How to Reduce Car Painting Mistakes

Car painting mistakes can be accidental or simply from neglect. It is important to have good quality equipment and high quality paint. Of course, the person applying the paint has to know what they are doing too. The biggest mistake when painting a car is not getting the paint even which causes bubbling and peeling. If you are thinking about painting your own car, consult with a professional first.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Decide if you are really the best person to paint your car. Be honest with yourself—it's a big job.

2. Select the color paint you want. It is important to get a urethane-based paint of a high quality.

3. Determine which paint shop in your town has the best reputation for paint jobs. Money can't be a consideration if you want best quality.

4. Collect information from past customers, the Better Business Bureau and the local Chamber of Commerce about the paint shop you want to use.

5. Watch a paint job at the shop and see for yourself the technique of the painters. Pay attention to how they tape, how they mix the paint, what kind they use and their movements with the spray gun.

6. Make a list of questions that you have and at the end of the paint job ask them. If you think mistakes were made, ask about them so they don't happen to your car.

7. Research for as long as it takes to make you feel comfortable with a paint shop. The decision to paint your car is a big one and you don't want your car to peel in a year.

Tips & Warnings

• Ask around about a paint shop. So don't just choose one randomly.
• Paint can peel within a year if the paint job isn't done properly.

Resources

• Tips and technique articles.
• Fifty dollar paint job.