Hi Fellas, just a quick word about this video and the title used. When you watch the full video you'll learn some tricks along the way that will greatly help you if you don't have a paint booth. This video was filmed in a paint booth but the methods and expert tips explained in this video are geared toward those that might be spraying in their garage. Make sure you watch the full video before posting a comment.

Hey Brian I commented a couple months ago about being 19 and running my own small shop and told you how much you’ve helped me. As of yesterday I got a job offer from my local Chrysler dealership to be the head painter at age 20 I swear I’ve learned more from you than any class I took thank you so much Brian because of what you’ve taught me just over KZfaq I’m moving up in the world thank you

I have been painting for 40 plus years. I never took a class for paint or body. I have worked for a couple of body shops that did high-end work and learned by example. Brian is right one with his advice. His blend techniques and clear application videos have been very helpful for me to get grat turnouts. Especially with the tri coats. Brian is the best teacher . He is very good at explaining exactly what he intens to do. His best advise is that when you prep or paint, you are in control of your turnout. Just relax, follow your plan of attack, and focus on your application. I painted show winning 64 Chevy on a dirt floor garage. Controlling your inviroment is everything when spraying your project. Thanks! From Tom in Wisconsin.

Always admire people who know about paint. For many of us, it's a complete mystery.

Great video. I’ve painted many cars as a hobbyist, but seeing the pros do it makes it look far easier than it really is. Patience is number 1!

Your tips and tricks have helped me out so much. They made me better at body work and paint on my last three home paint jobs. Keep up the great content, thanks Brian. I'm currently flattening clear on my latest 86 mustang convertible project after flow coating. The Kovax green 2000 buflex disks really help get out those straight line 2000 grit wet/ dry scratches before compound.

I've been working in IT all my life; I'm a network specialist in an American corporation, but I live in Poland. At the age of 49, I became interested in painting (it runs in the family - my grandparents had an automotive paint shop with a oven room to dry car's ). It started innocently; I have a motorcycle - I decided to do it myself. Currently, I have a Wacom Eo Carbonio 190 1.2 spray gun - and painting brings me a lot of joy, allowing me to unwind after work in IT with clients. I didn't realize how much satisfaction and pleasure this profession brings. Do you think 49 years is too late to learn this? With age, I have more humility, patience, and precision - which are desirable here. Thanks for the videos - I enjoy watching them.

I'm on an Elcamino project and have gotten in way over my skills. I'll be watching you for the next decade!

I appreciate the fact that he didn't interrupt the flow of paint the moment he pressed the trigger of the paint gun. A few years ago I was at a garage of an old friend of dad's, who had been doing car paint jobs for over 40 years, and he was telling a youngster who had just started working for him and he was doing some practice, that the trick to a perfect layer is to not stop pressing the trigger

First time watching one of your videos! I have been painting 40 years and never tried this but it makes sense! I am a firm believer in wanting to have as little finish work as possible after the clear is dry. I have to try this trick! I have learned many tricks of the trade over 40 years but this one is new to me! Thanks for the video and I will be watching more of yours. You do a very good job making your videos and expalining what is being done without unrelated crap and staying on point. I not only paint vehicles but was a professional photographer. From one pro to another...GREAT JOB!

Brian covered this topic flawlessly. Always a good idea to use some rattle can etch primer or UV primer on cut throughs. Basecoat does not adhere to bare metal very well. Ill add a few more tips. If your painting an overall and have a few new panels and or bumpers along with some repair work...I would seal complete, let it tack, put 2 coats color let it flash, then light wet sand complete...wiping dry as you go. Use the same flex pad as Brian does here and make sure keep your fingers closed together and not much pressure. Wet sanding does take longer but prevents paper clogging and does a better job at leveling the color. Too much pressure on the pad will leave finger impressions in you color. For a trophy winning job...after sanding and cleaning, lay down 3-5 more coats of color inspecting and lightly nibbing in between. Color does not add much film build especially if using water base. At a microscopic level you can see how the droplets from multiple coats overlap each other as the color flows out and flashes leaving a perfectly level surface to clear. Flash time is ultra important in this type of job so know your metal temp and use the correct reducer for the job. When you clear use a high quality clear and a gun with the highest transfer efficiency you can get your hands on. Again for trophy winning final job lay down 6 coats clear doubling flash between each consecutive coat. Correct gun setup and technique will lay the clear out slick but the real objective here is getting the material on the project without overapplying anywhere. All catalyzed products shrink as they dry...so no matter how Lazer straight your bodywork is and how well the rest of the steps were done to create the straightest panel possible, urethane clear coat shrink will cause wave (light refraction) in the final finish. So get the clear on the project let it dry and shrink over the next few days or week then block sand starting at 800 working through the grits all the way through the trizac 3000 and 5000. Be familiar with the characteristics of the clear your using. Some clears like ceramic clear is better to cut and buff sooner than later. But most of your high quality clears can wait a day or 3 for complete shrink before cut. If you cut before clear is done shrinking you just wasted alot of time. All of these extra steps do not apply to everyday collision repair work.

