Berger question

[SilverRS96]

Im gonna paint my silver panel tomorrow...now do i need to sand the stock 1 down or can i just paint over it? also what kind of paint should i use for it?

[BLLDOGG]

Re: Berger question

yes you should sand it just like anything else. I would use car paint.

[01PewterDropTop]

Re: Berger question

Stay away from canned spray paints!!! i got it done by a pro

[BLLDOGG]

Re: Berger question

he has a point. I doubt it would cost an arm and leg to have it repainted by a pro. Thats the way I would go.

[hockeyman]

Re: Berger question

I had mine painted and clearcoated from a shop for $80 a few years ago. Took them about two days. I also sanded it down with 1000 grit before I dropped it off.

[Big Tymer]

Re: Berger question

if you know what your doing, on just that panel, with the right rpepwork , sanding, buffing, u can actually make it look good with some spray paint.... i have seen a few.... but i would still reccomend geting it professionally done....

[Highline Highlife]

Re: Berger question

Instead of trying to paint it yourself, go to the junkyard and take a panel off a black car...

If not take it to a shop for paint. Will not cost much.

[hockeyman]

Re: Berger question

if you know what your doing, on just that panel, with the right rpepwork , sanding, buffing, u can actually make it look good with some spray paint...

Actually, this is correct. I have done it myself to my damaged mirror back in '03. I was heavily scuffed & gouged buy a garage door :rant:

I bought the paint in a spraycan from a website that matches your paint code. Began by wetsanding the mirror with 1000 grit to rough-up the surface and remove the gouges. Sprayed a few light coats of paint, then a few light coats of clearcoat. Wetsanded the clearcoat (about two days later) with 2000 grit to get the "orange peel" off, buffed with a medium compound, then a swirl remover, then finished with a carnuba wax. It came out so good that no-one can tell it was ever damaged, and it matches the original paint.

It's alot of work, but it teaches you the fundamentals of basic bodywork...at a beginners level.

[SilverRS96]

Re: Berger question

finding a 4th gen camaro nevermind a black one is hard to come by around here...if there was 1 id know cuz my father works at a salvage yard....now ive already wet sanded the panel down cleaned it and now i have primer on it and waitin to dry so i can sand that down and put another coat on it...but what color should i go with? flat black or gloss black?

[hockeyman]

Re: Berger question

...but what color should i go with? flat black or gloss black?

What do you want the finish result to be? If you want a flat, then use flat paint only...no clearcoat. If you want a glossy finish, use gloss black WITH a clearcoat.
If you have no other black accents on your car, then I'd recommend flat black panel. If you have black mirrors, stripes, hood inserts, headlight housings (93-97), Ect. then I'd recommend a shiny black panel.

[SilverRS96]

Re: Berger question

i got a 96 with the back headlight housing, mirrors r in the mail that r black and my wheels r black zr-1's so it looks like gloss

[hockeyman]

Re: Berger question

Ok, so here goes:

Sand down the original panel using 1,000 grit wet. Get between the c-a-m-a-r-o letters the best you can. Prime using a black primer & allow to dry for about 1/2 an hour. Paint with gloss black, about 3 to 4 light-to-meduim coats. Do not spray too heavy or you'll get runs. Allow to dry overnight.

Next day is for clearcoat:
Clearcoat the same way you painted.
Allow clearcoat to dry ~AT LEAST~ overnight or 10-24 hours in temp ranging from 60*-80*.

Next day is finishing day:
Wetsand with 2,000 grit to remove the orange peel effect. You WILL have it! Take your time. Sand, let dry and look for more orange peels, sand some more. Use plenty of water!!!!! You cannot go wrong there!

After wetsanding:
Buff with a meduim compound. After compound, buff using a swirl remover, then finally a carnuba wax or polishing wax. It's easier to apply the compund, swirl remover and wax with a buffer. By hand is okay, but you'll be running out of stamina after the compound is applied. Use different applicators/pads for each wax. Never the same one for two (or more) different types!!

Take pics along the way to show your results, and to brag :banana:

Good luck...

[Cobalt camaro]

Re: Berger question

I always liked the berger pannel, there's a guy up here where i live that has 23 camaro's at least one from every generation, and he has three berger special edition camaro's, and the dale earnhardt edition camaro, it was the coolest thing i have ever seen.

[SilverRS96]

Re: Berger question

lucky guy...i got pics of the panel done in mt car domain site

[hockeyman]

Re: Berger question

lucky guy...i got pics of the panel done in mt car domain site

Holy Crap! You finished it already???
Looks good though. Run into any probs?