Getting your car painted can be a timely and expensive process. With the right tools, painting the car yourself is not difficult. You can save even more money by mixing the paint and adding just the right amount of reducer to stretch out the materials. Just follow the steps below and your paint gun will be full in no time and ready to go.
Instructions
1. Gather your supplies. You will need enamel auto paint with a color that closely matches your car, as well as a paint reducer and a hardener. You'll also need a spray paint gun and a funnel.
2. Estimate the amount of paint you'll need for the job. It's nearly impossible to pinpoint the exact amount of paint you need, but it may be better to err on the side of caution. Auto paint is expensive, and it's better to buy more when you need it than to have too much on hand.
3. Once you figure out how much paint you need, but only buy half that amount, and buy the an equal amount of paint reducer as well as a small amount of hardener. Enamel auto paints sometimes have different thinner ratios and require different amounts of hardener, but this information is always on the instructions right on the paint can. Most have a ratio of 16:16:1 (paint:thinner:hardener).
4. Pour the paint into a container -- make sure the container is perfectly clean before you pour. Add the reducer to the same container. Then add the hardener.
5. Mix the paint, reducer and hardener together in the container with a paint stirrer. Make sure the solution is totally mixed.
6. Take the funnel and insert one end into the paint gun, pour the paint mixture through the funnel into the gun. That's it, you're ready to paint your car.
