💦DIY EASTWOOD Single Stage Paint Job🚨
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- In this video we do a simple single stage paint job using the Eastwood products. You can do this same job yourself at home!
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Wasting materials is not a waste if you are serious about learning paint. It's the cost of your education. Whole lot cheaper than college. I learned the hard way. Asked a million questions. Read books. Watched videos. And kept at it every single day until I got my name out there enough to ditch my factory job. Bought guns I didn't need. Figured out what works best for me. What materials and prep work best for me. Everybody has a way. Took me a few years to find my way. Now I pretty much stick to my own methods, but still keep an open eye and ear for how others do the job.
I couldn’t of said it better myself buddy
Grew up on single stage never knew anything about bc/cc until 12 years ago. How many old-timers remember five-star star gloss and binks siphon feed guns.
I’m to young for them lol
Finally a painter that admits they messed up and THEN tells you how to fix the issues you will likely have, most will lie and brag they dont get runs but they cut and buff ragged farm trucks to make it shine lol. Thanks for the straight up video man, greatly appreciated these days. Those “wont see except certain angle” runs mean nothing anyway on a tow truck especially after a couple snow storms 😂, im going to paint my car outside the shop and wont give two shits what it looks like as long as its color isnt surface rust from oem 1984 paint wearing off, me not caring and being my car is usually a recipe for a perfect outcome lol
Man I’ve keep it 100 since the start of this channel where we painted Randys fox body mustang. I’ll never not keep it 100 with y’all.
So there is no Isocyanates in single stage? Is there a good single stage clear top coat?
Check with the manufacturer of the product you’re using for what they recommend. Personally I see no point in putting clear over single stage. If you’re going to shoot clear why not just go base coat clear coat.
@@ThePaintPaperHustle I often paint small parts in my basement and i prefer not to spray death coat paint in the house. My reasoning for shooting clear over ss base coat is because clear is less porous than pigmented paint and will reflect more light when its cut and polished to a mirror finish. I use all lacquer based products and would consider a 2 part automotive paint, but the manufacturers dont recommend it.
Hey buddy nothing wrong with that
Thanks for your valuable experience. I live in Alaska and have a small shop and mobile business. Been in Auto restoration for 30 years , and always learning. 😊
You’re welcome buddy
Nice work and great looking color. As I said in the chat during the premier I'm looking at Eastwood's teal ocean metallic and spraying their salt water taffy teal candy over top with probably a glamour clear on a 95 Mustang GT. They have a lot of nice colors and products for the budget minded diy guy for sure. As you just showed you also get great results with what they have to offer. 👍👊🍻
Yea it really is a good product line for diy budget guys. If you cut and buffed this job it’d be glass. That was 3 coats of color and 3 coats of clear
Thin first coat is the key to painting, no matter what you're painting. Most people think you have to put a thick first coat. This applies to wall paint, and spray paint. Good tip
Thanks
Except face paint. Am I right ladies ??
@elchimpo9590 lol mmmmm ok
ive sprayed thousands of gallons of imron and nason single stage and always have done 1 medium then 2 wet coats 10 minute flash time. and if you want a high gloss finish you wetsand and put a heavy top coat on top of that after a couple days drying.
looks good. that color , after clear it really pops.
Thanks
Great detailed advice...
Thank you!
You’re very welcome Will
👍👍 looks good!! Enjoyed the video!
Thanks jeff
You do a great job. Thanks for the video.
Thanks buddy
Beautiful job guy and thanks for mentioning to make sure the first coat is light and if not your going to get runs if not shot light. Have a fender and quarter panel to pant on 2 of my cars and reshoot 3 plastic fender covers that obviously when one cars bumpers were not sprayed first with an adhesion promoter since it’s peeling. Thanks for your help.
You’re welcome
Beautiful color. Good paint job.
Thanks buddy
Great information. Thanks.
You’re very welcome
Great video keep them coming
Thanks
Man I think it looks nice man ....great job for on the fly!!
