Learn to paint cars. Preliminary preparation of the car for painting. After putty, primer.

Small accidents happen often, sometimes even with experienced drivers. Minor collisions can cause damage paintwork. Defects can be corrected by painting. If a person knows how to properly paint a car, then such a procedure can be carried out at home on their own.

Car painting is carried out in several cases: the elimination of body defects, or the replacement of the color of the car. In case of correction of defects, it is necessary to perform a number of preparatory work.

First, before painting a car with your own hands, it is worth inspecting the entire car and deciding exactly what needs to be done. After inspection, the car is sent to the car wash. Then they fix all the defects and damages and wash the car again.

Body preparation for painting

Cleaning. Once the car is clean, it needs to be prepared for painting. It is most convenient to paint and dry the body in parts, for this it is worth removing all rubber pads, parts that have a galvanized coating, and everything else of the same type. It is necessary to remove the trunk lid, hood, doors and in some cases it is necessary to remove the wings. In the event that painting will be carried out without removing all spare parts, then it is better to close the unaffected parts with a special stencil or masking tape. On those parts that need to be cleaned, a special paste is applied to clean the surface of the body. After stripping, the surface must be cleaned of residual paste.

Corrosion protection. The next step is to clean up the corrosion spots. If there are small rust spots, they must be removed, the surface should be cleaned to bare metal. To remove rust, special chemicals are well suited, as well as various tools for mechanical cleaning. In the case of mechanical cleaning, various manual grinders, scrapers, skins, metal brushes, abrasive stones are used. This method is very effective, but very laborious. Such a process is still very complicated in that there are parts that are very difficult to clean, as they have a very complex configuration. When cleaning the surface, it is necessary to use special liquids that are designed to wash off the cleaned material. The most ideal way to clean is before machining, with help chemicals soften the surface. This procedure will greatly simplify the process of removing traces of rust.

After all paint and varnish coatings have been removed, as well as corrosion spots, the entire surface of the body must be treated, for example, with "white spirit" in order to degrease. In this case, it is necessary to ensure that there are no extraneous villi from a brush or cloth on the surface.

Puttying. After degreasing, the surface is leveled, if necessary. This process is carried out using various putties. Before applying putty it is worth remembering:

• putty is applied to the pre-primed surface of the body.

• Do not apply a lot of putty - the less, the better.

After leveling the body, the surface must again be treated with a special degreaser. Then you need to wait until it dries completely, then apply a layer of primer again.

Paint application

Almost all the hardest part is left behind. Ahead of the driver is waiting for the choice of color, and the choice of the tool with which it will be applied. Before starting work, it is recommended to wear a special protective suit, it is imperative to protect your hands and face. For respiratory protection, wear a respirator.

There are several ways to paint a car: you can paint a car from a spray can or by using a special spray gun. It is better to apply the paint with quick horizontal movements, this is done in order to avoid streaks in the future. All movements start from the roof and go down with each application until the entire car is painted.

After painting, it is necessary that the car is completely dry.

The drying procedure is carried out in the garage, not in the sun. Drying should last at least 3 days, after which the painting process can be considered fully completed.

It remains only to polish the surface of the car body, as well as apply a protective layer of varnish. You can also apply a layer of wax or Teflon over the varnish. Wax is applied to any sink, it will protect the paintwork from damage. small scratches and extend the life of the coating.

Painting a car with your own hands is certainly a very profitable activity that can save a lot of money. But it doesn't always work out that way. If the procedure of at least one of the stages was violated, then in most cases everything must be started all over again and repainted. The second painting is no longer very profitable.

In addition to the very careful and thorough execution of all stages of painting, it is necessary that the room in which the car is located is perfectly clean. The fact is that dust particles, various small debris or some kind of insect can get under a layer of paint or varnish. If this is not noticed in a timely manner (and it is almost impossible to notice a very small mote), after some time the entire paintwork will begin to crack. An ordinary garage is not always characterized by a high level of sterility.

In a specialized car service for such purposes, there is a special room where the level of cleanliness is almost like in an operating room. Thanks to this, nothing can interfere with the application of an almost perfect coating.

There are some other aspects, for example, if there is no need to paint the entire body, but only need to paint one bumper. In this case, a person is faced with the need for the correct selection of paint. It is not always possible to do this on your own. When painting in a car service, a special selection is made using computer programs. Such programs can very accurately match the color so that the painted part does not differ from the entire body.

