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Old 08-15-2006, 03:33 PM
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Help I want to become a painter..

I just bought a spray gun. I want to learn how to paint. Can anyone give a first lesson on how to prepare the paint. Do I need to mix it with thinner? if so, in what proportion? I will start with the my garage. I promise I will not paint my mercedes....
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Old 08-15-2006, 03:47 PM
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Here is some primer information (no pun intended)
http://www.neilslade.com/Papers/Painting.html
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Old 08-15-2006, 08:58 PM
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Auto body 101

I'm planning to paint my cars also, I have found the http://www.autobody101.com forum has a huge amount of information.

It's like the Mercedesshop.com of Auto body.

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Old 08-17-2006, 11:53 PM
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Start with a good book, from any good book store, and a good auto paint store.

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