One very important technique you need to do when spraying clear coat or paint is never pull the trigger of the gun facing directly towards the surface you are spraying when you begin your stroke. You can end up with lines or spatter in the paint. Or worst-case runs. Gun needs to always be moving while the paint is coming out. The gun should start off the panel or at least hold the gun sideways so it's not a direct shot at the panel. This technique should also be practiced when you release the trigger also. Turn the gun away from the panel before the trigger release.Ive been painting cars for about 45 years.😊
It may sound like a minor thing, but totally valid! You can see the muscle memory in professional painters do exactly this movement automatically. Great tip!
Years of paint meaning nothing without results.. he been paint for years I’m sure he find what work for him now also he clearly started clear before the panel the video is edited that’s why it look like he started on the panel if you stop the video where it switches to the clear coat clip you can see it had clear already he just did not show exactly when he started if you know anything about editing you have to sometime start a new clip when you already few seconds in to have smooth transition if not you will see a slow motion in the video that’s normally don’t look right I been painting for over ten years your point is valid but at the end of the day what I learn about this industry just find what work best for you because what you saying to not do someone else might find that work better for them being a collision painter I don’t care for runs because when you know how to get them out you stop worrying about them obviously no one wants run but it’s not a headache like when you never know how to get them out all the way me personally once’s it’s not on a edge I’m good.. in this industry there is no wrong or right way if we getting the same results it’s just what works best for you
I screenshot this and added it to my beginners guide. I always see the technique you were talking about, but I never understood the calculated movements. Thank you.
Hey Dave, I've been watching your videos for just over 11 years at this point and all I can say is thank you for continuing to upload amazing videos. Too many more years to come, cheers.
You have been the best at explaining how to do this on RU-vid. Can't believe you are still going. I've been checking out your vids for ages. Thanks man
Excellent video! I’ve watched countless RU-vid auto paint videos that claim to be about blending but they don’t give any info on the strategy or what blending even is. Great job here!
This is the right video I needed to see to help me repair a ding on my Indian Roadmaster motorcycle saddle bags. I very picky on how my cycle looks. Thanks.
Hi Dave, just want to let you know I appreciate your videos. You have a great style of presentation, factual, simple, structured and clear. Thanks a lot! I'm sure those who attend your courses in Sydney are happy as you are a great teacher. Keep it up! 🙂
@@meta4282Pros tend to think that no one can DIY this, and that every job is a 2-3 your old vehicle that needs to look factory or new. Not true. I've been painting various projects for 3 years. Yes it's a huge learning curve and you make lots of mistakes, but you learn and get better. My last job was helping a friend fix his van slider where the repair was in the middle. I blended out even with rattle cans and people were amazed at the color match. And this was silver metallic! It can be done by a DIYer with enough experience. Plus my work has mostly been on 10 to 15-year-old vehicles where you just can't justify the cost for a professional to spruce it up and make it look better. So there absolutely is a place for DIY in automotive painting. People just have to understand what they're getting into, that it's a ton of learning and a ton of work. This guy made it look easy because he knows what he's doing. But the first DIY job is a lot of going back and forth to videos and even fixing mistakes.
Non-professionals with some prior experience can duplicate this. This video has bridged that gap by explaining the know-hows that amateurs with little experience lack. Great video with clear explanation
Thanks Dave.....amazing video.. super comprehensive.... I'm glad VG paints actually has all the stuff you use. I will make the few extra km drive to get the gear from you guys. I hope the shop advice is as good as yours. I know the rest of the world doesn't live in Sydney but it would be awesome if you did a product list (and links) to all the gear used on the video description.
For some one in the automotive spraying industry around all these chemicals, your skin is immaculate mate. You look like you have a easy, clean job working in a office all day.
Thorough and very structured. New ti your channel but im hooked Sprayed (cans) my first part panel today with great success Aside from my car apparently havinf a respray in the oast because the colour is wayyyy too different lol
Sounds great you did beautiful good job my job was a bit different I repainted the quarter panel one fender and bumper but you can tell I have brand new paint extremely shiny compared to the old can I still blend it with polishing and buffing and wax
Ripper. Thanks. Am preparing for first attempt at gun spraying and need to do top half of a Ute bed where rust spots have been repaired but don’t want to paint the whole tub or tail gate.
Whoa! First time blending paint. I usually do full on custom paint. I never thought to scuff paint with green brillo pad and buffing compound, plus I always was afraid of the hard line clearcoat. Thanks!!!
hey man, you're a professor I want to listen to speak. it's very different from my teachers in my youth who made me run away 😂. Come on, now it's time for me to try this technique on my poor Lexus.
Body work is not for the faint of heart, shit is definitely skill based, its like a tattoo artist, every little detail matters or else it will come out looking like garbage, even if you have a good idea of how its all done, it takes alot of practice to get the hang of all of it
Awesome video brother.. urs is the best painting informative video in the RU-vid... I watched around 20 videos about car painting.. so I can say urs is the best...God bless
Brilliant advice and great to watch as always with your videos. I have been doing the first example on this video, I prefer to flatten the whole panel then final stage to lacquer the whole lot to blend. Thanks for sharing.
Great video as always. I've used the tips and techniques I picked up from your videos to do a really good blended repair and paint + clearcoat of a Jet ski hull. Non professionals wouldn't even notice the repair if I didn't tell them about it. Thanks Dave!
I like your videos and that's why I subscribed to you. There were two things I disagree with. First, when you used wax and grease remover you went up and down, back and forth. That's not the way wax and grease remover should be used (wipe in one direction and turn the cloth to a clean side). The second was also when you used wax and grease remover. The second time you used no gloves. Gloves are very importment to prevent body oils from contaminating the new paint (also the way it was wiped). Not bitching, just FYI! Thank you for your informative videos.
Hello there Dave, Many thanks for sharing the video it will help me to understand the process. Unfortunately I don’t have a Spary booth. I’m trying to follow your techniques. I only have damage on one rear door so I’m aim to paint my base coat and pearl blend on half door then final clear coat the all door. Because rest of the door is not damaged at all I’m hoping this will work. What’s your opinion? Thank again much appreciated. Basit
On the bumper, what happens to the clear overspray beyond the "edge" of the where you used the Blender? Should you spray the Blender over anywhere there might be dry Clear overspray or will it buff-out later? Love your work & your instruction! Thank you....
this looks great and helpful. When blending the clear, was the old clear scuffed before spraying the new clear or how does it stick when spray out to the blend area?
Really appreciate the succinct how to video. Your paint gun looks like a mini with mini paint cup? What model of gun is it and to do these small touch ups, what air pressure are you running at the gun?
I'm having difficulty getting my block sanding on every section of the car even/level throughout the entire car. Meaning this ... I block sand each section using guide coats and proper blocks, technique , etc. , But when I complete one section then move onto the next, I repeat and that section also comes out great , but then when I compare to the section I just did right next to this one, it's not even, level with each other. I'm not talking inches, not even centimeters, but I am a very detailed ocd prrson, and I'm talking milimetrrs.... Not necessarily enough difference to where a normal person would be able to tell, but enough of a variance where someone like me would be able to detect if looking extremely closely. Do u happen to have any advice or suggestions on how to remedy this or is this an unavoiadable thing
When you apply the upol9 blender, is the product only landing on scuffed area or is it applied over unscuffed factory clear coat? Thankyou great video.
