painting my bus

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i wanna paint my bus neptune blue. where can i find neptune blue spray paint? what should i do before i spray paint it? what should i do after i spray paint it to protect it?

[jeremysmithatshawdotca]

Do you want it to look good or not? You can get paint put in a spray can at an autobody supply shop or a paint shop, but it wont really look good if you paint your bus that way. You need a paint booth, air gun, etc. etc. if you want it to look good. But firsat you'll need to sand it all with 320 grit sandpaper to give the paint something to stick to. You don't have to go crazy, but the paint needs to be scuffed up (not very shiny). Any chips or cracks have to be sanded until they're all smoothed out, sand away any rust. If you really want to do a good job take the windows out even. You have to take off or mask the stuff you don't want painted. Any bare metal will need to be primed, then you can paint it. A coat of clear coat will help protect the paint after. You really should go to the library first and get out a decent book that will cover all this in detail, then you'll have a better idea of what you need to do. And check your yellow pages for autobody supplies or paint shops, tell them what your doing and ask tons of questions! Good Luck!
Jeremy

[jeremysmithatshawdotca]

ps I just got home from the paint shop here having dropped about $300 US for the stuff to paint my bus.