primerin car

SykWitit · 02-07-2010, 01:13 AM

got a quick question for everybody out there. im wantin to sand down my eclipse and primer it. what grit should i use to sand the body before applyin the primer and what grit/grits should i sand down the primer to get it smooth? im not paint, just primerin for now.

TA^Guy · 02-07-2010, 10:15 AM

Don't do it.

rough97 · 02-07-2010, 10:20 AM

Please do not ruin your eclipse.

I've wanted one of those cars since I was 13.

SykWitit · 02-07-2010, 03:05 PM

how is primerin it, ruining it? its a fact o bake paint job. im gonna repaint it later, well a friend of mine is. im gonna go ahead and mask it off and get it primed. i was jus askin what grit to use to get the best results. it needs some work. i can do body work but ive never primed over paint and was jus askin before i made a mistake.

**Sir Toad** · 02-07-2010, 04:42 PM

fact-o-bake?

you get that painted in holly hill,fl?

SykWitit · 02-07-2010, 05:46 PM

nah i bought it from a buddy that runs a tow yard, the girl that had it before had it painted. its eh. plus the bumpers are eff'd so im gonna prime it because i cant match the paint, its got flake in it and stuff.

**Sir Toad** · 02-07-2010, 06:37 PM

then fix and prime the bumpers until you can have the car painted...dont go primin the whole car lookin ghetto...just prime as you go

but if you insist,180 grit is fine as long as you are using real primer....but for some reason,i doubt that,so im not gonna be much help.

rough97 · 02-07-2010, 06:45 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Sir Toad

then fix and prime the bumpers until you can have the car painted...dont go primin the whole car lookin ghetto...just prime as you go

but if you insist,180 grit is fine as long as you are using real primer....but for some reason,i doubt that,so im not gonna be much help.

Anything this man says, take it as gold lol.

But yea, are you using real primer, or... rattle primer? And by the way...

"how is primerin it, ruining it?"

The way/method you go about prepping and priming a car, defines the ENTIRE outcome of the final paint job. That is how you can ruin it.

**travy** · 02-07-2010, 06:50 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by rough97

Please do not ruin your eclipse.

I've wanted one of those cars since I was 13.

That's lame. Lol, your dream car is an eclipse?

rough97 · 02-07-2010, 06:52 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by travy

That's lame. Lol, your dream car is an eclipse?

Haha, not exactly. My dream eclipse is the car I rode in when I was 13. It was my friends, and he had put around $40,000 into it. So the car that I'm attached to... is NOT the eclipse that you would drive off a lot.

**travy** · 02-07-2010, 06:57 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by rough97

Haha, not exactly. My dream eclipse is the car I rode in when I was 13. It was my friends, and he had put around $40,000 into it. So the car that I'm attached to... is NOT the eclipse that you would drive off a lot.

40k in to a 2k car?!

I always see blonde hair 18 year old girls drive them. Or if it's the newer ones then it's their grandma driving them.

pack of q tips · 02-07-2010, 07:05 PM

Putting the whole car in primer is going to make painting it a whole lot harder

rough97 · 02-07-2010, 07:43 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by travy

40k in to a 2k car?!

I always see blonde hair 18 year old girls drive them. Or if it's the newer ones then it's their grandma driving them.

Haha, yea. He had some type of imported crate motor, turbo, everything under the hood chromed. Redid the whole interior, paint, etc...

Totaled it though :l

SykWitit · 02-07-2010, 09:54 PM

its not gonna be a crazy custom, i picked the car up for 150 bucks. bumpers are messed up. i have my project. im primin it. sand it down, rattle can primer, sand. thats it. thanks for all the help.....

**travy** · 02-08-2010, 02:10 AM

ew. tacky as ****.

SykWitit · 02-08-2010, 04:03 AM

its a beater, meant to run till it blows up. if i can get 150 bucks out of it then i got my moneys worth

rough97 · 02-08-2010, 05:55 PM

if i can get 150 bucks out of it then i got my moneys worth

You know, I come from a long line of poor people, so I've heard this line a LOT. How do you get a certain dollar amount out of your vehicle, exactly? If the car only cost you $1, but it makes you look like an idiot when you drive it... you will never get your money's worth from it.

That doesn't make any sense at all. Just saying, not flaming, it just annoys me.

