Paint job experiment

[LoveGirl]

I wanted a professional paint job but the prices around town are ridiculous so I have spent the past few days researching rattle can paint jobs on-line, and decided to do it. So I went to Home Depot today and bought one can of Rust-oleum Painter's Touch [Gloss] in Navy Blue, a can of gloss black and a can of clear gloss of the same brand. I sprayed one fender just to see how it was going to look [following directions and tips from videos/forums that I researched.] This is how it turned out:


This was the second coat. Kind of streaky. Tape on the side molding.


This was the third coat [we did light first coat, light second coat, sanded it, light third coat.] I messed up painting the side moldings black. But this was just an experiment so...


And this is what it looks like now after gloss.

So... what do y'all think? Yay or nay?

[X-Runner]

Not to bad, its a start.

[The BUCKY]

nay. it will turn yellow very soon. especially in the GA heat

[LoveGirl]

nay. it will turn yellow very soon. especially in the GA heat

That's what I was afraid of hearing.

[Code-Aye]

^^^
x2

[X-Runner]

Idk, mine still hasnt. My whole truck was painted that way.

[LoveGirl]

I kind of just wanted to experiment and keep it temporarily until I can get a nice paint job, which will be in a month... maybe two.

[southside]

should have got a spray gun at pepboys for 25$ and got automotive paint fo like 20bucks.Could have painted the whole car.

[LoveGirl]

Well, Columbus doesn't have a Pep Boys. I looked at one at Wal-Mart for $25 and one at Home Depot for $35 but I didn't know if it was worth it. And I thought automotive paint cost more than that?

[X-Runner]

$100 for a GOOD gallon of single stage

[mushroom_toy]

Instead of auto paint spray rustoleum, in the quart/gallon you can get at lowes.

[southside]

Well, Columbus doesn't have a Pep Boys. I looked at one at Wal-Mart for $25 and one at Home Depot for $35 but I didn't know if it was worth it. And I thought automotive paint cost more than that?

Sorry I was thinking about rustoleum kinda paint my friend did his whole car for 40$.

[LoveGirl]

I've decided to primer that fender again and just rock the primer until my boyfriend/friends throw money together to get the CRX a paint job for my birthday.

[mushroom_toy]

Heres what an unfinished rustoleum job looks like with an hvlp gun.

http://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/bo...m-project.html

Another
http://www.instructables.com/id/S8JAH8LF8NBMFFI/

[mushroom_toy]

Also theres a thread on mopar something and it is so full of info, like 300 pages. This job was done Really well.
http://www.rickwrench.com/index79mas...llarpaint.html

[mushroom_toy]

Sorry heres another one sprayed with an hvlp

[LoveGirl]

Sorry heres another one sprayed with an hvlp

Those look way good.

[LIKEG6]

I jus painted mine flat black and it came out great, to me spray paint on the body comes out best black

[AnTi-PooN]

just let bucky do it and never worry about it again

[bigdare23]

Just save your money and get a real paint job. Spray paint is for Ricers just ask Brooks LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[LIKEG6]

Just save your money and get a real paint job. Spray paint is for Ricers just ask Brooks LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

DAMNNNNN....that's phucked up dare

I got you at the next V meet tho

[bigdare23]

LOL

[southside]

^^^everybody dont have money like you Dare

[bigdare23]

^^^everybody dont have money like you Dare

What makes you think I have money.... seriously I'm broke as ****

Dont forget it took my car 4 years to get to this point.


I guess I'm different then most people, spray paint and primer looks like crap to me (I still love ya'll that do it, so this isn't hate). I would rather throw a cheap maaco paint job on my car the ride like that. $199 can do wonders. Goto H-T and look at the maaco paint thread.

[LoveGirl]

What makes you think I have money.... seriously I'm broke as ****

Dont forget it took my car 4 years to get to this point.


