How To Paint Your Car On A Budget (Cartech)

If your car needs new paint, or even just a touch-up, the cost involved in getting a professional job can be more than you bargained for. Fortunately, there are less expensive alternatives-?you can even paint your own car at home! In How to Paint Your Car On A Budget, author Pat Ganahl unveils dozens of secrets that will help anyone paint their own car. From simple scuff-and-squirt jobs to full-on, door-jambs-and-everything paint jobs, Ganahl covers everything you need to know to get a great-looking coat of paint on your car and save lots of money in the process. This book covers painting equipment, the ins and outs of prep, masking, painting and sanding products and techniques, and real-world advice on how to budget wisely when painting your own car. It?s the most practical automotive painting book ever written! "Beginners attempting their first full-scale job, or old-timers trying to figure out the best way to make some undetectable paint repairs will find helpful guidance here."  -Rod & Custom Magazine, February 2007 "No matter if you want a simple 'scuff and squirt' or a full on, lets-paint-everything paint job, this book will help eliminate mistakes." -Performance in Motion, June/July 2006, reviewed by Bob McJannett "If  you thought painting your own car, or at least prepping it for someone else to paint, was too hard, buy this book and give it a shot. You'll be surprised by the results." -Mustang & Fords, July 2006   Table of Contents Introduction                                                                          Chapter 1    To Paint or Not to Paint   Chapter 2    To Strip or Not to Strip                                   Chapter 3    Bodywork 101                                                 Chapter 4    Equipment For Home Painting                    Chapter 5    Today?s Paint Products                                 Chapter 6     Prep, Sand, and Mask                                  Chapter 7    One-Day Wonder                                           Chapter 8    Scuff and Squirt                                             Chapter 9    The Full Job                                                    Chapter 10    Going Further                                               Chapter 11    Color Sand and Rub Out