thanks for the kind words!!!

[@Hurdmainesgarage]

Good tips…. Great video…

[@paintucation]

Thanks!!!

[@mightymikethebear]

I don't plan on painting a vehicle any time soon but I enjoyed this educational video.

[@paintucation]

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it!

[@ronaldoleksy8264]

Back in the day I used a Binks #7.would do a test pattern on a scrap surface. Dupont Centari was a killer finish

[@paintucation]

Still got my Binks 7!! First ",good" gun I ever bought.

[@ronaldoleksy8264]

Same here. Actually my first car i painted was a 1972 Camaro, plain Jane hand me down. Painted with Dupont Centari 99A pitch black. An the Binks #7.....

[@Snotric]

Awesome, getting ready to paint my Corvette after months of sanding 😎😎

[@paintucation]

You can do it! 💪

[@makgou9148]

Kevin, Thank you for sharing those decades of experience.

[@dougrea8260]

Thanks for the fine points of painting. I am not a painter, but thanks to guys like you and the power nation shows, I've learned a lot over the years. I'm amazed at what you have been able to do with the garbage can camaro. Looking forward to more content on that. BTW do they make a spray gun with a thumb trigger for guys like Derek from VGG? Hi Hi! Bring him and Kiwi back on your show. ✊️👍🤙

[@paintucation]

Haa!!!! And ..... No. Thanks for watching,!! I hope Derek's schedule aligns withine alot more this year.... Kiwi is definitely showing up more!!

[@ARTSPRAYUK]

Perfect is opening the fluid untill it fills the fan, if it doesn't tweak the fan in however if you have to adjust too far you require a larger tip size.

[@paintucation]

If you've got a gun that splits the pattern when you open it all the way, you've either got material that's too thin, or a POS gun that has an inaccurate adjustment.

[@65oldguy]

Excellent video Kevin !!! Tons of great tips. I’m pumped up and want to go outside and paint something! To bad it’s Winter here in Canada🇨🇦 🥶

[@kennethodo4428]

Thanks Kevin......very helpful episode. Can't wait for the weather to warm up a bit to try this out.

[@paintucation]

Get it done!! 👍

[@kevinjohnson7839]

Thank you for the advice and information.

[@ponga782]

Great video Kevin! I have been watching your videos and tv since the late 80s. Great work over a great career! Keep on rockin brother!

[@arthurmiller-vl6sw]

Perfect timing. I need this right now.

[@jesstapia562]

Great video. Really gives me the confidence to finally try a paint gun.

[@shakyibe9214]

What a great video!! Thanks for sharing.

[@flammer6479]

Thank you Kevin for sharing your expertise with us! I have equipment to start with but no current project. I hope to have another old car to work on soon and will definitely use your techniques! You rock!

[@paintucation]

You can do it!💪

[@Edith.Keeler]

Thank you, Kevin for such a great video! So much information. Well done!

[@mattcasoni]

THANK YOU KEVIN!!

[@jeffberry754]

I have a bottom can paint gun . Not a Binks but don't work to bad sprays pretty good even trem clad paint

[@wyattoneable]

I appreciate the lesson. Now I know why I had such terrible orange peel on my last project. I had to sand for days to correct that mistake (single stage paint). My next paint job will be better thanks to you.

[@KOKAKustomGarage]

Awesome. Enjoyed the paint lesson.

[@mikecronk8786]

I don't have a gun. I use rattle cans. What I'm getting at is that I haven't had the control of the job, meaning I'm to far away and the angle is way off. This video is going to help me keep better control of what I'm doing. Thank you Kevin. Most of the time, all I'm thinking about is not getting a run or seven. Thank you again.

[@roycervantes1341]

Good morning,,,,,,,, Yeee Yeee

[@paintucation]

Hey Buddy!!!!!! glad you're here!

[@richardzackery9934]

My dad and I are working on getting a 63 dodge pick-up back on the road, we are not very experienced with any bodywork, but we want to do it all just him and me. We want to keep the patina work, but we have to replace the lower 3 inches of the door skins and want them to match the patina look and was wondering if you have any videos on how to patina new metal. Thank you so much for all your videos. I enjoy them and have learned a lot watching them. keep up the good work and I hope to take your courses on bodywork and paint soon.

[@paintucation]

Actually.... I have a how-to streaming video at. paintucation.cinevee.com/ Shows all about creating authentic patina on new metal. Sounds like a fun project!

[@mattshoemaker207]

I am an amateur at this. I am going to use these techniques to paint my furniture. I have done a few cars.

[@smbrumbaugh]

Great video! Super useful for a paint super-novice like me. 😊

[@paintucation]

Thanks, I'm glad it's helpful!

