CW types, purists and others a bit, squeemish. Do not look!!! Options

[Elliot Cannon]

AAAAHHHHHH! Some lunatic broke into my garage and cut off my fender. Just kidding. Actually I'm the lunatic. Prepping for fiber glass. Easier than I thought with a sabre saw.

[charliew]

I respect a guy that wants to learn how to paint. You didn't say what kind of paint. It seems you are going to try and match the finish on the doors. How much orange peel do they have? There will be several mistakes while you are learning. Sometimes the paint on the floor cost more than whats on the car. I don't know how much filler your car needs but good product supplies will cost you probably 500.00. And probably you will end up painting the doors just to get the overall finish the same. A guy needs to know how to paint though that way he can convince the painter he won't settle for short cuts. My friend who is in the paint business told me lately he has been using eastwood primers. I haven't tried them yet. If cost was not a concern I would probably use all ppg's best that will double the cost of the paint for me. Good luck lots of guys have done good driver car driveway paint jobs but they have sanded probably 30% off removing nibs, sags and going back and redoing a panel that a small low or high place appears after it is buffed out. Prep is the key and a good enviorment helps a lot. At least black won't show small bugs or specks like lighter colors do.

Good luck