Professional BACKYARD Paint-Job Using Only Spray Cans!
No Fancy Tools needed for this backyard paintjob! In the episode we will show you how to properly use spray cans to paint your project and HOW TO get the best possible outcome when it comes to doing a small paint job in your backyarde. Click that play button to get your project started!
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Hey Brian, thank you for not being a paint booth diva, too many guys on here really discourage and talk down diy painting without a TV production type setup. You, Pharraway and Sprayway Customs are possibly the greatest channels on the topic, you guys really bring the knowledge and provide the encouragement
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listen man. i hate gatekeeping, i really do. if theyre gonna tell people they cant spray something then tell those people to eff off. but truthfully, you should be using a professional setup if youre painting with ANY 2k clear coats. even a surface level dig on the internet or on 3m's website would tell you that 2k's contain isocyanate which is an exceedingly nasty chemical for you to inhale. we're talking like it'll ACTUALLY kill you if youre not careful with it, and worst of all the isocyanate is tasteless and odorless, so you won't know if youre breathing it in. this also means that you should avoid using a disposable cartridge respirator since you will not have a proper indicator of when the cartidges have run their course and need replacement, or if theyre even actually filtering ANYTHING. there is a very good reason why people will tell you to have a hooded respirator/ papr/ fresh air respirator.
if push comes to shove and you need to use this stuff and don't have a vented booth and/or fresh air respirator, make sure youre using brand new cartdridges and are doing it outdoors if at all possible and make sure you're using at LEAST the 60921 cart's in your respirator. ALSO IMPORTANT: this stuff can cause nasty reactions on your skin as well as pass through your skin membrane to get into your blood, so ALSO make sure youre wearing long sleeves and pretty thick clothing so it doesn't come into contact with your skin. You also guessed correctly if you assumed it was time to get proper vented safety goggles as opposed to safety glasses, since this stuff will ruin your eyes as well. long term exposure can lead to you developing whats called sensitization to isocyanates which essentially means youre gonna be having allergic reactions ANY time your body comes into contact with them. So yeah, i don't really feel like it's gatekeeping. you just probably shouldn't be using this stuff if you don't have all the proper equipment to do it right, just like how you shouldn't paint an exterior surface if you arent gonna do the proper prepwork to make it stick.
Moore Motorsports Garage is also a solid channel with years of doing this type of work too 😎
@@GenuineRage Glad to see this up top. The only cheap/safe-ish way to do this (to my knowledge) is a fresh pair of 60921s on a full-face/glass mask with no facial hair, good seal. Full hooded tyvek suit. Then toss the 60921s when you're done.
What a dream of a backyard. The water is flowing at a perfect pace and just the right amount of sparkle and just the right amount of palm trees. What a blessing.
My favorite place
I replayed my entire car with spray cans. Spray max 2k clear. Paint was virtually flawless out of the can. Did a light wet sand on each panel and it was like a mirror. Best paint I've ever seen in my entire life tbh
I congratulate you bro, a lot of people can't paint an entire car with a spray can and be happy with outcome. Prep goes a long way in painting. Have a great day
Thinking if painting my whole truck with this stuff. How has it held up?
Nice
@RIG 99 held up fantastic. Granted I ceramic coated each panel after sanding and polishing. It's been 6 years and each panel still looks absolutely flawless
@@SpencyP92 awesome that's what I was wondering. Thanks for the reply!
I really appreciate all the work you do to show others how to achieve a nice glossy finish to car parts, etc. I am currently working on some parts on my nine yr old truck and the knowledge you share has been incredibly helpful. Thank you so much!!
Shaving the engine bay of my EM1 and started watching these videos to get an idea as to what to expect when I finally paint. I've learned a heck of a lot in just a couple of your videos! Thanks for the legit content my dude.
For anyone in the comments worried about orange peel when using a spray can, let me assure you - with some good sanding and cutting afterwards, you'll have a better finish than alot of cars come out the factory with. I've been re-spraying an entire back bumper, front bumper, all sorts with a spray can. After 2-3 coats of clear and suitable drying time, I flat back the clear with 1200, 1500, 2000 and then possibly 2500. I then cut with Farecla super fast compound, followed by your favourite polish. The results have genuinely being astonishing. Would it be 10x easier with a booth, compressor and gun? Yes. But with a little more effort put in after the painting is done, a spray can job can look incredible too.