Great insights for the DIY guys, much appreciated. One thing I notice with all the pros especially spraying clear is the overlap. It's so much more than "textbook".

I paint motorcycles. For my last Harley, I built a 6 foot high painting booth in my backyard on the grass using one inch PVC pipe and heavy plastic drop cloths. So easy to do, easy to use, easy to clean up. Couple that with these tips and you are good to go.

I was taught to wipe in one direction, otherwise the rag is dragging dirt in both directions and leaving it behind. Go in the same direction while overlapping and you get all the dust and dirt. Beautiful work!

Brian took me from spray painting touch up to buying light wrecks and repainting them. This guy is better than u realize, listen to him!

Great videos. Even at 53. Im.learning tips on welding and painting for my many bike and car projects. Thanks for your clean and simple tips

I have been doing this for over 20 years on my first coat of base. I use 1000 or if I find an area that needs more attention I use 800. It saves time with nib sanding and buffing. Does a great job to help you get the perfect paint job.

I clicked on this one real quick my guy. I'm looking to do this next year. No booth, no garage. Plan on building a makeshift tent just to spray my 95 Mustang GT. 👍🍻

Thanks for all the tips 🙏🏽 finally said F it and decided to spray my entire car inside my a garage and it came out pretty dang good!

Hey Brian,😀 you are the best please do not stop your videos as you are the Master Painter for millions of peoples that do the job at their own garage.

That's a smooth slippery paint job there, I'm been garage car painting for 30+ yrs or so... I remember a paint shop seller telling me this trick when I started way back then, I'm glad I seen this video as I had forgotten it long ago . !

Damn, was starting to ask about sanding flake base coat, and you answered my question while I was typing. I just recently found your channel when using duplicolor to paint some fiberglass on my truck. I'm done with the painting but I keep coming back to your videos because you're obviously a master of your craft and I'm always happy to learn from a pro. Thank you for your dedication to sharing your experience and knowledge!

Great vid mate, keep em coming! I was wondering if you have considered making a video comparing the differences between single stage and 2 stage solid colour spraying? Preparation, application, hardening etc as well as when and where you would benefit by using either system. I think that would make a great vid, and you are definitely the man to do it. Peace!

I am a newbie to auto painting and I find your videos very informative. With vids like this, I will be able to maintain my 2005 Merc looking new. Of course, you make it all look so easy but, you're a pro. If I lived in your neck of the woods, you would get all my business.

Been painting since 99, learned something new... thanks, lately been painting cement mixers in the dustiest shop known to man! Love this idea!!

Keep in mind for anyone painting their car, there's certain base coats out there that will have adhesion problems with the clear if you do sand it. So make sure you are using a basecoat that allows sanding.

I painted my first car 30 years ago using a "How to Paint Your Hot Rod" book. It suggested Acrylic Lacquer back then for the beginner, but you had to do this very thing and buff it all before clear coat. They made it seem that you couldn't do this with other types of paint to correct mistakes. The tech has come a long way for a beginner to get a great finish.

With your advise from all ur videos i painted a 2002 fordescape mtallic blue after i put two hoodscoops on it. No its not perfect and i never painted a car before but it turned out really well and ive gotten quite a few compliments and i owe it all to you brian. U are one awesome teacher and we all appreciate u down here in folkston ga. Okeefenokee swamp.

I just want to comment that this video was very well put together. You didn't waste time with overlong segments and i got a clear picture of what you were showing. Thank you. subscribed

Perfect! This is such a great channel. Thank you, for taking me along. I'm sure it takes a ton of your time.

