Painting a car in a matte color with your own hands
Quite by chance, you see that a car passing by you is somehow different from cars going in the stream. Having caught up with him at the traffic light, you take a closer look, and do not notice the characteristic brilliance of the body coating. You definitely like such a non-standard car styling solution, and a desire has already arisen in your head to make the body of your car just like that.
The pros and cons of matte car paint
You made the right choice, and now you will learn in detail that this is a matte car paint. Immediately for information: painting a car with matte paint can be carried out both completely of the entire body, and locally, for example, painting the hood and trunk lid, or painting plastic parts of the body in a matte color.
And, what is most interesting, moreover, beneficial for you - painting a car in a matte color can be done by hand. After all, no matter how you are “scared” by the words that the technology of painting a car with matte paint is very complicated, it is no different from the technology of ordinary car painting.
Nothing but paint and varnish. Even more polish. You understand that the existing gloss of the paintwork is achieved precisely by coating the paint with varnish and polishing the car body. Therefore, the main component of matte car painting is a special matte varnish. And you should know that it is not cheap.
Fashion remains fashion, one thing today, another tomorrow. But after all, a car is not a fashionable tie that you can throw in a closet tomorrow. Slightly different fashion costs are obtained. Therefore, before you start painting the car in a matte color, let's weigh.
What is meant by the benefits, namely: body protection, separation from the general mass and other marketing moves, this also exists by default with standard painting, if it is done according to technology and with creativity.
But you need to know about some features of matte painting. The matte surface is not polished. Very expensive painting service. Even if you started painting in a matte color with your own hands, the materials will cost you several times more than usual. If this fact does not stop you, then go ahead, proceed to painting.
Matte car paint technology
This technology is in no way different from the usual full painting of a car. The only difference will be the use of a matte varnish at the final - painting and varnishing stage. What color and shade of matte varnish to choose is already a purely individual matter.
Let us briefly recall the stages of painting a car, because. The entire painting process has already been described on the pages of the site.
- Car wash. Complete removal of contaminants, both dirt and dust, as well as grease and bituminous stains from the body. This stage is carried out with the help of chemical car care products.
- Dismantling (desirable) of all parts that can be removed from the body: bumpers, linings, moldings, etc.
- Elimination of corrosive areas and, if necessary, current body repairs: we weld “patches” into potentially rotten metal. Do it, do it.
- We remove the old paintwork by abrasive grinding.
- Bodywork with sandpaper. Produced in five steps with different numbers of sandpaper. The difference in numbers should not exceed 100 units.
- Primer body in two layers.
- Paint application
- Applying matte varnish
If you have not yet changed your mind about painting the car in a matte color, then you can proceed. In addition to materials, you must first purchase equipment for painting a car.
For those who do not want to carry out this difficult and time-consuming process - painting a car with matte paint, but the desire to have a matte body finish remains, there is an alternative. Applying a matte vinyl film to a car. The effect is the same, but if you get tired of the matte color, then the film is simply removed and ... voila! You again see the original body color of your car.
Good luck to you lovers of your car.