Do not forget about the fact that the car service employs specialists who have experience in the field of painting cars. In addition, professional and high-quality equipment is used.

Before you start painting yourself, you should determine whether you can do everything flawlessly and with minimal losses.

Video

From this video you will learn how to handle the spray gun:

Auto painting video tutorial

Painting a car is a very time-consuming and complex process. It consists of several stages - surface preparation, priming and directly applying paint. It would seem that it is difficult? But practice shows the opposite. If you do not pay attention to some points, you can get a bad result in the form of stains and dried drops on the paintwork of the body surface. And today we will look at how to properly paint a car with your own hands.

Cooking Tools

To perform these works, we need to prepare a number of tools. How to paint a car yourself? You will need the following accessories:

Choose a room

In general, the choice of premises for painting depends on the scale of the work performed. If you need to tint a piece of a bumper or a door, it is not necessary to choose a paint garage for this - it is quite possible to do all the work in the yard. It is especially good for those who live in private houses: they drove the car, painted it over, left it for the night and set off in the morning. But if this is a complete painting of the car, you will have to drive the car into the garage or rent a paint room.

The garage must be clean and as spacious as possible. It should not contain things that, after falling or moving around, form dust (even a small one). Remember that the smallest particle of dust eats into paint that is not yet completely dry and forms a round black spot (more precisely, a small dot). It cannot be removed with polish or sandpaper. When using the latter, you still have to paint over the surface in the second circle. If you need to paint your car urgently, it is recommended to use good lighting. A searchlight with a power of about 0.5-1 kilowatt is best suited.

The very technology of painting a car can be different, regardless of the room in which the car is located. There is a full method, when the entire body is processed, and a partial one. AT last case car painting technology involves the restoration of a specific section of the car. For example, it can be just a small scratch or part of the driver's door.

Season for painting

The fastest primer and paint dry at a temperature of 20-30 degrees Celsius. Therefore, it is most reasonable to carry out painting work in the summer season (also the end of spring and the beginning of autumn). In winter, one layer of paint can dry for days, so summer is the best option.

Search for paint

What paint to paint the car? Of course, the one specified in the TCP. In order to paint a car with high quality, you need to choose a product exactly according to the body number, by analogy with the factory paintwork. Finding out what paint number your car is is very simple. To do this, just open the hood and look at the metal stamping (it is often located on the front of the body, in front of the radiator). Finding the paint number by VIN is not an option, as the Internet database is still very small. Therefore, the most reliable way is to make sure yourself by looking at the numbers on the metal plate (it is painted in the color of the body itself). For example, on Daewoo Nexia cars, it is located in front of the radiator on the right (on the side that is closer to the battery). The white color on it has the code 10L, which stands for "White Casablanca". Earlier, in the early 90s, some models of Opel Cadet cars were painted this way. In general, finding the paint number is very simple. And what modern auto shops offer today (“super computer selection”) is just expensive nonsense. Yes, you can also determine the shade this way, but spending so much time and money on it is simply unreasonable.

So, remember: the paint number is printed on a plate in the front of the body. Knowing it, we go to the car market and tell the sellers this code. Conscientious traders, in addition to the paint itself, will also offer a hardener (this liquid is diluted with paint in a 50/50 ratio). Usually they don’t take money for it, but it already depends on the seller himself. Remember that the hardener not only speeds up the drying time of the paint (2-3 hours instead of 2 days). It also significantly increases its volume. That is, when buying 500 ml of paint, you mix it with 500 ml of hardener. The result is 1 liter of the finished mixture.

spray cans

Buying aerosol nitro paints saves a lot of time and money, because you do not have to buy an airbrush and a compressor for 4.5 thousand rubles or more. However, not all of them will match the color of your car paint. It's about about cheap Chinese spray cans worth 100-200 rubles. Seeing these on the shelves, bypass them. After all, even white has its own shades - there are dozens of them! It is very difficult to find cans of numbered paint. If they are not available on the market, an online store comes to the rescue. Typically, offices selling such products independently drive paint under pressure into a can.

