This week’s episode I revive a 20 plus-year-old Honda Civic Hood. This Easy DIY Hood Repair and Paint Job can be achieved by anyone with the determination to turn a terrible looking hood to a good and clean looking car hood. My previous hood was in rough shape, rust damage, and rot throughout that it was better for me to outsource one locally, which I did for just $50 dollars. I started by dry sanding the old paint with 120 grit to remove the 2 layers of spray paint from previous owners. After 120 grit sanding, I moved to body filler work. I used a high-quality filler glaze to fill rock holes, rock chips, and minor dents. Sanding further with 220 I knocked down the filler until it felt smoother to the touch along with the panel. After letting the filler cure overnight I was given the opportunity to use a local paint booth where I went to spray a DTM primer which sadly failed. It required me to start all over, sanding with 320 I knocked down the failed primer and moved onto successfully respraying a DTM high build primer. I took the hood home as the shop was closed for the weekend where I moved forward to wet sand and create a custom spray booth in my shed. I decided to scrap the idea of the vinyl wrap as I was not thrilled with the look and color difference vs my Toyota super white ii from the civics paint job. Basecoat and clear coat came out fantastic. The hood dried and cured for 2 full days before I wet sanded it down with 1500 and 2000 grit sandpaper. This entire project cost me just under $200. This included the new used hood, filler glaze, DTM high build primer, basecoat, the clearcoat, and all the sanding materials. I enjoyed this project as it brought me back to working on the rest of the Honda Civic’s bodywork. Hopefully, I can find another project car soon as I am hoping to do more bodywork in the future.
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Great job man… Beatiful car
Love from Dubai. Keep up the great work
HERMOSO TRABAJO ESTAS HACIENDO CON ESE CIVIC , NO VEO LA HORA DE VER COMO QUEDA TERMINADO,SALUDOS DESDE ARGENTINA.
I'm new here, but today I have seen all the videos… Only have a thing to say: You are a genious, hard worker. Hell yeah bro 😉
I'm a student of paint and body work I'm still learning this hood off a 95 Chevy has broken paint through the primer sealer down to the Ecoat. I have sanded and unsanded with 80 and then 120 and this will not get smooth. Do you have any advice on this it's a big headache
You doing good job 👍
I’ve had this same exact thing happen to me quite a number of times, I learned that anytime I spray over a spray can paint with a 2k product other than clear coat , I get a reaction, only way around this is to sand it past the layer of spray can paint and apply water borne primer as a barrier, if you try to use primer that is solvent based you’ll most likely get a reaction. Also the spray can paint takes very long to dry and is essentially still drying even after several days or even weeks , the spray paint , in short, is still releasing its solvents which will react to any paint you put on top of it. Hope this helps for the next one . Took me some time to learn this for myself.
I mean the 4s kraton clear body
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all very well if you have all the gear … check this out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_owAbAw7FSE