Painting the 1985 Fiero GT with a $39 HVLP paint gun + Nason single stage urethane
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- Today we're painting the 1985 Fiero GT with a $39 HVLP paint gun and Nason single stage urethane. The trick to spraying paint with a cheap HVLP paint gun and getting no orange peel is to spray at full pressure... the more pressure you spray at the flatter the paint lays ✅
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Nice spray gun work as you always kept a wet edge. TCP global sold a 3 gun package for around a hundred bucks. My neighbor who had a body shop years ago restored his 1913 Studebaker used one and the paint is flawless. Its more the operator than the equipment. And I produced cleaner paint jobs in a garage than a spray booth. Good job Chad
I LOVE WATCHING YOU PAINT BAD CHAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ITS LIKE WATCHING A FAMOUS ARTIST AT HIS/HER CRAFT, IF THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Really appreciate the honesty. I get all the same feelings you were expressing.... forgetting some details... getting nervous... stuff like that. Most people on the tube just act like a pro even though they are not. Lol. Good show!
If you aren’t a little nervous, you probably don’t care about the work you are about to do.
I agree. As a hobby, I've painted around 20 cars over the years. Always nervous when getting ready to spray. I painted my first car in 1979, in my driveway. People are so lucky to have TH-cam now. You can learn anything you want, including how to paint a car. I built a very nice paint booth 30 years ago, but I haven't painted in 15 years, mostly due to the cost of good quality paint and materials...Cheers to Bad Chad for making these videos.
Chad is really a motiving, get-it-done and talented builder! After years of low-budget builds and garage paint jobs I still am amazed by his skill and energy. Awesome!
The urethane looks great if applied well. I had a 68' charger back in the eighties that was painted with urethane single stage in dark metallic green and it looked like a new car when it was done and after watching how well your 39 dollar paint gun worked it has inspired me to try one myself.
Great job!! I know it's a freebie. But family is priceless .Wait till you see Jolene Father's face .Sometimes that's the only payment you need to see the look in there face. I have paint my daughters cars and it was always worth it to me to look what u have done for someone else .Keep up the good work teaching everyone how to do things always enjoy watching. showing love from Texas
Looking good. We usually wet the floors first to catch and keep the dust from floating around. But its a free paint job like you said.
Chads intensity and concentration while paint or doing anything for that matter is awesome. Giving 100% is the only way he rolls and this 'freebie' job is as good as any out there. Thank you, take care and peace out.
Hi Chad Jolene, it’s JR. I don’t know if you use a tack rag before every paint job but I’ve been painting cars for over 30 years and I can tell you it really makes a difference. That’s all, I just want to help if I can. You both keep up the good work and I’ll see you on the next video. Bye-bye
A tac rag is a must, rags and prep sol take most of it off put there is still a decent amount of shit left after that usually
yeah and after that i used to spray a coat of 666 before sealer and final paint..😅
@BabyPiggy He's said before he uses windex to clean the surface and that's it. It works for him. Most of the paint jobs I see him do are good but he doesn't go overboard on putting in tons of unnecessary hours if the project doesn't warrant that. It's a Fiero for godsakes. They were marketed as a poor man's vette. They used a chevette suspension. lol.
Blow, tac & Static for the win as Robbie Layton says.
@@85square actually no there isnt....if u use the proper care from the start to final prep then the dirt and residue should be gone. Also a clean environment is a must with a single stage. With a base coat clear coat if u get some dirt, dust or bugs u can fix it before the clear. If its a single stage all u have is the prep and environment element that will dictate the outcome amd what level of painter u are..
I paint ppg single stage everyday with a ppg base / clear overall paint job about 3times a week. Probably over 900 53ft 8 axle trailers and semi trucks.. from plain jane to 7 or 8 different candy colors (tri stage).. so i am still in training
I knowvyou both work tirelessly to get everything prepped, all the video and audio. I watched the primer/sealer this morning and kept checking for the painting tonight. But most of all, I love how your both oxen pulling the same direction. Of course it’s right in the middle of the hood. Love watching you
The paint job looks really good Chad! The color really pops! I enjoyed watching you spray every pass but I hate to say it again paint Elvis! The colors for Elvis and your patterns embody a classic late 50's early 60's customs. I can't wait to see those colors sprayed it is almost hypnotizing watching each pass. Excellent painting Chad.