This is done with the help of expensive devices. Because of this, the price for them is 2-3 times more than for ordinary paints in jars. But it will still be cheaper than the option with a compressor (with partial technology). By the way, their capacity can be 250, 400, 450 and 500 milliliters. Before you paint the car yourself, even when buying license aerosols, be sure to check their code with the one printed on your car. There should be no differences in them, except for the name of the manufacturer himself. If you need 10L paint, choose a can with this marking. 10U is no longer an option.

The benefits of spray cans

Among the main advantages of using nitro paint, several points should be highlighted. Firstly, the use of such a tool does not require special skills and knowledge, because you do not need to set the exact pressure on the compressor. Secondly, the applied layer of paint will be perfectly even. In this case, it is enough just to adhere to a certain distance of 20 centimeters. Although at the first stages it is recommended to practice on other metal objects (which are not a pity). And thirdly, you do not need to buy expensive spray guns and other painting equipment.

Flaws

Among the disadvantages of using spray cans, two details should be noted. First, the price of license plate spray paint is very high. Therefore, it is recommended to use a compressor for full painting. Secondly, not every city has exactly the bottle that will look in tone with the factory coating. That is, when choosing a spray painting method, be prepared for the fact that you will have to order it in other cities and pay extra for delivery.

Scratch removal

How to paint over scratches on a car? If their dimensions are not too large, you can use a regular restoration pencil. But it is best to buy nitro paint (preferably numbered) and cover the entire perimeter of deformations with it. So you can paint the car with the best quality. At the same time, adjacent parts of the body should not be sealed with adhesive tape (except for optics, exterior mirrors and glasses). The tape can leave paint streaks that are difficult to remove.

How to paint a car yourself? Training

Preparation is the initial stage of work. Before you paint the car yourself, you should thoroughly wash it and decide what type of painting should be done - full or partial. If you see that the paintwork is swollen or covered with pimples, there is clearly a layer of rust under it. If measures are not taken in time, this corrosion will eventually form holes. In this case, the body metal will crumble. Restoring this is already very difficult, so spare no effort to eliminate rust.

Next, you should inspect the bottom of the car. This is perhaps the most vulnerable spot every car. In most cars over 10 years old, the bottom has dents and even some traces of corrosion. In this case, they should also be cleaned, primed and painted. Remember that the threshold can also become covered with holes if you do not follow it.

Having examined the entire perimeter of the body, we mark with a marker or write down in a notebook all the places that need restoration. Next comes the cleaning of the paintwork. To do this, take an electric drill with a nozzle and go through the damaged area. After that, we take sandpaper in our hands. If the damage is too great, coarse-grained skin is used first. At the next stage, the surface is processed with a grinder. If it is a hard-to-reach place (for example, inner part wheel arches), and therefore it cannot be processed with special tools, manual labor should be used, that is, to erase rust and old paint with your own hands.

In some cases, you have to use WD-40. Thanks to him, rust is much easier to clean off the metal. Remember that the skin should remove all the rust from the body that you notice. If this is not done, after a couple of months this place will swell again and become covered with pimples.

How to paint a car yourself? putty

This is not always a required step. It is produced only in cases where the depth of damage significantly exceeds the value of the factory paintwork. This should be done when you remove a layer of rust from the body, since along with it you also remove part of the metal itself (in this case, the metal should be degreased). It is absolutely not harmful for the car, but about appearance should not be forgotten. After all, if, without further processing, immediately paint over the part of the body scratched with sandpaper, in the end it will be embossed, and in appearance it will seem that the body is covered with deep scratches. The field of application and drying of the putty layer, the surface is treated with fine-grained sandpaper and degreased.

Primer

The primer is exactly the layer of material that provides maximum adhesion of the paintwork to the metal. The durability and strength of the paintwork depends on how well it was made. Therefore, you should not give preference to cheap manufacturers. The highest quality products are acrylic.

The primer is applied with a spray gun. But the compressor must produce a pressure of about 3 atmospheres. How to properly paint a car? The primer should cover the entire puttied and unpainted part in the factory color. It is recommended to apply primer in 2-3 layers. In this case, the previous must necessarily dry out. If this is not done, streaks will be inevitable on the paintwork. On average, the soil dries in 10-20 minutes.

If, after the last layer has dried, you find small deformations on the surface, they can be smoothed out with fine-grained sandpaper. In order not to remove the entire layer of soil, it is best to use "zero".