Thanks man
Super clean 🔥🔥
Thanks
Just finished this video. Incredibly informative. I'm about to start doing my prep work on a 1973 Jaguar XJ12 I am attempting to sort of restomod. I have plenty of experience with mechanical and electrical but I have no painting experience and this video was incredibly helpful. Definitely going to check out the rest of your stuff.
Awesome glad you found us. This video isn’t that great compared to my other painting videos. You’ll find a ton of help on this channel
@@ThePaintPaperHustle The time you took to show the mixing is what helped and I have been diving through the rest of your stuff as well.
@@naradloff ok awesome let me know if you have any questions
Xj12…..thas a bad machine!!!
Thanks for the tip on the metallic running if sprayed wet
You’re welcome
Beautiful painting
Thanks
Thanks bud for the info
You’re welcome
Awesome colour for a truck.
Thanks
I strongly suggest that when spraying metallics use basecoat not single stage. Basecoats go on so much easier, they dry much smoother the metallics don't mottle or streak when using the proper reducer and they dry really fast and be clearcoated after about 30 minutes...somuch easier
I recommend the same thing.
What if you’re not using metallics?
@@briizcustoms9543 a nicely sprayed solid color wet sanded and buffed can look really nice. If you are spraying just an old car and not something you're going have for a long time a single stage urethane is good but if you're looking for a paint job that will last much longer a basecoat clearcoat paint job will be much more durable and give much better UV protection
😎 cool
Forgot to say thank you. It was a good video. I never knew you could clear over single stage
You’re very welcome
Yes you sure can.
Can add activated clear to your last cups of single stage as well . Some painters say spraying clear over ss is a waste of time. Others swear by it. I like to think clear over ss would provide some extra uv protection and maybe help with color fade. Guess I will know in 15 years on some of these jobs if I was right or wrong😂
In the late 70s early 80s. Metal flake paint was tough before 2 stage came out. But we did it lol
Oh man I can only imagine. Hats off to ya
I was looking forward to see the actual paintjob since i have a similar project coming up & never used single stage paints before & your job was timelapsed. what in the hell haha whatever man, looks good at the end
So a lot of people on the channel have voiced their opinions on not wanting to see the actual painting. Most on here want to see race car work. In the past I did some actual painting videos and they didn’t do that great. So that’s why I Timelapsed the painting itself. Sorry the video wasn’t more of a help for you.
I would be happy to have that paint job my first try had water spots in the paint job got the drying tower working redone it was good for a daily painted the car orange 🍊
That’s awesome. I have a trick I use to get a water drop out of you do get them
Good job...
Thanks
You did a great job. That truck is beautiful !
Thanks buddy
Just the way he made the video while painting turned my stomach Nice paint job.
Video was thrown together unplanned and low quality. No clue why it has grown to the amount of views it has as I have much better painting videos on the channel that are way more helpful than this.
You mentioning to use the first coat as a “base coat for the second and third coats to bond to” made my screw up of a paint job on my r1 make sense.. 😂 im about to paint a humvee with a matte black single stage urethane so this helped a lot. Any tips on laying down matte paint?
Awesome glad this helped. Treat the satin like gloss. It’s the same exact paint it just looks different so it gets sprayed the same
Eastwood paints are legit
Great products for diy
Nice job.....
Thanks
Wait a minute oh wow lol. I taught it was TJ s car lol. That was a good one got me for sure.
Lol everyone assumed it was his car
@@ThePaintPaperHustle maybe the color would motivate him to do it but damn you guys pulled a good one on a bunch of people lol.
Dang, I thought turbo john was gonna get that paint!! Nice job
Lol you thought bc I definitely didn’t say that
So you use a dust coat for more depth and because you are clearing it? What about using mist coat for the last coat (extra thinned paint) or is that from the days of old straight enamel and not used anymore? Thanks, good video & explanation
Only reason to dust last coat of color would be to get metallics to stand up. With single stage you can’t do that so last coat has to also go one wet
looking at tour video in yuma arizona and here last summer was 118 sometimes 120
Wow that’s hot!
