[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!

[Steve91T]

Here's what I'm working with. I thought I'd be able to just sand the clear off and paint on top of that, basically using the red as the primer. But I guess I have to prime over the red first. So do I also have to prime over the back? Is the point of the primer to make the whole car even?

I've been reading how to paint a black car online. Found a hotrod magazine article that interviewed a couple high end paint shops asking what they do. One guy said he does two coats of straight black then three coats of black mixed with clear. He said it gave a lot of depth. He also mixes a touch of blue, which makes it look even blacker.

Too advanced?