Painting

The car painting technology is such that spraying with a spray gun is carried out in 3 layers. The main goal of this stage is to hide the gray spots of the soil and achieve a uniform surface with a factory paintwork. Paint should also be applied from a spray gun (of course, if you do not have a spray can) under the same pressure. The first two layers are applied in the same way. In the third, you should add a little hardener and increase the air supply pressure from the compressor. This way you will avoid the formation of unwanted spots, streaks and streaks on the paintwork. The distance between the spray gun and the surface of the site is 20-25 centimeters. This completes the painting of the car body. Upon completion of work, it is recommended to cover the surface of the site with any transparent varnish (sold in the markets in the form of an aerosol can). It can be of any brand, the main thing is not made in China. The varnish will protect the surface of the paintwork from small deformations that can be formed, for example, when in contact with small branches of bushes.

So, we figured out how to paint a car with our own hands. Good luck!

Many motorists are faced with updating the paintwork, and most of them turn to professionals with such questions. After all, not everyone knows how to properly paint a car, and not everyone has the desire to delve into it. But there are also car owners who like to do everything with their own hands at home. Self-painting the car saves money and sometimes gives a result that is in many ways better than from the work of specialists. It is for such people that this material is intended, which will tell motorists the main points of updating the paintwork with their own hands at home. Considered necessary tools and materials, requirements for the premises, preparation and painting of the car itself. After familiarization, it is advisable to watch a few videos on the topic for visual perception.

Before you paint the car yourself, you need to properly prepare, because the car will not be available for constant trips for every little thing. Therefore, you first need to collect everything you need:

• compressor;
• spray gun;
• Bulgarian;
• brush attachments and grinding wheels for a grinder;
• devices for manual grinding;
• abrasive paper in assortment;
• degreaser;
• automotive putty (if the body is slightly damaged);
• primer;
• base paint;
• solvent;
• finishing polish.

Now about everything in order. It is advisable to purchase a compressor and spray gun of good quality. There are craftsmen who achieve good results with their own hands and an electric household spray gun, however, this requires considerable experience. In extreme cases, professional equipment can be borrowed from friends for a while.

The grinder is useful for stripping the body of old paint, traces of corrosion and for finishing. Here it is better to give preference to a tool that is lightweight and has an adjustable spindle speed.

Primer, base paint and varnish are recommended to select the same brand. This way you can ensure that all components do not conflict with each other. If the hood and everything else is painted metallic, then Special attention you need to pay attention to the shade of the base paint.

When everything you need is prepared, you can get to work. To begin with, it is advisable to thoroughly wash the car yourself. After that, the old paintwork and traces of corrosion are removed. The grinder carefully processes the hood and other body parts. The technique for removing corrosion and paint can be clearly seen on the video on the Internet.

If the car did not eat much corrosion, then this is where the preparation for painting with your own hands ends. The result should be a completely polished car, with no visible defects on the surface. If there was rot on the metal or traces of minor collisions, then you need to proceed to the next stage of preparation.

Major damage is repaired either with patches and a welding machine, or. The result should be the absence of rust and holes in the body.

Minor flaws are eliminated with ordinary putty, and with the help of grinding devices, the original geometry of the body surface is displayed. How these procedures are carried out correctly can be seen in the video on this topic.

After restoring the surface, it remains only to cover those places that will not be painted, degrease the hood and the rest of the body, and also take care of protecting the cabin space. Next, the car is placed in a paint room, about which a few words later.

To properly paint the car with your own hands at home, in addition to the above, great importance has room preparation. Ideally, in a garage environment, a real spray booth is organized. But since this is somewhat expensive, it will be enough to adhere to the basic rules for painting a car.

The first thing to take care of is cleanliness. There should be absolutely no dust in the painting room. It doesn’t matter if a car is painted with metallic paint, or with another material, cleanliness is the key to an ideal result. For an example, you can look at the video how the pros achieve this. In the spray booths, an outdoor air filtration system is installed for this.

The second indicator of a properly prepared room for metallic painting is temperature. If staining is carried out in winter time, then there is no way to avoid installing sufficient heating.

Of great importance is the temperature of not only the air, but also the painted car. Therefore, before painting, it is necessary to give the metal some time to equalize the temperature indicators with the environment.

And, perhaps, the main key to success self painting- Proper lighting. It should be uniform, not creating glare and shaded areas on the body. Typically, light sources are placed on the ceiling and evenly on the walls of the room.