Man that thing looks great that’s the color you need to spray on Turbo Johns new car
Thanks lol I agree
I agree ! John's car would look great in that color !!
Can you lay on solids on ”wetter” than metallics like this? Been thinking about repainting my Volvo 744 -88! Nice vid bro keep it up💯
Yes you can lay on solids wetter
Champagne metallic is about what I'd choose most any time and it would go with the interior. But I'm still searching.
Sounds great
Thank You!
You’re welcome
Did you use more reducer each coat you sprayed? or mix it the same each coat? I am getting ready to do a solid color and always thought you reduce a little more each coat after your tack coat.
No reducer at all for this product. Next video will go over that and setting up gun and painting
make sure you do those glue coats. maybe %50 coverage on first pass just to get a good adhesive bond with the panels. Then you can get heavier and heavier coats without runs. Just watch what youre doing and use lots of lights!
Yea I do 50% over lap on everything almost
Great video!!! How long till u can wash it to correct the paint sagging?
You can wash it next day
If I want to just do a simple white coat with some gloss, will that hide sagging easier? Never painted a rig before.
White does hide flaws the best. I’ve got a handful of other videos on painting also that may help you if you want to browse through the channel
Love Love the colure, I am defiantly painting my 1971 Mustang this color, please give me the paint code
Unfortunately I don’t have the paint code. I’m sure you can contact Eastwood and get it though
Not a fan of the fast motion but love to see at least part of it in regular time!
Will be putting out a how to single stage in next day or so. Three parts to this episode that I released yesterday
Great job you do good work keep it up 👌👌
Thanks
i would be more than happy with that paint job, great video
Thanks buddy
Thanks for the very informative video! I've only painted 2 cars and that was 20 years ago. I used Delstar base enamel I think it was. I am thinking about painting my truck and my car. They are old but I just want to make them look better. I see the Urethane base is what it seems most people are using now and just wondering which is the easiest to shoot for a novice, Enamel or Urethane?
I feel base coat clear coat is easier than any single stage for a beginner
@@ThePaintPaperHustle Thank you sir!
@porcupineparty8598 you’re welcome
In your opinion is orange peel caused more from prep work errors or shootings errors (psi, application, etc). Super cool truck. Came out hella nice. On single stage paint do you have to clear after? I was under the impression that single stage paint was mixed w clear when shooting all in one phase? Please help me understand. You earned a new subscriber. Thanks
Ok first thank you and welcome to the family. I have lots of other videos on paint also to help you. Single stage paint doesn’t need a clear coat. I’d never go single stage then clear if I was in charge. This job the customer wanted the clear added to the single stage so I did as asked. I told him that base coat clear coat would of been a better choice. I feel like orange peel has a lot to do with the product. I never change my painting techniques and with product change my orange peel changes. PSI can effect it also if it’s to low. Just paint some easy things that don’t matter to much and learn what works best with your gun and product. Gun also can effect orange peel.
@@ThePaintPaperHustle thanks. You the man. Enjoying the channel so far. Lots of knowledge on this page.
I'm new to this but if you use single stage and clear coat it isn't it the same a as using a base coat? The only difference is that the single s stage paint is your base? Thank you for this video. There was a whole lot of information I in it
Basically yes. Single stage does hide more flaws. But yes both you’re doing two steps. Base coat isn’t as forgiving to bad pre work
So they have clear to go over single stage paint? This looks great!
Yes most brands of single stage will offer a clear to go over their product that you’re using
@@ThePaintPaperHustle I used some EBAY clear over mine and regretted it.
@55chevytruck I personal would just recommend base coat clear coat
CAN I USE AN AIRLESS SPRAYER WITH A SMALL FINE FINISH TIP??
