Starting The $50 Paint Job...

[Elbow]

UPDATE ON PAGE 5

Well, many of you have seen my poor Miata. Fading colors, having to buff/wax weekely to hold shine, so I decided to try the famous $50 roller paint job. I only have done the trunk, but so far so good.

Materials:

-Rustoleum paint (red)
-Foam roller
-Sand paper
-Mineral spirits

I started off with just the trunk to test/play with it. I sanded it down really well, and went to work. At first it took some time to get the right mixture of paint and thinner, but it worked out. Here are a couple of pics after ONE coat, so can't say it's bad yet.

I plan on wet sanding it, and adding one more coat. It had a orange peel type finish when wet, and worked itself out drying. It's really smooth. I am hoping to get it where I can safely buff/wax it, just like regular paint.

YES I KNOW SOME PEOPLE USE MORE ADVANCED PAINTS NOW FOR THIS. BUT IT'S A RACE CAR, IT'S GOING TO HAVE BOO BOO's sometime!!!

In the pics you can see a few bubbles, this will be worked out with wet sanding, and maybe a little more thinner. We shall see

[uproot]

are you gonna clear coat it too? that might help give it a better finish that you can buff/wax

[Elbow]

are you gonna clear coat it too? that might help give it a better finish that you can buff/wax

MAYBE, I will look into it, I havent read anyone clearing it yet, many buff/wax it without clear and say it holds up just fine.

[Brian*]

Do the whole car flat or semi-gloss red ... Might look sweet*

[Prime.]

I've seen some good results from this. The whole paint job is really in the wet sanding stage.

[Echonova]

That looks like some gay shit people get flamed for on here..

[1NonlyAccord]

wetsanding is getting the imperfections/trash out of the clear coat and also giving it that smooth as glass look..

i dont see how you can wetsand just paint and buff it..?
maybe just polish it instead of wetsanding it?

I used cheap duplicolor paintshop clear,and wetsanded and buffed..and the paint came off on the buffing pad and went straight through to the old color.

but for what it is,looks good.

[X-Runner]

Because that is a single stage paint.

[Elbow]

^Well I am wet sanding to get the paint as smooth as I can. Buffing to help, then wax.

Depending on how many coats buffing and waxing can be done safely from what I read.

[rhd_civic_ej]

i hope this isnt your only car

[Elbow]

It is, why?

[BKgen®]

looks good for a rustoleum job man!

[Elbow]

looks good for a rustoleum job man!

Thank ya sir

[BKgen®]

my gas cap cover paint was chipping and with some fine grit sandpaper, rustoleum, and clear, can't believe how good it came out. If you take the right steps, you'll be really surprised how good it'll look. light coats

[Echonova]

my gas cap cover paint was chipping and with some fine grit sandpaper, rustoleum, and clear, can't believe how good it came out. If you take the right steps, you'll be really surprised how good it'll look. light coats

L O Fucking L. Hyundai needs rustoleum... Who woulda guessed??


I did.





~runs~

[BKgen®]

L O Fucking L. Hyundai needs rustoleum... Who woulda guessed??


I did.





~runs~

lolol echo i <3 u too

it doesn't need rustoleum, but i'm too cheap to pay bucky. so fuck off.

[fawk_you]

not half bad

[sogood]

That doesn't look good at all and I really can't see it turning out any better.

[Mr. Clean]

ugh... rust-o-leum shafted me in the arse, but we tried to spray it and not roll it. plus we cleared over it and it didn't turn out well. they didn't want to mesh. so i wouldn't suggest clearing it and just stick with rolling and sanding.

[BKgen®]

That doesn't look good at all and I really can't see it turning out any better.

he's stated already that it's a track car. i'm pretty sure he's not going for a show quality finish.

[Echonova]

he's stated already that it's a track car. i'm pretty sure he's not going for a show quality finish.

Troo story. Anything looks better than it does now.

Simon isn't going for HIN, he's going for the win!!!! (I just made that up!!)

[sogood]

he's stated already that it's a track car. i'm pretty sure he's not going for a show quality finish.

And I already know that it's a track car... Obviously he's not going for a show quality finish or he wouldn't be using rustoleum and a roller, but that doesn't mean it has to look so shitty. Should've just left it as it was.

[redrumracer]

he's stated already that it's a track car. i'm pretty sure he's not going for a show quality finish.

i hope that wasnt the goal anyways with this kind of paint job.

and good luck

[87 Turbo II]

I don't think it looks all that bad, and wet sanding will help it a lot. Also, everyone telling him to clear, don't. It's one stage paint. It's not meant to bond to clear. (My car has one stage from the factory, it's a semigloss finish).

[1439/2000]

i hope this isnt your only car

lol

[BTEC]

ive been spray painting the shit out of stuff this year, i think im addicted. im painting my front bumper tommorrow. i swear i got the technique dwn to make it all shine like it was painted with a paint gun. and yes, with no dry spray areas. lol!!!

its ur car man do whatchew want. id like to see the finished product. not as bad as id expect a rolled paint job to be. keep us updated.

[OnURleft]

Simon you must be getting bored up there in Athens.....

[X-Runner]

For $120 you could have had some auto paint and cheap gun and be done in half the time.

[Elbow]

^This takes no time, and is like $35 lol.

[Elbow]

That doesn't look good at all and I really can't see it turning out any better.

Well neither does your M3

[Elbow]

ugh... rust-o-leum shafted me in the arse, but we tried to spray it and not roll it. plus we cleared over it and it didn't turn out well. they didn't want to mesh. so i wouldn't suggest clearing it and just stick with rolling and sanding.

Yeah spray is a lot different, i've played with spray before and it's hard to get anything out of it.

[joesblk_teg]

your miata is gonna look like mine lol, i did the same paint and color on my old miata, looks good so far though

[Elbow]

^I'd be happy with that.

Plus it'll have purty stickers all over it lol.

[OMG Its Platz]

im liking it...well be nice if it look like above one...

^I'd be happy with that.

Plus it'll have purty stickers all over it lol.

[joesblk_teg]

what class are you running in for scca? i was building mine for e-stock before i sold it, and i cant wait to see your final product

[sogood]

Well neither does your M3

Personal opinion, but there's no disputing that my M3's body and paint are mint. The same definitely can't be said for your Miata

[Kalifornia087]

Personal opinion, but there's no disputing that my M3's body and paint are mint. The same definitely can't be said for your Miata

Fact is, the car will look much better than it previously did, and be done for under $50 bucks. Why not spend a little change and give it some new life? BMW owners always trying to floss how cool their shit is, sheesh!

[Elbow]

Well paint sure yours will be better, no shit lol. My body is fine, no dents or anything.

But ANYWAY, car will be used in ITA road racing class. So spending tons of money on pretty paint would be risky, accidents happen and bumping occurs lol.

Thanks for the comments.

[DecoyOctopus]

if it turns out like that red one above, that will be well worth teh 50 bucks

[OnURleft]

Fact is, the car will look much better than it previously did, and be done for under $50 bucks. Why not spend a little change and give it some new life? BMW owners always trying to floss how cool their shit is, sheesh!

No. Only some of them. Namely the ones who don't buy their own shi.t or lease it from my experience. Don't be close minded.