Looks pretty good Chad. I found out it was handy to have all the paint materials in the Booth close to the work when I had my shop. A small desk or shelf is all that is needed. Every time a door is opened, there is a chance for contaminates to float around. Jolene's Step Dad will be pleased with his new toy.
I definitely agree with you about having all the paint in the booth before spraying, it saves time, reduces risk of dust and helps to keep the wet edge for merging the paint
Noticed some trash in rear deck and left rear quarter , prob from opening that door so many times while exaust fan runs.
Yes, he should have premixed multiple bottles and kept them in the room so he would waste time and chance dust getting on the paint. Hard to watch.
Oh God, guys and girls.... here we can see the super power of Bad Chad!
The "cat walk" dance around the car, the surgery precision on the finger driving the paint gun, the laser eyes look, the ballerina's hand movement like is was just being torn from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. 🙂
That's a treat without even mention the look of the car at the end... amassing!
Yap... he can weld... yes he grind and sand. Yes he have wonderful, born with, design talents creating this unreal forms, but for God gracious, when he grab the pain gun and paint... that is an artist in his pure form in my opinion... a pleasure to look.
No other words Chad... chapeau!!!
Always like checking out your videos.
Ive painted on and off for over 40 yrs but havent in about 10yrs. Mostly in driveways and garages. 1st was a '65 falcon, probably painted that about 10 times with all different color primers and actual paint.
Just finished painting my dropped f150 street truck in camo today and i still get the nervous feeling i always get, knowing anything can happen to screw up a paint job (paint not compatible with whats underneath, bugs, dust, water in line, random chunk coming out of gun, hose hitting the body) even tho i take preautions for all that i get nervous.
Its always a rush tho unmasking for the view.
There’s a Jackson Pollock painting I saw at MOMA that has a cigarette butt stuck in the paint along the edge. Obviously Jackson was smoking and painting at the time...so it was handy I guess.
Anyway, the painting is virtually priceless - hundreds of millions - or more. Probably even more because of the J. P. DNA or whatever. Anyway, Chad, don’t sweat the small stuff! A couple of genuine Nova Scotia bugs ups the value of this Fiero. Enjoyed the video. Good work Jolene!
single stage is sprayed: 2 an a half coats, 2 medium coats( the paint should be taky in between coats). the half coat is a pulled back mist coat usually for organizing the metallics. this is done directly after the panel is 2nd coated. lov all yur vids
hi chaddie boy like to see people do it themselves...but h v l p its all in the name...low pressure if you turn the pressure down you wont hose so much paint on but a very good effort i painted a model a with a £15 spray gun and it looked mint....so it can be done for no money...if you get plenty of paint on and it looks rough flat it back with 1500 wet polish it up a week later....billy
I like how he has his welder and plasma cutter in the paint booth and his mixing bench on the other side of the shop. Those bugs like the smell of paint- it brings out every spider and insect around.
Thank you for the paint clinic. Paint management and spray decisions are a few of things that I learned here.
Check out Paint Society. He really talks you through the why's and how to of the process.
That red color looks very familiar. It reminds me of Carasel Red on Pontiac GTO/The Judge models. I hope the owner likes his paint job. Red oxidizes really fast and fads if you don't take care of it. I like it! Don't you just hate it when bugs land on the first coat of paint. "FRUSTRATING!" LookIng good, Chad!👍
What a great paint job, Chad! Looking like a jewel now! And thank you, Jolene, for recording it for posterity! Take care.😊
The ventilation system in the paint shop still works, it's immortal. It just makes a little noise, like they are grinding stones. 😁
Great job guys. 👍
Greetings from Switzerland
You don't notice those noises slowly getting louder over the years.
Happened to me recently when our clothes washer threw its bearings. I only realised afterwards that for the last couple of months we'd had to shut the laundry door it got so loud. I'm an engineer and should definitely have known better the new one is all but silent, like it should be 🤦🏻♂️
@@prdoohan Yes, you are right, with daily habit you do not notice that the noises increase. It happened to me too with the car's exhaust pipe rusting slowly. 😅
It ain't the quality of the paint gun that matters, it's the quality of the person pulling the trigger. Bullseye, Chad!