Honestly I’m not sure. I’ve never seen anyone do that
Hi, very informative. Just did my first clear coat job and has come out orange peel. It has stood 4 days now. Must I flat the entire car again to smooth it out and then apply clear coat again. Think my clear should have had more reducer and I didn't overlap enough. How you learn hey😅
Yes you can sand it smooth and reclear or try wet sanding and buffing
@@ThePaintPaperHustle Hey bud, I resanded smooth and reclear. Perfect. Just awaiting drying so I can polish. Thanks for the help 🙂
@davidc2585 man that’s so awesome! Thanks for letting me know. And you’re very welcome
If you get runs what chance do we have? Is this paint that hard to apply?
Runs I’d say would need to be sanded and repaint panel. Idk if it’ll cut and buff and look good. Personally I’d use base coat clear coat over single stage
Should feel like the adhesive on masking tape before next coat,,
Thanks
With this type paint if you caught it quick enough could you stop a run with heat or hot air if you see one starting to appear?
No normally once it starts to run it’s to late
@@ThePaintPaperHustle thanks. I've had no experience with urethanes but when you said it can slowly slide down I thought it might be salvageable.
What color is this reminds me of orange blast from dodge
Honestly it’s been along time since I did this job. I thought I showed the can or label in video not sure if it had color on it. If it didn’t then I’m sorry but I honestly have no clue
What’s a good real budget DIY paint brand? Something that they will mix a paint to a specific paint code. Someone online besides Eastwood which does not mix to codes.
I don’t buy anything online so honestly not sure.
I'm guessing this video wasn't to show us how to spray single stage paint? I'll try to move like I'm in a video made from still photos but I don't think it'll work. That color looks really nice especially for a first coat.
Correct this wasn’t made to teach. This wasn’t ever intended to take off this big. I have other very detailed videos on painting and how to under our paint playlist
How much time did u wait tell u made the 2nd coat
I think it was 10min. Your data sheet will tell you all that info or I think on this one it was on side of can.
so im guessing you put clear over the paint because it was metallic paint? ive heard it is easy to get into those flakes wet sanding it
Honestly the customer just wanted it done for extra protection.
@@ThePaintPaperHustle 10-4. thanks for the video
@augustusappling139 you’re welcome
Wat kind of gun did you use and Wat tip size1.3???
This video was so long ago that I don’t remember what I was using then. And I never pay attention to tip size. Even the gun I use everyday now I have no clue what tips in it with out taking it apart and looking. I always just use what comes with it.
Two questions: #1 why are you applying CC to single stage paint? and #2 if you knew you were going to spray CC why not use 2 stage paint since it is better for metallics? Not criticizing, just trying to learn.
Customer wanted to do it this way. I told him if it was mine I’d base coat clear coat but he wanted to use the single stage kit then clear over.
How much paint did this take one or two gallons or more?
Honestly I can’t remember buddy. I think 1
Then why not just do 2 stage if your going to clear coat it anyway,,, make it easy on yourself and just do 2 stage, especially not painting in a controlled booth.
I did what the customer wanted me to do and paid me to do. This isn’t my truck. I didn’t buy materials
Nice job .
@@ThePaintPaperHustleyeah but is there a difference ? Is it more shiny durable in ur opinion
@arealmaintenanceandrepairl1103 adding clear def makes it more durable.
Single stage is a lot more durable than your average base/clear 2 stage. Just by spraying clear over the single stage you now have a more durable paint and the protection and high gloss of the clear coat. Basic single stage needs to be buffed twice a year to keep it shining and protected so by adding clear coat to it is not that much of a step since you are already there anyways.
When doing the roof how far do you go on the previous coat where you painted the front half first do you mist it or what I have a large roof to do and I can't walk with one pass from front to back I don't want to get tiger stripes.
I do one section and then move the ladder and over lap into what I just did
I will be spraying metallic and this will be ok as long as I over lap in to what I just sprayed.
@robertgassaway6925 yes always keep a wet edge. Don’t let a stopping point dry or start to dry always keep a wet edge as you’re working
If you need to clear this paint is it not a 2 stage? Why is it a single stage if you need to use the clear top coat? Thanks for your reply.