But wouldn’t it be better to maybe cut back like he said, with 800 re-clear and THEN cutback with your method + polish?
@@joshuabenson2568 you’re probably right, yep. I still tend to find that the atomisation out of a can (at least the 1k clear I’ve been using, can’t use 2k as my mask doesn’t have a tight enough seal around my beard!) isn’t fine enough. I rushed the hell out of a job yesterday though, so might require a sand and reclear - so I’ll give this method a go!
Nobody pays attention to orange peel on factory, we had to change our ways yo make things look less like glass😄
Fixing to use the O'Reilly paint match on a cowl hood I just bought... So after the final clear coat, it's a base coat clear coat system they said, I should "wet" sand with 800 then buff it?
@@19jody72 You'll have one heck of a time removing 800 grit sanding scratches by buffing. You'll want to go 1,000 grit, 1,500, then 2,000 before buffing. Each time you go up in grit, your whole purpose is to remove the sanding scratches of the previous grit and replace them with scratches that are the size of the grit you're using. So you start with 1,000 grit sized scratches, then replace those size scratches with 1,500 sized scratches, etc. Finishing your sanding with 2,000 grit will leave you with sanding scratches that are small enough to be removed by polishing. 800 grit sized scratches are just too big to be reasonably buffed out.
You really nailed it with the rattle cans. I was an automotive painter for more than 35 yrs. and I have to say I'm impressed with you're end results. I painted one of my Rc boats using 2k rattle can clear and had awesome results also. It's just a matter of prepping things right and taking you're time when painting this way.Great job!
Hey do you think you could ever go super budget and skip the primer? If my panel is smooth but has some light peeling could I just feather out and sand back the weathered base coat spots scuff the whole thing to spec, a few cleaning passes and just apply and blend my base where needed? Just looking at keeping it to 2 cans of base and clear and to get it done as quick as possible.
@pixelbath2131 Hey there, I would prime and sand the primer so the surface is even and smooth. usually if you just try to sand peeling clear or base it will show up in the fresh paint job.good luck to you.
Hi Brian, I have just subscribed after seeing a few of your videos. Am impressed with your easygoing approach saying, “Don’t overthink it, it’s just paint”. Your real world methods are encouraging for those who don’t have access to a booth. My biggest regret is not getting an apprenticeship when I left school. Watching your skill somehow satisfies the need. 👍. It’s a shame that employers won’t consider a mature age apprentice with a passion for the job. Keep up the good work
I cant wait to give these techniques a try. I've been really afraid of trying to diy some projects Ive had in mind, but this video gives me a lot of confidence. Thanks!
Very pretty backyard environment in the new house Brian. The view alone with your morning coffee would relax you.
I start my refinishing class next week ! i’m excited for it been waiting for a while now ! been learning alot before taking the class ! Really appreciate you brother ! thank the Lord for you 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Such a wonderful tutorial for those that cannot afford a body shop, or just have a small project. This type of technique just might work for my motorcycle ! Thanks for all your knowledge and time :)
This is incredibly helpful! Thank you! I've never spray painting anything, and this step by step process will be really helpful when I do paint my replacement rear bumper cover.
I have fixed so many headlights with your restoration video using the Eastwood Clearcoat. Thank you!
Thanks brian, I had great success Using this method on my bumper, Another thing that helped me was I had my 2K clear in warm water container for a few minutes and it sprayed smoother and less peel
I have to agree that this is the best teacher I have found for diy. I've paid a cheap paint shop to paint bumper covers in the past because i lacked confidence. But now i think it is possible to paint fenders and bumper cover myself save money and do a betterjob. Thanks.
I am in the process of rattle canning my entire 93 Honda. It’s just a project car that isn’t worth much. But man, I have learned so much from this channel. I’m doing a few panels at a time and it’s been coming out way better than had I just winged it. And other channels aren’t near as detailed in explaining, nor are they as knowledgeable. Thanks for the quality content!
