Can someone recommend a book or webpage

[M-technik-3]

on How to do proper bodywork. I will have a spare bay this winter and want to try preparing and maybe spraying one of my rats.

[sonnyqm3]

I just googled this stuff, just search on google how to paint a car.

http://www.easypaintyourcar.com/

http://www.learnautopainting.com/

http://www.wikihow.com/Paint-a-Car

[M-technik-3]

I'm abroad now so when I do google something like this it comes up in the countries home language. Makes it tough.

Thanks will browse them to start. Noticed you got a better camera, Henna looks better but the back bumper needs to be aligned.

[Danny]

PM der affe

[sonnyqm3]

I'm abroad now so when I do google something like this it comes up in the countries home language. Makes it tough.

Thanks will browse them to start. Noticed you got a better camera, Henna looks better but the back bumper needs to be aligned.

Henna is fine for now, maybe I will take a look at the bumper tomorrow.. good luck with ur search, wait you can do ebay U.S and then search..

[M-technik-3]

It's the two side mounts they need to be lifted slightly.

[sonnyqm3]

will check it out tomorrow.

[whodwho]

I'm abroad now so when I do google something like this it comes up in the countries home language. Makes it tough.

You should be able to go into Google preferences and set your region and preferred language search results?

[ortholithiation]

I can honestly say that unlike fixing shit mechanically, that bodywork requires a bit more of hands on experience.

[M-technik-3]

I can honestly say that unlike fixing shit mechanically, that bodywork requires a bit more of hands on experience.

Hence why I plan to practice on one of my rats.

[X_WizarD_X]

These are the ones I browse:
http://www.autobody101.com/forums/

http://autobodystore.com/forum/index.php

http://www.spiuserforum.com/forum.php

http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/body-exterior/

http://www.custompaintforum.com/forum/forum.php

Dan

[White325is]

I like the autobody101 site alot.

[SpDan]

Here's a few good resources:

https://www.californiaautobodytracy.com/blog

https://www.autobodytoolmart.com/tutorials-t.aspx

https://www.hotrod.com/how-to/paint-body/

[e30davie]

In my somewhat limited experience (painted 2 cars and a bunch of other things with automotive paint). it is relatively easy to get a reasonable finish with the paint. give me a flat surface and a spray gun and after a few goes i got a very shiny acceptable finish after a polish (just acrylic paint ive used, not 2 pack). do all the right things, clean panels properly, mix your paint to the specific ratio, get the gun settings close to the recomended. and youll get a decent finish. Not winning any awards but for a street car with fairly low paint cost (compared to paying someone) a very good outcome.

What i found extremely difficult was panel beating and removing dents. Sand, fill dent with bog, sand back, still dented, more bog, sand, still dented, more bog, still dented. There is a definite skill here that i didn't have and still don't have. there is a technique that i reckon needs to be taught by a pro hands on. and probably quite a few tricks of the trade using proper sanding tools. Absolute pain in the ass fixing dents.