At the next stage, the hood and other parts are primed. This procedure creates a base on the metal, on which the remaining layers of paint material will be applied. The ease of application of paint and the duration of its service will depend on the quality of the primer. This is especially true for metallic paint.

The primer is prepared in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions on the packaging. Using a spray gun, the first layer is applied, which is then matted with abrasive paper. At this stage, places that require additional processing with putty will be clearly visible. When all defects are corrected, the primer is applied again. The second layer will be the final one, so it must be applied with extreme care and attention.

Metallic painting is carried out in two or three layers. The first one is applied with a fine mist. If there are smudges, they are eliminated and the place is painted over again. The hood and the rest of the body surface after applying the first layer is inspected again for defects. After eliminating defects and drying, they begin to apply the second layer, which is already thicker. Sometimes, with experience and a normal spray gun, it is possible to achieve normal metallic painting the second time. If after repeated application of paint a uniform layer is obtained, then the application of the base on the hood and on the rest of the surface can be completed.

For some, the process of varnishing is the most difficult. Even professionals sometimes find it difficult to properly apply it to the base paint. This is due to the fact that the varnish is transparent, and errors are not so clearly visible in the process. But still, under certain conditions, and here you can achieve an ideal result.

After the varnish dries and crystallizes, it will be useful to polish the hood and the entire body. To do this, the surface is matted with a fine abrasive and brought to a glossy state using a grinder and polishing paste.

Even the most thorough car paintwork care does not guarantee against minor damage. Helps in certain cases However, this option is valid for the time being. Minor defects, as well as the results of unsuccessful maneuvers, many car owners prefer to fix on their own, without involving specialists from a paint shop.

Before you spray paint a car at home, it's a good idea to consider the practical component of the process. Local paintwork restoration car body has a number of undeniable advantages:

• The technology of work does not require high qualifications.
• Varnish from an aerosol can is applied without problems to the most inaccessible places.
• There is no need for special equipment in the form of a compressor and spray gun.
• A high-quality coating is obtained even in the absence of practical experience and the cheapness of the method of restoring the paintwork.

We must not forget that there are times when the declared color may differ from the real one, so it is better to correctly calculate and purchase the required amount of paint in advance.

Technology: how to paint a car with an aerosol can at home without much effort?

If, upon inspection of the coating, it is found that the damage to the paint layer has reached the primer or, moreover, to the metal, then local tinting is indispensable. It is worth noting the fact that the repair of the paintwork in these cases should be done as soon as possible. The corrosion process goes almost imperceptibly until the defect manifests itself in a larger volume, forming a rust center.

We prepare materials

Motorists who are interested in the question of how to paint a car from a spray can themselves should understand that the absence of the need for a compressor and spray gun does not mean that only paint is needed for work. You may not need some components, but having them on hand is still more convenient:

• Sandpaper.
• Degreaser, anti-silicone.
• Putty and primer.
• Aerosol with paint of the desired color.
• A bottle of polymer varnish.
• PET film or newspapers.

Anti-silicone can be replaced with alcohol-containing components. Do not forget about the respirator and overalls.

Body preparation

By using detergents thoroughly wash the body of the car and let it dry. Next, we proceed to work with the damaged area:

• Degrease the surface with two napkins, soak one with a solvent and wipe the entire area of ​​​​the planned work. The second wipe dry this place dry.
• If rust is present, remove with sandpaper or chemical converters.
• Limit the work area with masking tape and PET film or paper.
• Treat the area with a primer, you can use the mixture in an aerosol can as it.
• Let the primer dry for 25-30 minutes and putty the defective area.
• After the putty has dried (20-30 minutes), sand it with P350 - P400 sandpaper until the body geometry is restored. Finishing is carried out with abrasive P600 - P1000.
• In places of transition to the old varnish, the borders must be matted with P1200 sandpaper.
• Degrease the repair plane with two napkins.

Motorists who already know how to spray paint their own car at home are advised to use wooden block flat shape for fixing sandpaper.

Important! The preparation of the area for painting should cover a fairly large area relative to the repair area in order to further polish the transition space.

