spray paint Options

[harper200]

im looking at respraying my gen6, thinking of changing colour from dark blue to either black or a lighter blue (seen a few rover MG zr's in a nice shade of blue),
just wondering if anyone on here could give me a guide as to how much paint i would need to buy,

primer/base coat?
top coat colour?

could do with guide as to how much paint and thinners if using spray guns,
and how many rattle can it would take,
im no expert so probably a bit of waste

[Welsh-Celica]

I know the blue colour of the MG's...it is nice but not sure how much experience you have with spray painting?

A rattle can paint job will look no where near as good as a full spray gun setup...but will be the cheaper option. I wouldn't recommend it as so many people have come to me to fix these paint jobs in the past. Rattle cans are generally ok for a quick repair but not necessary a full paint job.

I have a 300 litre compressor which cost me £450, I use 2 Devilbiss guns; one for primer and one for bascoat/clear...plus you would need about 3 litres of each proces...eg. 3 litres primer, 3 litres basecoat, 3 litres of clear. On top of that, you would need thinners, sandpapers, etc...

As you can see it can be very expensive not to mention posionous to your body if you do not wear proper protection.

If you really fancy looking into it try checking out a couple of threads on here...plus try out www.autobody101.com forum for great lot of readable info.

There is nothing more satisfying than doing this type of work yourself, but make sure you research as it is not an easy step to create a good result.