How hard is it to spray your own van/car?

[Maddy]

Completely willing to buy proper automotive paint, primer, spray gun etc.
I have seen a few people give tips how to on youtube, blogs etc and they all seem to be giving sound advice. In practice though, I'm not sure how difficult it would be to do a nice job!

Does any one have any experience of this?


Ta for any advice

[teaspoon]

its harder than you think,,,,, the area you use has to be warm, dry, free from wind, well ventalated, and the prep work before you spray has to be bob-on,,, then spraying evenly without getting runs is hard,,, its also not such a good idea to use rattle cans if your spraying the hole van,,,,,,,,,, other than that, your fine,,,, oh,, mask off very well,, if you dont it WILL look a mess,, thanks, DAVE.

[TITCH]

That's right,
Prep work & conditions are the key factors.....
look at this of mine, but not too closely!!

I'll be flatting it back & re doing it, hopefully at the weekend.

Titch

[TITCH]

The trouble is where we are, there never seems to be still air.... conditions for painting are crucial