Yes absolutely you helped me, I’ve been attempting rattle can jobs for the last 10 years or so, getting better each time because I figured out how to make things work ie sanding the roughness out of primers, wet sanding, etc. I’m pretty sure you just saved my bank account from buying more crap I may only use once (spray guns and correlating parts). It definitely makes me want to keep trying this method. The stuff I’m painting doesn’t need to see a professional (91 z28, 89 Chevy stepside). So thank you from a country boy in Missouri.
What part of Missouri? Im in springfield trying to learn to too
I worked at a Land Rover and there was a painter, he have a spot in the lot to paint work out of his van. He’s out there in the summer and winter doing his thing. He does a lot of high end cars, that shows how far knowledge and technique can go a long way.
Hey Brian, thank you sooo much for this and your other videos. In 1968 I painted a car using my mom's vacuum cleaner with a spray gun attachment fed from the exhaust outlet!!! For the time, it tuned out ok - different paints in those days. How technology has changed. I'm now 70 and my youngest daughter's car needed her front fender repainted due to peeling clear coat and failing base - but the car is old and not worth a shop doing it. So I followed your lead with all the new paints and processes and did an ok job - obviously not a shop finish but it looks good on her car now. No internet to learn from in 1968, so these lessons you provide are a fantastic community contribution. I feel happy now I can not only maintain the car mechanically for her, but I can address any paint issues to let her have a reasonably good looking car. Well done man!!!
This video is why I follow you. This is exactly what I am doing this spring with my new fenders and front bumper cover Frankenstein project. I would be interested in seeing what you would have done to get rid of the orange peel....you mentioned either sanding with the 600 and respraying a final clear coat, or cut & buffing it.
Sand it with 800 and reclear
@@PaintSociety Would the results be even better when you cut back with said 800, then re-clear and THEN cutback with your method 2000- 3000 + buff & polish? I’m talking orange-peel-wise
Great question. I was thinking of asking the same question.
With the re-sanding method with 800 and reclear, what do I do next. Just wax?
That came out great, always enjoy seeing diy jobs for so many of us to help out!
Thanks, Brian, for a very detailed yet easy to follow tutorial. I’m actually using these products to breath some life back into a beat-up acoustic guitar. This approach is highly unusual, and it took numerous attempts with different combinations of primers, fillers, paints, and clear coats to finally get the results I wanted. This video provided a great foundation for using automotive finishing products that can be applied to other types of projects.
I’m not a painter. But I do spray paint with rattle cans quite a bit. I’ve never gotten a good finish in the past, at least not something that would pass for a “shop job”. I have even tried what I used to call “Dupli-Crap” in the past and never had any successful outcome. After watching about a million of your vids, I decided to give your “rattle can” process a try. I bought the primer, base coat, 2K clearcoat, sandpapers, tack rag, micro-towels, Sprayway, respirator, pretty much everything that you linked except the lab coat. I had a new front fender that still had the manufacturer’s primer on it (is it really primer?). I followed every step you provided - EXACTLY. The only deviation was that I didn’t use the “quadrant” method and I didn’t spray outside the garage. I even mounted the fender in my garage exactly like it would be positioned on the vehicle (just a bit higher to make spraying easier). After cleaning, scuffing, and cleaning the black paint, I nervously sprayed 2 coats of primer following your instructions explicitly. I followed this with 4 coats of base, again applying them exactly as you said (except for quadrants), and then 3 coats of clear. The result is that I now have a new fender that looks like it came straight out of the factory! It actually looks better than the truck it's going on. No drips. No runs. No errors. Perfect finish.