Hi Brian, another brilliant job and so informative as usual! Thank you so much for sharing your great skill and I hope you and your family have a great Christmas and prosperous & healthy 2022 🎅🏼

I do it the same way Brian, kind of discovered it by accident. I use to do base and clear in one day and base intercoat and clear until one day I did base and got tired, came back 3 days later, went over it with fine grit, put a coat of base back on and noticed at the end it did infact look better

I have always been a firm believer in prep work but even with a great paint job I tend to always find a mark… such finesse when u spray, I enjoyed watching & intend on getting some Kovax k-800 sheets❤️

Hey mr Brian thanks so much for the videos. I have learnt a lot from your channel and you are probably the best teacher I have come across on KZfaq Thank you for the effort you put in for us to be a better sprayer. I also want to request that you do a video on spot repair blow in on the back bumper of a car .it will be much appreciated. I have watched a number of videos but it's still not clear and I believe you are gonna explain better

Great to see a relevant video, we have a Mazda3 to paint and we just made a plastic tent to keep weather out

Great to see that you are spreading some very useful and usable tips for those less experienced and without the full facilities, there are to many self taught would be pros giving what they call best practices which are anything but, so a refreshing change!, great tips and great technique, nice to see a fellow pro at work!

I have a 91 Ef Civic hatch. Built turbo motor. Cars in decent shape. It will def be my forever car. Me and the car are both 30. Never dived into body work. When I get a place with a garage I'm gonna take it down to bare metal and restore it. Videos like this are a huge help thanks man.

I really love seeing the base coat coming to life with the clear coat, it’s beautiful 🤩 to my eyes 👀 Anyoldwho, i used to be a spray painter in the late 70s early 80s , everything was cellulose clear coat hadn’t been invented,i was lucky 🍀, I was what was called a wet painter, and prided myself with finishes that never needed sanding and polishing, just a coat of wax. Those were the best days of my life and I didn’t realise it. Awesome video man, I’m still learning, even at 65 lol 😂

Great tip. I used to have a sandpaper scrooge at one place I worked. He was always complaining that we should use the paper longer before switching it out. Annoyed the heck out of everyone that worked there. The only real thing he had to complain about was how much acetone we were using. Which was because most of the guys working there were taking home gallon jugs of it all the time. Car turned out excellent, nice job!

It’s v been painting cars for 23 years and I’m always interested in what guys are doing…I like using my orbital for nib sanding with 1000g 3m film, water can be sanded as long as it is totally dry! Looks great man.

hi sir.aspiring painter here and thankyou so much for your tips,guides and tutorials. i hope i can apply properly what youve taught 😅 cause im only starting with my small place but your tutorials inspired me. thankyou so much sir. a big fan here from the philippines 🇵🇭

Just the throw away line about prepainting the roof was worth the video. I have never painted a car-been watching these videos though. If there is good demarcation of the roof then I would totally do the roof first and mask it off. It just never occurred to me until you mentioned it.

I'm old and have painted about 100 cars/trucks never with a paint booth.. just clean (blow off) the garage.. and wet the floor before painting.. I kept a couple of old fans near the door and got good results for a non-custom painter.

This guy is way underrated!! Thanks been painting for years but still learning and using your tips!!

Looks so beautiful brother. Wish I could paint a quarter as well as you and I'd be a very happy man!😊 Bravo my man Bravos👏👏👏👏

Great work Brian 👍🏼 please keep including the paint codes and name of the colors in the description 🍻

My grandfather used to teach me that trick . He used 0000 woolpads on non metallic bases. Like you did. Gr8 video. Thank you brother!

This method can be used with water base paints. The key rule being allowing appropriate flash/dry time. Some solvents can be troublesome when doing this also. Check your tech sheet and see if adding an activator to your base coat will help with sanding that second coat of color and not have problems. Just a little FYI from an old skool painter.

Awesome to see a pro like you using this method bro we just did a complete on a Acura last week and we always do this to get that cleaner job. Those k 800 are amazing but expensive

The result is stunning!! Amazing job Brian!!

Enjoy the work and content you provide Brian. I do have a question on this particular paint job. I was under the impression that Milano Red was a tri-coat paint job and that the clear had some kind of tint to give it it's final look and finish, or has the paint formula changed? Again, thanks for the content and information you provide.

My freind you changed my clear game. I never had these results before watching your vids

Thank you so much for this tip. I was having serious problems this way and now I know why.

Hello Brian, I've just started watching your videos and you got my attention, you make it very clear on what needs to be done. But I have one question regarding the sanding: I couldn't see if you sprayed a fine metallic paint, so the question is can you sand fine metallic paint as you indicated in your video? Thank you!