You guys rock, keep living your best life Chad, you and yours are brilliant. Nice looking paint job you got there, just goes to show you, one can do more with less if only they believe they can~! heck of a job. Nice camera work, i like the way you lag Chad's steps by 3 to 5 steps to make sure you don't get in the way, pretty sharp. Thanks for posting, really enjoy your thought process and your work.
So it looks like it only took 2 quarts to paint the single stage? I’m prepping to paint my own so I just wanna know what paint kit to buy. Love the Vids Chad. 🤙🏻
One of the tricks I was taught was to turn all the lights off in the booth and go in with a flash light shining at the paint to see if u got full coverage everywhere. Helped me big time. But the amount ur putting on that thing, you won't have that issue,hopefully it helps someone out cheers.❤
That paint job reminds me off back in the 70s when i was kid painting cars for cash on the side to go partying. I could n't get away with it now !!! Well done Chad its nice to help a friend out. Tack rag or microfibre would help keep the dust with a little water on the floor but hey ho it looks ok.
Yeah a bunch of kids drunk on ThunderBird. I hope nobody paid for that job. That’s not how you paint a car.
As always y’all help teach the working man how to save money and time to make beautiful art. Thank y’all much!!
Looks great, I have one of those elcheapo guns and turning the pressure up worked awesome last time, thaks for the advice but painting outside wasnt exactly ideal but thats what I had and the car came out ok.
Love the way you desperate your car stuff different then the rest ......you explain why your doing it and how
You can do it any way you want, yes you can, but I always do the unders and overs first that way you never have to change the gun settings during the wotk.
Great explanations. Turned out nicely. Obviously good prepping. I may try my hand at painting my Landcruiser. Thank you, sir!
love watching the fab of his cars . and a lot of those cars done for tv are painted professionally . and boy you can tell. I bet they were not done with $39 hvlp gun . the paint area is too dirty and has no extraction. that fan wouldn't power a hairdryer. you can see overspray in the air whilst he is painting and that needs to be fully extracted otherwise going too fall back down on the paint . I hope Chad when he extends the shop builds a top end paint booth that is filtered and extracted . along with a couple of Sata or De Vil Biss paint guns . then Chad is on fire 🔥.
I got to hand it to Chad. He’s pretty smooth with a paint gun and his overlaps are perfect.
Love watching and learning. Thanks for the hard work you two. Very satisfying to watch
Tim is gonna have a sweet looking car for sure! Thanks Chad and Jolene! Love the channel!
happy to hear u sometimes have issues too...not cause I want to fail but because it gives me hope that I can maybe lay down a decent paint job too...thanks u guys!
The best ballet performance I have ever witnessed. Amazing. Thanks Chad.
Painting the roof and then go to the hood down the fender too the door 9:06 rear .the deck lid then the quarters down to the rear bumper.
Nice paint job Chad and jolene it's really going to look nice when it's finished. I would paint the spoiler black to match the other bits of black on the car it would make it stand out more. But that's just my opinion. Keep up the great work the both of you 👍 👏
The car already looks much better with the red paint on it. I can't wait to see it with the silver and black accent. Chad and Jolene are awesome.
Great going Chad. FYI. Your respirator filters are charcoal/air activated. 40hrs. Out of a plastic bag, and they no longer protect you from the harmful toxins in the catalyzed paints/primers. You can buy filters alone and just put your respirator away when your done. Easy. I did that for 40 years. I’m fine physically at 61, but I’m still a cRaZy painter. Lol. 👍🏽
Chad is a hard worker
You can clearly see it in how he moves and is constantly planning ahead talking out every next step and every mistake he can remember from his experience’s that’s what makes him great at what he does
Gotta love watching Chad spray paint , looks sweet , nice job Sir ! Awesome camera work Jolene capturing all the action !!!Thanks for sharing ! Give an extra pat to Fina for me 👍
Thanks for the great video guys ,that’s going to look nice when it’s all said and done ,and I reckon your going to be glad to see the arse end of it when it leaves ,your a bloody master of your art mate ,Cheers from down under.
