Wanna Put Primer on my truck but......

i would strongly invest in one and when you do practice redo it alot you will get it also try to practice on friends cars lol

i would buy a compressor but i live in an apartment

bro you in a shit hole,but i think i can try to help out!!!if your car has been complete stripped down(bare metal)spray a 2-part epoxy catalyzed primer,the epoxy is real flexible and have the best adhesion.you want a primer that has additives to pevent filler bleed through.before painting bare metal make sure its clean,use a product that is specified as a final wash or cleaning solvent,1 good product is called GON.you can also use thinners,like acetone.lacquer primers are proven to be porus they are proven to have terrible adhesion to bare substrate,lacquer primers and lacquer putties can not be used for a quality long lasting paint job.Flatten your putty rather than churning it,churning it mixes air bubbles into the mix.Don't forget the sealerwhat sealers do1.it prevents the penetration of the solvents into the primer2.it creates a bond between the properly sanded primer and the topcoat,that bond is critical.3.the most importantthing a sealer does is make the vehicle all 1 color.BTW *****DON'T USE BONDO***I REPEAT DON'T USE BONDO****USE EVERCOAT OR RAGE

all this was taken out of this book this is a real good book for beginers

Custom Painting Book

My two pennies, save the money you're going to spend on primer, paint gun, sandpaper, etc etc etc and put it towards paying a pro to do it. FYI most primer is NOT waterproof AND almost any painter worth paying will be pissed that its covered in primer and thus you will have to pay more at that time for a quality job. Another negative is that primer does a GREAT job of hiding little dings and dents and thus they will not get fixed before final paint and thus the final paint will look like poo.

That said, I do love the primer look, but don't just do it to save money, you'll spend more long run by doing that. If you really want the primer look, look into flat paints or epoxy based primers.

Buy a book first,buy equipment,buy a door at a junk jard,put couple of dents in it(if not already) and then use your knowledge that you have learned in the book to good use.

yean been thinking about it an im gonna have my pal shoot some primer( he has an autobdy shop) he will hook up the primer. hell he just might paint it if has some left over paint. thanks for everyones 2cents

^^^ even if you do all this, it sounds like you don't even have a garage to do this in... my vote is still save for a pro job, spray a little rattle can paint over your body work spots to keep them water tight and start saving!

oops, i was a bit slow with that one i guess

lol

you mean to tell me after i typed all that out for you and now your backing out,fuck i want my five minutes back typing all that shit