Learning to paint....
Learned to Paint by doing at 16 years old on neighbors cars, farm truck etc. Going to have to run some paint off the edge to get the feel of it, don't get discouraged it's all part of the learning.
Then 2 years later I enrolled in Auto Body and Paint school here in Minneapolis and learned how to do it right. Was the top Painter here at the St. Paul MN Peterbilt Truck dealership for a couple of years back in the late 70s.
Best recommendations for starters is get a decent spray gun that will throw a nice even wide pattern. Then get a good air compressor that supplies plenty of air, like 5 hp 220 electric motor, 5hp 2 stage pump, and at least 60 gallon tank . . 80 is better.
I have pretty much been through "anything that can go wrong, will go wrong" senarios, that is what makes you an expert to be able to recognize potential problems and take proper steps to avoid them before they get out of hand.
Here is one of the Peterbilt Trucks I painted back in the day at the Peterbilt Dealership pictured below. One of my favorite careers, could hardly wait to get to work the next day after painting the trucks to unmask and see the final outcome. Great time as a young man, and a great bunch of guys to work with there too . . all very talented.
Learned to Paint by doing at 16 years old on neighbors cars, farm truck etc. Going to have to run some paint off the edge to get the feel of it, don't get discouraged it's all part of the learning.
Then 2 years later I enrolled in Auto Body and Paint school here in Minneapolis and learned how to do it right. Was the top Painter here at the St. Paul MN Peterbilt Truck dealership for a couple of years back in the late 70s.
Best recommendations for starters is get a decent spray gun that will throw a nice even wide pattern. Then get a good air compressor that supplies plenty of air, like 5 hp 220 electric motor, 5hp 2 stage pump, and at least 60 gallon tank . . 80 is better.
I have pretty much been through "anything that can go wrong, will go wrong" senarios, that is what makes you an expert to be able to recognize potential problems and take proper steps to avoid them before they get out of hand.
Here is one of the Peterbilt Trucks I painted back in the day at the Peterbilt Dealership pictured below. One of my favorite careers, could hardly wait to get to work the next day after painting the trucks to unmask and see the final outcome. Great time as a young man, and a great bunch of guys to work with there too . . all very talented.
