Painting Preparation
PREPARATION
Preparation is the most important part of painting. It magnifies your paintwork. 90% of the work is prep (the spraying “fun” is only one small part of it.) This is why the foundation is so important, and your paint job will only look as good as the work you did before it.
Prep work involves: sanding, cleaning, priming, filling & repairing.
The equipment you’d need: sandpaper (and sometimes blocks), tack cloths, lint-free cloths, primer, guide-coat products & a few other bits and pieces.
We’re happy to give you a walk through in shop, but we highly recommend attending one of our courses to feel confident in your preparation. After all, it’s how you’ll finish well.
Why Us?
Testimonials
Well what can you say… it was like going back to the good old days when the people selling the stuff knew their stuff and boy does these people go out of their way to assist provide service advice simple demonstration even had the factory variation swatches for my somewhat rare Rexton. I won’t be going anywhere else and neither do you have to. The supplies in the shop are first rate and a good competitive price and the service is priceless .
After buying a cheap product from another shop I went to autopower to see if I could get the right product. Nathan the owner helped me understand what I needed and the process to get the job done. He was friendly and helpful. I’ve since recommend 2 other friends to his shop who have been really happy with the service/products. Will definitely use again.
An incredible range of painting products and their paint matching service is ‘spot-on’…
They matched up the old ‘Duco’ colour on my ’37 Pick Up, supplied me with a litre of paint and a few spray-cans of the same paint, and totally ‘nailed-it’ !!! Plus… the free ‘tutorial’ was invaluable !!! … (LoL…)
Nathan is a gun. He colour matched a non available code mountain bike harlequin near perfect (near impossible). I’ve seen a few rodeos in my time and he’s got the skills 👍