I guess I'm different then most people, spray paint and primer looks like crap to me (I still love ya'll that do it, so this isn't hate). I would rather throw a cheap maaco paint job on my car the ride like that. $199 can do wonders. Goto H-T and look at the maaco paint thread.

I'm selling my ugly azz APC seats to a local ricer for $400 to pay for a paint job!!

[00CelicaGT]

^^^

lol ahahahahah thats fuccked up. $400 for those seats, he's a ricer for real cuz those seats arent wort $400. hope the paint comes out good. where are u getting it painted?

just in case u where thinking macco, here is a susgestion. dont get a macco paint job! macco buys used paint from OSHA. OSHA is a government regulated company that recieves open unused paint from every company in the U.S. they way they onganize the paint in buy standard color, not buy paint code. so all the blues go into a blue bucket, all the yellow in a yellow bucket, and so on. so when macco says ur getting a one of a kind paint job they aren't lying, if u were to ever have a minor accident u would never in amillion years be able to match it. plus the body/prep work isn't the gratest either. they dont try and remove most of the old paint, they just scuff the surface of the old paint. blow the dust of and primer it then paint. no wet sanding is involved at all.

i was going to get a macco paint job untill my friend that works there told me wat they do. hes was almost fired for preping car the right way. but anyway hope the paint comes out well GL.

[BTLFED]

LOL

[X-Runner]

where are u getting it painted?

I think we might try and work something out where my buddy will do it cheap. Cheap like buy him lunch cheap if she buys the paint. He paints shows cars and such so its top notch work.

[southside]

What makes you think I have money.... seriously I'm broke as ****

Dont forget it took my car 4 years to get to this point.


I guess I'm different then most people, spray paint and primer looks like crap to me (I still love ya'll that do it, so this isn't hate). I would rather throw a cheap maaco paint job on my car the ride like that. $199 can do wonders. Goto H-T and look at the maaco paint thread.

Why pay 200$ for somone to fuc.k your shi.t up.If I can do it for 20$.My friend got a maaco paint job it was so bad he stripped his car down two days later and primed it.May have seen it its a cream coupe with polished wheels.A laos dude drives it he painted his own car.After maaco Fd him up.

[bigdare23]

Why pay 200$ for somone to fuc.k your shi.t up.If I can do it for 20$.My friend got a maaco paint job it was so bad he stripped his car down two days later and primed it.May have seen it its a cream coupe with polished wheels.A laos dude drives it he painted his own car.After maaco Fd him up.

Spoken like a true ricer

Maaco >>>>>>>>>>>> Spray paint

Maaco looks like crap up close and decent from a far, while spray paint looks like crap from a far and up close.

[southside]

Spoken like a true ricer

Maaco >>>>>>>>>>>> Spray paint

Maaco looks like crap up close and decent from a far, while spray paint looks like crap from a far and up close.

thanks but Ill be a ricer if it means me spending less money to make my car look like shi.tthen paying someone to do it for me

[JDMferio88]

hey!! hahahaha this is me!! so what are you doing? lol, are you taking it to this guy or taking it to a shop or doing it yourself? MAKE UP YOUR MIND!! and for those who dont know, i'm one her local "hater" friends ^_^

[SouthrnStyle]

if your going to rattle can then use this ****

http://www.alsacorp.com/killercans.htm

[mushroom_toy]

$115 fir three cans of paint.....lol

That paint better be made of ivory or jade.

[southside]

^^^I'd rather just go get a maaco paint job in that case I primed my car because it was flatblack and gloss black at the same time.It only costed me about 25bucks to do the whole car.

[LoveGirl]

hey!! hahahaha this is me!! so what are you doing? lol, are you taking it to this guy or taking it to a shop or doing it yourself? MAKE UP YOUR MIND!! and for those who dont know, i'm one her local "hater" friends ^_^

Jay, I bet you wish you were one of my "hater" friends instead of one of my best friends! Haha. Um. I'm going to get Corey to do it. We talked about it last night. By the way, why do you have negative rep? Oh, wait. That doesn't surprise me in the least.

JK.