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Painting Your Mustang is a very time-consuming but rewarding project. |
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HOW TO REPAINT YOUR MUSTANG Restoring the paint on your Mustang can be a great undertaking, since you want the best possible look. If you have original paint that is oxidized (and usually non-metallic), it could be rubbed out and finished with a high quality automotive wax product. If the paint and body cannot be detailed to your satisfaction, you'll have to repaint. There are many sources of information on automotive paint, including Hot Rod Magazine, Car Craft Magazine, etc., car magazines that highlight an article on painting every Spring. A trip to your local automotive paint retailer will be a good idea to learn of the latest paints and techniques. You should obtain a copy of the PPG Refinish Manual at a PPG/ Ditzler Dealer. It explains about automotive paint and what works best. Currently, the popular method is using a high tech type primer, and a two-part basecoat/clearcoat system for high gloss and durability (which is used on todays new cars). Your Mustangs original factory paint was acrylic enamel, which in an updated form is also a very good choice. Lacquer type paint looks great, but as a rule, doesn't wear as well in daily use, in the sun and elements. It's primarily a Show Car/Custom Car type of paint. We suggest you research and pick the paint you want to use, decide on an original color or new color, and arrange with a body shop to use that paint. Preparing you Mustang for paint can be a major part of its restoration. One way to save a lot of time, effort and money, is to visit a Media Stripper Shop, which uses fine plastic media pellets and compressed air to strip old paint, grease and unwanted debris. It's an efficient way to get all of your old paint off without using chemicals. It's safe for fiber-glass and, if desired, can remove only one layer of paint at a time. So briefly, an optimum way to restore your Mustangs paint is to: disassemble the car as much as possible; take it on a trailer to a media blaster company, take the stripped body, new sheet metal, etc., to your Body and Paint Shop (with your paint of choice) and have them paint the Mustang. Then you can bring it home and re-assemble the trim, interior, etc. Sacramento Mustang offers a few kits to help your painting project along. We offer a simple repaint kit  that includes most of the basic gaskets removed for a paint job. If you decide to remove the engine or interior during your restoration project, we also sell a master plug kit that may come in handy.
 If you are painting a Mustang with specific paint stripes, (Mach 1, Boss, Shelby) please view this page to obtain paint stripe specifications.How about painting LeMans stripes? Click here for Shelby LeMans painting instructions. Sacramento Mustang also offers complete emblem replacement kits and even a complete exterior chrome trim kit Of course, there is the easy way to repaint your Mustang! Just drop off your Mustang at our service center and let someone else do the work for you! |