Dude, that's awesome.... I need to swap out a front left fender that's rusted a bit on my 2009 corrolla... found a 09 corrola fender off a junk yard car for $60 cdn.. but it's another color... my summer project is exactly this video
I messed up a couple panels and then out of nowhere they stayed coming out like this. the key is in the prep and having a nice even smooth spray overlap. you're the man. always learning from your videos. thank you. yep. it is just paint. .. can always sand and redo it
Exactly
Great instructional video for a spray can paint job, I would love to see similar reagrding partial reapir like blending new paint with existing
I have spray painted a lower part of the rear hatch and a rim bases on your suggestions, with spray can and 2k clear. The result was almost perfect. Many, many thanks for your tips and videos about this.
Your advice is invaluable! Thank you so much for your time and effort.
You're always my guide to an adequate paint lesson.
2 more important tips: Don't tilt your spraycan. Try to avoid cross winds. Both will disturb your spray parttern
What about the roof?
Can't wait till the weekend to do my project. Very helpful video. Thank you
Appreciate the content brother. I don’t have all the flashy gear like a shop but watching your videos gives me some confidence that I can achieve a reasonable job with the backyard gear that I have available to me. Your a legend bro,
Just a recommendation here if you do multiple spray jobs. Buy a canopy from lowes that is a 10x10 (or 10x20 to put your entire car in) then grab 3 tarps that are 12x16 (for the 10x10)This allows you to build a little setup and just grab a cheap box fan that blows outwards. Easy to setup and will keep a lot of the dirt and what not out and protects against rain. Alaska is expensive so everything total for me was 230 dollars. Im still learning to paint but I’ve mastered building a half garage in 1 hour lol.
Yeah, I watched my neighbor first he lights a fire to keep the bugs away and I’m saying you’ve got smoke in your environment although he claims the fires downwind you know wind changes I don’t know if he knows that and then I walk over to the car and it’s like the bugs like the smell of the paint or some thing and they’re all in it so my house is not far 10 miles and I got more trees and he does so I’m gonna build a little boost like that yeah brother and he just got to give you the shout out in Alaska. I’m hanging in there in South Jersey be good brother.
@@chriscal8201 Hell yeah dude, get it done man. just remember that them tarps will hold heat like a motherf’er inside. Not too far from home (im from PA) Hope alls well on the east coast.
Harbor freight has a good one
Another prime example of why you have so many who love your work as I do. When doing the clear, you spoke of not stopping in the panel but you do in the clear stage. Is it possible to have runs doing this? I guess if so the answer would be not to slow down too much. Is that right? Once again thanks for sharing what you love to do. Trucker Ray ✝️ PS, I agree about the back yard looked beautiful...
You definitely can get runs but if you keep the can moving and give enough time between costs you should be fine. Thanks for the comment
As long as the clear feels tacky and not stringy it will mostly prevent runs if spraying fast and close.
Thanks so much for this informative video and great narration. I'm 80 and still learning. I am half way through my project and ran into some problems....and I think you covered all my questions and concerns. My main problem was coverage and striping(modeling after application of the base coat. I now see, I was putting the paint down way to dry(spraying too far away from the panel). It came out very rough, even though I used 2 cans of the 'Perfect Match'. I wasn't happy, so I have ordered another can of the color coat(Ford-True Blue(L3)., 2004 Ford F-150 Heritage. I does look better since I have sanded it but still a little stripey. When I get it, I will prep good and apply a good wet coat with your quadrant method. You also answered my question about the Duplicolor Clear Coat.....unfortunately, I have already bought two cans I can't return. I think I'll restore my old rusty wheel borrow and I'll use it on that project. Ordering the Eastwood 2000 instead. FYI - Your link for the Eastwood ClearCoat is wrong...It is for Black Caliper paint.
I appreciate the extra details on base coat techniques. I did one of the roof panels on my Suzuki Cappuccino and it didn’t really turn out how I liked. Gonna try again on a different panel and see if I can do better.
Always good to see projects being done at home. Especially us DIY who work from our garage also when will the clip be on for dust extraction one that will do the DIY cheers.
Great video, I was going to get my bumpers repainted professionally but this has given me the confidence to have a go myself, worse thing that can happen is I'll have to end up taking them to the paint shop, but here's hoping not after this excellent tuitional video, thanks so much in advance 🤞🏻
I like your videos and I'm convinced you could use about any thing available to come out with a great end result. A true refinisher
Just what I was looking for when redoing some mildly faded panels. Great lesson and tips.
