The more often the car is actively operating, the sooner its owner will have the desire to update the surface of the paint coating - over time it is covered with numerous miniature scratches, losses, loses shine and fade from the sun. Naturally, the question arises about whether it will be necessary to appeal to specialists, or painting works will still be able to try independently. Before proceeding with the case, it will not be superfluous to explore detailed instructions for the implementation of the preparatory and main stages, and also to learn that the painstaking work will have to spend at least a couple of weeks of time.

Tools, fixtures, consumables

It is not difficult to purchase everything you need, but you should decide in advance what it is necessary.

Unambiguously need:

• tape painting, abrasive materials,
• fluid degreasing
• shpaklevka
• primer, paint and varnish
• paste for polishing matting mixtures

Depending on the complexity of the tasks, various devices and tools may be required, in particular:

• machines for grinding and polishing
• drill or grinding plans on clamps, construction hairdryer
• malyary pistol or spray gun with a set of replaceable nozzles with holes of different sections

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Preparatory work on car cleaning

We proceed to the wrap of the car itself. For cleaning from road dust and dirt, we can use detergents and ordinary water, fat stains and bitumen drops can be removed using White Spirit or other special means that are available and auto shops.

The perfect cleanliness of the body surface will allow quality paint quality.

Specialists are not recommended for removing spots on the body to use various solvents or gasoline.

What details need to be removed from the car body before painting

Before you go to the next stage, you will need to dismantle some details, you will need to remove:

• rear and front bumper,
• decorative radiator grille,
• receiver antenna,
• all farlights and headlights,
• rota signs and other external lighting

If there is shockproof protection in the arches of the wheels, it will be necessary to dismantle, the available contamination on the movements of the wheel openings - to carefully delete it.

All that was removed from the car will need to lead to the proper look: rinse, clean from rust, dry.

How to clean the chips of paints, cracks, dents to pure metal (professionals' tips)

To discover absolutely all defective places, chips, cracks and dents better place a car on the street, or it will be necessary to provide enough bright lighting in the room.

All detected defects on the body surface should be marked with small or better paint. A sprinkler of such an aerosol with quick-drying acrylic dye can be bought in any automata.

A car inspection procedure is better to spend two, or even three stages - it will be possible to identify and mark all the problem areas.

Next, you will need to use a screwdriver, the chisel, the emery of the R60 grain, 80, 100. The defective places are cleaned by the clean metal will be visible, we should not forget that the purified area should not significantly exceed the defective, in this case it will be possible to prevent additional consumption of materials and reduce labor costs.

To the places of transition from a defective on an undersion surface, special requirements are presented, they must be smooth, not to have an overflow of the old layer of paint or pronounced ledges. Make sure the quality of grinding can be palm on the body surface.

The surface of the palm is a rather sensitive "device" - it will allow you to detect the height difference of about 0.03 mm.

Aligning all the detected defective dots, we clean the body from dust, wipe the place of stripping the rags, moistened by White Spirit, let dry.

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Putty, which putty is better to use (recommendations of specialists)

Material for car body putty is used special: polyester, on a synthetic basis.

The work is performed using metal and rubber spatulas to determine their dimensions should learn the dimensions of the defective places that will need to put.

To simplify the work, you can use the finishing putty - to apply it much easier, because It is fine-grained, this parameter will also facilitate the grinding process.

Before entering the work, you should carefully examine the recommendations on the use of putty. The number of mixing components indicate the packaging.

Given the practical experience can be recommended for one kneading to use 2 tablespoons of putty, the hardener will need to squeeze 3-4 cm strip.

To mix components, you can use a homemade spatula made of 1 mm metal plate. The base for the knead can be a piece of plexigla.

Putty and hardener painted in red, mixed to obtain homogeneous mass. On the mixing of putty, you can spend about half a minute, then you should immediately begin to apply to defective sections. The movement of the spatula must be cross.

The surface as a result should be smooth and smooth, a little protruding over the level of the body surface.

To apply to steel parts, polyester putty are used, if the surface is galvanized, then a special type of putty with zinc or the same universal is used.

If there is a need for a plastic putty bumper, you should use a special plastic putty. It is characterized by a high adhesion rate to plastic materials (teflon and polyethylene are an exception, satisfactory adhesion relative to polypropylene products allows you to apply this putty to non-primed surfaces.

Excellent characteristics have a putty, which includes glass fiber. It is very durable and able to fill the holes and irregularities, but the relatively low elasticity of the material limits the possibility of its use on large-scale surfaces.

The application of the finish putty allows you to create a thin layer filling small recesses, it is very easy to carry out its grinding, can be fine-grained sandpaper, the surface after grinding is very smooth. The finish putty is suitable for applying steel, as well as galvanized surfaces.

Works on the leveling of body defects Auto-suck, tips and recommendations

We have already mentioned that the car's putty is used special, most often, two-component acrylic on a polymer basis. Its plasticity is provided by a chemical reaction with heat isolation, which begins during the mixing of components. Considering that the duration of finding a product in a plastic state is only 5 minutes can be recommended to apply it accurately and quickly.