[@BillMulholland1]

Very informative 🍻👍

[@paintucation]

Cheers to you, thanks for watching!

[@BillMulholland1]

@ 🤝

[@Festerman50]

I appreciate your willingness to share your knowledge and experience! Why do you need a different size tip for primer?

[@paintucation]

Primer is thicker.

[@herbcaldwell943]

Primer is thicker,remember follow your TDS sheet

[@DavidCrews-s4z]

How do you feel about the water base paint they are using these days

[@paintucation]

It's AWESOME...... for collision shops. much faster, more efficient, less material used, typically better metallic distribution. Most of the time it's designed for a production shop and a heated booth. Not for everyone.

[@davemartens6661]

Great info Kevin, watching your videos gave me the confidence to paint my 1st project myself. I'm having some problems blending new paint in old when I'm doing cab corners and rockers, any tips on that would be fantastic. I really enjoy your channel.

[@rexrobertson7353]

Wow ..Free lessons. I am just a hobbiest and have painted a total of 4 cars, first one at 14 and the most current at 63. I have learned parts of this just by doing it. Looks like one thing i do possibly wrong....I edge first, then flat panel. Other hard learned tips. Tyvek suit is great cheap for the hobbiest, but is big and floppy.......blue tape the cuff and anywhere else it baggs and hangs. And CLEAN YOUR AIR HOSE.....almost any trash i have fought with got there from dragging around the hose.

[@troyadams1076]

Kevin thanks for sharing 👍

[@P51]

appreciate the tips--the EASY way to paint your car is to write you a check ✅ for doing it for me!

[@paintucation]

I love that!!! Lol! 🤣

[@philhunt-g3n]

Thank you for the great tips you made me want to practice it now I know you can use cheap paint

[@SuspensionGeek]

What do we want... "free lessons"... when do we want it... "NOW" 😂

[@paintucation]

ABSOLUTELY!!!

[@SeanJoseph-s2s]

Thanks for the tips.... good content.....🔧🔧👍

[@petelattimer6808]

i dont spray now and rarely did back in the day, however when i do i use a syphon feed purely because i can balance it better due to having nerve damage in m,y dominant arm. i believe the top feed guns are standard now as theres less paint wasted compared to the older syphon/suction fed ones like i use. also do you have any advice for those of us who cant access or create a booth, and are just painting in their home garage

[@VintageTinGarage]

Great video thank you for sharing. Where do you start on a roof or hood? You can’t reach the other side. Do you pick up on the wet edge? But then you’re starting from the top down. Thanks

[@herbcaldwell943]

I’m glad you asked this question cause I’m curious as well as to how he answers that one

[@paintucation]

I ALWAYS start at the side, "PUSH" my way into the middle ( or as far as I can reach) then go around to the other side, and pick up the wet edge and "PULL" the coat off the panel the rest of t he way. same with hoods and deck lids... that way you don't fight dry spray and stacking in the middle-stripe of the panels... It's a challenge to give yourself access so you can do it that way... that's why i recommend a dry-run... I have hooks in my ceiling, folding steps, and ladders at my shop... I will let the air out of tires to lower a car, even take the wheels off and drop it ontto theaxles to gain access... I'm 5 feet 6 inches tall, I can still push-pull on ANY vehicle... I may have to build scaffolds through! LOL!

[@videoswho5151]

I've been painting 30 years an love learning new tips every time I watch you .that's a great set up you have the kit to teach the techniques .gotta question is the toploader without the bag system a gravity feed or still siphon?

[@paintucation]

Good question.... Because the fluid is metered into the air stream, there's a slight vacuum even with the vented hard cups in top .

[@videoswho5151]

Thank you I learn something new every day .I love watching your channel for that reason. An it's laid back an easy to follow.

[@squishy312]

If anyone thinks that cotton doesn't shed... why is their dryer always full of lint, regardless of how many times they've washed the shirt? Excellent beginner paint techniques. A lot of great knowledge in this short freebie. Thank you for this! I wonder if there's a way to make the atomized spray a laminar flow somehow. I might have to tinker with my airbrush.

[@TheJoebella]

thanks. Tap water vs distilled?

[@paintucation]

Unimportant.... I just use tap water..... That said, if you're using a p o s garbage spray gun that doesn't have stainless steel internals, any water can affect your gun. Another reason to get a good spray gun.

