A good finish and you saved 6,800 pounds. What is not to like ? Well done sir. I am 72 years old and just teaching myself to weld car body and paint panels. We can do it.
You do realise that there is a reason it costs 7 grand for a good job right? Yes he's painted it himself, but it will look like he's painted it himself from 500yds
Just a little bit if advice for the next one, avoid using those blankets for masking, they are the source of you dust bits, you should also make a tent with plastics dust sheets, you could also make an extractor fan by rigging up an old radiator fan, also when spraying each panel, don’t stop on the gaps, go 3 or 4 inches past the gaps….. fair play for having a go, enjoyed you video😊
I enjoyed your journey here. Personally I have only painted smaller items as I have much less room. Practice makes perfect eh? My only comment is that you didn’t help yourself with the dusty environment, I would have swept, sprayed water on the floor and bought some large plastic sheets to line the ceiling and walls. But enjoyable to watch & a decent result
A long time since i was painting cars for a living (30+ years ago), but as many have said, it's 90% prep work. Professionals get a professional finish using spray booths. Always going to get crap in it without a booth environment. Ignore the snarky comments, you are choosing to learn by yourself and on your own cars, so good on you. Just the one tip, paint down, not up.
Thanks mate, yeah I definitely skipped a phase or 2 of the prep due to lack of time but thankfully, shouldn’t take *too* much time and effort to correct! Haha there’ll always be the odd comment, makes me laugh so all good. Appreciate that tip! Funnily enough, I used to spray down but I’ve seen so many videos spray down to up - I’ll give it a try. Thank you!
Well, we'll have to agree to disagree on that one, dude. If you know how to paint, the issue you suggest doesn't exist. I did this for a living, but what would I know.
@@beecee985 Im an auto painter, i guess theres no right or wrong but i personally paint top down so you can see how the paint is laying down and thats important. If your getting dry edges or peel then it dont make a diff which way you paint because the skill level is missing to begin with.
Looks good! An alternative is to brush paint. I hand painted a van using vehicle paint designed to be applied by brush. I bought a top quality brush and brushed out the paint carefully, and also cleaned the brush after painting half a panel each time. The results were excellent (this is no time for false modesty!).
Well done Alex . I restored my 1969Triumph spitfire MK3 26 years ago and painted it myself in cellulose which being quite a curved car had its challenges,but i was determined to do it like yourself. I still have that car and the paint is still good, keep up the good work Kev East Devon 👍👍
That’s a terrific result Kev! Yes I’ve painted the Ferrari I used to have and that was a challenge with the curves like you said. Well done to you too!
I do not know anything about painting cars but it was a joy to watch you learn. I would also imagine that all the pros out there learnt by their mistakes and just kept on practicing until they became proficient or excellent at the art. Well done for having a go. I look for ward to seeing your learning curve. And for all the negative comments, just ignore them. I remember when Mat Armstrong started his channel fixing wrecked cars and a lot of mechanics were giving him grief over how he did things....he's the one who is laughing now!!
Solid effort Alex! You should be proud of the results especially as you're a novice and you aren't equipt with the same gear as the professionals. Thanks for taking the time to share the project with us and keep up the good work 🙂
Nothing beats the feeling of a well executed DIY. Lovely job! Regarding runs and/or nibs, you can get these really useful tools called de-nibbing files that let you lightly skim off any lumpy bits, then follow this up with a light sanding. Only, like 6 quid or so, and saved my bacon a few times!
When you said £200 at the end i was amazed, you did a grand job lad. Had a similar experience but was a mate who wanted over a grand to do a small part of my car. Ended up buying the spray paint myself and doing the job. Not factory finish but good enough on my 10yr old car. Haters will hate but who would hate on saving £6,800 quid.
@@ScratchyBaws hahaha my thoughts entirely, after a flat and polish, it’ll look great I’m sure. I know I’d rather have the £6,800 😂🤷🏼♂️ can’t please everybody though!
Hats off to you. You saved almost 7k and gave it a go and it looks very good to me! 99.9% of people wouldn’t even think about trying this let alone doing it. 👏 you wouldn’t even notice the imperfections if you were driving or even walking past
No he hasn't saved nearly 7 grand. He's painted his car himself in a DIY job that's not anywhere even remotely close to the job that would cost 7 grand. It will look like a child had painted it. There's a reason skilled jobs are expensive
I DIY paint too- so good prep is the best way for a better finish which I've found out only through many poor outcomes. Sand and use fine filler on areas that you think will 'probably ' be ok. They rarely are. Also less is more as far as paint V's air mixture, especially the first two. As far as no booth, just some plastic roll and suspend it over the car to help stop dust from falling, also wet the floor to stop the air from the gun swirling up the dust. And while you need ventilation, that big door is going to have loads of things floating through it like dust and bugs so you could have had it only open a little at the bottom, have the floor very wet there, just have a good mask and leave the garage between coats. As it is a solid colour. not metallic, you can also flatten it pretty well with compound, clear coat after, compound again and it will look great.
Looks nice! I'll be doing something like this in my garage since I've been told by several painters that they won't touch someone else's body work. So far, sanding down to bare metal, and squirting epoxy has been a good teacher, and I'm eager to get to the next steps of the restoration. Great video, and keep up the good work!
Only suggestion I have, and it's a suggestion. Prime over every spot where bare metal is exposed. High build primer, sand smooth then primer/sealer then paint! It will extend the life of the paint job and give a cleaner finish. Good job!!
Very brave. I had a couple of goes at individual panels which passed a glance, but not close up. You need a very good eye and patience and the right kit.
That was a really good effort! Spray painting is quite a difficult thing to learn and takes much practice. Given the cars age and level of deterioration it has come up rather nice. I would not be ashamed to drive this old classic out there in the street.