Absolutely best guy, he helped me a ton and I’ll be forever grateful. He help me huge on a Tri coat red blend on a Infiniti. Thanks for the help brother, Matt

Great work! Thanks for generously sharing your expertise!

Loved it when you opened up the fan and wet it on. Nice gloss

Thank you for the tips! I am just starting painting... I'm realizing there is a difference between sand paper brands. Sunmight 1500 will cut as fast as Harbor Freight 1200. Thanks for giving us a bit more detail and insight to your reasoning behind your decisions.

creased masking paper is a gathering place for dust particles, same goes for masking tape and generally the bottom/bottom side of the car , the wheels/break discs, wheelhouses , so preparation is king: no paper creases anywhere, wet your floors, walls if you can, dust off your clothes, sift the paint, move slowly no jerking around, wipe off the gun and hose - basically do what cosmetic surgeons do but multiply it by 100 when it comes to dust avoidance. these are just the basics. also remember: sanding metallic base coat with high flake ratio will result in less brilliant reflections due to te translucent nature of the paint itself

Thank you for such a great advice, Brian! Do you think it is possible to apply the same method if painting outside under the open sky? At least some components if not the entire car

Back home here we shoot cars in makeshift carport booths and flow coating your base coat before clear is always an good trick!! Also this works well to get smoother finishes with singel stage paints as well!

Another thing you could also do that works really well is spray your base coat, put two coats of inter coat clear, sand it the same way you did in this video then go straight over it with clear coat. It gives it a semi flow coat effect and you can skip the step of going back over it with another coat of color base coat after you sand/denib it.

I use this technique on blends that are too close to the next panel. But with finer grit. Let's me blend with as little as 4 inches to the next panel. My blend passes are done up and down and not side to side. On larger blends I use the top of my fan to blend with in an arching motion. You don't get the moteling and halo effect.

I really appreciate your advice. You're a great teacher. My Dad was a painter back in the day and he would have liked to see you paint.

Great content Brian. I can't wait to do my first paint job over the next few weeks

I used to spray in a "dirty garage"... it's all I had available. I found that if I shot... oh maybe 1/8th of a gun or even a little less into the air in the garage, essentially making the dust in the garage "sticky enough" to stick to the walls, floor and ceiling... then walking away for a few minutes and then coming back in, tacking the car one more time and then painting it... my dirt in the paint jobs completely disappeared!

I've said this before but I swear if I laid that much clear on, it would be dripping off!

This video just sparked my interest in painting. Thanks man. I look forward to watching more.

Beautiful spray job. I appreciate a master at work, thanks for sharing.

Howzit Brian. Velesh here from South Africa. Love your channel. Painted my van last month after watching your videos. The one thing I noticed is that you can have the best gun the best spray technique the best air compressor but if u have bad lighting u put yourself at a disadvantage and that was my downfall. Love your channel. Thanks

Good for standard basecoat and non metallics. With 800 you need to put 2 coats on top otherwise sanding marks will be seen. Forget about water base, at least most of them. You can only denib with 2000 and some form of lubrication (silicone remover or water if it is totaly dry). But even that makes the base lay out very oddly depending on the color. But for solid colors yes a very usefull tip

Great tips Brian, I'm about to give this a shot spraying the smoothed out firewall on my cutlass in my garage. First time painting anything on my car of this caliber. Hoping it turns out good with following your vids. Thanks !!

May God bless you and all those who share goodness, effecting lives of people and public, may god reward you multi fold...for your goodness at heart.

sanding the base before your last coat is almost always not a bad idea. Also after putting down 2 coats of clear wait 24 hours and sand and recoat it. OMG Makes a big difference. Eliminates shrinkage or dieback. I do 2 coats of clear sand with 800 then reclear (some guys call this flow coat.)

Prep work makes all the difference in the finish! I have done complete cars in my drive way with a paint brush and dip can, with nearly the same results , but when “brushing “ on a paint job, attention to detail needs to be complete throughout the job! That means, touch up sanding between coats, tacking off residue, second and third coats, wet sanding color coats smooth, polishing, and letting cure properly before finish polish and sealing! ( and only brush solid colors). Brushing a cars requires 5-10 times the amount of paying attention to details then spraying, because paint only goes where the brush lays it!

Great video. If I were not so old, I might try to do it. I studied collision repair when I was younger but life got in the way when I got to spraying.

