[rexs73gto]

Greg I painted my car in my own garage in 1996 & did it all by myself ,,, well with a bunch of ideas & help from my paint shop mgr. I asked I think about every question I could think of & he told me all the things he does in the body shop at the dealer i worked at at that time. So ask as many questions you need to feel comfortable. I did & it helped. I've done a few more since then & each one gets easier. If I was closer to I'd come & spray it for you to. Just a few hints, again get the best gun you can get. See if you can barrow one from someone , rnt a GOOD ONE, or buy a good one. Binks & devillibus make good guns, there a little expensive but well worh it if your going to want a good job. A couple of hints. Whereever your painting make sure you have good ventalation. If your painting inside it's good to blow the space out good before you paint a day before. I painted in my 3 stall garage, I put up plastic on the walls to keep my parts & everything else from turning red when I painted. Also I went in a few hours before & sprayed the floor with water to hold down the dust. I didn't have a vent fan so I put 2 fans in the door way (garage door) & covered the middle & sides with plastic & that gave me a good draw out of the garage because I had a small window open in my compressor room so I could get fresh air in. I sprayed the walls a little just to help keep the dust down. Make sure you have everything you need close so you don't have to go in & out any more then you absoulity have to. Set up a table with all your paint & clears so you don't have to go in & out. Make sure you have a step so you can get up above your work , your hood , trunk & roof without falling into or on the car. Now your close to spraying. Have something in the area your at to test your gun spray on, not your car first. Make sure you get your gun set before you start spraying. That way when you spray the car whats coming out of the gun is a good pattern. It's best to if you have a springy belt on so you can put the hose over your sholder & hook it in that belt so it doesn't swing out & hit the car on accident. Make sure it's over your sholder going behinde you. Have a couple of the filter for you mask handy to, you don't want to have to stop spraying a full coat because you can't breath. Keep a rag handy so you can clean off your fase mask if for some reason it gets paint on it. The best & next thing to remember LOCK THE DOOR so no one can come in & get a blast of bad air in your spraying area. LOCK THE DOOR>!!!!!! Last remember anything can be fixed so relax & spray easy. Overlap at 50% when spraying & keep the same distance while spraying. Follow these simple thing & I think you'll do just fine. Remember relax & go easy , have a good time & think about how nice it will turn out.

[1969GTO]

just to give you some idea,mine was painted this past summer 2012 in my friends big garage.
He used several fans to push-pull air out,plactic covered every thing,all the lighting you can get.
The car came out great,base coat clear coat,Matador Red.
We still plan on having the car wet sanded and buffed. I'd like a little more shine
Have fun and take your time.