Possible paint solution?

[Craigmri]

Hey guys,Since the front end of the Vibe seems to be so vulerable to chips and paint damage what do you all think of this solution? http://www.clearshield.com/Products/Pai ... ection.htm

[satur9]

there was a thread on this before .kinda like the stuff put on the sides of our cars only problem is now the damage is done. new paint then clearshield big bucks.

[Stang2Vibe]

quote:That is cheap compared to havig your entire front end repainted.Really? I can do it for my car for about $75-$100. Maybe less, I haven't checked the price on a quart of clearcoat lately.

[Stang2Vibe]

True. But it's not nearly as difficult as many might think. If you can operate a piece of sandpaper, wipe down the body panels with thinner on a rag, and pull the trigger on a spray gun, you can probably do this with a little practice. I learned the "feel" of the spray gun by practicing on commercial truck frames, air and fuel tanks, battery boxes and bumpers. It's a little tricky at first, but practice makes perfect. And the price of a paint gun is not that much--you can get a decent one at Sears for about $40-$50. High quality ones that professional body shops use often run $200 and more, but they are using them all the time so high quality parts on the gun are needed for them. Probably the biggest barrier to painting for a do-it-yourselfer is the air compressor. At work, we have a large commercial compressor (about 40-50 gallon capacity I think) with air lines that run to various parts of the building. We also have a few regulators at some of the valves to help control the airflow for painting and using air tools. Hooking the paint gun up to an air supply line at 120-150 psi will ruin it pretty quick so we use the regulators to cut it back to about 35-45 psi when painting, depending on conditions. Also, cleanup and overspray would prevent you from doing this at home in the garage.

[Stang2Vibe]

I think that is the best way to learn how to do this stuff. By working on it with people who have experience with it.