Learning to paint....

barbee6043 said

I buy projects that are so bad, anything I do will be an improvement!!!!
Good thing I want the rust GONE and will drive it and NEVER to a car show! ha
But I do enjoy still trying to learn to do better work. So I do appreciate "sscuda' and everyone's inputs.

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Barbee,

Thanks, I try to help as many people as genuinely want the help.

I don't care how old you think you are, you are a prime candidate for a night school course in body and paint. I've taught a lot of painters and paint instructors in my time but the one's that honestly had the desire and drive to do better on each and every paint job they did, excelled at the trade. You're never too old to learn from true professionals. You are not going to learn a whole lot just listening to guys on this forum (me included). There are many ways to refinish a vehicle but only one correct way. You need to learn by physically working with the pro's in a controlled setting. That's my 2 cents for whatever it's worth. Hell, I'm still learning new things in this trade and it's exciting.

Paint technologies today change like the weather and for the most part the paint technologies today are light years ahead of what they were when I started out. Anyone on here ever spray and then hand rub out nitrocellulose lacquer to try to get some semblance of a shine.? You'll know what I mean.

OK, I'll get off my soap box now.

Be safe!!!

ss