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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.26
EAN num: 9780760315835
ISBN number: 0760315833
Label: Motorbooks
Manufacturer: Motorbooks
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 160
Printing Date: October 12, 2003
Publishing house: Motorbooks
Sale Popularity Level: 68802
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Everything you need to know and everything you need to do to have perfect paint on your specialty car. Whether its 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
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This book showed me the entire process of car painting, from beginning to end. I successfully painted my commuter car that just won't die, two years ago, and the paint job is still looking good!
Painting a car, as a novice painter, is a VERY large undertaking (the worse shape the car, the more time it will take). This book does a good job of warning of that, but after doing it myself, I can reiterate how time consuming it can be.
The thing that this book is lacking is more talk about paint chemistry, what to look for in a paint, and how to mix the paint. I was able to piece the mixing together by talking to the people at the local PPG store (who seemed to know less than I did, after reading this book).
If you're considering painting your car yourself, I would recommend this book - it will give you good insight about how to do it, and gives a realistic picture of how difficult it can be. Just be sure that you're serious about the job, before you take it on.... it's time consuming, detail intensive, and you don't want to be the primer/bondo monstrosities that you see on the street, sometimes.
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When I very first started reading this book my very first reaction was, "I better leave this to the professionals." As I got further in, I became more comfortable and decided to go for it. The step-by-step instructions and the illustrations made the job easy. I was very pleased with the results. I would recommend this book to anyone serious about attempting to paint their own car and getting the job done right.
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I found this book to be very informative, especially in the details that you can't get in conversations with experts. something about writing them down. Thank you very much. I just successfully painted my old truck
Bill T.
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Good book filled with current info on correct painting procedures. This book is very useful for all levels of body shop personnel or just a backyard painter.
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Typical over load on words pertaining to auto body shop repairs and prep for painting,"but lacks in information on painting a car. Out of 159 pages of print there is only 6 pages that actually decscribes anything that ressembles painting. I wish i had known this before i wasted my money. I would not recommend this book.
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