**Sir Toad** · 02-08-2010, 06:13 PM

i wanna see a pic of this car he is getting ready to fuck uo

**travy** · 02-08-2010, 06:18 PM

I would love to see some pictures also.

cen~cal00 · 02-08-2010, 06:51 PM

Why do people ask for advice, and completely ignore it once it is given...

**Sir Toad** · 02-08-2010, 07:00 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by cen~cal00

Why do people ask for advice, and completely ignore it once it is given...

in his defense,he did not ask if he should or not...he asked the grit of sand paper,which i answered....

we just told him not to do it and he chose to ignore THAT advice

oneLOdime · 02-08-2010, 07:00 PM

if its a beater and you got it for 150 bucks, why waste the time, go jump that son of a b*tch

95_Stepside · 02-08-2010, 11:20 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by oneLOdime

if its a beater and you got it for 150 bucks, why waste the time, go jump that son of a b*tch

x2

SykWitit · 02-08-2010, 11:58 PM

so im fukin the car up by wantin to have it one solid color instead of two or three?

pack of q tips · 02-09-2010, 12:01 AM

no you are screwing it up by doing it the cheap way

if you are really planning on painting it one day just deal with the off color bumpers

rough97 · 02-09-2010, 12:03 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by pack of q tips

no you are screwing it up by doing it the cheap way

if you are really planning on painting it one day just deal with the off color bumpers

Mhm.

cen~cal00 · 02-09-2010, 12:58 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Sir Toad

in his defense,he did not ask if he should or not...he asked the grit of sand paper,which i answered....

we just told him not to do it and he chose to ignore THAT advice

Lol I gues I was wrong, and a person like the op, is the reason I refuse to buy a primered car/truck.

rough97 · 02-09-2010, 01:03 AM

Honestly, I bought my truck at a good price... the previous owner had rattlecanned it, what appears to be 8 different colors- NEVER rattlecan your vehicle, even if it is just a temporary fix.

It will come back and haunt you. And everyone else that has that car.

95_Stepside · 02-09-2010, 02:26 PM

the previous owner had rattlecanned it, what appears to be 8 different colors- NEVER rattlecan your vehicle,

Have fun with the lacquer thinner and sand paper on that one lol

rough97 · 02-09-2010, 02:37 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by 95_Stepside

the previous owner had rattlecanned it, what appears to be 8 different colors- NEVER rattlecan your vehicle,

Have fun with the lacquer thinner and sand paper on that one lol

Ha, screw that. 180 DA, filler and epoxy primer. I'm not wasting my time doing that by hand. The only thing I'm worried about, is if I want to do a bc/cc, or just a ss. I'm thinking ss HRF.

slmdseaturtle · 02-09-2010, 05:36 PM

there is know need to prime the car then, scuff the car and shoot it with what ever color you would like!

tohoopty · 02-09-2010, 07:19 PM

my car was rattle canned when i got it.it was a pain to prep it for paint

rough97 · 02-09-2010, 07:26 PM

Yea, if you're just rattling, screw it. Scuff it up with a Brillopad/Scotcbrite and have at it.

Jkelley01Xtreme · 02-21-2010, 09:15 PM

No. Don't spray-bomb. No matter what color < gray, black > you will a car which looks like it has zebra stripes. Don't take the wrong way but some people can rattle can good. But you Sir sound like you know nothing about painting, don't choose the easier, shitter way out.

