How to paint a car at home! step by step diy 

If anyone wants to reference this video for their own project i have a time stamp here! thanks for watching! sanding supplies 0:28 - 1:05 sanding 1:06 - 3:00 / 4:19 - 5:32 bodyfiller supplies / application 3:04 - 4:18 painting supplies 5:48 - 8:28 painting 10:11 - 11:28 costs 11:29 - 11:52 results 11:55 - 12:44

"Paint a car at home" ... has a body shop in his garage.

The dubstep in the background is 💯👌🏽

its nice that your also Canadian lol this may actually be something i'll do.

Dude, that literally looks epic. And saved you thousands of dollars! I really would like to try it on my own but I dont want to mess it up. I don't have a garage, this definitely couldnt be done outdoors right? What about a wrap?

Looks great bro!

That is nice congratulations bro

Some steps missing but over all good job we have to learn some how...you did better then me the first time i started painting cars..

Great job for first time. I would preferred it to be a little more shiny. But I have no idea how to paint a car. I’m guessing maybe some type of layer of clear coat, idk. But the job itself looks great. I just think that without the shine. It looks unfinished. Side note, you spent $600. How much was your cheapest quote to get it painted?

You did a good job but how long took you to do it Nolan Coley

Very good effort but very poor result dude. Worse than the spray cans. A lot of orange peel in the paint. Maybe you need to wet sand after the clear coat and compound the car for better results

Nice video

Coming from a Painter and someone who has done body work for 20 Years First sand the old paint with 220 Grit not 80 As far as body work never put body filler over rust. Make sure to always grind the rust completely out! Always Prime the complete area that old clear and old paint was removed as you can see on the first coat of paint you can see all those areas bleeding through this would have prevented this. Also after Priming the complete Hood roof etc... Sand with a Block to make it level and slick always sand at an angle do not sand strait with your block or it can leave lines in the primer. Let primer cure for at least a day or two before sanding. So it can absorb into the scratches. Sand the car with 400 Grit before painting. After the car is mask up and ready to paint Use a Sealer on the primer before painting this will also eliminate any scratches or imperfections left wait 30 minutes after spraying the sealer and then Paint the Car do about 3 coats of paint and then wait 15-20 minutes and Clear coat 3 coats! If you do this you will have a nice paint Job!

Nolan, what an enjoyable video. Thanks for sharing this and, take it from someone who painted his first vehicle in 1973, you did a terrific job. You video, as well, is top notch. The world belongs to people like you who are willing to try something new, learn from it and share their experience. Thanks so much and continued success to you. Drive that CIVIC proudly, she looks fantastic.

You're a good dude. It takes courage to be humble and dedication to take the time necessary to make this. I appreciate you brother, and I appreciate a majority of comments on this video as well.

Remember that prep work always will take you longer than the painting itself. Nice work.

Wet sand and buff for a factory finish. Next do the blue civic next to yours.

I think even with single stage paint you're supposed to prime the car before hand with filler primer. Before that though, you should have brushed off the rusted areas and used rust remover. It'll bubble your paint extremely quickly otherwise. Awesome project for you to learn from though. Great job!

Very cool video! One tip for you: make sure to keep the volume under control. In this video I find myself having to raise the volume to listen to you and lower it for the music.

It turned out nice man considering you missed primer, fine sanding, clear coat and buffing but still nice and you saved a tonne of cash good job.

All these old timers in the comments should start their "tips" with a word of congratulations to this young man for putting himself out in front of the world while having fun with a project. Not many of us would have had the same gumption at his age. Good show young man! Keep doing tf out of you! Damn those keyboard "experts".

No primer nor sealer?? U cant tell me u didnt have sand scratches? For a quickie paint job thats clear was only delamming I would've ditched 80 grit, too harsh. 400 or even 600 would be sufficient. Use at least a sealer for uniformity or maybe a Bulldog type adhesion promoter. Tip.. 85% overlap tighter passes less material needed. Did it dull back yet?