As long as you have the time and the space to do it, go for it, it's always worth the work put in it. Of course different kinds of paints need different amounts of prep, so you can go somewhat easy on yourself with all the sanding over and over again. For a glossy finish i would go totally nuts with the blocksanding though
You can get rid of the dust if you lightly sand it with a very fine sand paper then give it a very light and precise last coat then when dried polish it then it should look more professional iv not sprayed cars but i have spared other things..Oh and another good tip is to start your painting in a place where its not very visible and not the bonnet because as you go you get better so start at the back and do the bonnet last
The biggest enemies for any painter is speed and dust! You would be surprised how well you could do by just slowing down and not rushing while you are spraying. The man who taught me has painted cars for Barret Jackson and he was a perfectionist! The orange peel and dust? A good wet sand will take care of that! Also a flatter shooting gun such as a SATA would pay huge dividends! Overall not bad especially considering how much you saved! Stapling a plastic sheet over the ceiling will help with dust alot!
Hi Alex really cool video.. Used to be really interested in paint work and long time back joined a car restoration class at college, loved the course but my Mum didn't want me using the garage at home to prep the body of my dearly beloved Opel Manta Berlinetta in black it was a 1984 car.. But long time before this I had a Ford Cortina 2000E 1976. In a car spares DIY garage I got a bargain 3 large cans of Sahara Beige spray paint £1.50 My car had two new front wings welded on and a great job.. I primed the front wings using a brush on paint. I basically put the can of paint in hot to warm water to get a brushless effect.. I got really carried away and any rust spots around the car I treated. My dad said the car looked lovely and why didn't I want to keep it..? Well he bought a brand new car from his work place "Talbot " Horizon LX in Light blue metallic So I went out and bought my favorite car of the 1980's A Ford Capri 2.0 S in Stratos silver from our main Ford dealership. Don't Know if times have changed but I think I flatted between primer coats and possibly the same with colour coats in doing so it takes away any blemishes.. Also having car outside on a warm day would help spray paint settle a bit more effective.. Heading in today I have recently acquired my very first Range Rover Vogue 3.0 diesel on 55 plate it looks black but its actually dark met blue with beige/blue leather interior I think.. The garage you was working in looked great and plenty of parking just what I could do with having 10 vehicles..
Hi Tim - thanks for the kind words! Yeah I think I could have definitely prepped a lot better if I had had more time but sadly I didn’t. Certainly I could have done a full coat of primer first then paint under normal time restraints. That garage was great! Sadly I’ve moved out of that house now (hence the time constraints!) and on a shared driveway now which will pose some fresh new problems haha.
Just a tip for the future first a layer of polyester primer and then use filler on top of that. I've found that with time water or moisture that can get in between the filler and bare metal and rust. Also it's better and more durable to use base plus HS clear and get some nylon paint protective cover and painter tape don't use fabrics and as a cheap trick wet the floor. I can also recommend the auarita brand for diy paint guns they're amazing.
Great project! Nice work. DIY enthusiast too, the splattering/inconsistent paint coming out at the beginning i ran into at the beginning too, especially with the cheaper guns - its normally something not extra tight inside. For me it was the nozzle, you can actually unscrew it and underneath theres other nozzle parts that need to be hand screwed tight - mine were a little bit loose, tightened em up and was perfect! Also check air pressure is consistent through your line
Kudos to you for this. I tried some bodywork on an old Chevy about 40 years ago, and the lime green fibreglass dried to approximately the same colour as the factory colour, and I left it as is. I’m a bit more picky now, but I still do most of my own auto maintenance. Most people nowadays couldn’t be bothered, but you can save a ton of money doing what you do.
Paintwork is so difficult to do at home, I know from bitter experience! I have learned that preparation is everything, and should be 95% plus of the process. I think you did a very good job indeed, the saving is fantastic and its a car you can still drive about and use without worrying about damaging a £7k paint job! I will keep trying to improve my skills, so much more fun than taking to a paint shop (or are we just tight?!) 😂
@ it was a disaster! Should have watched a utube video first. Unfortunately toooo much paint was released on the fence panel and my neighbours expensive hedge. 😢
That's a big car to tackle, but it looks really good for £200. It's given me the confidence to tackle the next scuff the wife adds to her Corsa's bumper!
Back in the 90s I was walking the dog back to my flat and saw an advert in a van window ''Vehicle painting from £25'' I was intrigued by how in the street you could get an acceptable finish and how can it be done so cheap. A few days later i saw the guy painting a transit van with a roller!........Excellent!
Looks good I think I would have the fan blowing out the door not over the car ? And do any sanding out side and all the prep Be for any paint ? Just to keeps the dust down when to a min .But much better than when you started 👍👍
The car is a charming series one Range Rover and it's meant to have a little character, these things were built to see action so the paintwork is never going to be perfect. But your efforts have made it look respectable and for very little money, so well done! Thanks for creating, editing and uploading. 👍😎
Well done you. Glad I watched and subscribed to your channel. Those grey covers were the cause of the problems. As soon as you started to spray the particles came out of those dust catchers. Use plastic wrap in future 👍👍
agreed - buy a roll of the ultra thin body shop plastic sheeting. Even build a temporary clear sheet 'booth' in the garage using it pinned to the roof rafters for next time. but great job
2 tips for dust get rid of the fan until the paints started to cure and secondly stop using paper and blankets use some drop sheet it’s electrostaticsly charged so when dust hits it it sticks to it instead of bouncing all over it’s only £30 a roll
Hi alex i have been painting cars for 54 years just a couple of tips if you use a guide coat before painting then you will see any imperfections you could of picked a smaller car but well done for giving it a go bodywork is all in the prep but fair play mate.
Do all my own work mechanical and body work , never had a spray booth but in time you will get a very good finish . Just remember its all in the prep work the spraying is the easy part but you will get there im sure of it . Good 1st attempt looked like my MK 3 Cortina when i changed colour back in 82 looked good from 10 feet 😂.Enjoyed and subscribed.