02-07-2010, 01:13 AM	#1
SykWitit Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 163 Location: User is: OffLine	primerin car got a quick question for everybody out there. im wantin to sand down my eclipse and primer it. what grit should i use to sand the body before applyin the primer and what grit/grits should i sand down the primer to get it smooth? im not paint, just primerin for now.
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02-07-2010, 10:15 AM	#2
TA^Guy Pickle Puss Age: 32 Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,867 Location: New York User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car Don't do it.
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02-07-2010, 10:20 AM	#3
rough97 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 538 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car Please do not ruin your eclipse. I've wanted one of those cars since I was 13.
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02-07-2010, 03:05 PM	#4
SykWitit Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 163 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car how is primerin it, ruining it? its a fact o bake paint job. im gonna repaint it later, well a friend of mine is. im gonna go ahead and mask it off and get it primed. i was jus askin what grit to use to get the best results. it needs some work. i can do body work but ive never primed over paint and was jus askin before i made a mistake.
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02-07-2010, 04:42 PM	#5
Sir Toad drunk and bored Age: 41 Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 30,568 Location: galesburg(or morton), il User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car fact-o-bake? you get that painted in holly hill,fl?
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02-07-2010, 05:46 PM	#6
SykWitit Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 163 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car nah i bought it from a buddy that runs a tow yard, the girl that had it before had it painted. its eh. plus the bumpers are eff'd so im gonna prime it because i cant match the paint, its got flake in it and stuff.
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02-07-2010, 06:37 PM	#7
Sir Toad drunk and bored Age: 41 Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 30,568 Location: galesburg(or morton), il User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car then fix and prime the bumpers until you can have the car painted...dont go primin the whole car lookin ghetto...just prime as you go but if you insist,180 grit is fine as long as you are using real primer....but for some reason,i doubt that,so im not gonna be much help.
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02-07-2010, 06:45 PM	#8
rough97 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 538 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car Quote: Originally Posted by Sir Toad then fix and prime the bumpers until you can have the car painted...dont go primin the whole car lookin ghetto...just prime as you go but if you insist,180 grit is fine as long as you are using real primer....but for some reason,i doubt that,so im not gonna be much help. Anything this man says, take it as gold lol. But yea, are you using real primer, or... rattle primer? And by the way... "how is primerin it, ruining it?" The way/method you go about prepping and priming a car, defines the ENTIRE outcome of the final paint job. That is how you can ruin it. Last edited by rough97 : 02-07-2010 at 06:47 PM.
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02-07-2010, 06:50 PM	#9
travy Megabyte Age: 23 Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 7,969 Location: some where in Europe User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car Quote: Originally Posted by rough97 Please do not ruin your eclipse. I've wanted one of those cars since I was 13. That's lame. Lol, your dream car is an eclipse?
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02-07-2010, 06:52 PM	#10
rough97 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 538 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car Quote: Originally Posted by travy That's lame. Lol, your dream car is an eclipse? Haha, not exactly. My dream eclipse is the car I rode in when I was 13. It was my friends, and he had put around $40,000 into it. So the car that I'm attached to... is NOT the eclipse that you would drive off a lot.
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02-07-2010, 06:57 PM	#11
travy Megabyte Age: 23 Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 7,969 Location: some where in Europe User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car Quote: Originally Posted by rough97 Haha, not exactly. My dream eclipse is the car I rode in when I was 13. It was my friends, and he had put around $40,000 into it. So the car that I'm attached to... is NOT the eclipse that you would drive off a lot. 40k in to a 2k car?! I always see blonde hair 18 year old girls drive them. Or if it's the newer ones then it's their grandma driving them.
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02-07-2010, 07:05 PM	#12
pack of q tips Founding member of DA Age: 28 Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 4,167 Location: massachusetts User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car Putting the whole car in primer is going to make painting it a whole lot harder
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02-07-2010, 07:43 PM	#13
rough97 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 538 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car Quote: Originally Posted by travy 40k in to a 2k car?! I always see blonde hair 18 year old girls drive them. Or if it's the newer ones then it's their grandma driving them. Haha, yea. He had some type of imported crate motor, turbo, everything under the hood chromed. Redid the whole interior, paint, etc... Totaled it though :l
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02-07-2010, 09:54 PM	#14
SykWitit Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 163 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car its not gonna be a crazy custom, i picked the car up for 150 bucks. bumpers are messed up. i have my project. im primin it. sand it down, rattle can primer, sand. thats it. thanks for all the help.....
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02-08-2010, 02:10 AM	#15
travy Megabyte Age: 23 Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 7,969 Location: some where in Europe User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car ew. tacky as ****.
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02-08-2010, 04:03 AM	#16
SykWitit Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 163 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car its a beater, meant to run till it blows up. if i can get 150 bucks out of it then i got my moneys worth
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02-08-2010, 05:55 PM	#17
