 Best spray-can match for celi? |
 Jul 18, 2011 - 4:59 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Jan 30, '11 From Albany, NY Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%)  |
So I was wondering what the best spray paint would best match my celi (Baltic Blue Metallic). Also if anyone has pictures of how it matched up to their factory paint.
I figure this may be a good time for everyone to post what spray paint they have used to match their celi as well. --------------------  Power in Balance 90 ST coupe- Sold 95 ST hatch- Dead :’( 02 Impreza RS- DD |
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Jul 19, 2011 - 7:48 PM
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first time painting is alwasy fun because it takes twice as long. hahahaah
 i didn't know what I was doing so I took it nice and slow. both the skirt and lip was painted white so i started out by sanding and sanding and then some more sanding. then primered a few coats and sanded after that as well. let it dry and then sprayed the color on like crazy. I did drip a little becuase I sprayed too much but it's not noticable. just be sure to use light coats each time. first coat will look like nothing. then more sanding, then clear coat a few coats as well. you do have to wetsand the clear coat and buff it out to make it shine I used very fine sand paper 2000 and above I believe. just look up online on how-to paint. This was just my way of doing it. 
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Jul 19, 2011 - 9:50 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 30, '11 From Albany, NY Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
QUOTE (cheela @ Jul 19, 2011 - 7:48 PM)  first time painting is alwasy fun because it takes twice as long. hahahaah i didn't know what I was doing so I took it nice and slow. both the skirt and lip was painted white so i started out by sanding and sanding and then some more sanding. then primered a few coats and sanded after that as well. let it dry and then sprayed the color on like crazy. I did drip a little becuase I sprayed too much but it's not noticable. just be sure to use light coats each time. first coat will look like nothing. then more sanding, then clear coat a few coats as well. you do have to wetsand the clear coat and buff it out to make it shine I used very fine sand paper 2000 and above I believe. just look up online on how-to paint. This was just my way of doing it. I know how to apply the coats but its the prep before applying the actual paint that I need to learn again (been years). sand, primer, sand, paint (2-3 coats?), clear, sand, Then Im not sure what to use...I have Meguiars ultimate compound, will that work? -------------------- Power in Balance 90 ST coupe- Sold 95 ST hatch- Dead :’( 02 Impreza RS- DD |
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