Great job, I really liked the video. I’d say the imperfections were probably from those fluffy blankets. Should have stuck with the brown paper for masking, but like you say, cheaper to DIY and learn. I’ve rattle canned a 3 panel repair In the outdoors so know the score. 🤣👍🏻.
Hahaa yeah I tried to spray alloys outside before and I swiftly realised that is an absolute no-go down the south west of England (and windy conditions!) The blankets have subsequently been binned and will not feature ever again 😂
For the love of god good on you for giving it a go do remember to wet sand and let dry in between coats also take your time is one of the main things otherwise you miss bits think you have something the lighting has changed then it looks terrible its a lot a painter is worth their weight in gold easily I have resprayed a few pannels and a couple of cars myself I do go to what you might consider ridiculas levels of grit on the wet sand but then you get a finish like glass and nothing much more satasfying than that I will say the first time I tried flys landed in my paint job I was outside with zero other options it was a steep learning curb however I can spray outside now and have it look almost as good as a factory Job by time weather and patience factor in with this approach incredibly so p.s dont be too hard on yourself anyone that has ever actually painted even a pannel on a car will tell you no one just picks up a paint gun first time perfect doesn't happen
a can of flat black will help show up imperfections such as pin holes in filler, when you close to the shape you want spray it on and flat it, the bad bits will stay black making it easy for you to see, small dots can be handled with a good stopper..
Hi Alex. I think you’ve done a great DIY job one the Range. I think it does actually look better in that off whir than the old one, it gives it body. At the end of the day you will really appreciate what work you’ve done on it because it’s yours. Well done buddy 🤗🤗🤗
@@Magnet.M.A.D cheers Roger! Always enjoy reading your comments, thank you! Yeah this shade looks more angled towards ‘classics’, it seems to have flashed quite nicely in the past few days so really happy with it!
The more you paint....The better the you become. The range rover is a big vehicle for a full respray and there's more to technique than anyone could imagine. Well done you.....That is a pretty good job for a 1st time full repaint, I've seen a damn site worse. Loved the video.
Thanks Ken for the kind words! Definite room for improvement. Painting is one of the hardest skills to do when it comes to automotive work (in my experience)
7k to paint a car, what a laugh. What's great is you have had a go yourself and done a good job. I've learnt most my skills from having to do stuff myself, not able to afford rip of Britain prices. Now I can do a lot of things myself. Keep up the good work 💪
This is just a guess but the paint splattering could be either paint needing a bit more mixing or paintgun being a bit stuck after previous runs, the thinner can work out minor clogs.
Blow the car good before masking.Keep your pressure lower when spraying and make more passes and just sheet the car with some paper or whole nylon.Tight it as much as possible near the paint area and you will avoid 90% of the dust nibs even in this environment. I don’t have booth and sometimes I don’t even polish or denib.
I've heard of £13-14k paint jobs for oem on vintage cars.. I'd also have a go at my own. That looks better than some cars I see on the roads. I'm only an amateur but would say I'd prefer to sort out a couple of runs vs orange peel.
Painting an old run-around car with a roller is fine. Satin paint hides any unevenness in the panels, and is in vogue these days. Hand-applied 2-pack Mipa filler is good for smoothing out small dents and uneven panels using sanding blocks. Mipa filler will give a much smoother finish than Upol body filler when hand sanding. All of this can be done out in the open, with no need for a garage, as long as it's not raining. Bedec Satin Barn Paint is good enough at about £40 for 2.5 litres from Toolstation or Screwfix, as it'll cope with the heat expansion of the metal panels in the summer. It will go on both metal and plastic. Touching up any scuffs is easy - just dunk the roller in the paint and roll it on. No prep or finishing required.
Thanks for the video. I think the final still probably doesn't do your hard work justice...would have liked a filmed walk around the car. Other than that I think you have a good on-camera presence and delivery and I liked your choice of what I would call progressive beats. PS: you look and sound like a cross between Bear Grills and Paul Foot! 😝
I built a makeshift booth with wood posts and plastic right in my garage and got maybe one dust nib on the entire car. Worth doing, cost maybe $100 in wood and plastic
you can buy a cheap garden centre type polly tunnel to spray in which will give you a much cleaner environment to work in. and to be honest its much easier to remove the bonnet and doors and do them separately
You've done a good, you needed loads of primer filler on tho, blocked back, I find base coat and 2k clear is the best way to go, paint in long strokes say per panel rather than a foot at a time, much better to use a normal spray gun at say 28 psi on a wide fan, rather than a hvlp gun, blankets are a bad idea as well bud. I'd get a plam sander now with a cushion 1000,1500 then 3000 pad, with water, it'll get rid of the bits, G3 then on a hard pad, 3 times, then G3 on a soft pad 3 times, with water will make it mint.
Good work, I did some spraying on my drive in the summer and it was going great until I messed up the final mix on the clearcoat and it was going off in the gun, maybe next summer I can sand it back and respray the clear.
I coach painted my three door and series 2, buyers thought they had been professionally sprayed, though I knew where I had made mistakes, as most will tell you it is 90% prep. A good first attempt but it would do my head in seeing those imperfections every day. With something like a RR you have a lot of straight panels and the prep needs to be 100%, I have in-laws Jag XJ6 to spray soon..... two days cleaning down the barn, I use a four sided rectangle gazebo as my spray/paint booth. Ironically when I bought the house there was a professional spray booth in the barn, don't need that? Hindsight is a wonderful thing? Prep, prep and more prep... you can polish a turd if you prep it well? Personally I would have used a primer or conversion coat before using base, you may get some reactions later on?
Agreed on all your points. I would have used primer but sadly time was of the essence and had to do all this video in 2 and a half days (as I was moving house)
Are you using cellulose classic paint rather than colour base and clear? I’m looking to do some painting on my mg soon so very interested in how it turns out.
It’s in the prep, if you prep correctly, and you prep the area/garage you are working in, you can get amazing results at home. You can avoid dust in the paint.
@@lewis4336 cheers Lewis! Exactly that, also just the sheer volume of time to prep the car. I used an orbital sander but I know a lot of Bodyshops would block it - which would take even longer!