[@JohnnieBravo1]

Kevin, I want your thoughts on something I have learned to, in order to pull a good looking paint job out of my hat, do edges and style lines first. I'm still a noob, but bear with me. 1st couple cars I painted (in my garage), I found I was going to HAVE to wet sand and buff. I had trouble burning through and exposing style lines and edges, and had to go back and re-shoot more material in those areas. Now, I shoot the edges and style lines first, then the flat panel, intentionally building up extra layers in those areas so I don't burn through them at the cut-n-buff stage. But that's just my compensation of applying enough material that I can correct my noob techniques. Am I doing it completely wrong ? Awesome edumacation video by the way.

[@paintucation]

So, I've been avoiding this comment and thinking about it before I respond. I understand your logic, put up more material on the areas that you typically burn through, makes perfect sense. The problem with this is that you're using excessive amounts of paint to compensate for something that has nothing to do with the actual paint application. Overstacking and trapping solvents will give you more problems down the road and is not a good idea. When I'm training people on sanding and polishing to not go through the surface, I actually use fine line tape on the peak edges as a speed bump or a stop sign to keep people from even sanding those areas. Typically I don't touch the peaks because there's really no reason to. The other thing that I want to introduce you to, is using powdered guide coat in between grits of sandpaper when you're sanding to polish.. this is going to be coming up on a future video, and the beauty of the guide coat in between sand and grits, is that it tells you when to stop sanding. This is a huge and very very important lesson in color sanding and surface prep before polishing. It will be contained in my show car polishing course, soon to come. We have a finite amount of material, even if we add an extra code underneath like you do. It's just so thin that we don't realize what we're asking of the coatings. Sorry for the long involved answer, try those techniques, put some fine line tape on your peaked edges and don't touch them. Sad and polish the flats, you've got literally one third more thickness on the flats than you do on the peaked edges due to the way surface tension pulls the material away from a peaked edge or a 90° corner. Like I said, I will elaborate on this in the future, not enough room in this comment to effectively explain it but I did want to address you. There's always more than one way to skin the cat, there's more than one right way to do this, I'm going to do my best to pass on things to you guys that work for me and that show repeated results in students that I've trained over the years. Thanks for watching!

[@JohnnieBravo1]

@@paintucation Hey Kevin; thank you so much for your detailed reply. I had not thought of using guide coat on a cleared surface for sanding. I always use it on all body work between sandings but I only know how to use it to find the high and low spots. Also great information of the solvents and surface tension influence.

[@jasonwilliams4063]

Another awesome video and tips. Only thing that's hard to get dialed, is you teach dont flip your wrist at end of pass. That seems important to who is teaching. Akzo Nobel classes taught like you, Axalta teaching us to flip wrist at end of pass so don't have hard line/edge. What is really the correct technique.

[@herbcaldwell943]

I believe the main key here was go past the panel like your 6 inches and you should not develop a hard edge

[@paintucation]

Thank you Herb!!! Exactly my point. A slight flip at the end of a stroke mid-panel can soften your edge.... Trigger control also gets this result.

[@michaeldegraffenried6077]

Kevin 👍🏻 🙋‍♂️ 👍🏻

[@rj-rekond5611]

But on the fender do you do the edges on both coats or just one coat on the edges? Lets say when you spray clear.

[@1wickedmerc]

I'm very reckless with my health when painting. But I get some good finishes. I'll be more serious when I paint my truck. No smoking cigars while I paint that day 😂😂😂

[@fredthacker3120]

I've already gone to Hobby Lobby for practice paint.

[@martinmckendry6244]

Another great video, ppe is important . Coughing up paint isn't good

[@paintucation]

I used to watch my dad come home from work at night, and I can tell the color of the last car he painted by the color that he blew into a snot rag or kleenex. Sounds gross, but it's true. I'll always have those memories burned into my brain. It's just not smart to be lazy with ppe.

[@Tractorsandnonsense]

This is education! You are a teacher! Ever see that guy who paints cars for $500 in a garden shed, and grumbles and insults viewers? - that's a different entertainment ! I watch both! Learning a lot from the juxtaposition of approaches.

[@paintucation]

Yup, I've seen him. He's putting out a dangerous message.

[@SVHoyt]

Thanks bro

[@CherokeesJeepLife]

Do they make spray jackets in extra fat?

[@paintucation]

HAA!!! Actually I think they do have big sizes... Thanks for watching! Did you get my shoutout on the magnet drivers? :) I use those things all the time!! thanks man.

[@stangdu]

Awesome video Kevin! Great information. Quick question, when painting in a garage with air flowing across the top of the project, do you still paint bottom to top?

[@paintucation]

Yes, for the reasons I talked about in the vid... even if your airflow is dross-flow. gravity will still bring your droplets down. On an allover, I'll shoot the roof first though.... then bottom up everything else, use push-pull, and leapfrogging.

[@stangdu]

@ ok. Thank you!