How do you repaint a car?

You dont need to strip it down to bare metal (though that would be the best and most expensive way).

Rubbing all the bodywork down with a 160 grit or so emery paper would provide a key for the new paint. You should really prime the whole car, rub down and paint, rub down and lacquer.

Make sure the metal is in good condition first and fill holes and fix rust before any painting.

Getting a car done professionally will cost at least £1000 and more like 2 or 3, but you could do it yourself for maybe £100 if you are really pushed (it wouldn't look as good though).

You can just sand or 'key' the old paint and have it painted over to save money . It is all down to your budget really . If money is no object have the whole car taken apart etc . This would cost thousands . At the other end of the scale you can just remove all the trim , lights and glass and have the body and the area inside the doors and boot prepared and painted .

I cant help on prices im afraid but as i starting point i have been quoted £100 to have a bonnet sanded and painted . A full on complete colour change , i.e , not one bit red any where would cost a few thousand easy but a quick couple of coats might only be £500-1000 i guess . You could try to get someone to do it in their spare time or even find someone who does this at home near you [ look ot for houses with lots of old cars outside etc ]

Hope this helps.

No, you don't have to remove the old paint. It is possible to paint over the old paint assuming the car is prepped properly. Prep is the most important part of a paint job.

Cost varies quite a bit. There are places that advertise paint jobs for $250 and the price goes up from there. I would not expect a decent paint job to cost less than $1000. There is lot of manual labor needed to properly prep a car for a paint job. If you do some of the work yourself, you can save some money and still get s decent paint job.

Your best bet is shop go to some paint shops and ask for estimates.

You can theoretically do it yourself - but, I have to warn you it is damn hard work.

To get the absolute best results you would need access to a garage with infra red lights in and a built in air ducting system to pull all the contaminants out including the moisture in the air.

Two pack paint is the best but is highly toxic - so you would also need proper breathing gear.

You can paint over the old paint but it needs to be rubbed down all over to provide a key for the primer or base coat - which in turn, when dry, needs to be rubbed down. Then apply the top coat and allow to dry folowed by further coats if required (probable).

All in all - not worht doing it yourself.

I had my bonnet resprayed last year and it cost me £85 - so look at about £85 - £120 per panel from a half decent local sprayer.

Do you think you are able to repaint,and change the colour of a car,without any idea of how to go

about it?..Things you will need...use of a spray booth,use of a drying oven,compressor,air lines,

spray guns,air tools such as air/orbital sanders,you will also need general bodyshop tools,you will

need to be able to remove grills,headlamps bumpers,in fact all outside trim,if you are determined

to change the colour as well,if it's an expensive car you need to take out the glass as well,what about

the door trim?you will need to paint the inside of doors ,door surrounds under hood,boot,the list goes

on,you will need masking tape,and paper brown on a roll is best,and the one thing you do not have

the skill to do the job You notice I do not mention how to do it,that is intentional,I do not look for points

I am not interested,just don't start something you have a 75%chance of turning into a disaster..

The final results depends on the prep. A color change cost a lot more than a repaint. Also a tu-tone paint job cost a lot more. To do a good job,not first class tu-tone color change, will cost $1000.00 (real cheap) to $3000.00 to 5000.00 (real good job) and up from there. Your better off leaving it red or buying a different car.If it's and old classic worth the money you will devalue it even more than the paint job cost

I think really it's best to have it prepared first sanded at least so the new paint will lay smoothly if you're doing it yourself . Best to get a garage to do it though and it'll cost a pretty penny I can tell you.