You are very courageous for a first timer doing such an amazing job. I am going to be doing my front and rear fender on the passenger side and a bit nervous. You are a great encouragement. Thanks.

I know how to repair rust and dings. but i have never thought about painting my entire car body at home. You are amazing.

This was an awesome transformation ! Thank you for putting the time into making this video I’m looking at painting my car too and you made me way more comfortable with the process

Great job. Car looks good. Best part is you weren't afraid too jump off into something that was a lot of work and also you had never done before. God Bless.

Thanks for doing the research and simplistic video, Nolan! I figured it wasn't rocket surgery and don't have $1000+ to polish a turd with 180,000 miles, rust, cracking clear coat, and shoddy interior. Much appreciated! 👍

I am 56 in December. I sure wish we had youtube back in the 80's but I am not sure a 1980 Honda Accord would have looked better with a paint job. You done good. I got on here because I have a 2007 Z71 Suburban I am fixing up and you just inspired me. Thanks for sharing. I will probably end up paying to have it painted but who knows.

Nice just need clear coat leave it super shinny

10:25 I feel like im watching breaking bad or something🤣😂

Definitely needs clear coated to make it pop!

Respect .Its a lot of work and time

Good job, but next time don’t use 80 grit, that is for wood but not for Sanding the whole car. I think 400 or higher grit for most of the good parts, if you applied bondo anywhere you can use 150 grit, then 200 300 grit until 600 grit. Now Put 1-2 coats of primer everywhere. Is time now for wetsand the primer with 1200 to 1800/2000 to make the surface very smooth, next step is spray the color and then if is all good and even apply the clearcoat, 2-3 coats. If you want a brand new finish you can buff if to make it super shine. This way will save you time and a give the car a very nice finish.

You did a great job. It looks fantastic. I love how well you explained everything in detail and showed all the steps.

Another tip, before you paint and after you wash it. Wet a lint free rag with mineral spirits or acetone to wipe down the whole car. Removes any grease and will prevent imperfections in your paint. Then tack when dry. Also skim coat helps your Bondo imperfections. We apply a layer over Bondo to really get it perfect. Spray down black paint to see any low or high spots. If you get orange peel in some spots you can try to wet sand it out with super fine grit then buff it (but don't go too crazy or you'll have to spray that area again). You get that wavy orange peel because the surface wasn't prepped clean

A $200 Maaco job would have looked better.

Interesting vid. Like you, Nolan, I have a car that looks like hell, a battered '08 Honda Fit. When my oldest backed into a pipe, knocking a hole in the rear bumper, that was it. I patched that ('glass on the inside, bondo on the outside), then turned my attention to an array of dents and dings. Now, those are all done. I'm going to get an estimate from a body shop up the road to repaint the car the same color (metallic blue), but I'm pretty sure the boy and I will paint it ourselves. (My brother and I repainted a couple of cars, but that was years ago. I needed a refresher.) I think you did a fine job for a first-timer.

you did it I'm a bit scared I'm planning on doing it myself what size compress do you have tks

Everyone hating in the comments, but keep in mind this is a at home DIY! If you are gonna hate, just bring your car to a paint shop. I honestly thought you did an amazing job, the paint job looks clean on that civic!

Well damn.. this is how to NOT do it. Nice try though beeing your first time.

The car looks great but looks like it needs a nice polishing after that paint job brotha

Say what yall want but it looks good for almost 600

You should have epoxy primed the bare metall before painting so it doesent rust

Wow! Great job! I'm here looking for a tutorial to repaint my car for the first time, and this has given me the confidence to give it a go 😁 thank you

You forgot to factor in the cost of an air compressor that can handle the job of painting ;)

3:38 Applying putty without cleaning the rust is not the right thing to do 😒

couple tips you shouldnt get bodyfiller wet, it can absorb water also should use a primer ontop of all metal and filler before painting. also did you put filler over rust???