I am just starting out painting and am trying to figure out what to buy as far as paints, clears and tints. Every time I think I have it figured out, I discover that the "paint job" I just watched was a temporary, peelable paint. I would love to paint my car in candy green permanently (after many practice runs on scrap pieces) but am getting so frustrated with the convergence of regular paint and peelable paint. What exactly makes a peelable paint peelable?
Looking forward to you laying down paint. Can’t wait to see it all back together and shiny
Let us see that beautiful red gloss on this old Fiero GT. Gonna turn some heads once again when finished. Thanks for sharing.
this car may very well be the best looking fiero in nova scotia! hope it gets driven and seen by lots of people. that would be good advertising for hiltz auto company. great job chad and jolene!
Hope the paint was on a shaker before you poured it?
Nason Single Stage is a great economical product. I’ve done some amazing paint jobs with it.
Napa carries it, 5 year Warranty. A lot of truck shops use it instead of paying 500.00 for Imron.
Two med wet coats, can add clear to the last amount of paint for a slightly tougher heavier build. (Check TDS) however.
What a treat watching the whole process unfold. Thanks Chad and Jolene
No easy task working live without editing. You are a talented genuine guy.
The ol bearings in that extraction fan protesting like crazy. Was a pleasure to watch you lay down that paint!
Man I"m no painter, only painted a couple cars and a couple bikes. But I swear I"ve never seen anyone point a gun stright a panel and pull the triger? I was told years ago never start or stop on a panel. I saw you do it more than once. Please exsplain? I"m trying to learn all I can before I paint my Bronco. The red looks awsome.
The real reason is because he's not as good as people give him credit for
I mean sure he can walk around on his Tippie toes like a douche.. don't mean the finished product is any better
I truly wish I had seen your methods for body work and painting before I painted my pickup several years ago! No doubt in my mind it would have been a better finished project! Best wishes Chad! Kevin
Good to see how nice it comes out using inexpensive tools
I wait up at night to watch Chad at work, well worth the wait, watching from Devon in the UK
Hey Chad n Jolene…. Really enjoyed this journey on Tim’s car, can’t wait to see his face…😎🤙
Lay it on . When your paint dries it should look like the paints still wet ! Thumbs-up Jolene 👍 Chad 👍 Aidyn and Jim. Super nice paint job Chad. Great content 👌
Couldn’t have said it better my self 👍👍👍👍
Great people, great job
You are so damb good at this, it's a great pleasure just watching you do this. I always learn so much each time you work. And Julien is great at recording I never miss a detail.
Thanks for your great content and motivating people to build stuff
It's so awesome watching a master at their craft. As modest as you are at times, you are definitely a master of your craft.
Really looks great ! There's nothing like painting a car to get your day going ! What color is the wing going to be ? I hope you have enough paint for it if it's going to be red !
Love the red color! Looking good,Tim should be very pleased, I sure would be. Thanks for sharing, great job to you both!!
Chad, how much paint did you need to do the three coats, and what pressure do you spray at ? Enjoy it immensely, great job.
Chad, what a beautiful red and its a great paint job. I would love to paint my 66 chevelle a nice red. Thanks.
Good job spraying, looks very nice
Hey chad love your show and your content. If I may suggest something try wetting the floor with a garden sprayer right before you paint. This will keep some of the dust down instead of kicking it up in the air.
Enjoy your upcoming vacation. Hope you come back. Love your daily video peak into your life and your wonderful philosophy on life.
Great video for sure man and I enjoyed watching your painting style and technique for sure!
What psi are you spraying on this job and do you leave the pressure the same for all 3 coats?
Only recommendation I have is to buy a larger cup for spraying an entire car just to keep from re-filling it between coats.
You are an artist for sure bro and keep doing what you’re doing! 👍👌
the way Chad talks ..hs like the Bob ross of auto painting and auto body its cool beans What ever happened to you show Chad and how is the boy doing these days ...oohh by the way just found you on youtube was thinking about you today because i am painting my old ford and noticed your not on the picture box anymore anyway miss watching you and I will follow you here for life buddy
thank you so much for your videos ,you are my instructor for my first time build c10 .
Doing a great job sir, I'm new to your Chanel so don't know for sure that you don't have one,but invest in some decent guns,that alone will lay the paint down nice, you seen to have a good enough technique,looking forward to seeing more of your work and watch you grow,keep up the good work sir
Great job Chad ,could tell you were pumped up painting this car,jolene the camera work spot on,Have a great night,God bless.
