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How to Paint Your Car: Revised & Updated (Motorbooks Workshop) Paperback – Illustrated, June 17, 2013

by Dennis W. Parks (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars 260 ratings
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How to Paint Your Car reveals the techniques, tricks, and technology behind automotive painting through 400 color photos, clear captions, detailed text, and step-by-step how-to sequences. You’ll learn the latest information about paint chemistry, waterborne paints, spray guns, body fillers, surface prep, site prep, as well as respirators and other safety gear that every automotive painter must know. With step-by-step detail, you’ll learn how to properly prepare your car for paint work, including minor bodywork, surface preparation, rust removal, masking, priming and final coating. How to Paint Your Car also includes information about custom touches and effects as well as how to care for your paint after application, including information on buffing compounds, waxes, and other care products. Everything you need to know to feel comfortable and confident in undertaking your own paint project, whether a touch-up job or a complete respray, is covered in How to Paint Your Car.
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  1. Part of series
    Motorbooks Workshop
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    192 pages
  3. Language
    English
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    Motorbooks
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    June 17, 2013
  6. Dimensions
    8.38 x 0.5 x 10.38 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0760343888
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0760343883
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Do you want to make your custom cruiser pop the second it rolls out of the garage? Then look no further than the pages of this book—Motorbooks’ bestselling How to Paint Your Car has been revised and updated with the modern tools, technology, and techniques you need to turn heads every time your wheels hit the pavement. Come inside with veteran author Dennis Parks as he walks you through the ins and outs of modern vehicular painting styles and techniques. Have you ever wondered how the seamless scallops and pinstripes on the panels of your favorite cars are applied in the first place? It’s not as hard as you think. Inside, you’ll find over 300 detailed full-color photos and illustrations to showcase how the pros do what they do. From vehicle setup techniques like masking and taping to spray booth ventilation and safety, you’ll find everything you need to turn your garage into a high-class automotive painting workshop. More than a dozen step-by-step projects will prepare you to tackle your own car. Add some glamor and sparkle to your car—literally—with Motorbooks’ updated and revised edition of How to Paint Your Car.

About the Author

Dennis W. Parks has written several best-selling how-to books for the Motorbooks Workshop series, including How to Paint Your Car, How to Build a Cheap Hot Rod, Hot Rod Body and Chassis Builder's Guide, and The Complete Guide to Auto Body Repair. Parks' personal projects currently include a complete buildup of a 1955 Chevy pickup truck. He lives in Cedar Hill, Missouri.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Motorbooks; Updated edition (June 17, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0760343888
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0760343883
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.6 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.38 x 0.5 x 10.38 inches
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Customers find the book very informative, with one mentioning it covers everything a beginner needs to know. They appreciate its well-illustrated content, with one customer noting it includes full-color photographs.

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Customers find the book informative and well-explained, with detailed content that educates readers sufficiently to ask intelligent questions.

"...The book has bright pictures, good advice and I advise readers to also buy the book "The complete Guide to Auto body repair" as it is..." Read more

"...It details everything a beginner needs to know to get up to speed on painting their own car." Read more

"This book contains a great deal of information that is useful to someone who is a novice in regards to equipment, materials, preparation of surfaces..." Read more

"Best guide ever! The author breaks it down in a way that's understandable and explains options for people who don't have access to a paint booth." Read more

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Customers appreciate the book's illustrated content, with reviews mentioning its full-color photographs and bright pictures.

"...When I went to a paint shop I was confident. The book has bright pictures, good advice and I advise readers to also buy the book "The complete..." Read more

"...in regards to equipment, materials, preparation of surfaces, and painting. All steps are explained in detail with full color photographs...." Read more

"...then You only have to check the contents page. The book is full of beautyful cars, but for that, I can buy a Hot Rod magazine...." Read more

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  • Mr. P. Harvey
    5.0 out of 5 stars How to Paint Your Car (Revised & Updated)
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 8, 2016
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    Excellent quality book. Answers all the questions I had on my mind and others I had yet to consider. I hoped it would cover rust prevention and cure. It does ... but goes much deeper in pre-paint preparation. It also discusses the type of painting equipment required and their correct use. This is a lot of book for little money. Beautifully presented, printed, many colour illustrations, and superbly made. Recommended.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good reading
    Reviewed in Australia on December 24, 2023
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    Very good
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  • Motoparts15
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in India on January 20, 2017
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    if you already have basic idea this is great reference material , clearly divided into sections for easy acess
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  • Joy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative for beginners, a must have in your library!
    Reviewed in Canada on June 25, 2020
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    I really enjoyed this book; reading it is like reading a conversation rather than a textbook.
    It's very accessible, and brings even a novice up to speed to be able to understand terminology, technique and even goes down to explain the consequences of colour choices and ROI (return of investment). I just ordered myself the body word and rust books from the same author because I loved this one so much. The photos help a lot too, especially if you're a visual learner. This book, plus whatever you find on youtube you get a great sense of what you can accomplish.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Very informative for beginners, a must have in your library!

    Reviewed in Canada on June 25, 2020
    I really enjoyed this book; reading it is like reading a conversation rather than a textbook.
    It's very accessible, and brings even a novice up to speed to be able to understand terminology, technique and even goes down to explain the consequences of colour choices and ROI (return of investment). I just ordered myself the body word and rust books from the same author because I loved this one so much. The photos help a lot too, especially if you're a visual learner. This book, plus whatever you find on youtube you get a great sense of what you can accomplish.
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  • PALUS Bertrand
    5.0 out of 5 stars ouvrage tres complet
    Reviewed in France on September 14, 2013
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    Parfait pour entreprendre un travail de remise en peinture pour un débutant et même pour quelqu'un de confirmé.
    Il apporte beaucoups d'astuces et de détails techniques pouvant faciliter le travail et donc le résultat final.
    explique également les différences entre différentes peintures, apprets et autres outils pour faire le bon choix en fonction du travail à effectuer.
    Je le recommande à ceux qui veulent se lancer dans la refection de leur peinture car il est essentiellement orienté vers la mise en painture par un particulier avec des moyens de particuliers (garage personnel, outillage personnel et pas de cabine de peinture évoluée)
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