People are WAY too critical of DIY at home videos. If you live in Siberia in a cave with rock tools and the title doesn’t EXACTLY match your personal situation, then you rub your mouth in the comments lol. Grow up.

It came out really decently bro. I learned quite a lot and I respect your bravery and effort. Nice job Fam.

I THINK I GOT GOOSEBUMPS IN MY EARS WHEN YOU STARTED SANDING THE HOOD...

Nigga said this is my first time spray painting and then has a whole hazmat suit on

great work, shine your headlights too and your perfect!!!!

You have all the bits and pieces to make it look like a show car

Fucking awesome diy, helped me a lot!

I want to repaint my wife’s 2002 jeep, this has given me the confidence that it’s not so bad. I’d probably get a power tool to do the sanding though lol

Thanks for this awesome video. I'm motivated to repaint my SSV8 from poison ivy colour to hot pink or nenon pink with some stripes. Why pay almost $5000 when I can do it myself in my garage. Great video.

Where did you get your spoiler

Bro I’m at the same point with my car. It’s 2300 like what am I gonna do get it painted for 3000? It’s so bad to look at though I’m gonna try this

Yikes the comments are full of silly people. Always rust kill and correctly prime using an epoxy or similar product. Do not wet sand near a bogged/fillered area as it is porous and will let moisture gather underneath. Do not sand the vehicle in the same environment you plan to paint in. Lastly overlap your strokes with the gun 70-80% not 50. This guy has no idea what he's doing.

You should have removed the front and rear light fixtures to avoid potentially scratching them as you sand.

Good video very informative. About how many hours total did it take you?

Nothing wrong with your paint choice and style of paint. Used well in the industrial and heavy equipment world. If you really wanted to you could coat the car, let it cure fully and then fine grit sand or wet sand to get that micro Scratching and then coat it in a clear coat, like a hard paint with a clear coat for that vase coat protection, may have a slight edge refraction in the light but I think that would add character and you wouldn't even really notice it. Cross hatch is a good method for hand planing a flat surface but since your dealing with edges and contours the cross hatch really doesn't work. If you cut to far your paint will level out, be careful on the edges, looks like you burnt through or maybe not, hard to tell. Primer the bare paint. Other then that man...this looks mint

You did a VERY GOOD JOB YOUNG MAN..THANKS 4 THE INSPIRATION!😇💕👌🏾

Excellent... Good job young man. I bet you will keep her waxed.. My 95 Accord is sitting idle since 2013 I would love to do the same as this... Maybe one day..

Good job man I hope you learned from this adventure! Keep up the work ethic and you'll go far.

please put something else as the music please

Nolan, for not having experience, you did a great job. Props bro. I just bought my first car a few days ago. It has sun damage and so I'm debating on whether I should do it myself or just shell out the cash to have it professionally done, but you make it seem very doable - thanks. Oh by the way, how long did it take this whole process?

Looks amazing I’m going to paint my g35 roof and my trunk door soon

Looks good man, I am sure you are still learning like I am. F the haters, bunch of keyboard warriors. But people who have years of knowledge, take it and keep learning buddy.

Bro you did have to do all that you only sand when changing color or body work in this case you only had to wet sand and reeee-shooot the clear coat or paint if needed

For the body filling why didnt you remove the rust before applying? It will still spread and eventually ruin your paint I thought? Also since the rust would have been bare metal, shouldn't primer have been applied first? I've only done very few amateur bodywork and not good at painting knowledge really so I'm curious.

You’re gonna have problems with that rust later, should have sanded all the rust out re prime, and then bondo, never bondo over bare metal and definitely not over rust.

did you just put body filler over RUST? That's not gonna work

thank you nolan

Anyone wondering how the paint has held up over the last 10 months check out my insta @diy_civic I posted an update so you guys can see - FYI there's no bumper because I went off the road going up a mountain, just scroll down on my insta and you'll see the accident lol. Thanks for watching!

