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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bronco2Fan" data-source="post: 1573348" data-attributes="member: 24599">Prepping and painting a car, really is a learned skill. The more you do it, the better you get. Pros know all the short cuts that make it easy and don't usually have to guess. Plus, if you make a mistake, you're on the hook for the respray. Fisheyes, runs, not mixing paint correctly, is all on you. I'll give you an example, my 06 F150 Harley-Davidson was faded and cracking on the hood and roof. Body shop quoted me 1300 bucks, not bad at all. They had my truck for 4 weeks. Got it back and it looked awesome, 2 weeks later, after sitting outside and letting the paint cure more, I noticed it had started to bubble in 3 spots and had some runs. Took it back and they had to sand, prep and paint it all over again, on them. They couldn't tell why it happened, bad paint, something got under it, who knows. And they have booths and exhaust fans. Point is, they lost money.But if you really want to do it yourself, practice, practice, and take your time. Heat, humidity, and dust can ruin it quick.</blockquote>