1sykcoupe

Hey guys... im paintin my front lip rite now..jus applied the first coat. I barely sprayed alot and i got paint running...neways shud i wait til it drys then sand it down? i've never had problems wid excessive paint running.
anywayssss..... i need ur oppinion. i got a 98 ek si and I wanna paint the front lip black for sure ..shud i paint the rear lip black as it wud match the side skirts? cuz im waitin for the summer to paint the side skirts... black vs red... das my debate.

92extremehatch

wait till it dries, sand it down

spray a mist coat each time very light each time

are u painting with a flat black or gloss?


i would also paint your rear lip black aswell to get the whole lower lip theme all in black

1sykcoupe

in gloss, my cuzin hooked me up wid sum cans of tremclad ...the front was already black but had chips n scrapes so im re-doin it. thanks extreme

92extremehatch

flat black really works the best there is no difference in layers like u might see in a gloss paint job

i painted my entire front bumper in flat black and u cant see any differences in layers of paint and every angle of it looks the same i have used gloss before and i have gotten different light and glare areas, just my opinion

imported_JDMman

make sure you don't hold the can 1inch away from where you are painting.. lol....

in order to have paint running there has to be alot of paint.. so you did spray alot... but **** happens...just let it dry and sand that bitch down a bit.. lol

Notorious

Prime it well, and spray many thin even coats of paint. Look at my DIY in my sig.

imported_crazydragonclk

ya man sand it up, redo it, u shud use primer, do about 6 or so light coats 30 cm away, and then close in to about 20 cm and do faster steady coats across from left to right,

then do ur black with like 40 50 coats light and the final 5 coats i do it closer again with fast and steady coats. and it should be nice and jet black.

then do a top coat jus as u primed it. make sure ur spray thast coming out of the can is a good solid coverage for the final 5 coats of each medium

armash

make sure u use plastic primer cuz the rest tend to crack theyre not flexible enough for plastic