I fancy having a go at respraying the bonnet, front wings, bumper and roof on the Golf. An insane number of stone chips on it's nose.
Am i just setting myself up for a fall even thinking an amateur can tackle this with respectable results?
I have access to a compressor and a gun (both older than me probably!), and a garage big enough to comfortably work in. I have access to a bigger ~2 year old compressor too if that's likely to make a difference.
Should i worry about water in the air supply? (would mean buying some kind of filter and the attraction of this is i can do it for no cost, except paint...).
As far as i can tell the general technique should be something like:
* Thoroughly clean surfaces, followed by IPA wipedown to remove any waxes / sealants etc.
* Wet sand with 1200 grit to remove all shine / topcoat from the panels
* Dust on high build primer x2 dustings over the stone chips
* Flat back with 1200 grit
* Repeat 3 & 4 until stone chips are sorted
* Wet scotch pad over the full area to key the surface
* IPA wipedown then tack cloth to get it spotless
* Spray basecoat left to right and back again, ~7 inches from the surface, moving at medium pace with no dwelling, half overlap each "row" to keep the overlaps wet paint on wet paint
First basecoat is a dust coat (which just means hold slightly further away for less application i think?). 2nd and 3rd are "normal" coats. Flatting back with 2000 grit between coats once dry. 2 coats of clear, again flatting back between.
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Volkswagen Golf IV - 98 1.6 DIY Spray Pa.. new
Volkswagen Golf IV - 98 1.6 DIY Spray P.. new