Do-it-yourself full painting of a VAZ car involves sequential steps: preparing the car for painting, priming, filling, sanding, enameling, drying the car, polishing (if necessary). But you need to take into account that when spot painting with your own hands, you need to separate those places that will not be painted. The machine is painted in several layers of paint, because one layer does not provide a continuous film, and does not have decorative and protective properties.Before you start painting, you need to purchase paints and varnishes, metal utensils with tight-fitting lids, buy a mesh for filtering paints and varnishes, thin and coarse abrasives, metal and rubber spatulas, and paint sprayers.
Before painting a VAZ car with your own hands, you need to do the following work: First, remove the moldings, locks, seals. If they are not removed, a lot of liquid will collect under them, and as a result, they will suffer from corrosion. Secondly, clean, putty and prime the body. Clean from corrosion and paint coatings. They are usually protected with sandpaper, in a circular motion, then the metal surface is treated with an anti-corrosion primer. Dust must be removed with a rag, then walk with a degreaser and thoroughly wipe the entire surface.
Then the surface is treated with an adhesive primer and rubbed with emery paper to give the surface a matte finish and to make it easier to apply base primer and paint. Thirdly, if there are different dents, irregularities, roughness on the surface of the car, then you will have to level them, that is, putty. First, these places are cleaned of dust, degreased. Then use fiberglass, soft and liquid putty. Next, you need to make sure if the car needs straightening and welding. And only then can you start painting the car.
The part to be repaired must be painted completely. If you decide to paint only part of a part, for example, doors, then this is acceptable if the part has clear boundaries. But it is important to take into account that it is difficult to find the paint of the right tone for the car, so you need to try to make sure that the border between the old coating and the new one is not noticeable, otherwise it will look like a patch. The process of painting a machine involves the application of about three layers of paint and varnish materials, and the thickness of the coating should be from 70 to 120 microns.
One of the stages of painting a VAZ with your own hands involves protection from pollination. It is necessary to cover unpainted areas with paper, and if you need to paint a surface with straight lines, you can apply a medical plaster. Another option is to cover the unpainted areas with a special composition, which consists of water, dextrin, glycerin and chalk, in a ratio of 10: 20: 30: 40. This composition is quickly removed with water, but at the same time it is necessary to watch so that the composition does not get on the surface to be painted..
And, finally, the final stage of work is the preparation of the primer and enamel. It is necessary to open the can, remove the film and mix the paint. Prepare the composition with solvent and hardener in a separate container, and mix with a separate stick. By adjusting the jet, paint can be applied with a spray gun. Usually three layers are applied, strip by strip, applying layers in the middle, and when applying the second layer, you can change the direction, one layer is applied horizontally, the other — vertically. It is not necessary to apply many layers, as the paint will dry for a long time. Using a polishing machine, polish using a special abrasive paste. Painting of machine parts — enamel 0.9-0.12 kg per m2, soil 0.13-0.15 per m2, solvent 0.2 kg per m2. m. If you decide to paint a VAZ car with your own hands, then you will need time, patience, adherence to technology, performance of all stages of work, and the result will surely please you.