[rememberfireball#22]

Greg, I painted my car in my old one car building. Very drafty. I hung sheets of plastic on the walls and roof and kept the floor wet. It turned out pretty good. I put on plenty of clear because I knew I would be sanding and buffing a lot of it off. I have a couple of tips for you. When spraying metallic be sure not to hold the gun to close, that is one of the reasons for the tiger strips. Also, watch out for the air hose. Lay the hose over your shoulder and keep it behind you. I have seen many paint jobs ruined because the painter let the air hose rub against the wet paint , expecially on the hood, top, and trunk. Also watch out for water coming out the end of the hose where it attaches to the gun. Get or somehow borrow a good water trap. If you have a small compressor like I do it will most likely make water after it gets hot. That is a drawback to small compressors. I used a 5hp Sears with a 20 gallon tank and it made a lot of water after about the second coat. Make sure you drain it and I take some paper towels and wrap them around the connection where the hose plugs into the gun handle, then wrap a couple of turns of masking tape around it to hold it in place. If you have any water coming out, this will keep it from dripping on your flat surfaces. Also when you wet the floor, try to keep the last 3 or 4 feet of the hose off the floor and from getting wet and dripping water on the flat surfaces when you reach over them to spray. When I painted my car at home, water was a big problem.These are some things I learned the hard way trying to paint my car at home with a small Sears compressor. But it is a very good feeling doing it yourself.