new paint job..how long will it last?

[turbo98eclipse]

hey i found a guy who will give me a paint job for cheap but said that he wont sand it first...but he would put primer on it clear coat etc...how long would a paint job like that last? is it really NECESSARY for a car to get sanded first for the paint to last or is this good enough? thanx for any feedback

 

[arash15]

hey i found a guy who will give me a paint job for cheap but said that he wont sand it first...but he would put primer on it clear coat etc...how long would a paint job like that last? is it really NECESSARY for a car to get sanded first for the paint to last or is this good enough? thanx for any feedback

DONT half ass your paint job. if your gonna pay someone to do that u might as well buy spraypaint and do it yourself. Preparation is one of the most important parts of painting a car!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[igopoopy]

f@#$ YES IT IS NECESSARY
don't do it

better yet i will let my 10 year old sister do it for free but she will not tape anything off its not NECESSARY

 

[HighPsi92GST]

That's a terrible idea. It should definitly be sanded first

 

[RedRain]

Always sand it before you put primer on it. If you just add primer to the paint itself it will probably not last longer than 2 years. It will begin to peel little by little. I am sanding my car myself so I can make sure I get every spot. Repainting it black...

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[turbo98eclipse]

point taken point taken!!! i guess i should spend the full $2000 on a good one...i guess if i look around i might be able to find a cheaper one than that. anyone know a good paint shop around nj?

 

[Red Recluse]

The reason that you do want him to do the prep work is you need a good bonding surface. As an example, if you have a fairly decent paintjob on your car and you just waxed it...theres the car without prep. Now try to sit on the fender without sliding around a little bit...you would be the primer. Bad analogy but its late and you get the idea but... Prepping for paint is always...

 

[xveganxcowboyx]

By the sounds of it his painting would be low quality, but on the off chance he knows what he's doing and is just being lazy on this one you could always sand it yourself and have him paint it.

 

[Defiant]

Tried that on a car, once. It looked fabulous.

For three days.

Then the lifting started.

Tried spot-repair, and a different color.

It looked fantastic.

For two weeks.

We went down to bare metal.

It looked fabulous.

For fifteen years.

 

[B00stedgst]

nice double returns

 

[Burnett03]

hey i found a guy who will give me a paint job for cheap but said that he wont sand it first...but he would put primer on it clear coat etc...how long would a paint job like that last? is it really NECESSARY for a car to get sanded first for the paint to last or is this good enough? thanx for any feedback

not long.. i just got my painted that way and it looked great for a few weeks now there are chips all over