Use the canned primer to just dust over burn thoughs & then use the thicker nozzles for some proper 4+1 primer bro you'll have amazing results & I bet half the dust spats are just shit surface the primer will solve alot of the issues also don't put filler on anything less than a 120 scratch good job though bro love it !!
The canned primer is cellulose base n your 2k weren't compatible that's what the couple wrinkles come from on the tailgate but yeah look for some mipa 4+1 it can be used as a wet on wet primer aswell as a filler primer great stuff easy to sand but yeah cracking job I work outside no booth have better results than half the paint shops here always go look in the booth your cars going to be painted in too some are filthy!
Using blankets instead of masking paper or polythene will cause loads of fibres dropping on the paint. Specially when you test sprayed on the blanket before painting bonnet 🤔.
@@Swifty800 yeah I did think this but I didn’t have enough of the masking paper unfortunately (and shop had to order in), otherwise I would have. Was in a bit of rush as had to move out that house this week so just made do with what I had!
@thelittleredbus after primer do a haze over with a black aerosol.. then sand back off.. any black paint left is a low spot..if all guide coat rubs off then panel should be good.
Should of wet sanded using 1000-3000 grit, dry, wait, paint, Wet sand, wait, sand do this three to four times. Next final paint, top working to bottom. Then clear coat it, dry, wet sand, dry, and then add one more clear coat, you’d spend an extra £30 but get beautiful paint job that will last till you forget to use a Polish, wax, and sealer.
Yeah seemed a good car to start on! Feel a lot more confident now for any future jobs. Like many have said, it’s all in the prep work before laying down the paint though
well done,looks brill!,i've always believed if someone else can do it so can i!!,will you put laquer on top,bet that would look great.enjoyed the video.
Nice work mate. Well done. Not bad at all. I'd like to do the bonnet on my BMW but I only have 1 car! Took my wipers off and refurbished them. Much better. Car DIY is fun if daunting at times.
@@thejudge-kv2jk nice! What BMW is that? I’d recommend taking the bonnet off and spraying it vertically, reduce the amount of dust you get on it substantially!
@@russelblackwell6041 yeah I should have done, if I had more time. Had like 3 days to do the whole job before I had to move out the house sadly - was a bit of a manic rush!
In lock down I sprayed my mg a British racing green came up great infact when I sold it the guy asked where I had got sprayed was amazed I done it myself wet sanded the whole car after then polished
Good job done, but one thing, to avoid all that dust, you should have not used blankets because they nest dust like no other! Hi from Réunion Island, Indian Ocean.
A good finish and you saved 6,800 pounds. What is not to like ? Well done sir.
I am 72 years old and just teaching myself to weld car body and paint panels. We can do it.
Good on you my man! Welding is on my ‘to learn’ list! Good luck!
You do realise that there is a reason it costs 7 grand for a good job right? Yes he's painted it himself, but it will look like he's painted it himself from 500yds
@@contraflow8140 if you can distinguish between who’s painted it from 500 yards, then bravo 😉
@@contraflow8140 So will his bank balance. Its only paint.
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Just a little bit if advice for the next one, avoid using those blankets for masking, they are the source of you dust bits, you should also make a tent with plastics dust sheets, you could also make an extractor fan by rigging up an old radiator fan, also when spraying each panel, don’t stop on the gaps, go 3 or 4 inches past the gaps….. fair play for having a go, enjoyed you video😊
I enjoyed your journey here. Personally I have only painted smaller items as I have much less room. Practice makes perfect eh? My only comment is that you didn’t help yourself with the dusty environment, I would have swept, sprayed water on the floor and bought some large plastic sheets to line the ceiling and walls. But enjoyable to watch & a decent result
Yeah get a mask and gloves on early too. ‘Degreasing’ your hands / eyes and lungs isn’t gonna be great for you.
A long time since i was painting cars for a living (30+ years ago), but as many have said, it's 90% prep work. Professionals get a professional finish using spray booths. Always going to get crap in it without a booth environment. Ignore the snarky comments, you are choosing to learn by yourself and on your own cars, so good on you. Just the one tip, paint down, not up.
Thanks mate, yeah I definitely skipped a phase or 2 of the prep due to lack of time but thankfully, shouldn’t take *too* much time and effort to correct! Haha there’ll always be the odd comment, makes me laugh so all good.
Appreciate that tip! Funnily enough, I used to spray down but I’ve seen so many videos spray down to up - I’ll give it a try. Thank you!
You spray paint from bottom tp top to prevent dry overspray falling on the dry panel giving a rough finish, your wrong dude
Well, we'll have to agree to disagree on that one, dude. If you know how to paint, the issue you suggest doesn't exist. I did this for a living, but what would I know.
@@beecee985 Im an auto painter, i guess theres no right or wrong but i personally paint top down so you can see how the paint is laying down and thats important. If your getting dry edges or peel then it dont make a diff which way you paint because the skill level is missing to begin with.
@@matton36 your all wrong on that, pal, it's common knowledge, watch the humble paint sprayer
Looks good! An alternative is to brush paint. I hand painted a van using vehicle paint designed to be applied by brush. I bought a top quality brush and brushed out the paint carefully, and also cleaned the brush after painting half a panel each time. The results were excellent (this is no time for false modesty!).
Preparation is everything when paint spraying a car. For an outlay of £200 you have done a marvellous job! Keep the videos coming.
@@whyldsteve Thank you Steve, really appreciate it! Still got a lot to learn but it’s certainly progress
@@itsalexbaldwin Don't pay any attention to the ""Experts". You did good. Practice makes it easier, you do you!
Well done Alex . I restored my 1969Triumph spitfire MK3 26 years ago and painted it myself in cellulose which being quite a curved car had its challenges,but i was determined to do it like yourself. I still have that car and the paint is still good, keep up the good work Kev East Devon 👍👍
That’s a terrific result Kev! Yes I’ve painted the Ferrari I used to have and that was a challenge with the curves like you said. Well done to you too!