Great demonstration.

I've painted entire cars with rust paint from a spray can. for $60, the results were great.

Long as it is short really, can cause more dirt from were you've flatted it, especially as you say if you have poor extraction and theres no way ever you can do it on a metallic, much better to leave well alone and de-nip later painting for 37 years, and there's a chance of marking the basecoat how ever carful you are even with a bit of f#cked old 1000, can imagine doing it on a silver or a very light gold were the prep has to be spot on? Love ya vids dude.

Did bodywork and painting for over 40 years. One of my paint jobs was in a 4-wheeler magazine in 2000. No extra money but it did give me bragging rights.

First time on the channel. I had a '94 Honda Civic for MANY years. I'd recognize that body style in any paint theme. Knew it as soon as the vid started.

This is a trick I learned from a old timer that was a holdover from his lacquer days.] The other thing he taught me was the key to amazing paint was hard work. Considering he painted 3 Ridler winners back in the 70s early 80s including Bob anzalones t bucket because Bob was still working his day job says something. Funny thing was he got tired of painting cars for guys he hated because they treated people like shit. So when he had his own shop he had the asshole tax and timeline. There were guys he'd tell 10 years and 10 million. One guy got pissed because it's not fast enough and asked about my pos S10 and how a kid could afford it insinuating I had drug money. He was trying to get in front of me but Jim told him my job was free for me and he'd have to wait 😆 After he left he was laughing the whole day........ I worked there from 13 till 18 full time outside of school and up until I left for the Navy and learned a lot about life and a bit of painting.

Wouldn’t dirt go on your last coat of basecoat after all your work sanding ?

Great tip Brian. Thanks for all your content as always.

I 'm motor mechanic,since I watch your video I do spray painting since I am doing custom build, thanks a million

It's nice for once, to see a guy who actually knows how to use a spray gun.

I used to refunish antique furniture and I sanded between finish coats also. It removes raised grains and minor bubbles from lacquer. Just a quick light sanding amd then wipe all that down.

I'm not a painter and even I can tell this guy knows what he's talking about. --- Thanks for sharing your experience. --

Awesome video. You’re a natural teacher.

Paint society is the best 👌 Brian you're the best teacher mate 💪although I'm a competent painter I love watching the your videos 💪thanks for all the time you put in mate 👍

This is really good for us DYI guys, well done!

Outstanding job mate, one day I might be game enough to have a go at painting my projects.

That sanding final coat truck is what I do when I cover furniture with lacquer. I sand really lightly with 500 and it gives a perfect smooth finish and the final coat will look perfect

Thank you so much I painted my own car and it looks great!!!!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge

Great tips here. Correct it in the base for sure. Picking something out of clear is a slippery slope and almost never works out. I have learned a lot of from you bro. Your words , Its just paint, run through my head when I get tense about the paint job outcome. Thanks LittleO

Brain, You do very GOOD WORK. I ENJOY WATCHING YOU.

You do the same thing with painting cars that I do on painting houses, for a smooth finish on trim with a gloss coat I tend to roll it on really fast and then smooth that out before I hit it with the brush that gives it the really smooth look that some people like. Plus for complex or curved trim I will use the sponge version of a sandpaper because it Contours how I choose and makes the Finish perfect. You fellow freaking Craftsman perfectionist, keep sharing your tips in your videos while I share them with people I run into. Together this world will be a better place.😁

The sanding of basecoat is great for new painters, I've been painting 40 yrs and some painters thought I was crazy, I've been scuffling base since late 80s. While they buff the next day, I'm shipping mine bk to body shop....lol. Since 90s I've always covered the windows of the booth and it really pissed them off. I never asked anyone if you could do this, trial n error in 80s. But nice video. Things are a lil bit different in collision repair, boss wants it yesterday, but while they buff, I'm spraying another 1. Remember, slower is always faster. js

I've learned a lot from you. I'm thinking about building an airplane and considering if I can paint it myself.

Had to jump in and say thanks. Where we live is remote in northern Ontario Canada and my truck to get painted at the closet paint place is $ 18300. I prep the body work. I'm not st how they came to this price but I told them they must be nut's. Thanks to your video ☺️☺️☺️ I'll be doing my truck it's a chev Silverado HD in the next few weeks. Your video gave me the confidence. Where can I send a pic or small video of how watching you has saved my family thousands. Your a rock star. Respect from Beardmore Ontario Canada