jon

i was wondering if any bodey new where there was a paint booth place where you could rent the booth and paint your car yourself in canada.....

Gallagher

aka paint booth

k_r_a_c_k_e_r

iTrader: (3)

never heard of one.

WannaRayce

yah i wanna do something like that too
cause its not just the paint and tools you need to pay for its the space and labbour..
if anyone has acsess to one so i can do it myself PM me
thanks

BWek

I remember an ad in a buy and sell there is a place in hamilton that you can rent out by the hour has a lift and a booth in it wasn't expensive either It was a few years ago tho

J-SKI

that sounds kinda cool. good idea, I wonder if it's really profitable.

kapkosta

I know theres one in Victoria Park and Danforth dont know the number and the address is.

Vinny

I don't know why you would rent by hour because you need a good dry so like a day's worth of drying for good results

mooshu

I know of a place downtown near greenwood.ave
You can rent tools, space, paint booths.
I forgot the number there but i'll look it up later.
i wonder if we have a group rate there hmmm..

sWiFtY~

iTrader: (1)

if you paint it at home out side or in your garage yes. a booth speeds up the time as it bakes the paint. i dont see it taking anymore then 5hrs. prep, mask off the vehivle, wash and tack it paint your base, paint your clear and bake.

if your a noob then ya its gonna be way cheaper for you to just get it done.

the place in hamilton your were taking about is rent-a-bay.

you can rent the bays with or without hoists and tools etc.. i dunno if there in business anymore tho. try looking them up for other locatiuons aswell.






IMO if you want a decent DIY paint job, grab your materials and wait for a day summer day and wake up early in the morning and start your prep work and masking of the vehicle. then come lunch time wash it and tack it and start laying the paint. you would want to wait a bit for the base to cure (which is pretty much instant) after your base coats have been all layed out go over the car again with another tack cloth before applying your clear. wait for your recomended times for flashing and or recoats as per product instructions.

this can be done in a garage or even outside. if you wanna limit the bugs for wet sanding out tho its best you grab yourself a car tent.


thats just my 2 cents tho.

also i say a good 80% -90% of the finish goes to the prep work, so if you havent done it before and wanna give it a try. do your research and practice on something before hand.

sWiFtY~

iTrader: (1)

Lol. i dunno if that made any sense or you understand but i was typing fast and kinda in a hurry haha

chiniita_ek

swifty...does it matter what kind of paint? does it have to be automotive paint? can we use tremclad? coz i know thats what my friend used to paint his hood black.

Crazydragonclk

you can use trmclad as it has more anti corrosion properties, but you typically would want to use automotive paint. any of the ones at canadian tire are fine. if you want to match a specific color to your car you will need to get it custom mixed, except if your buying the small tiny cans at can tire for like 10 bucks. they may have your car color.[ur paint color can be find the inside of the drivers door, my car is red, and the code says R-81-4]