if you do ALL the prep work? Hundred bucks?

 

Take it to Maaco or Earl Sheib, it will come out better than if you do it from info you get on the internet AND COST LESS

 

in my opinion.6-8 hours is a little much for base coat dry time. no need to wait that long, your paint should have a flash time of 10-15 minutes if its kept at a certain temperature, it will be tack clothable by then and clear can be applied right after that, if it still seems tacky then wait a little longer, only reason i see waiting 6 or more hours is to wetsand the base and rebase if needed if your sprayed in a real dirty environment.. now if you want the hot bizz paint job you will make sure the base is clean and then lay 2 coats of clear, wait at least 12-15 hours if you dont have a nicely heated area and then wetsand the clear with 1500 or lightly with a grey scotchbrite pad to get any crap out and re clear with another 2 coats.....but thats just the way i do. other people have other techniques.

and if its your first time painting, you might want to practice for 2 months before painting anything important. cause otherwise your shit is gonna be zebra striped and runs everywhere.

 

Gay

 

True, if I had a dollar for everytime I saw a "rookie" zebra stripe the shit out of a car, I'd be rich.

 

everyone does it when they first start, but hey, thats why its called practice and having to learn ya know, and not checking spray pattern against a surface is a mistake too, need to check and make sure the pattern is coming out even with out gaps.