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2001GTPEWTER · 03-28-2006, 09:32 AM

Should take a couple of hours depending on the size of the car, you'll always wanna wet sand it though, which means you gotta soak the proper sand paper in water over night. After you've sanded the paint off and then sanded the car smooth its' all easy from there. Primers take no time to apply.

6T9PONY · 03-28-2006, 10:57 AM

A couple hours? HA! If you only spend a couple hours prepping a car for paint, that will quite possibly be one of the worst paint jobs of all time.

What do you want out of the paint job? Do you want something that's going to look good enough for a car show? Look good enough at 30ft/30mph? It all depends on what you want out of it and how much time/money/effort you're willing to put into it.

Depending on the initial quality of the car and how often you can work on it (nights, weekends, etc.) a show quality job could take months to prep, if not longer.

03-28-2006, 09:32 AM	#1
2001GTPEWTER Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: East Long Island Posts: 180	Re: paint Should take a couple of hours depending on the size of the car, you'll always wanna wet sand it though, which means you gotta soak the proper sand paper in water over night. After you've sanded the paint off and then sanded the car smooth its' all easy from there. Primers take no time to apply. __________________ Greeeeeeeg

03-28-2006, 10:57 AM	#2
6T9PONY All about the Windsor. Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 2,052	Re: paint A couple hours? HA! If you only spend a couple hours prepping a car for paint, that will quite possibly be one of the worst paint jobs of all time. What do you want out of the paint job? Do you want something that's going to look good enough for a car show? Look good enough at 30ft/30mph? It all depends on what you want out of it and how much time/money/effort you're willing to put into it. Depending on the initial quality of the car and how often you can work on it (nights, weekends, etc.) a show quality job could take months to prep, if not longer.

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