How to paint your Car

Not many people are aware of how to paint your car yourself and do a good job so im going to walk you through how to paint your car.

Remove the previous paint and primer

You will need to sand down all the pain on your car until you reach bare metal for the best results. If you are not able at least sand down enough for the new paint to catch.

Prime the surface

Use a corrosive resistant, self etching primer if you have removed all the paint down to bare metal. Prime any surface you used body filter on or removed rust from.

Allow the primer to cure

Check the information on your primer. It should say how long it will take or if the finish paint needs to be applied within a certain time after application.

Sand all primed surfaces smooth

Use a 600 grit wet/dry paper to smooth paint runs or drips smooth to the surface.

Clean

Clean the surface now to remove any bits of dust or oil accumulated during priming.

Spray the finish paint

Prepare the paint for spraying using the instructions provided for your equipment but avoid over priming which can ruin the gloss effect and lead to runs.

Let it cure

The paint should be left to cure for the time specified on the paint.

Child Safety in Cars

We talk a lot about exhausts, engines, car makes, car sizes etc. but we rarely talk about safety within our cars. Now whilst some of these tips may seem very obvious I think it's best to take no risks and take you through every single bit of child safety in cars.
 

Seat belts

Knowing how to put a seat belt properly onto a booster seat is very important part of child safety in cars. God forbid you have to slam on your brakes for whatever reason you do not want your baby flying off the seat or the seat flying off the chair. Here is a diagram showing how to place your seat belt.
   

   

Child Locks

     
Keeping a child out of reach of the dorr handle is an excellent alternative for cars without child locks however you cannot foresee every situation and in the interest of the best possible safety child locks should be installed on the car. To many times I have seen a child playing with the handle and I am super glad of my child locks.
 

Minimising Distractions

 
When you have multiple children in a car arguments can break out and no matter your commitment to the road you will almost certainly be distracted. Even a child on their own can spontaneously cry or pull on your hair etc. The best prevention for this is having a favourite toy or bottle to distract them from distracting you or for older children drilling them with the importance of child safety.