I do not know anything about painting cars but it was a joy to watch you learn. I would also imagine that all the pros out there learnt by their mistakes and just kept on practicing until they became proficient or excellent at the art. Well done for having a go. I look for ward to seeing your learning curve. And for all the negative comments, just ignore them. I remember when Mat Armstrong started his channel fixing wrecked cars and a lot of mechanics were giving him grief over how he did things....he's the one who is laughing now!!
Solid effort Alex! You should be proud of the results especially as you're a novice and you aren't equipt with the same gear as the professionals. Thanks for taking the time to share the project with us and keep up the good work 🙂
Nothing beats the feeling of a well executed DIY. Lovely job! Regarding runs and/or nibs, you can get these really useful tools called de-nibbing files that let you lightly skim off any lumpy bits, then follow this up with a light sanding. Only, like 6 quid or so, and saved my bacon a few times!
When you said £200 at the end i was amazed, you did a grand job lad. Had a similar experience but was a mate who wanted over a grand to do a small part of my car. Ended up buying the spray paint myself and doing the job. Not factory finish but good enough on my 10yr old car. Haters will hate but who would hate on saving £6,800 quid.
@@ScratchyBaws hahaha my thoughts entirely, after a flat and polish, it’ll look great I’m sure. I know I’d rather have the £6,800 😂🤷🏼♂️ can’t please everybody though!
Hats off to you. You saved almost 7k and gave it a go and it looks very good to me! 99.9% of people wouldn’t even think about trying this let alone doing it. 👏 you wouldn’t even notice the imperfections if you were driving or even walking past
No he hasn't saved nearly 7 grand. He's painted his car himself in a DIY job that's not anywhere even remotely close to the job that would cost 7 grand. It will look like a child had painted it. There's a reason skilled jobs are expensive
Haha sorry, didn’t mean to trigger you with my efforts, only giving it a go; but I’m enjoying the debate that has ensued and value your opinion too
Have you Seen it to judge the Job? @@contraflow8140
I think for what it is you done a great job. its an old car so you put value on it again, well done you ....
I DIY paint too- so good prep is the best way for a better finish which I've found out only through many poor outcomes. Sand and use fine filler on areas that you think will 'probably ' be ok. They rarely are. Also less is more as far as paint V's air mixture, especially the first two. As far as no booth, just some plastic roll and suspend it over the car to help stop dust from falling, also wet the floor to stop the air from the gun swirling up the dust. And while you need ventilation, that big door is going to have loads of things floating through it like dust and bugs so you could have had it only open a little at the bottom, have the floor very wet there, just have a good mask and leave the garage between coats. As it is a solid colour. not metallic, you can also flatten it pretty well with compound, clear coat after, compound again and it will look great.
I painted a car many years ago - never again - hats off to anyone with the patience to do this at home - it is very difficult!
Looks nice! I'll be doing something like this in my garage since I've been told by several painters that they won't touch someone else's body work. So far, sanding down to bare metal, and squirting epoxy has been a good teacher, and I'm eager to get to the next steps of the restoration. Great video, and keep up the good work!
That looks fantastic for a DIY job!! Inspired to have a crack at painting my SD1 when i finish all the rust repair
So maybe in 10 to 15 years?
Only suggestion I have, and it's a suggestion. Prime over every spot where bare metal is exposed. High build primer, sand smooth then primer/sealer then paint! It will extend the life of the paint job and give a cleaner finish. Good job!!
Well done. Great attitude and you deserve a great result.
Very brave. I had a couple of goes at individual panels which passed a glance, but not close up. You need a very good eye and patience and the right kit.
That was a really good effort! Spray painting is quite a difficult thing to learn and takes much practice. Given the cars age and level of deterioration it has come up rather nice. I would not be ashamed to drive this old classic out there in the street.
As long as you have the time and the space to do it, go for it, it's always worth the work put in it. Of course different kinds of paints need different amounts of prep, so you can go somewhat easy on yourself with all the sanding over and over again. For a glossy finish i would go totally nuts with the blocksanding though
Mate these are the kind of vids I love
You can get rid of the dust if you lightly sand it with a very fine sand paper then give it a very light and precise last coat then when dried polish it then it should look more professional iv not sprayed cars but i have spared other things..Oh and another good tip is to start your painting in a place where its not very visible and not the bonnet because as you go you get better so start at the back and do the bonnet last
I take my hats off to you, mate. I always wanted to paint my car but just didn't have the courage to do so. Thumbs 👍 for giving it a crack.
Credit to you buddy, done a great job there, always refreshing to see someone having a go at difficult jobs, 10/10
The biggest enemies for any painter is speed and dust! You would be surprised how well you could do by just slowing down and not rushing while you are spraying. The man who taught me has painted cars for Barret Jackson and he was a perfectionist! The orange peel and dust? A good wet sand will take care of that! Also a flatter shooting gun such as a SATA would pay huge dividends! Overall not bad especially considering how much you saved! Stapling a plastic sheet over the ceiling will help with dust alot!
Hi Alex really cool video..
Used to be really interested in paint work and long time back joined a car restoration class at college, loved the course but my Mum didn't want me using the garage at home to prep the body of my dearly beloved Opel Manta Berlinetta in black it was a 1984 car..
But long time before this I had a Ford Cortina 2000E 1976.
In a car spares DIY garage I got a bargain 3 large cans of Sahara Beige spray paint £1.50 My car had two new front wings welded on and a great job..
I primed the front wings using a brush on paint. I basically put the can of paint in hot to warm water to get a brushless effect..
I got really carried away and any rust spots around the car I treated.
My dad said the car looked lovely and why didn't I want to keep it..?
Well he bought a brand new car from his work place "Talbot " Horizon LX in Light blue metallic So I went out and bought my favorite car of the 1980's A Ford Capri 2.0 S in Stratos silver from our main Ford dealership.
