206junglist

Hey I am in the process of repainting my cherokee. I didnt have alot of money to spend on paint so I got some rustoleum oil based flat black. I have an hvlp sprayer and I wanted to know if anyone could give me advise on how much to thin this paint for spraying or if i need to at all and also what PSI to use. any help would be much appreciated

206junglist

I am just finishing the prep and I am going to start painting in the next hour or so. Anything will help or I am just going to do some trial and error until I find what works.
thanks

95Cherokee

http://www.carspace.com/guides/Painting-Your-Own-Car

Good luck, don't forget to post the after pics.

206junglist

Thanks
will post pics after done priming then with the final coat

havensov

X2

kidkodiak

good luck! Can't wait to see the finish, I'm wanting to do the same thing but have been too much of a chicken

206junglist

Finished heres a few pics look at my photo bucket for more

primed


finished







where i panicked and wiped a drip lol thats going to take alot of sanding

mobilecherokee4

not too shabby except for that last pic which you can fix with a little work, but once again not too shabby!

206junglist

Oh ya and through some trial and error I found that 75 PSI with 75% paint and 25% thinner works the best on my HVLP gun
I have a craftsman HVLP that i bought at sears for like 115 buck it has a 1.5mm tip and the spray pattern **** was right in the middle

mobilecherokee4

good to know, you know what i would love to do, either herculine the whole outside or rhino line it, i saw a CJ that was rhino lined and it was awesome!

95Cherokee

I like it, those knuckle headed paint monkey's at Maaco or Earl Scheib couldn't have done any better anyway.

If anyone on here works at Maaco or Earl Scheib I apologize

mobilecherokee4

yeah thats what i always say, and i would rather do somethin myself than pay somebody to do it for me

95Cherokee

And I'm kinda drooling over the Camaro

mobilecherokee4

yeah the new camaro is pretty sick!

itsanxjthing

forgot to remove the decals? or just wanted them black too?