paint job on a used hood??

[DannyV6Camaro]

just wondering how much it would be to get a blue hood, painted red?? what does it involve? does it have to be sand blasted then primed, painted?? i dont know much about paint jobs, so help me out. could i cut cost, by sanding it myself.

thanks
Danny

[Big Tymer]

save ur self mucho money by sanding it yourself... its not hard and it somthing thats not easy to screw up as long as u pay attention

[DannyV6Camaro]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Big Tymer:
save ur self mucho money by sanding it yourself... its not hard and it somthing thats not easy to screw up as long as u pay attention<hr></blockquote>


use a regular circular sander, belt sander i guess.

[slow]

belt sander = no.

for a good paint job, over a good paint job, just scuffing it by hand is all that is needed.

if the old paint is cracking, ect, then you need to remove it,

Ryan

[viper98885]

When sanding the old paint, keep in mind that not ALL of the old paint has to come off. You just want a smooth surface, but rough enough for the primer to adhere to.

[Ted]

The first thing you need to do is go to a few bodyshops around your area and find out some prices. You could even find out from insurance companies what the best shop in your area is if your looking for quality. I would just let the paintshop do all the sanding. You might need some chips or something fixed on the hood, and it is conveniant to do it at the bodyshop. I have a good laugh sometimes guys try to do body work their self when they bring it to the shop I work at. If you have no experience with it, don't do it. A few of the guys here are wrong. If you are going to sand it, stay away from orbitals, and belt sanders. It's pretty common to just wetsand the hood with 600grit wet sand paper. If you really need to get some chips or gouges out you might do better bumping those spots down with 400grit. If the hood is in pretty good condition you can get away with sanding it down with 1000grit even. You also would want to sand underneath. You can do that with a regular scuffpad. No primering is needed unless you had to do any body work on the hood, or if you exposed any metal. But in all honesty, save yourself the trouble, and time to get the bodyshop to do it.

Hope I could help