Don't Know if times have changed but I think I flatted between primer coats and possibly the same with colour coats in doing so it takes away any blemishes..
Also having car outside on a warm day would help spray paint settle a bit more effective..
Heading in today I have recently acquired my very first Range Rover Vogue 3.0 diesel on 55 plate it looks black but its actually dark met blue with beige/blue leather interior I think..
The garage you was working in looked great and plenty of parking just what I could do with having 10 vehicles..
Hi Tim - thanks for the kind words! Yeah I think I could have definitely prepped a lot better if I had had more time but sadly I didn’t. Certainly I could have done a full coat of primer first then paint under normal time restraints.
That garage was great! Sadly I’ve moved out of that house now (hence the time constraints!) and on a shared driveway now which will pose some fresh new problems haha.
Great video Alex, you've inspired me to have a go on my van in the new year!
@@theparson4944 love that! Good luck with it. Be thorough with mixing the paint and cleaning the gun with thinners, then you’ll be fine!
Just a tip for the future first a layer of polyester primer and then use filler on top of that. I've found that with time water or moisture that can get in between the filler and bare metal and rust. Also it's better and more durable to use base plus HS clear and get some nylon paint protective cover and painter tape don't use fabrics and as a cheap trick wet the floor. I can also recommend the auarita brand for diy paint guns they're amazing.
@@nikolamihaylov94 thanks for the advice, much appreciated!
Great project! Nice work. DIY enthusiast too, the splattering/inconsistent paint coming out at the beginning i ran into at the beginning too, especially with the cheaper guns - its normally something not extra tight inside. For me it was the nozzle, you can actually unscrew it and underneath theres other nozzle parts that need to be hand screwed tight - mine were a little bit loose, tightened em up and was perfect! Also check air pressure is consistent through your line
Kudos to you for this. I tried some bodywork on an old Chevy about 40 years ago, and the lime green fibreglass dried to approximately the same colour as the factory colour, and I left it as is. I’m a bit more picky now, but I still do most of my own auto maintenance. Most people nowadays couldn’t be bothered, but you can save a ton of money doing what you do.
@@dooleyfan thanks for the kind words! Agreed, it’s all learnable stuff but paintwork takes a lot of time and patience
Paintwork is so difficult to do at home, I know from bitter experience! I have learned that preparation is everything, and should be 95% plus of the process. I think you did a very good job indeed, the saving is fantastic and its a car you can still drive about and use without worrying about damaging a £7k paint job! I will keep trying to improve my skills, so much more fun than taking to a paint shop (or are we just tight?!) 😂
Excellent video, we are going to have a go with painting our fence! Thankyou ❤
@@jonjones6583 thank you Jon, and good luck with the fence!
@ I can hardly see, but the gun you used, will hopefully cover the fence. Cheers
@ yes it should be fine - just make sure it’s set correctly and it’s not chucking out *too* much paint
@ it was a disaster! Should have watched a utube video first. Unfortunately toooo much paint was released on the fence panel and my neighbours expensive hedge. 😢
That's a big car to tackle, but it looks really good for £200. It's given me the confidence to tackle the next scuff the wife adds to her Corsa's bumper!
Stumbled across this video. Excellent work pal. Like you, I like to try things myself. Well done to you pal
Back in the 90s I was walking the dog back to my flat and saw an advert in a van window ''Vehicle painting from £25'' I was intrigued by how in the street you could get an acceptable finish and how can it be done so cheap. A few days later i saw the guy painting a transit van with a roller!........Excellent!
Looks good I think I would have the fan blowing out the door not over the car ? And do any sanding out side and all the prep Be for any paint ? Just to keeps the dust down when to a min .But much better than when you started 👍👍
Yeah think you’re right, there’s so much conflicting information online, it’s quite easy to end up doing things wrong!
The car is a charming series one Range Rover and it's meant to have a little character, these things were built to see action so the paintwork is never going to be perfect. But your efforts have made it look respectable and for very little money, so well done! Thanks for creating, editing and uploading. 👍😎
My pleasure!
always good to wet/dampen the garage floor down first. put some plastic sheeting up to maybe. But great job!
Well done you. Glad I watched and subscribed to your channel. Those grey covers were the cause of the problems. As soon as you started to spray the particles came out of those dust catchers. Use plastic wrap in future 👍👍
@@nigelbryant5932 thank you Nigel for the kind words! Noted - I can confirm those blankets were dropped off to the tip on Friday 😂
agreed - buy a roll of the ultra thin body shop plastic sheeting. Even build a temporary clear sheet 'booth' in the garage using it pinned to the roof rafters for next time. but great job
@@PaulRansonArt yeah this is all fantastic advice, thank you guys. Not easy trying to ‘self-teach’ so very grateful for the help!
Really well done, Alex. It takes real nerve to tackle a job this big. Big improvement in the look of the car, you have added value to it.
@@andyarmstrong1493 cheers Andy for the kind words! Thanks for watching 😊
2 tips for dust get rid of the fan until the paints started to cure and secondly stop using paper and blankets use some drop sheet it’s electrostaticsly charged so when dust hits it it sticks to it instead of bouncing all over it’s only £30 a roll
Hi alex i have been painting cars for 54 years just a couple of tips if you use a guide coat before painting then you will see any imperfections you could of picked a smaller car but well done for giving it a go bodywork is all in the prep but fair play mate.
Do all my own work mechanical and body work , never had a spray booth but in time you will get a very good finish . Just remember its all in the prep work the spraying is the easy part but you will get there im sure of it . Good 1st attempt looked like my MK 3 Cortina when i changed colour back in 82 looked good from 10 feet 😂.Enjoyed and subscribed.
Great job, I really liked the video. I’d say the imperfections were probably from those fluffy blankets. Should have stuck with the brown paper for masking, but like you say, cheaper to DIY and learn. I’ve rattle canned a 3 panel repair In the outdoors so know the score. 🤣👍🏻.
