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[purplegt4]

Budget balla presents: DIY Painting.

Take in mind, this is my first time AND it's with spray paint: gimme a break.

primered pieces:








My supplies


bondo/hardener, adhesive, primer, color, clear coat


new wing


what happens when you don't fill cracks


like these.


already have been filled though


maybe i shoul've bondo'd more


light coats



some close-ups




up close and personal


more to come.

More sanding, sanding, SANDING!

This post has been edited by purplegt4: Apr 20, 2008 - 1:51 PM

[playr158]

looking good.
have you done the rear wing yet?

[purplegt4]

no just filled in cracks and chips.

[playr158]

can you get it to me sometime today or early tomorrow morning :eeps:
i wana take care of it before you paint it, and i'll be @ the shop tomorrow doing work.

[purplegt4]

fack. come pick it up i got a bad rear wheel bearing and rcr bar in the back.

[playr158]

i don't get outta here till ~9pm tonight I'll give you a call

[purplegt4]

i'll be at school til 10 and a meeting after. i'll call u.

[playr158]

bring that **** to school!

[purplegt4]

brought.

[DEATH]

up close and personal

Before the haters start with the "no rattle can" song and dance just let me be the first to say - very impressive. I would have thought the blurple color would have been damn near impossible to rattle can well.
I'd let you paint my sh*t. I'll be watching this thread. What's playr doing for you?

[playr158]

i'm not doing anything for him...he is doing something for me

and its not just rattle can that he is using, its and automotive paint in an aerosol can. Not exactly the stuff you get at advanced auto...this is about five times the price....

[DEATH]

IC - sweet. And how do you get this stuff?

[bccentaur3]

That does look really good. Where did you get that paint? That would be good for little paint chips.

[presure2]

IC - sweet. And how do you get this stuff?

there are places online that you can get it from, as well as good paint supply shops.
i have a local shop that can mix up any factory color for me, last time i got one it was ~25$ a can.

[DEATH]

That's totally worth it. I wonder how stock my color really is [it's already an Acura color but I mean how stock it was mixed w/e - I know very little about paint obviously]

[Tigawoods]

lmk how close it is to the og color. i have some stuff that i need to repaint

[purplegt4]

What it looks like on the car without clear coat



primered right splitter


wet sanded skirts



another coat after skirts



closeups



stupid can running out of paint - overspray



after and before sanding / final color coat


left waitin on the clear


right - needs wetsand and another coat


my shop

[Defgeph]

Not bad for a first time DIY.

[Zelstin]

Looks good. I hate when the can starts to run out and screws up the paint

[Batman722]

looks good but there's nothing worse than having splitters and skirts (that you paid some good $ for) not being the exact same color as the rest of the car. Been there, done that

pony up the $ and get them painted professionally by a shop, you wont be dissapointed.

[purplegt4]

looks good but there's nothing worse than having splitters and skirts (that you paid some good $ for) not being the exact same color as the rest of the car. Been there, done that

pony up the $ and get them painted professionally by a shop, you wont be dissapointed.

yikes what kind of paint did you use?

[tomazws]

Keep up the awesome work! Thank you for the DIY photos!

[purplegt4]

wetsand 1500 and buffed



on car - pretty close match, not perrrrrRRfect but eh. we'll see in the sunlight.


the circus is in town at my school


i'm waiting for him (or her) to head butt like Stampey from the Simpsons.


More on car shots.




used turtle wax premium rubbing compund

now i gotta use polish.

[purplegt4]

[Jaws4God]

cool! Looking good!

[zero07]

I like it , i think you did a great job!

[purplegt4]

thanks! the latest pic is in my profile

[99GT]

Nice! I like it.

[DiP203]

not bad at all, good job

[808celica]

wait.....what!?!?!?...... you went sanded with 1500........you really scratched the paint then buffed with what???? rubbing compound?? freshly painted but dried, scratched, then buffed :*{

cuz i just painted my car and i have a small hence of orange peel. i read up on coomer's yeli celi project.

i guess you can say im scared to **** up my paint.

This post has been edited by 808celica: Apr 14, 2008 - 3:48 PM

[purplegt4]

wetsand 1500 and buffed used turtle wax premium rubbing compund

don't worry about messing up the paint, buffing will make it have that flat look and looks great.
here's the links i used

http://www.carcraft.com/howto/926/photo_01.html
http://www.paintscratch.com/spraycan.htm#shine

cliff notes on color sanding
-wetsand (i used a spray bottle) with 1000-2000 (depending on orange peel) until paint is uniformly dull
-just make sure to apply enough clear coat and not sand your color - only flatten the clear coat.
-remove dirt often
-use soft cloths such as terry cloths / old t-shirts / microfiber to apply medium duty rubbing compound
-just look at the links - there's lots of pictures.


gL!

[purplegt4]

A few "how-it-will-look" pictures

side angle


front angle


back on the chopping block for curing, then a buffing. showing a bit of orange peel.

[playr158]

niiiiice

[Lovo]

hate to bring this back, but I am very proud of what you did with that wing man.

[reko]

I've always been told to not use primer in cans since they tend to make coats that are too thick.
Anyone can confirm?

