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Painting my first car in my garage and need some tips...

I covered everything but the floor of the garage in plastic to contain the overspray. Should I also go over the floor with the plastic as well?

What are you guys doing for ventilation? I tried just doing nothing, and after spraying a test piece, I could barely see in my garage! Problem is, I've got a door and a window that opens, but the window is maybe 10 feet away from the door on the same side of the wall. Not exactly the best setup for venting air through the building.

Any other hints or tips from those who've done it?



If you are at the actual paint stage then I think all the steps mentioned above are necessary; however if you are just starting the priming phase and rolling the car outside is possible I recommend priming outside. On my first project I discovered after completing the metal working phase it was still a lot of work during the priming and sanding phase before I was finally ready for actual paint. In my case I actually ended up doing everything outside under a large tent. It was nice to be able to sand outside. As everyone has said so many times the painting was actually one of the quickest phases except for the dang orange peel problem with the clear coat I encountered. Overall I think my practice painting project turned out OK:

Hard to believe I let the F100 sidetrack me from my '73cudaproject which I am just about to finally get in primer!