Hahaa yeah I tried to spray alloys outside before and I swiftly realised that is an absolute no-go down the south west of England (and windy conditions!) The blankets have subsequently been binned and will not feature ever again 😂
For the love of god good on you for giving it a go do remember to wet sand and let dry in between coats also take your time is one of the main things otherwise you miss bits think you have something the lighting has changed then it looks terrible its a lot a painter is worth their weight in gold easily I have resprayed a few pannels and a couple of cars myself I do go to what you might consider ridiculas levels of grit on the wet sand but then you get a finish like glass and nothing much more satasfying than that I will say the first time I tried flys landed in my paint job I was outside with zero other options it was a steep learning curb however I can spray outside now and have it look almost as good as a factory Job by time weather and patience factor in with this approach incredibly so p.s dont be too hard on yourself anyone that has ever actually painted even a pannel on a car will tell you no one just picks up a paint gun first time perfect doesn't happen
a can of flat black will help show up imperfections such as pin holes in filler, when you close to the shape you want spray it on and flat it, the bad bits will stay black making it easy for you to see, small dots can be handled with a good stopper..
Hi Alex. I think you’ve done a great DIY job one the Range. I think it does actually look better in that off whir than the old one, it gives it body. At the end of the day you will really appreciate what work you’ve done on it because it’s yours. Well done buddy 🤗🤗🤗
@@Magnet.M.A.D cheers Roger! Always enjoy reading your comments, thank you!
Yeah this shade looks more angled towards ‘classics’, it seems to have flashed quite nicely in the past few days so really happy with it!
@@itsalexbaldwin keep up the great work and remember if you’re not challenging yourself then you’re not living your best life 🤗👍💪
7K buys a lot of equipment upgrades.
@@davidgane5786 haha yeah, a paint booth would have been marvellous!
An Honest DiY paint job…that’s better than some professional jobs I’ve encountered as a Detailer…👍👌😉
The more you paint....The better the you become.
The range rover is a big vehicle for a full respray and there's more to technique than anyone could imagine.
Well done you.....That is a pretty good job for a 1st time full repaint, I've seen a damn site worse.
Loved the video.
Thanks Ken for the kind words! Definite room for improvement. Painting is one of the hardest skills to do when it comes to automotive work (in my experience)
7k to paint a car, what a laugh. What's great is you have had a go yourself and done a good job. I've learnt most my skills from having to do stuff myself, not able to afford rip of Britain prices. Now I can do a lot of things myself. Keep up the good work 💪
Honestly I’ve been quoted a lot worse to paint my classic Mustang!
Well done mate, looks awesome. F the haters
As long as you are happy with the finish that is all that matters!! Good effert.
Looks great from 300yrds away!!!
And for 3 weeks only
Nice one mate, proper have a go hero you are Sir!
Use a tack rag . Hose outside ground down to stop dust from footprints helps. Wax and grease remover before tack rag good.
This is just a guess but the paint splattering could be either paint needing a bit more mixing or paintgun being a bit stuck after previous runs, the thinner can work out minor clogs.
That Alpine white you sprayed is the actual color it should be vs what was on there... Alpine white has a warmer hue. Congrats on the project.
Great video, always fun to learn new stuff :) Cheers for sharing
Blow the car good before masking.Keep your pressure lower when spraying and make more passes and just sheet the car with some paper or whole nylon.Tight it as much as possible near the paint area and you will avoid 90% of the dust nibs even in this environment.
I don’t have booth and sometimes I don’t even polish or denib.
M8 it's all to do with preparation and you have done a amazing job 👏 😊
Thats amazing alex ! Well done mate for giving it ago an getting results like this!!
Cheers Shaine - appreciate the kind words! 💪🏼
I've heard of £13-14k paint jobs for oem on vintage cars..
I'd also have a go at my own.
That looks better than some cars I see on the roads.
I'm only an amateur but would say I'd prefer to sort out a couple of runs vs orange peel.
Painting an old run-around car with a roller is fine.
Satin paint hides any unevenness in the panels, and is in vogue these days.
Hand-applied 2-pack Mipa filler is good for smoothing out small dents and uneven panels using sanding blocks.
Mipa filler will give a much smoother finish than Upol body filler when hand sanding.
All of this can be done out in the open, with no need for a garage, as long as it's not raining.
Bedec Satin Barn Paint is good enough at about £40 for 2.5 litres from Toolstation or Screwfix, as it'll cope with the heat expansion of the metal panels in the summer. It will go on both metal and plastic.
Touching up any scuffs is easy - just dunk the roller in the paint and roll it on. No prep or finishing required.
Thanks for the video. I think the final still probably doesn't do your hard work justice...would have liked a filmed walk around the car. Other than that I think you have a good on-camera presence and delivery and I liked your choice of what I would call progressive beats. PS: you look and sound like a cross between Bear Grills and Paul Foot! 😝
I built a makeshift booth with wood posts and plastic right in my garage and got maybe one dust nib on the entire car. Worth doing, cost maybe $100 in wood and plastic
you can buy a cheap garden centre type polly tunnel to spray in which will give you a much cleaner environment to work in. and to be honest its much easier to remove the bonnet and doors and do them separately
@@savouryduck yeah that’s a good idea, thank you!
Awesome work Alec 👍
I did exactly the same, it's actually pretty easy. I done it with a fence sprayer off eBay in the street.
You've done a good, you needed loads of primer filler on tho, blocked back, I find base coat and 2k clear is the best way to go, paint in long strokes say per panel rather than a foot at a time, much better to use a normal spray gun at say 28 psi on a wide fan, rather than a hvlp gun, blankets are a bad idea as well bud. I'd get a plam sander now with a cushion 1000,1500 then 3000 pad, with water, it'll get rid of the bits, G3 then on a hard pad, 3 times, then G3 on a soft pad 3 times, with water will make it mint.
