After I get done with the mechanical issues on my 240z I am going to paint it. I have painted a couple of cars years ago and i was wondering if anyone knows of any sites or books where I can get some current tips on painting and kinds of paint.

Thanks,

Mark

This site has some pretty good tips on painting in a general sense. It's the only one I can think of right now.

http://www.scottgrundfor.com/pages/collector.html

As I just got finished painting my car, I can tell you a few things I did.

I used a combination sealer/build-up primer on the bare metal on my car. It's made by Transtar and called "2K Quik Prime". I then used a urethane sealer on top of that. My choice of paint was an acrylic urethane single stage paint (solid color) by Nason, a division of Dupont. All-n-all, the paint flowed nicely and things turned out pretty good for my first ever paint job.

Thanks for the link and the advice! It looks like it will be helpful. I'm just trying to get as much info as I can before I get started.

Mark

Check out this link:

http://www.zhome.com/ZCMnL/tech/painting.html

This is rather long but it gives a very good step-by-step description of what's involved with repainting a car by yourself.

Thanks kmack! That is another great link.

Mark