I noticed that you have a condenser for your central air. My suggestion is to cover it when you are spraying or spray things in a different location. Otherwise, the over spray could get into the fins and eventually it will plug up the coils and over heat the compressor. I hope this helps
Great point!
I did this to the hood on my black 350z and it came out beautiful just like body shop quality the Eastwood 2K is a game changer I only spent $46 and a body shop was charging me $350 to do the hood after 1 week of letting it dry I put Meguiars Gold Class carnauba plus wax and it looks even better 🙌
Your KZhead videos are mind blown. Watching them helps builds my confidence! 👍
Awesome video Brian you hit the nail on the head with this one the finish look like a ws400 lol 😂 and thanks for the tip how you do the panel in pieces spot on Brian I really enjoyed that video much love ❤️ keep it up 🙏👌👍✊👊💯💯
Thanks glad to help! Always appreciate your comments !
How long did you wait for the primer to dry?
24 hrs
"Don't overthink, it's just paint" is the best advice you can give. BTW I've had pretty good results even with 1K spray cans (that became awesome after buffing). They might come with UV protection as well, the main difference is the drying time: 1K can take 10-15 days to really get solid.
Thank you for giving me the courage and knowledge to paint my own fender. I did it using this video as direction and I got to say, it turned out pretty good.
I've done lots of smaller jobs like this, eventually progressed to painting in the garage with a compressor and half decent paint gun. When learning I found just investing in a cheap compressor and gun to get started. Rattle cans are very limiting and there's only so much you can do with them. I once painted an entire car with a 25L compressor, god knows how!
25L!!! you mean about 6 gallon?
@@lewisliu8581 no, a compressor with a small 25L capacity receiver
@@radionautomatic Yeah. That what I understand, 3.785 L equals one gallon, you mean your compressor has a 25 L tank right? that is 6.6 gallons !
@@lewisliu8581 yes
How often did you have to stop?
can’t wait to try this on my rsx’s mugen kit!
My 09 Sentra SE-R Spec V is faster 😜
@@YanDaOne_QCi really doubt that loool
Very cool! This is fantastic for a spray can. Years ago i painted a motorcycle tank with cans, i painted it silver and it looked perfect. Probably better than my first few real spray gun jobs. 😄
A professional paint job is really expensive where i live and learning to do this is my own yard is a life saver, thank you for your vids and i hope I'll do a ok job on my car
I'd like to see a backyard rattle can spot repair. Do spray cans do well with paint matching on a spot repair?
Personally I’ve never been able to fix a spot repair with a spray can. Eventually I found that repainting the spot using a brush, and then sanding it back down after a couple of weeks looks much less bad..
Awesome video! I've done a whole car before and was difficult. Definitely could have gotten a better result focusing on 1 panel at a time instead of the whole car all at once
It definitely looks like using the quadrant method the results are great
Thank bro, your video really helped me, I had to buy new mirror and wasnt keen to pay 300 for paint, so bought couple of cans for 70 bucks. It looks way better than the old mirror thanks to these videos. Now I am looking to paint the bumper
I would love to see a video from a full bare metal spray and trying to get a factory like paint job iv been watching your videos for a couple of months now I feel so confident doing a paint job with a spray gun I brought a inflatable paint booth ages ago cause I was going to do my car but never did I have since then brought another car that has no clear coat and that paint is just dull and thin when I find a video of from you from start to finish I’m definitely going to be following your steps I have brought 3 paint guns two gravity fed and a siphon gun love the advice you give and the videos are very detailed and not overly complicated to understand
Well done, fantastic subject matter and top notch result as always
Thank you! Cheers!
great video! one question, how do you keep the spray tips clean/clot free in-between coats??
if you turn the can upside down and spray the paint out of the tip and wipe the end off should stay pretty clean.
@@spiercevaughn I usually do that but it's never the same , there's probably plenty of cool tricks to keep them super clean .
This video is my go to reference now before I tackle some outdoor spraying.