Signal to the fact that the work with the name of the kneading should be stopped by the appearance of lumps. Used spatulas and other tools should be cleaned immediately from putty remnants.

To process the surface of metal parts, primer based on epoxy resins can be used, use etching acid primers it is impossible!

Before applying a putty surface is grinning, an abrasive with graininess P80 is used for a metal surface, for an old paint coating - P180-P240.

They apply a putty into several layers, the maximum thickness of each should not exceed 400-500 μm. A qualitatively applied putty will greatly simplify the grinding procedure.

To obtain an ideally smooth surface, several layers of putty are usually applied and polished.

How to determine the degree of hardening of putty to the desired consistency

To continue the spacure process, you will need to wait for the time to complete the applied material. As a rule, 30-45 minutes is enough, provided that the air temperature is within +20 C.

To check the quality of frozen, it is recommended to use the P80 sandpaper, with friction, the putty should not pour on the grain of paper and turn into small dust.

Stripping ash-covered place, recommendations of specialists

For stripping spacure surfaces, it is recommended to use eathes ranging from P120 to P600. Work is performed manually, the goal is to obtain the surface identical on geometry and roughness to the body surface.

Expandments are recommended gradually, if necessary, applying an additional layer.

Experienced masters do not recommend giving the surface of putty with water before grinding. Water enters the structure of the material and causes a decrease in its qualities. The only positive moment - during grinding of a wet putty there is no dust.

How to check the quality of putty and stripping

The best method of controlling the quality of the surface was stroking the palm - in this way even minor irregularities can be revealed.

The final control is carried out as follows:

• from the surface remove all dust
• wipe with a rag moistened with White Spirit
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• apply aerosol primer light gray, so that it captures the transition border

The primer layer will make all the smallest errors in the work clearly visible. If necessary, defects will be needed to be eliminated.

Preparatory work to painting

Before applying paints, we prepare the body:

• clean from dust residues
• with the help of painting tape and tight paper, overlap access to places that are not subject to staining, the wheels close the paper completely

We take into account the fact that between the unpainted surface and the one on which the paint is applied will be about 0, 02 mm, i.e. The difference will be visually noticeable.

In order to optimize the appearance of the body, the boundaries of painted and unpainted parts are preferably combined with the boundaries of parts, of which the body consists.

All surfaces with the old paint and varnish coating handles the skin of P1200 until they become matte. Next, we clean all the surfaces from dust and wipe the White Spirit, let them dry.

How to choose the workplace

Preparation for painting a car occurs in several stages, the first of them is the choice of a suitable room, it should significantly exceed the size of the car dimensions, the distance from the borders of the body to walls around the perimeter should leave about two meters.

The premises itself will be required to put in order: remove all dust and dirt on the walls, ceiling and floor, moreover, it will be necessary to make sure that the web or plaster will not turn from the ceiling during paintwork.

Before starting painting, we are convinced once again in the absence of dust on the walls, web on the ceiling, the floor of the room is moisturizing.

How to choose the camera

The choice of enamel for painting cars will require preliminary familiarization with information about different types, because the enamel enters the enamel, which has quite a variety of characteristics.

Melaminoalkide paint, so-called. Synthetics, differs primarily by the method of drying - some species can safely dry at the usual temperature of B +20 C, for others it will require a special box with a temperature of +130 C. Ti, when choosing paint, it is necessary to study the properties that indicate product manufacturers. Specialists are recommended for painting on their own use paints drying without baking, and the choice of paint, glossy or fashionable now matte is already a matter of taste of the car owner.

In addition, the melaminalkide auto email will require the addition of a hardener, which helps to increase the strength of the coating and a decrease in drying time. It will not be able to polish the car after applying this paint.

The second variety of paints is acrylic enamel. To obtain a working composition, ready to apply, paint mixed with a hardener, it is recommended to use the entire volume that is included.

Prepare paint as follows: a hardener is added, then with the help of the solvent, the working viscosity of the composition is adjusted.

Nitroemali can also be used when painting cars, but since they are not particularly resistant to atmospheric phenomena, then specialists do not recommend using them for dyeing the entire body. The optimal option of its use is if it is necessary to cover individual parts of a car of small size.

No special atmospheric resistance enamel called Metallic. Its use uniquely implies the subsequent coating with lacquer. Actually, paint is designed exclusively for giving a beautiful color. Specialists recommend using two-layer systems, they allow you to avoid the formation of inclination during painting.

Metallic or chameleon paint allows you to get quite attractive, pearl surface. To create such a coating, you will need to apply three-layer enamel. If we consider paint application technology, then, unlike a two-layer system, you will need to use the third layer, the basic, which will play the role of the substrate.

Paints applying technology:

• first, the soil-tonon is applied, which creates the main color
• the second layer is applied by a pearl, its layer must be as thin and not to overlap the color of the base, it serves only to give a certain texture the main color
• as a third layer, atmospheric resistant varnish.

