Reduce Car Painting Mistakes

Decide if you are really the best person to paint your car. Be honest with yourself—it's a big job.

Select the color paint you want. It is important to get a urethane-based paint of a high quality.

Determine which paint shop in your town has the best reputation for paint jobs. Money can't be a consideration if you want best quality.

Collect information from past customers, the Better Business Bureau and the local Chamber of Commerce about the paint shop you want to use.

Watch a paint job at the shop and see for yourself the technique of the painters. Pay attention to how they tape, how they mix the paint, what kind they use and their movements with the spray gun.

Make a list of questions that you have and at the end of the paint job ask them. If you think mistakes were made, ask about them so they don't happen to your car.

Research for as long as it takes to make you feel comfortable with a paint shop. The decision to paint your car is a big one and you don't want your car to peel in a year.