Start on the roof allowing overspray to land and be melted by the first wet coat. Doing the roof after the hood allows the overspray to land on the semi dry hood, causing peel or texture.
How many coats of single stage should be applied?
I had mt car done professionally recently but find it very thin. I can't even slightly bump it and it goes down to the metal. My car will soon be all touch up paint lol
Thanks Jolene and Chad for all the videos. What can I say you can do it however you want but this is how I do it Lol 😊 your the best 👍
56th! RAD BAD CHAD! YIPPIE! BOY HOWDY! YIKES! Roger in Pierre South Dakota USA
I thought Chad painted lots of cars before...😮😮😮 no wax and grease remover, no tac cloth, no wet floor, blew the car off before painting, stirred up the dust... but nothing some wet sanding and buffing won't remove.. idk, just my thoughts 😕.. still love the channel 🎉🎉🎉
Just a thought Chad and jolene when you blow the car off to paint you should do the roof first then the lower panels. Cause if you do the hood first then the roof the dirt on the roof can be blown down onto the lower panels. Just a thought. Keep up the great work the both of you 👍 👏
Just occurred to me that you should consider installing one of those 360 degree spinning arms on the ceiling of your paint room. Like the car wash places use except yours would be compressed air instead of water. With a way shorter hose that doesn't touch the floor you wouldn't have that long hose being drug across the floor kicking up dust. Just a suggestion.
Until the hose slaps the side of the car like it does at the car wash.
@@danyoung5024 I'm sure with how he engineers everything he could make it work without it touching the car
that's how you do it -- no lie -- been doing it like that for years KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK Chad
Nice job wish I could come up and see your shop Sunday but you're too far away from me I'm in Texas I watch your videos every day when I can you are an awesome fabricator
Jolene... bless her heart... in the paint booth... teamwork. Looks beautiful in the booth... even better outside.
That's going to be a good looking Fiero once it's all back together. Looking forward to the next video.
If don't know what your looking at, you will miss alot of his skill. He's constantly judging on the thickness and coverage the whole time he paints, just like painting a canvas. Beautiful!
Brilliant bit of skill Chad on gun & jolene on camera👍👍👍👍🇬🇧manchester england 🇬🇧
I would have hosed down the booth with water to keep the dirt and dust down and I would have started painting on the roof to the deck lid then down a side to the hood then down the other side.
Did you use the paint directly from the paint tin for the last coat? Hope there was hardener in it???
Son, you’re talented. Great job.
Hi from south Texas
B...e...a...u..tiful..really looks good 👍...think Tim will be very pleased..gonna look awesome....and jolene dang lady...right in there...I can almost smell the paint...thanks Chad and Jolene..cya tomorrow
The paint looks great Chad.... Jolene you are amazing with your video work.... being able to capture every detail!👍🇨🇦
Reminds me of me when I was young. Love to watch you work. I won first place full custom hardtop in 1988 at Autorama in Detroit, with a 1967 RS Camero.
Chad, not a criticism, just a suggestion. Blow your booth out the day before you paint, and I used to wet my floor down. You will always get little flecks of dust and dirt, just the way it is. I used to paint in a very expensive above the floor, downdraft booth and still got buggers. You are very meticulous in your work and you don't have to listen to the haters or critics. You are a very talented fabricator. You will one day be mentioned in the same way Gene Winfield and Dean Jefferies are. Oh, and Jolene is beautiful. Happy Birthday Jolene
The paint look good ! Can't wait to see it all together , I bet it is really going to pop . Great job Chad & Jolene ! All that with a 39 dollar gun ?
What is his regulator set at?
A cheap gun can spray a soild color....lets see how well it does with metallics thats the true test of a gun. Also how well can it blend
Tim has 50 something cars this is probably the best one!
I was always told to start on the opposite side of where your fans are. Firstly to control over spray from being pulled over an already painted surface. 2ndly (lol) so you will always know what side you started on. I find it to be a great tip.
That's a long walk to re-fill the gun. Better you take the paint into the booth. Great colour and nice pressure..!!
like the tape idea to remove a speck cool
What a beautiful red. It looks great on the corvette.