Friday, April 11, 2014

Steps In How To Repaint Your Car After Doing Sponge Blasting

By Anita Ortega


When it comes to repainting your car, you first have to deal with the rust because this could eat up all of the material of your frame if not properly treated. This problem occurs when the steel has been untreated and is exposed to water that will lead to its oxidation. You better remove it and treat it with the right chemical.

After you have removed the rust, there might be holes that must have been eaten up by the corrosion. After the sponge blasting, fill the spaces with a body filler that is of high quality so that you can have a smoother outcome. This can also be easily sanded.

The surfaces should also be sanded and you should use a block in doing so because this can enhance how you apply the pressure as you go through the panels. If not through this, you will be imprinting your fingermarks on the body filler and making an uneven finish. Sand paper with coarse grit will be the one top be applied at first and you will get the finer ones later.

In doing the actual painting, you first start with the indoors and be sure you place the vehicle in an area whew it will not be exposed to environmental elements. A spacious garage would be good for this. Be sure it is properly parked and that there would be no dust and other particle that will stick to the paint by hanging drapes.

Keep your workplace in order because doing this step is crucial to the success for your project and thus maintenance of the cleanliness is necessary. Pick up all of the clutters to eliminate risks for tripping and accidents and the tools should be properly stored too. Only keep out the ones you are going to use and be sure to keep the whole place dust free.

The area should also be properly maintained especially form water and moist because these can both result top corrosion of metals. There must also be adequate ventilation within the workplace because of the fumes that will be emitted which are dangerous to your health. Install an exhaust fan or a filter if there are no wide windows.

Be sure that the primer you apply is also of good quality because this acts as a protection of the body. This would also aid in making the paint stick to the panel. This will result to a long lasting finish.

Clear and base painting system is what is currently used by many auto shops and this would even work well even if this is relatively less expensive. This can also be easily applied with lesser hassle and would give you an outcome that has more luster and would be better at hiding the scratches. This will make your work even easier to accomplish.

In order for you to achieve a smoother finish, you must use a good painting gun. Others would be expelling unequal amounts because the flash times and the air pressure would not be accurate. Thus, you also need a pressure regulator together with an oil separator to eradicate contaminants.




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