Good work, I did some spraying on my drive in the summer and it was going great until I messed up the final mix on the clearcoat and it was going off in the gun, maybe next summer I can sand it back and respray the clear.
Nightmare! It’s such a fine balance working the spray gun
The most I have ever done is a wing mirror so fair play for having a go at a whole car 🙂
I coach painted my three door and series 2, buyers thought they had been professionally sprayed, though I knew where I had made mistakes, as most will tell you it is 90% prep. A good first attempt but it would do my head in seeing those imperfections every day. With something like a RR you have a lot of straight panels and the prep needs to be 100%, I have in-laws Jag XJ6 to spray soon..... two days cleaning down the barn, I use a four sided rectangle gazebo as my spray/paint booth. Ironically when I bought the house there was a professional spray booth in the barn, don't need that? Hindsight is a wonderful thing? Prep, prep and more prep... you can polish a turd if you prep it well? Personally I would have used a primer or conversion coat before using base, you may get some reactions later on?
Agreed on all your points. I would have used primer but sadly time was of the essence and had to do all this video in 2 and a half days (as I was moving house)
Well done you have given me a bit of onfo to have a go at painting my Vespa panels
Good luck with it Ian! My advice would be to do more prep work than I did!
Are you using cellulose classic paint rather than colour base and clear? I’m looking to do some painting on my mg soon so very interested in how it turns out.
1 run on your first time is better than I did when I started 😂 well done!
Just sprayed my sprinter came out lovley , i rigged up a half polythene tent for sides , cost me just under a grand all in .
It’s in the prep, if you prep correctly, and you prep the area/garage you are working in, you can get amazing results at home. You can avoid dust in the paint.
True enough - a few comments have suggested putting dust sheets over the walls and think that’s a great idea
Excellent diy job Alex, most people complain about prices from paint shops but it’s the experience you’re paying for aswell as time and materials.
@@lewis4336 cheers Lewis! Exactly that, also just the sheer volume of time to prep the car. I used an orbital sander but I know a lot of Bodyshops would block it - which would take even longer!
You should have used a bit of etch primer on those bare metal parts really. sometimes you get spatter when your paint isn't thinned enough.
Use the canned primer to just dust over burn thoughs & then use the thicker nozzles for some proper 4+1 primer bro you'll have amazing results & I bet half the dust spats are just shit surface the primer will solve alot of the issues also don't put filler on anything less than a 120 scratch good job though bro love it !!
The canned primer is cellulose base n your 2k weren't compatible that's what the couple wrinkles come from on the tailgate but yeah look for some mipa 4+1 it can be used as a wet on wet primer aswell as a filler primer great stuff easy to sand but yeah cracking job I work outside no booth have better results than half the paint shops here always go look in the booth your cars going to be painted in too some are filthy!
Also get a stand heater to put on parts you think are abit heavy
Always nice to see people having a go themselves, looks fine to me
A big chunk of the dirt in the paint is from that blanket you using , use paper and plastic
Using blankets instead of masking paper or polythene will cause loads of fibres dropping on the paint. Specially when you test sprayed on the blanket before painting bonnet 🤔.
@@Swifty800 yeah I did think this but I didn’t have enough of the masking paper unfortunately (and shop had to order in), otherwise I would have. Was in a bit of rush as had to move out that house this week so just made do with what I had!
@itsalexbaldwin decent job.. if you used a guide coat before laying on paint that would show up any imperfections.
@@Swifty800 good idea, wish I’d have thought of that 😂
@@Swifty800what’s a guide coat? I’ll be priming first, does that do the same thing?
@thelittleredbus after primer do a haze over with a black aerosol.. then sand back off.. any black paint left is a low spot..if all guide coat rubs off then panel should be good.
Old memories come flooding back ;-) ps next time you should wet the floor with water before spraying, that will help prevent dust on your fresh paint
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@jra55417 Missed that the first time 👍
When’s the next upload???
Should of wet sanded using 1000-3000 grit, dry, wait, paint, Wet sand, wait, sand do this three to four times. Next final paint, top working to bottom. Then clear coat it, dry, wet sand, dry, and then add one more clear coat, you’d spend an extra £30 but get beautiful paint job that will last till you forget to use a Polish, wax, and sealer.
A tack cloth over the prepped area would have helped also and no cloth dust sheets 👍 but good effort
Great job and nice 2 Door! Yeah, I reckon you can get away with a DIY paint job on solids. Later cars with metallics are much more difficult.
Yeah seemed a good car to start on! Feel a lot more confident now for any future jobs. Like many have said, it’s all in the prep work before laying down the paint though
Great video, really informative and inspirational - a novice painter with seemingly expert filming and editing skills!
@@mrchestwell cheers mate!
Nice video, good job for what you had to work with, credit where credit is due.
well done,looks brill!,i've always believed if someone else can do it so can i!!,will you put laquer on top,bet that would look great.enjoyed the video.
Good for you dude! My favourite car of all time!
Nice work mate. Well done. Not bad at all. I'd like to do the bonnet on my BMW but I only have 1 car! Took my wipers off and refurbished them. Much better. Car DIY is fun if daunting at times.
@@thejudge-kv2jk nice! What BMW is that? I’d recommend taking the bonnet off and spraying it vertically, reduce the amount of dust you get on it substantially!
i thought you might put a coat of high fill primer or undercoat over the patches
@@russelblackwell6041 yeah I should have done, if I had more time. Had like 3 days to do the whole job before I had to move out the house sadly - was a bit of a manic rush!
In lock down I sprayed my mg a British racing green came up great infact when I sold it the guy asked where I had got sprayed was amazed I done it myself wet sanded the whole car after then polished
That looks a good result to me. Fair play to giving it a go.
Thank you! Tailgate needs redoing but otherwise seems to have come out okay
Good job done, but one thing, to avoid all that dust, you should have not used blankets because they nest dust like no other! Hi from Réunion Island, Indian Ocean.
I sprayed a mini in a marquee once …. Looked pretty good too … from outer space …