How to Paint Your Car on a Budget

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Pat Ganahl. How to Paint Your Car on a Budget

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Chapter 1 To Paint or Not to Paint

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This paint color sort of came about as a mistake, or a compromise. This was the ’80s period when pastels were briefly popular on street rods. I would have painted the car competition orange (or black), but we went for a custom mix somewhere between cantaloupe and watermelon—just a solid-color lacquer (non-metallic). But after I painted the car this color, it looked like an atomic-reactive pumpkin. It glowed in the dark. So I decided to soften and tone it down with a lighter pearl coat, which became known as “Peach Pearl.” It might not be the color I’d choose today (I’d go with the black), but I have to say it’s probably the best paint job I’ve done. And it’s the first pearl I did on a big, full-size vehicle. Nobody told me to spray it like a candy, so I’m lucky it came out even.

I’m not a professional painter. I’ve never done a paint job for money. But I have painted all or parts of every car I’ve ever owned, as well as plenty for friends and relatives, since my early teens. I’m sure I haven’t discovered all mistakes yet, but I’ve made—and figured out how to correct—plenty. I have done paint jobs that have won awards and made magazine covers—all from my garage at home. That’s how I learned. And that’s what I am passing along in this book. Best of luck to you.

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