You do not need to clear this. Customer just wanted to add that
@@ThePaintPaperHustle They made life hard on the painter and added to the cost to spray a single stage paint (with hardner) and then spray clear (also with hardener)
That's Wisconsin 85 for 3 days and then snow in the next 2 , and I thought it was only in Wisconsin
Lol man you’re not alone weather is wild here
How much of the color did you use?
75% of the gallon
What do you achieve by using single stage if your going to clear coat why not use base then clear, nice colour dude
Personally I’d never clear over a single stage. This was the customers request and I just did as asked. Adding clear helps protect the single stage so it last longer. But if I’m going to lay clear then me personally I’d just do bc/cc
@@ThePaintPaperHustle thanks for getting back to me mate nice work dude
You’re very welcome
Bad ass
Thanks buddy
Did 8 spray jobs this week and only one run, really no excuse for having runs and having to cut and buff if your a good painter.
Awesome. I’m not a good painter though at all.
Is that the Eastwood disco gold?
Honestly I’m not sure I didn’t buy the material
Hope you saved the paint code for John's mustang lol
I actually did speak with John today and he does have the paint code 😉
@@ThePaintPaperHustle Just talk him into CC he won't regret it afterwards
He fully understands all the paint stuff being Bryan paints at the shop Johns car is at. John isn’t interested in a clear coat at all. He wants spray paint or single stage. Lol not much I can do. If y’all wanna change his mind y’all go tell him on his videos 😂
does single stage clear have any UV protection ?
Yes. The level of protection all depends on how good of a product you’re using.
@@ThePaintPaperHustle Can you recommend a good single stage clear coat?
Honestly I don’t have one to recommend buddy I’m sorry
How many gallons to paint a pickup
All depends on size and current shape. Normally I can do it with one gallon.
How is it a single stage paint job if you shooting clear over it
The first product is single stage it’s just what it is. It’s not base coat. Then clear is added over as customer requested and Eastwood recommended for extra protection
DuPont Centari back in the day
Awesome
What kind of single stage is this? Acrylic urethane should shine like glass at the 2nd and 3rd coat .
This is an older video and o honestly don’t remember. I feel like I showed the can at the beginning and it maybe on there. I know it’s a product made by Eastwood. Orange peel hurts shine and this had a lot of orange peel in it
Do u think that Eastwood's single stage paint is good?
It’s great for DIY guys
a first coat is best to be on the light side.
Absolutely
You do understand that a great many of your viewers come onto tubes like this, for the ASMR factor. So for you to film it in time lapse, absolutely deletes that enjoyment.
This video was not intended to teach much. I have tons of educational videos on how to paint in great detail organized by playlist including full documented all over paint jobs
You can't be serious? Please, go find your solace elsewhere...this is not your place.
Man, I bet the bed, side boxes and frame are covered in overspray😂
Surprisingly wasn’t. Idk how
You go through all the trouble to take the windows outta the doors , but don’t take the door handles off ?
I didn’t do any of that. Someone else prepped. All I did was spray the paint on the truck.
So do you have to put all of that in the paint
All of what? You should be using all the products in this video yes or whatever your product calls for
Gotcha u answered everything I needed, thanks
@@torapruitt9491 you’re very welcome
Time lapse works better in a tripod. Good stuff though
Yes this video was low quality and thrown together. No clue why it took off to the size it has. We have much better educational videos on painting
Is that a supernova? what set up? 1.3 hd or 1.4 please?
Nice to hear an honest person, giving it the sarts and all review. I have had a few runs in my time. Heck its only paint. Flat the clear and polish the panel.
Yes it is a super nova I can’t remember the size I’d have to check Monday as I’m already gone for today. Thanks I try to keep it 100 on this channel and not sugar coat anything lol
@@ThePaintPaperHustle Yes I have one as well. Bit on the slow side compared to my Sata's - which are cannons. But the gun is sure a sexy looking work of art. Sprays nice and flat if the fan is close in. You know what I mean. Use it mainly for Candies. I have shittier guns for single stage!!!
