rattle can repainting window trim?

I don't do painting very well, so my schooling will need to begin here. How do you cleanup chipped and scratched paint and then paint steel inside trim with a rattle can. I tried sanding some but they come out crappy. Help!!!

 

Are you wet sanding with a fine paper? HRP

 

80 grit, 180, 220, primer. Cured, scuff and spray color in +60 degree temps. Learn the basic with small parts. It will come around if you pay attention and learn from trial and error.

 

No wet sanding. Will try on some small pieces. How long should the primer cure? I have the garage set to 65*.

 

Follow label directions.

Just in case you don't know: Do NOT press the button and just wave the can around.

To use a spray can properly, press and pass over the part in a single straight line staying a uniform distance from the piece. Lift off the button. Press and pass over the part again, releasing after you've completely passed over the part. Each pass slightly overlaps the last. Do this under good light and you'll see the gloss of the newly applied paint slightly overlap the prior pass.

 

Another option, instead of rattle cans, are the Preval sprayers, you can use regular automotive paint in these, even 2K primer surfacers. They spray pretty decently and using "real" materials, I feel that I end up with a better and more durable job that rattle can paint.

 

You can buy a plastic handle that clips on a spray can, makes it easier. Another tip, put the spray can in a pan or pitcher of hot water, it will spray and flow easier. For chips get some glazing putty/spot putty to fill in small holes. Google it:
http://books.google.com/books?id=zh...age&q=paint putty spot primer glazing&f=false

 

I was surprised how much easier those handles made rattle can painting! Especially if you have lots of parts or large areas.

Bill

 

Did you strip them down to bare metal?

 

The only way to paint small parts like trim. I would never go to the effort to use a spray gun. Get some cardboard and just practice.

 

i do some of this stuff and usually use a coarse skuff pad and sand till done and then use a enamel primer
which I usually let dry 2 weeks
lightly sand with finer skuff pad
blow off
tac off
then spray paint with enamel
actually if you can find it acrylic enamel is realy a great spray paint

i do heat my spray cans on the woodstove hot paint is a good way to spray
CAUTION using methods like this may cause mess, or expolosion or INJURY
USE YOUR OWN COMMON SENSE

caution if you are old and have a bad back this may cause medical problems and paintook a lot of muscle relaxers to get me mobile again

i have been painting seince i was in Nam in 1967 and wanted to learn how
so i may use some shortcuts but they work for me but it still is a lot of work
in the 70s i used to paint a car in a day and total cost was $75
now i am much slower and the cost is through the ceiling!!!!

 

Thanks for the tips. I took the pieces to my buddy's bodyshop and had him do the painting, 100$ and beautiful, and the wife is very happy.

 

that's a lot of spray cans but, if the "Boss" is happy. now, you still need to find some part that you can practice the art of prepping, primering and final painting.

 

It's a lot of prepping just to wind up using spray bomb in the end. Spray bomb paint is just not durable enough. In the end you'll be disappointed. Convenient, yes.

 

I did not spray them, as I said I took them to my buddy's shop to be painted properly.

 

in the good old days we chromed all the trim---25 bucks 56 chevy two door in 1967...