Automotive Paint Tools & EquipmentParts

Take The Best Automotive Paint Tools For A Spin

From body repair to paint finishing, NAPA Auto Parts sells auto paint tools for professionals, as well as aspiring mechanics attempting vehicle customization in their home garage. Discover what is new in automotive painting tools that are revolutionizing the vehicle painting process, from popular brands like 3M, ACDelco, Carlyle, CRAFTSMAN and Milwaukee.

Remember, car paint showcases every bump and curve, down to the finest detail. If your vehicle has chips, scratches or peels, you can't paint over it and expect it to disappear. In fact, imperfections usually show up even worse than before with a fresh coat of paint. If the old paint is peeling, then you need to strip it completely. If you don't take your project car down to the bare metal using auto paint equipment, then any defects must be 'feather edged,' which means sanded until you can't feel the edges with your hand.

Before you grab great deals on automotive paint equipment at NAPA Auto Parts, keep in mind that any car or truck paint job starts with preparation. To grind off old paint on a car, you will need to shop for sanders or grinders, as well as paint remover solution, wax remover solvent and backing pads. As part of automotive paint tools and equipment, NAPAonline offers a superb line of sanding products and abrasives to get that sedan, pickup or SUV ready for a makeover. Choose from sanding discs, sanding belts and sheet rolls, available in all different grades and sizes. Start with a 40-grit, then move to an 80-grit or 120-grit sandpaper. Note that sanding between layers of paint is only needed if, after drying, you notice paint runs, unsightly drips or uneven areas of paint.

But let's slow down a bit. If your issue is surface scuffs and dull paint from harsh UV rays, you can easily restore the sheen of your clear coat with the right auto paint tools and equipment. Besides just waxing, auto painting tools can be used for buffing and polishing. For the best auto painting equipment, our NAPA experts recommend a professional-quality variable speed polisher or sander. Go for something compact and cordless. Ensure you have complete control with a variable speed trigger, and confirm that the polisher can be used on a variety of applications. A good polisher or sander kit should include a polishing backing pad, sanding backing pad, wool pad, yellow foam pad and white foam pad.

Car Painting Equipment & Car Paint Tools For Pros

If you like to lay down your own automotive body paint, then you should probably own a professional paint gun. Spray guns that utilize compressed air systems are engineered to keep up with the pace of today's auto body shops and pro customization shops. Ensure you invest in car painting tools that guarantee top-of-the-line performance for added efficiency at every stage. This means an auto paint spray gun that is specially built to provide a continuous flow of product that is precisely metered for all automotive colors and clears. For any coating application, you need a car paint tool that is also optimized to provide the fastest and most precise detail work.

When it comes to equipment for painting cars, the NAPA experts recommend a gravity-fed, low-pressure, aluminum paint spray gun that is lightweight with an ergonomic design. Make sure your new auto body paint tool incorporates a spray pattern adjustment for either touch ups or an entire vehicle renovation, as well as an air flow adjustment to be economical in your paint usage. Test the spray pattern to get your technique down. Each automotive spray paint gun varies in its gun angle, speed, path and distance patterns. Keep the gun 10 to 12 inches from the vehicle's surface, and keep the automotive spray gun as parallel as possible. You'll want the coating to appear smooth and glossy, but not runny.

The base coat of paint is what gives your car its color. This is the layer of paint that's applied on top of the primer used on your vehicle, bonding it to the steel, aluminum and plastic underneath. Although the base coat can be mixed to give an automobile any color pallet, to protect it and make it shine, it has to be topped with a clear coat. The clear coat is sprayed over the base coat in many layers (depending on how much gloss is desired), transforming any flat base coat into the deep, rich colors you'll find on any modern vehicle. To get the best use of these spray supplies, purchase shop equipment like electric agitators and paint masking dispensers to fill out your customization station for your DIY automotive paint project.