Some nuances

Process complete more or less clear to most motorists. Partial painting of a car should take into account the spray area, it should not exceed the pre-treated area. It is necessary to observe that the sprayed paint lies exactly along the border matte surface. There are a few more important points:

• An aerosol can with paint or primer should be shaken for 2-3 minutes before use.
• Preliminarily make a control painting on any unnecessary part.
• Work must be carried out in a clean and ventilated area where the air temperature is at least 20°C.
• To optimize the drying process, you can use a building hair dryer.

The main stages: how to paint and varnish a car from a spray can in garage conditions?

The technology of spray painting a car is not particularly difficult. The enamel can is sprayed from a distance of 250-300 mm, the number of layers is two or three. Each layer needs to be thoroughly dried for 15-20 minutes. Thus, painting activities can be divided into several stages:

• Before you paint the car yourself from an aerosol can, you need to shake it thoroughly for 2-3 minutes and apply the first layer. The last layer dries for 30-40 minutes.
• After applying two or three layers of paint and control drying, a transparent varnish is applied. The technology is similar to that when working with enamel - the varnish is applied in 2-3 layers.
• In the final stage, it is necessary to blur the boundaries of the transition between the old and fresh coatings using an aerosol solvent. Only the transition zone should be blasted.

Polishing or processing transitions

There are two methods of polishing: abrasive and protective. The mechanism of the first method is to eliminate the unevenness of a thin layer of varnish with a thickness of 2-4 microns due to fine abrasive particles contained in the pasty material. The average thickness of the varnish is 35-40 microns, so it can withstand 5-7 abrasive treatments without damaging the paint.

Protective polishing is the final stage after painting. Here the micro-scratches left after the abrasive are removed and a thin protective layer is created. Both methods are also applicable after plastic car paint and metal. Auto cosmetics manufacturers offer two types of protective polish

1. Wax based, lasts 5-6 washes.
2. On a teflon basis, maintains 10-12 washes.

Pastes based on UV-20 and Teflon are more expensive, but durable and effectively protect the varnish from acids, alkalis and ultraviolet rays.

The polishing material is applied to the body in a small amount, after which the polish is rubbed with a suede cloth. A uniform layer is kept for 3-5 minutes, during which it dries and acquires a light matte color. Motorists who thoroughly know how to paint a car with an aerosol can at home prefer to use polishing machine. At the same time, they recommend experimentally setting the disk rotation speed and taking short breaks in work, preventing overheating of the paintwork.

If the paint has a dark color, then sanding should begin with P2500 sandpaper. Next, slightly wetting the plane of the body and the pad of the polishing wheel, apply the paste and rub over the area at about 1000 rpm. Then increase the speed to 1500 and bring the paintwork to a glossy shine. Periodically, the paste should be moistened, but carefully so as not to splash adjacent areas of the body.

conclusions

The technique of local painting of damaged areas of the car body using an aerosol can saves time and paintwork materials. In addition, it becomes possible to keep the factory coating on most of the car. The technology is simple and accessible to implementation even by inexperienced motorists; in just a few hours, without special equipment, the paintwork is restored.

Car owners sooner or later come to the conclusion that it is time to update the top decorative and protective layer of the car's paintwork. A beautiful car is difficult to keep in good condition, besides protecting the body from rust and other unpleasant damage. Moreover, it is difficult to correctly carry out the necessary work with your own hands and not pay a lot of money for the restoration of the car body to specialists. A simple do-it-yourself car painting technology will help you understand how to perform all the actions, as well as what points to be afraid of.

Compliance with technology when working with a car is simply necessary. Otherwise, the car will get an ugly body, which, moreover, will constantly require refinement and careful care. Before you paint any surface yourself, you should know the rules quality painting. But even those motorists who know how to paint a car correctly in theory cannot always perform the necessary work in practice efficiently and quickly. It is worth dealing with this point in more detail.

Painting steps and order - basic knowledge before starting

Before approaching the processing of a car with your own hands, you need to understand all the stages of completing the tasks. A properly prepared machine and the right method of applying paints and varnishes will be the key to your success. Before painting the surface, determine the scale of the update. It can be a local or partial repair, as well as a complete painting. The order will differ depending on the chosen solutions. In general, the stages of painting a car are as follows:

1. Washing the area being repaired and cleaning off any layers of old paint that are preventing you from updating and repairing any damage to your car.
2. At the second stage, it is worth determining what materials need to be applied to the surface of the car, whether it is necessary to level the body with putty, to protect it from corrosion.
3. Next, the place must be primed, after which you will have to wait a few hours. After priming, sometimes you need to wash the place additionally to eliminate irregularities.
4. Next, a section of your car is opened with paint. The processing technology in this case will be different, which depends on the chosen scale of the paintwork renewal.
5. After completing all the stages, it is important to polish and prepare a new paintwork for further operation. Protection and refinement are important stages.