Brian I love your videos because they reflect real world situations. I do a lot of small repairs for my families cars where ultimately no money changes hands. Thank you for sharing. HNY buddy
I painted a few fenders in my garage with the exact same products you used. They actually turned out very well. The main downside was my wife was irritated she couldn’t park in it. Lol
Brian great job really enjoyed your professional video for a do it yourselfer. Thanks again and thumbs up.
Just a really great video for DIY’ers!! So much great info. Thank you 👍🏻👍🏻
wow....... i learned more on this video than hours on KZhead. thanks for your professional advice.
Bout to paint my motorcycle, in the backyard. But gonna do a small wood and plastic booth with a fan to keep the bugs and contamination down. Thanks for the techniques you teach. You def give everyday people confidence in trying it themselves.
Thank you so much. You are a legend. I really appreciate you show.
Beautiful sharing~~ Wow Wow Wow! 👍👍 👍👍 👍👍 Sorry for the late visit. Thank you for the support.
I have so many diy paint projects I want to do at home & this is a great video to lead me in that direction getting started
man this is best video to date that I have seen on how to do a DIY paint job. thanks for the video and all the links!
Thanks Brian I need to paint front and rear bumper's this will help a ton!
Great job especially for people with older vehicles on a budget
Beautiful!!! Videos like this is what motivated and inspired me to paint my entire car with spray can lol.
Excellent instructional video made even better by a perfect, beautiful setting. Makes me want to go paint something!!!
This is fantastic! You really broke it down with the info. Love your channel!
thanks for the simple instructions, this is the only DIY paint video I've seen that actually thought to mention the little things like a lint free rag. going to try this next weekend, if I ruin my bumper its all your fault lol!
There's only one place to learn how to do this on YT and its paint society. Great job yet again Brian.
Superb video. I’ve made a real mess of my Audi car door but I’ll be back to it after watching your video. Thanks for all the tips George UK
Good info, used some tips on a door. However I did get a pack of those large fan adjustable spray can nozzles. They really helped to avoid tiger stripes with out making a boat load of narrow passes.
Just tried this on some roof rack feet, turned out perfect thanks!
Thank you for sharing with us. Very helpfull video for all of us which don’t have a garage.
Glad it was helpful!
Great work, Brian. Very helpful! I plan on touching up some sections of my rv in the backyard.
Top job mate! Just what I needed to give me the confidence to do front bumper of my old Ducato motorhome.
Just the info I was looking for. I'll be repainting a couple trailer fenders tomorrow. Great explanation!
The best paint tutorial i've ever seen, thank you and congratulations for th job!
Thank you for taking the time to do this video!
I like that stand. You have an AWESOME back yard, very relaxing there. Some people paint portraits, some paint fenders, I’m of the latter variety too lol.
I just finished painting my hood using this method and turned out awesome. Thanks for the guidance
Hey man. I was going to be painting my tacoma hood. How many more cans of each did you need to buy ? I'm guessing more then the amount he used in the video?
Very helpful 👌 I was one of the guys asking for this video so thank you!
Thank u, i will try this when spring arrive have a nice one Brian👍
Awesome job, Brian thank u for sharing such master job 👏 🙌 👍
That is awesome getting ready to do this ive learned alot here thank you brian😊
I am soon 60 years old and cars are my hobby but I have never seen anything like this. Simply amaziing.
Mate, you're a great help. I'm painting my own mudguard (fender) right now.
Thanks for the content! Currently researching what I'm going to be doing on my 1963 J300. Once I get to it, I'll try to remember to give you credit for your inspiration on my video! Thanks again. Have a great day! 😊
This guy gets right to the point 👍🏽
My fender and bumper came out better than expected! Thank you!!
What a beautiful place to paint.
Great stuff trying to do an old t2 city bonnet for my car at the moment and your videos are great especially these diy ones👍
A big thank you from France 🇫🇷 👍👏
Good episode. People who don't have a garage will benefit from this episode.
I have a couple rust spots to cut out and replace on the bed of my GMC and then paint it this spring. Always good tips in your videos......The Bearded Guy