Looking to get a decent paint job for my DD evo soon. I don't have thousands to spend to its out the question. I have a Tarmac black evo, gonna keep it black. What sorta prep work should be done to insure a decent finish? Thanks

 

Gonna need more then forum advice! Prep is everything, sand, sand and sand some more.

 

+1 Make sure to get out all the imperfections in the body before bringing it in for paint.

 

Find a reputable painter that can do side jobs. While I was in va, vadriven forums were decent guys. They did have those ****ty guys as well though!!

 

Do you guys know anyone in va that can help instead of me having to goto a damn maaco?

 

maaco is all franchised, so there are good ones and bad ones. if you're going to do all the prep work then maaco wouldn't be a terrible choice. most of the cost of a paintjob is in the prep work anyhow

 

best way is to wet sand it yourself make sure you dont miss anything and tape everything you dont want painted. Its more cheaper that way. Iam just lucky enough that my next door neighbor is a professional car painter so he helping me to paint my car

 

Im not tryin to remove my current paint, just bring it back to life.

 

do a 1500 sand paper and wet sand it very lightly and than use a finishing compound and it would look like new. Dont do to much of wet sanding or you will go through the clear ! just a LIGHT sanding will do. use this
http://www.jbtoolsales.com/meguiars-...ompound-16-oz/ you can buy it anywhere in your local auto part stor. just rub it on with a soft towel and do it by hand

 

Well car has a bunch of scratches and swirls. Some are deep scratches. Ill have to do some homework on how sand properly.

 

make sure to not go cheap on the masking tape. I you are just going to cut/buff then i would still recommend taping off the trim so the rubbing compound does not get stuck in there.

 

Try a clay bar if your just looking to breath some new life in it.