[Steve91T]

Hey guys! I'm getting to the point where I need to paint my car. I have a black 97 SS and swapped the doors, deck lid, fenders and hood from a red 99 SS. I've been watching a lot of YouTube videos and it doesn't seem too difficult. My question isn't about details, but basically, how'd it go? Once you were done, did it end up being much harder than expected? I have a 2 car garage that I'll be doing the work in. Another question, is painting a mostly plastic car more difficult?

Any advice would be great!

[Lonnie]

Painting is not difficult but it does require some practice to lay down a good finish.
As stated above preparation is key, but an ugly paint job will still negate excellent prep work.

My concern is black is a very unforgiving color, it shows all flaws & also any orange peel in the paint from poor application.
If it was your beater/work car, I would say go for it, but if it looks bad & then you turn to someone else to fix it, you will likely pay substantially more to get it fixed than letting a shop do it the first time.

As for painting plastic vs. metal, there is a definite difference as the paint will not flow as well on non metal surfaces.
There are some anti-static sprays/pretreatment coatings out there that help paint to flow on plastic/fiberglass.
With that said, if you never painted a car before, that will be the least of your worries as this is more of a character difference between a 98% to a 100% finish.

This post has been edited by Lonnie: Dec 2 2015, 09:59 PM