Yea I had a sata but it started leaking and I didn’t want to rebuild so o stopped using it. I spray everything with my super nova now honestly. I’m not that high end of a painter
@@ThePaintPaperHustle I have 10 Sata's. Its the air piston head assembly when air leaks from the air cap. I rebuild them all myself. The other plus fir the Iwata's is there are very few seals in them. only the needle packing assembly or the air spreader valve seal. Good guns.
Can you give me the paint color code?
Unfortunately I don’t have it I’m sorry
What is this called how much?
It’s an Eastwood product. I should of showed it in video. I can’t remember the product now bc it’s been awhile. Also I don’t know price you’d need to contact them
This is nothing new, we did this in the 80’s when the government put restrictions on the paint companies to rework their products because they were supposedly harming the ozone layers.
Then after reworking the paint formulas what happened was the paint acrylic enamel was dyeing and going flat within 3 months, especially metallic colors. So we would lay down 3 coats of color and either apply a 4 coat of 50/50. 50% color mixed with 50% clear, or lay down 3 coats of color and the 4th was all clear.
This was how we combated the paint from dyeing. Then around the 90’s is when base coat clear coat came out.
Cool deal thanks buddy
Titles it as Single Stage Paint Job.. proceeds to do a 2 stage anyway. :)
It’s single stage paint with clear over top of it. No one uses the term “two stage paint” it’s either base coat clear coat or single stage
So not understanding this video. It says "single stage" but you cleared it. I don't get it. Is BC/CC no longer considered 2 stage?
The base coat only needs to be sprayed to coverage. Yes a bit wetter will make the metallic sink and be darker, while a dryer spray will appear lighter, but no gloss is even a consideration, if you are going to spray clear afterwords.
So the product we used is a single stage. Then the customer wanted a clear sprayed over the single stage paint.
@@ThePaintPaperHustle Thanks for the clarification!
You’re very welcome
Why is it called single stage it you clear over it?
Bc it’s single stage paint with clear coat over top of single stage. Just like if you put shingles and then put metal over them on a roof. To different products layer together. Doesn’t really make sense but I just did as requested
@@ThePaintPaperHustle so you don't "need" clear over the single stage? I am going to paint my 77 k5 this color using this product after seeing this video
No you don’t need clear over it at all
I would personally stay away from single stage urethane from Eastwood use a quality product such as PPG concept or similar
Yea I just sprayed what the customer wanted. His other rollback has held up great with this product on it
You got that right I've sprayed concept years ago and turned out beautiful
Are you related to the guy at LS Nasty?
Jon Doc?
@@ThePaintPaperHustle not him. But one of his buddy’s that regularly appears on the channel
Stumbling across Waller's video lol
Ahhhh what’s up man
This was a rougher one lol
@@ThePaintPaperHustle Yeah, that's a lot to cover with that flash time lol
Yea it was never intended to pull the views it has pulled.
That "single stage" got the people
Your Timelapse settings made me dizzy . You might want to try a different fps
I speed them up to get through them faster. I can try leaving them slower if it bothers people forsure.
This video time lapse was tougher than the normal I agree with you.
@@ThePaintPaperHustle yeah definitely just leave the Timelapse setting alone , don’t change the speed when editing, you will have better results , it just seemed very choppy.
These kids these days can lay glass in base clear but couldn't paint a single stage metallic if thier life depended on it...
Thanks for watching
I agree but as a rookie painter myself I believe base clear is harder because you only get one chance to make the AE paint look good. With base clear you have multiple layers and opportunity to get it right .
Say when you were shooting the hood from left to right do you let up on the trigger as soon as you reach the edge of the hood then hit the trigger real fast again once you go the opposite direct?
Yes
I personally, don’t like Single Stage, and Clear Coat over it. If is Single stage Metallic, you need to have a Different technique as for base coat. In the Centari era of the 70’ we use all the slower set as possible a 1.2 gun nozzle and needle a pint cup on a siphon spray gun. Because Gravity doesn’t exists. Plus we always have a quart of Binder with dryer to mix the last coat, a Very slow set coat with slow reducer and centari retarder and that smog coat leave the finish of The urethane of today.
You’re 100% right