Experienced masters emphasize: the intensity of the color largely depends on the colorful coating thickness. Therefore, before starting work, it is necessary to practice the hand and get the skills of uniform paint. With all the complexity of this embodiment, it is impossible not to note the quality superiority and the attractive type of coating obtained.

Specialists are recommended for diluting enamel to use solvents that are produced by the same manufacturer as enamel itself and are intended for diluting this paint brand.

The use of universal solvents in principle is possible, but in some cases they can have a negative impact on the quality of paint, especially for metallic paints.

The unfortunately chosen solvent can cause a change in paint blur trajectory, naturally, it will not be the best way to figure out.

How to prepare auto email to paint

An important point is high-quality paint preparation. The preparation procedure should be performed in accordance with the instructions, i.e. Mixing enamel with solvent before obtaining optimal density.

As the most simple and affordable method of checking the pussy thickness, you can use the following: immerse the metal needle in the paint with a diameter of 1.5-2 mm, lift it over the jar if the paint is painted with a frequency of 2-4 drops per second - then the paint is ready to apply.

Before starting work, the paint will be required to be filtered, for this you can use a watering can be used for a crumbling stocking. Further enamel can be poured into a paint device tank.

Coloring work starts from the roof, the distance between the nozzle of the paint pistol and the surface on which the paint is applied should be about 15-20 cm.

When painting, reciprocating movements are carried out, the paint is applied in 2-3 layers.

Between the application of the layers should withstand the intermediate drying time, which is about 15-20 minutes.

We should not forget that the depth of painting and the resulting color can be fully estimated only after spraying the second paint layer. For the complete car drying, it will be required from 24 to 36 hours.

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Safety Safety during Laco-Colorful Works

To avoid the possibility of accidents or damage to their health, when performing paintwork works, it will be necessary to comply with elementary security measures:

1. Since the washing and degreasing of the parts of the car are associated with the release of toxic or annoying vapors, it is necessary to provide the ability to protect the respiratory tract, i.e. All work is desirable to spend in the respirator.
2. As a means of individual protection, it is also recommended to use: protective glasses, rubber gloves, rubberized aprons, rubber shoes.
3. The room in which paintworks are made should have a high-quality ventilation system.
4. Fire safety standards must be observed: the lighting devices used in the room should not create sparks when turned on -screen, the availability of flammable substances and items are not welcomed.
5. The paintworks or technical fluids used for work should be present in the room in the minimum required to perform this operation, they must be in the clogged containers.
6. It is impossible to allow presence in the room of children and animals.
7. In no case cannot smoke in the room where painting works are performed.
8. It will not be superfluous to make sure there is a good fire extinguisher.
9. The compressor, with which air will be supplied to the paintopult, should be placed in the next room.

Which pistol is used for painting, what nozzle and working pressure (advice of professionals)

As for the choice of device for applying autocracy, it should be aware that professionals use at least three spraying machines, depending on the characteristics of single models.

To select the appropriate device for you, the device will need to determine the basic requirements that will be presented to the paint pistol.

Given the huge selection of such devices in the trading network and their rather high cost, before purchase, it will be necessary to pre-familiarize yourself with the types of painting devices and the principles of their work.

Among the important characteristics, experts note the dimensions of the dubs, i.e. Socils of paint device. Although the instructions for appliances for applying paint, manufacturers indicate what kind of such materials, for which materials and under what types of work it is recommended to use, you can also take advantage of the prompts of experienced specialists.

Practice shows:

• optimally use of the nozzle 1.3 or 1.4 when applying the base, for light color it is better to use dubs 1.3
• when applied with a lacquer coating, 1,4 or 1.5 can be used, especially if the surface of the surface has large dimensions
• when painting large parts, acrylic paints use the same dozes as for varnish
• soil can be applied using a nozzle 1.6-1.8.
• in the case of applying soil and liquid putty, a separate gun will be required, a dune from 2.5 to 3

Optimal air pressure on the supply - from 2.5 to 3.0 atm.

We choose the paintopult together with the specialist:

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And finally, some tips from the pro, which will be useful to novice cars:

1. When performing repair and painting work, it is necessary to use the line of materials from one manufacturer, even if it initially seems that the cost of products is too high, buying quality materials - the path to saving funds
2. Before starting work, the technical documentation should be studied, which is attached to the materials.
3. Before starting to paint, it should be replaced by the tongue of non-painted parts - if this is not done, there is a risk that the dust accumulated in hard-to-reach places with the first "PSHIK" collapse will fly out and falls on fresh paint
4. For each type of work, it is precisely those materials that are intended for it.
5. When working with abrasive materials, one should not change the number of sandbags, jumping over more than 100 units
6. If you need to paint a new part installed on the body of the car, then before painting, you should completely remove the transportation soil, which are usually covered with new parts - it is not a steady coating, you can use abrasives or solvent to remove
7. Clear the paintopult should immediately after applying paint

Since modern coloring technologists, and the consumables themselves are constantly being improved, it is best to get information about their proper use from professionals' masters.

It is proved that you can learn not only on your own mistakes, it is better to avoid them, studying the errors of precursors.