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This excellent book starts of with how to determine the type of paint on your car. Older cars were painted with either enamel or laquer prior to modern high tech polyurethene paints. The 3 types are incomatibale with each other so you must use the same type of paint as originally used. on a complete job, 95 percent of the work is preperation the only 5 percent of the time is devoted to painting. Paint chemistry, thinners and additives are all covered in detail as are supporting products. Tools, materials and safety are examined in detail including the selection of compressors and spray guns. Although about painting, there are a few pages devoted to removing dents and minor repairs to the metalwork that should be done before final painting. Preperation is covered in detail including all the stages of sanding, applying primer and sealing. There is a complete chapter on how to mask your car to avoid overspray. Paint application notes are quite comprehensive, and there is a 2 page chart on repairing imperfections and problem solving. Hopefully, after reading this book, you won't find any problems. Finally, there is a chapter on painting flames, pinstriping etc. --Model Engineers' Workshop Magazine
This is a great book it is the first that I purchased before diving into automobile painting and I still frequently reference it. It is a bit dated by today's standards but, still covers the basics very well. I also own John Pfanstiehl's Automotive Paint Handbook (which is also excelent) and Don Taylor's & Larry Hofer's Paint & Body Handbook and this compares favorably to both of those. Pay attention to the captions there is a lot of good information to be found there. All in all it is a great book and I recommend it. It is a great reference to have around. --Chris Sharman
HOW TO PAINT YOUR CAR tells you how to paint your car. It tells people exactly what they need to to a professional job! Its not as hard as you think painting your own vehicle. This book TELLS YOU! A great buy. Well worth the money if you are thinking of trying to accomplish the task of painting your own car! --JeFF
This is a great book it is the first that I purchased before diving into automobile painting and I still frequently reference it. It is a bit dated by today's standards but, still covers the basics very well. I also own John Pfanstiehl's Automotive Paint Handbook (which is also excelent) and Don Taylor's & Larry Hofer's Paint & Body Handbook and this compares favorably to both of those. Pay attention to the captions there is a lot of good information to be found there. All in all it is a great book and I recommend it. It is a great reference to have around. --Chris Sharman
HOW TO PAINT YOUR CAR tells you how to paint your car. It tells people exactly what they need to to a professional job! Its not as hard as you think painting your own vehicle. This book TELLS YOU! A great buy. Well worth the money if you are thinking of trying to accomplish the task of painting your own car! --JeFF
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Everything you need to know and everything you need to do to have perfect paint on your specialty car. Whether it's a concours-quality restoration or a ground-pounding hot rod, this book will fit your painting interests. The auto body and paint business is changing at an incredibly fast rate, mainly in response to environmental rules and regulations. This book emphasizes what parts of the job a hobbyist can, and should, do himself and what should be left to the pros. Topics include: Tools, equipment, and safety Planning the paint job Environmental concerns; Types of paint and materials Removing trim Repairing damage/rust Prepping metal for paint/bodywork Applying fillers Applying sealers and primers Final paint options; custom paint options Custom graphics, flames, pinstriping Paint care and touchup 275 color photos Format: Softbound Pages: 160 Length: 8.25w x 10.62h
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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
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this book is by far the best book on painting cars that i have found. it does not get much more complete than this book does, and i would recomend it to anyone either interested in painting their own car, or even having their car painted at a shop so they know what to do or how it should be done
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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HOW TO PAINT YOUR CAR tells you how to paint your car. It tells people exactly what they need to to a professional job! Its not as hard as you think painting your own vehicle. This book TELLS YOU! A great buy. Well worth the money if you are thinking of trying to accomplish the task of painting your own car!
-Jeff
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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A great book for background information on car body painting. Very high quality COLOUR illustrations. Only backside is the american bias on products and cars ;-( - seen from an european point of view... But very informative and clear in text and layout.
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Very complete
I bought it togethere with "The complete guide to Auto body repair" and I found it quite a complete guide. Maybe the most complete guide you can find. Read more
Published 8 months ago by DevInge
All you need to know...
Very thorough description of all the steps you have to do to paint a car. It starts with materials and equipment, goes through all stages of preparations and mentions special paint... Read more
Published 8 months ago by PavelP
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Bought This book to get some insight to preping of vehicles, and what's required. Also to help with some smaller projects like bicycle frames. Read more
Published on 28 April 2010 by Mr. T. W. Horsfall
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