Project Dark Horse, budget build, including painting with a roller Options

[rivs]

So I have been working on my celica for a few years and I figured I would post my work now that things are finally coming together.

Here is my car as it is today:




I still have to finish some minor body work on the back. Then I need to paint the hood, roof and the rear.

This post has been edited by rivs: Aug 23, 2012 - 9:01 PM

[Edser]

Good work!! I'm very impressed. I don't think that I'd have bought mine if it needed as much bodywork fixing as yours. A bit of filler is about as much of a challenge as I can handle!
How did you paint it? Outside? Did you have dust problems, wind etc? Any orange peel?

[rivs]

Good work!! I'm very impressed. I don't think that I'd have bought mine if it needed as much bodywork fixing as yours. A bit of filler is about as much of a challenge as I can handle!
How did you paint it? Outside? Did you have dust problems, wind etc? Any orange peel?

I painted the fenders and bumper in the basement. Everything else I painted outside. I run the hose to wet down the driveway to try to eliminate any dust. I also wipe down every part with mineral spirits and a tack rag before painting a coat. Even with all this you still get dust, bugs and other contaminates in the paint. But because you wet sand much of the paint off, they don't remain in the final product.