[b1gr3d]

first i will say that this is one of the nicest rattle can jobs that i have seen! GJ

i am going to try to answer some questions that were asked earlier though-
Every high end paint job and most lower ends are sanded after clear coat. its like leveling out land, there are high spots and low spots but you want it all the same level, so you take down the highs to get them as close to the low as possible-the highs and lows are the orange peel. then when you buff it helps heat up the clear coat to sorta of melt and close up the fine scratches left from the paper. be careful though because you can burn through the clear and paint if you get it too hot or do it too soon after drying

spray can primer CAN be as goos as regular "pro" primer and in fact you can get the same stuff that the pros use in rattle form-dupont- as far as the thickness...as long as the underlying layer is covered..stop. they make spray filler and high build primer so i dont think that rattle can will get much thicker if at all...in any case the primer needs to be sanded anyway to take away any orange peel from it so you have less transfer though to the color and clear, also to get rid of any waves, so even if it IS thicker you will reduce the mill thickness substantially by sanding..sorry if i hijacked, but i feel that there is alot of fog surrounding painting techniques and practices

[njccmd2002]

hey if i use this rattle can spray. would they give me hassle if i send my car for painting afterwards?


Anyone? Those experts in paint?

[presure2]

hey if i use this rattle can spray. would they give me hassle if i send my car for painting afterwards?


Anyone? Those experts in paint?

i absolutly HATE working parts that have been rattle canned.

[njccmd2002]

wow, even with this kind of paint, ok then. I just dont want to paint something and then if get it to the body shop, them charging me more. Ill wait, or better yet, save up for my compressor.

This post has been edited by njccmd2002: Sep 28, 2008 - 9:05 AM

[njccmd2002]

did u use a sealer? what grit to prepare surfaces.

[njccmd2002]

for the cheap i also found this..

http://www.prevalspraygun.com/howto.htm

[presure2]

i like to finish sand for base clear jobs with 6 or 800, depending on what im doing, and yes i always seal whatever im painting.
i use black (or dark grey) sealer alot, and of course white when doing white. (you can mix the 2 to get various shades of grey)

[purplegt4]

Since a picture is worth a 1000 words, here's what I think of using spray cans for painting pieces:





Master kit - FINISHLINE HVLP GRAV GUN

[njccmd2002]

can you specify that compressor? CFM? and price and location?

[presure2]

can you specify that compressor? CFM? and price and location?

thats the same craftsman i use in the garage.
its a 26 gallon, i cant remember off the top of my head the CFM, but it will run a normal gun just fine, with an HVLP it struggles to keep up.

nice little kit purple, the finishline setups are nice beginners setups at a resonable price.

[njccmd2002]

ok that one runs about 300 - 400 bux. So that would be a starting one for me. I am not planning to paint whole cars. Just little parts to learn.

Pressure, do you have a single stage? is it this one purple?

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00916760000P?mv=rr

[purplegt4]

yea thats it.

i also got a 3/8" hose with it.

[Remy]

This is what I'm aiming for, go big or go home....lol

10-12cfm Doesn't come with a dolly though.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00918419000P

[purplegt4]

omg. it'll never have to refill...EVER that thing is huge!

If it REALLY was go big or go home a LOT more people would have these:

http://garage-toys.com/hedugt10lbfo.html

or at least something like it. But I guess I'd go for bang for the buck vs usage time.

[Remy]

^^^ I use the exact same lift but different color at work, if I could fit that into my garage I would buy it serious too but I'm looking at a compressor thats garagable if thats a word lol.

The lift with the arms are better (I don't have a pic though sorry) though so you can take off your wheels too and its smaller.

This post has been edited by Remy: Dec 16, 2008 - 10:59 PM

[purplegt4]

haha i was totally kidding.

wouldn't a 33-gal be garageable? it is about $200-$300 less, but hey if you got deep pockets go for it!

[Remy]

33 gal is good too just that I want a compressor with a cfm of 9+ thats under 1k because I plan on using it to spray cars and such I don't have deep pockets I just want a "strong enough" compressor that meets my requirements and goals.

[purplegt4]

presure - how long does that 26 gal last while spraying before you have to wait for the tank to catch up?

[njccmd2002]

10-12cfm Doesn't come with a dolly though.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00918419000P

plus requires 240v.

[presure2]

presure - how long does that 26 gal last while spraying before you have to wait for the tank to catch up?

a couple minutes.
it comes on at anything under 120psi, and fills to 150.
so it runs pretty much the whole time once i start spraying, unless im doing somthing where i can stop and let the compressor catch up a bit. if i spray continuously (like when i did jims hood) i could hear it start to fall off a bit as i was making my way across the hood with the clear.

IIRC this compressor was what, ~300$?
if i were buying a compressor today, i would have plunked down the extra cash and got the monster 80 gallon 2 stage from home depot (IIRC they are ~5-550 or less) or better yet, search the local used boards (craigslist ect) for a good used unit.
IMO more so than how many gallons it is, its all about the motor, and how well it can keep up with your demands.
for painting, you need as high a CFM rating as your wallet will allow.

[njccmd2002]

found something cheap to learn with.

[NGHTKD]

THAT IS MY FAV SPOILER!!!
i wish i could fine one ...