Pretty good! I'm impressed. Love how your video isn't crazy long, and you keepmit interesting

The process is good. but I think you missed two things: I think that's the reasons why your car (sorry) not look so shiny after painting. After painting you need to apply furnishing (varnish compund a.k.a clear coat) on the body surface to 'unveil' the genuine paint color. Then you also need to polish those surface wish polishing brush+ polishing compound to make glossy effect. Lastly (not mandatory) you need to apply ceramic coat (fluid compound) to guard the painting against all weather damage (sun overheating), acid rain, accidentally scratch, chemical fluid disturbance etc..

Wouldn't a Macco job be roughtly the price you spent on the materials & they do they labor themselves? Just curious. I know you filled in body work too, so they may alter the price a bit. Anybody have experience with Macco? Would they sand the body down, or do they just go & paint over everything in hops that it'll cover up the peeling clear coat? Thanks.

Great job bro! Gonna be painting my car soon, this helped a lot!

Nice job! Just wonderin why didn't you buff or polish for a shinier result?

Wow, now this is epic

I have an 2009 Civic with the same defective paint. Unfortunately, Herb Chambers in Burlington, Ma. Would not repaint the car when the defects first appeared years ago. Thank you for posting! 👍

Great project!Nice for no experience!Would you do it again?

Sensational video. Right to the point and great directions.

awesome! my mom just gave me her old civic. can't wait to paint it black just like you've done

Hahahaha I Paint mine with spray cans, on the street while people pass in front of me, with wind by pieces on different days....and i got pretty much the same results as you... Probably i got better results 🤣🤣🤣

Nice job! I was wondering if you have used a polishing compound yet. I have tried Meguiars Ultimate Compound with good results on my hood. I got their polish too but so far have only used Ultimate compound. It costs around $14. I used an electric drill with a foam ball - I don't have a professional polisher yet.

I think a sealer as the final coat would've made it look a tad better! But great job!

Good job👍

It's been four years since you post this video. How is paint job holding ? is it still good or is it peeling off or any other issues you are experiencing with it ? Great video and kept it simple !

That's pretty darn good for your 1st time, I'm assuming not everybody can get the results you got. I've never painted with a hvlp spraygun either. Planning on painting my 4th gen civic, I have all the tools and materials, just doing a little more reseach to boost my confidence😅. Great video, awesome job🤙🏽

Savage! Good job. How does it look close up? Orange peel? Black shows everything so you were brave.

That's freaking awesome, my cars paint has chipped and would love to do this for mine. Amazing job!

realistically not many diyers are going to go grab a huge compressor to get a whole car paint done. this would be more towards diy if you used rustolem gloss black paint with electric spray gun or a roller method

Just a couple of tips: To prevent scratching trim when sanding; mask everything up before you start Use a space heater to get the room nice and warm. Lay on some primer/sealer first to ensure your base coat stays on. Spray a single very light layer of base coat on, let it flash off and lightly sand. This will help you see any low or high spots that need correcting before you lay a proper base coat. When spraying, don't release the trigger, instead flick your wrist left or right at the end of your pass to help with blending and prevent the gun from spitting. Give it a few good layers of clear then sand and buff to make it look showroom quality!

Good work , music was really annoying.. though ..but you did good! A DA sander makes is so much easier !

Great video, insanely helpful, and didn’t make me use 30+ minutes of my day 🙌🏽 I do have one question though, what were the measurements you used for the paint, paint reducer and paint catalyst? And I saw you said that works for “basic colors”, what kinda colors are ‘basic’? Like would orange work with this method?

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Thanks. I got a small dent in my car that chipped off some paint and I was quoted $3500 to repair it. I pulled most of the dent out and watching this, I'm confident that I can repaint that small area myself. I'll just add a primer like they said in the comments.

Pretty good job dude! Just an observation...why didnt you remove the license tag bracket? And I'd have skipped the Beyonce soundtrack.