rough97 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 538 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car if i can get 150 bucks out of it then i got my moneys worth You know, I come from a long line of poor people, so I've heard this line a LOT. How do you get a certain dollar amount out of your vehicle, exactly? If the car only cost you $1, but it makes you look like an idiot when you drive it... you will never get your money's worth from it. That doesn't make any sense at all. Just saying, not flaming, it just annoys me.
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02-08-2010, 06:13 PM	#18
Sir Toad drunk and bored Age: 41 Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 30,568 Location: galesburg(or morton), il User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car i wanna see a pic of this car he is getting ready to fuck uo
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02-08-2010, 06:18 PM	#19
travy Megabyte Age: 23 Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 7,969 Location: some where in Europe User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car I would love to see some pictures also.
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02-08-2010, 06:51 PM	#20
cen~cal00 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 246 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car Why do people ask for advice, and completely ignore it once it is given...
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02-08-2010, 07:00 PM	#21
Sir Toad drunk and bored Age: 41 Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 30,568 Location: galesburg(or morton), il User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car Quote: Originally Posted by cen~cal00 Why do people ask for advice, and completely ignore it once it is given... in his defense,he did not ask if he should or not...he asked the grit of sand paper,which i answered.... we just told him not to do it and he chose to ignore THAT advice
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02-08-2010, 07:00 PM	#22
oneLOdime Registered User Age: 21 Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 192 Location: Iowa User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car if its a beater and you got it for 150 bucks, why waste the time, go jump that son of a b*tch
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02-08-2010, 11:20 PM	#23
95_Stepside Mom & Dad Sponsors Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 321 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car Quote: Originally Posted by oneLOdime if its a beater and you got it for 150 bucks, why waste the time, *go jump that son of a btch** x2
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02-08-2010, 11:58 PM	#24
SykWitit Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 163 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car so im fukin the car up by wantin to have it one solid color instead of two or three?
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02-09-2010, 12:01 AM	#25
pack of q tips Founding member of DA Age: 28 Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 4,167 Location: massachusetts User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car no you are screwing it up by doing it the cheap way if you are really planning on painting it one day just deal with the off color bumpers
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02-09-2010, 12:03 AM	#26
rough97 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 538 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car Quote: Originally Posted by pack of q tips no you are screwing it up by doing it the cheap way if you are really planning on painting it one day just deal with the off color bumpers Mhm.
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02-09-2010, 12:58 AM	#27
cen~cal00 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 246 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car Quote: Originally Posted by Sir Toad in his defense,he did not ask if he should or not...he asked the grit of sand paper,which i answered.... we just told him not to do it and he chose to ignore THAT advice Lol I gues I was wrong, and a person like the op, is the reason I refuse to buy a primered car/truck.
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02-09-2010, 01:03 AM	#28
rough97 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 538 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car Honestly, I bought my truck at a good price... the previous owner had rattlecanned it, what appears to be 8 different colors- NEVER rattlecan your vehicle, even if it is just a temporary fix. It will come back and haunt you. And everyone else that has that car.
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02-09-2010, 02:26 PM	#29
95_Stepside Mom & Dad Sponsors Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 321 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car the previous owner had rattlecanned it, what appears to be 8 different colors- NEVER rattlecan your vehicle, Have fun with the lacquer thinner and sand paper on that one lol
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02-09-2010, 02:37 PM	#30
rough97 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 538 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car Quote: Originally Posted by 95_Stepside the previous owner had rattlecanned it, what appears to be 8 different colors- NEVER rattlecan your vehicle, Have fun with the lacquer thinner and sand paper on that one lol Ha, screw that. 180 DA, filler and epoxy primer. I'm not wasting my time doing that by hand. The only thing I'm worried about, is if I want to do a bc/cc, or just a ss. I'm thinking ss HRF.
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02-09-2010, 05:36 PM	#31
slmdseaturtle Registered User Age: 27 Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 161 Location: orlando User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car there is know need to prime the car then, scuff the car and shoot it with what ever color you would like!
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02-09-2010, 07:19 PM	#32
tohoopty Registered User Age: 26 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,949 Location: point pleasant wv User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car my car was rattle canned when i got it.it was a pain to prep it for paint
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02-09-2010, 07:26 PM	#33
rough97 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 538 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car Yea, if you're just rattling, screw it. Scuff it up with a Brillopad/Scotcbrite and have at it.
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02-21-2010, 09:15 PM	#34
Jkelley01Xtreme FU And Your Honda ! Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 80 Location: Indiana User is: OffLine	Re: primerin car No. Don't spray-bomb. No matter what color < gray, black > you will a car which looks like it has zebra stripes. Don't take the wrong way but some people can rattle can good. But you Sir sound like you know nothing about painting, don't choose the easier, shitter way out.
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