Getting ready to paint my first car!!

[bigpitbull]

I have a couple foxbody mustangs that I am planning on painting. One I use as a parts car (this will be my practice Vehicle.) My question is I have a 60gal compressor and I purchased the Devilbliss Startline gun kit. It has a 1.3mm and a 1.8mm. I understand that spraying primer and base with the 1.3 is good, but would it be possible to obtain a nice finish without having access to a 1.5mm nozzle for the CC? This will be painted in my converted garage "booth".... I plan on using Nason bc/cc... the color will be Black. Any pros have any "Tips" that would be great!:yesnod01:

The bodywork on the cars has been complete, with the help of a VERY experienced bodyman. As of now I have one last step before BC/CC.. which is 600grit wetsanding.:bigokay: My fear is the obvious fisheye, spider cracks, and runs in my CC. If I back off while spraying to around 8 inches from the surface and put Several light coats of clear, will this prevent running and OP? Will spraying several really light CCs cause the finish to look distorted?:ears:

 

[TAZ]

Welcome to the forum.

I personally think the 1.3 is too small for the primer. If I had my choice, I would setup the gun more for the clearcoat rather than the primer. You can spray primer with pretty much any tip...and the clearcoat to, but since you are running only one gun, you should reach a happy medium.
Why not purchase a 1.5 for the primer, the base, and the clearcoat. This should get you through all three.
As far as clearcoating. Your first coat of clear should be 'wet'. This makes the second and third coat easier to spray, OR unless you think you will have a problem with fisheyes. If anything, ONLY the first coat should be a light to medium wet, and this is only if you think you might have a problem with fisheyes. I assume you will be sealing the car (wet on wet). You should know if you are going to have a problem then.

You may want to purchase a 2' x 2' panel and just do a test panel in the same area and on the same day you are spraying the car, JUST to make sure. Do the seal, the paint, and the clearcoat. and Do not just lay the panel down and spray it. Spray it in a vertical position to similate the side of the car. This will also give you practice

How for you spray from the panel depends on how you have the gun setup along with the speed you move the gun along in addition to the reducer you are using (and other variables).
Trial and error on this.

As far as the 600 grit, we normally just use 320 grit DA and dry sand if it's a solid color or a very dark metallic. We'll buzz over the panel with 600 Hookit 2 if it's a lighter metallic

:luck:

 

[bigpitbull]

Well, here are some of my supplies... I will have the help of an experienced painter to guide me along through the process. (but its always nice to have other input!) :moon:

Please let me know if you see anything else I might need!! thanks!:bigokay:

 

[TAZ]

Looks like you are going with a straight up black, so it should be fairly easy.
You should seal the car first before you spray the black though. Not totally necessary, but it's always nice getting a good ground coat on first.