If you do not take into account these simple rules for painting a car, serious problems are possible when applying paint, as well as during further operation. But technology includes much more information about how to paint such surfaces. You can look at modern videos from experts for more information on how materials are applied in a particular case.

Car body processing locally - we correctly eliminate damage

The modern approach to restoring the protective layer on your machine may differ depending on the nature of the damage. If the paint is slightly worn or damaged in a certain place, technologies are used local painting. The rules in this case are quite complicated, but only their unquestioning observance will lead to high-quality results. In this case, you will have to paint car body parts with the following features:

• it is not difficult to prepare a car with your own hands, it is enough to clean the place with sandpaper with water supply;

• metal protection is mandatory, therefore, a primer with protective properties and metal preservation technologies is used;

• it is best to paint a car with your own hands in a chamber or a prepared room without dust and sunlight;

• equipment must be suitable, even from a can local damage cannot be eliminated;

• treatment will often be required following the paint transition rule to reduce the visual separation of the repair stain.

You can apply different methods of applying materials. But the technology of painting a car at home must be observed. To do this, select good materials, decent paint, primer and other components. Also pay attention to the spray gun. It must spray the liquid well, otherwise shagreen will appear, paint streaks form on the car body. Watch some videos that will explain more information about car painting work.

How to paint body parts from a spray can?

You can use aerosol materials only if you have no particular claims to the result. In this case, the car is unlikely to be very beautiful, the spots will certainly be noticeable. It is almost impossible to paint the entire part with a spray can evenly and beautifully. This requires not just the technology of painting a car, but a masterful ability to control spraying.

But some car damage can indeed be covered with aerosol solutions. These are internal cavities, invisible parts on the thresholds, hidden from the eye of the observer, auto body parts. But it is almost impossible to do this work with your own hands without experience. So it’s better to use a compressor and a traditional spray gun.

You can watch dozens of videos, but still not find out what important factors in painting work affect the quality of the process. To bring the car body to perfect condition after multiple damages is possible only by a complete repainting. At the same time, the technology of painting a car must be fully observed. For a complete body treatment, you need to prepare well, perform all decisions reliably and without any inaccuracies. The preparation process is possible with your own hands without paying for the services of specialists. You will need to perform the following range of actions:

• choose a paint for processing body elements, while you can choose any color in the spectrum indicated in the data sheet;

• determine the quality of the paintwork material for cars, it can be metallic, mother-of-pearl, as well as a number of special materials;

• choose the right set of additional materials for the machine (primer, hardener, solvents, etc.);

• choose and organize a place where you can paint the car in compliance with all the rules and recommendations of specialists;

• purchase additional materials, such as sandpaper, putty, rags for bodywork;

• watch the video and make important decisions on the methods of applying paint and varnish material, the stages of work.

If you have chosen a metallic paint, it is worth looking at the special requirements. Metallic car painting technology involves the use of specific cameras and other solutions for high-quality overlay. You need to observe the temperature, properly prepare your car for the performance painting works. If this is not done, it is impossible to count on qualitative results.

Painting a car in a rented chamber is the best option

If you can't find a place or get your garage ready for paint work with your vehicle, rent a camera. Many service stations offer this service for a small fee. You can also consult with experts, take optional equipment. Often this will be cheaper than preparing your own technical kit for transport.

Summing up

In order for your car to look beautiful and not rust, it is worth monitoring the quality of the paintwork. As soon as it gets damaged, you should immediately fix them and provide a decent repair. Painting technologies and requirements are quite complex, so for independent work it is worth choosing classic solutions and kits of materials. The technology of preparing the car for painting must be observed.

If important features are not observed, serious troubles are quite possible soon after the work is completed. Paint material may crack, peel off on the first wash. Also Sun rays do not spare poor-quality applied paint. So sometimes it's better to take some time to learn the right technologies than to redo the work again and spend more more money to troubleshoot problems that have arisen.