Suggestions for a complete good quality automotive paint job.

Getting a high-grade paint job starts with a good base. Be sure your surface is good and clean free of all grease and grime using "Bill Hirsch" metal prep or "3M" Prep Solvent and washing with clear water is a good start

You only have one set of lungs so using a  "Hobbyair",  "Pro-air" or "Citation" {fresh air respirator Paint sprayer combination} should be a first consideration when painting even primers.

Prime your metal with a quality primer using  a  "AXIS" or "Citation” HVLP paint sprayer. Then    

 to get a near perfect base use "3m" DRY GUIDE COAT. This identifies any pinholes or other imperfections in primed surface and shows you where  sanding is necessary.

Using the"3M" Hook it 11 dry sanding method instead of the messy wet sanding you get a quality finish in 1/2 the time and none of the mess.

Now you’re ready to paint using high quality paint along with the "Citation" or "AXIS" Paint sprayer with the "Hobbyair” or "pro-air" fresh air respirator. (Now its critical to use the fresh air respirator so as not to breath any Isocyanates that all two part paints have} using light coats I find is the best way to achieve a high quality and problem free finish.

When paint job is finished, again using the "3M"hook-it 11 sanding system.  Dry sand with"3M" HOOK-it 11 painters pad along with the soft interface pad you used on the primer. (Depending on how bad the surface is) using 1,000 to 2,000 dry sanding disks this will eliminate all left over problems.

Now you are ready to take the sand paper scratches out  using "3M"s perfect-it hook & loop back up pad and a wool buffing pad or the white foam pad and "3m"perfect-it 3000 water-soluble rubbing compound. Then using the "3M"perfect-it 3000 machine glaze and the black  "3M"foam pad the swirl marks and any other minor perfections out of your finish. To protect and give a brilliant high gloss finish use the "3M"finishing GLAZE. this will protect and allow your paint to breath. Till the paint has cured and ready for waxing.

Remove rubbing compound and wax dust with "3m" perfect-it 111detail

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