The $50... Errr $67.93 paint job =)

[8v-of-fury]

SEE HOW CRAPPY IT LOOKS WHEN YOU DO IT CHEAP!?!?!?!








 


  I'm satisfied.. anything is better then what I had before 

[Quantum TD]

FYI. It still looks like $hit.

[Rabbit on Roids]

it looks like a mexi paint job. all the stupid acuras and civics up here that the mexicans drive look like that same paint job. flat paint would have looked way better over an already crappy paint job. flat sprays way nicer, and doesnt look "rattle canned" afterwards.

and you should have filled in the entire trim strip recess, not just in the back doors and fenders.

good job anyway tho, it looks a hell of alot better than it did btw.

[rabbitman]

Black is better than the multicoloredness it was hit it with a buffer and maybe it'll shine up some.

[catlin_cava]

It looks better then before at least

[8v-of-fury]

FYI. It still looks like $hit.

Thank-you I think it looks pretty good too

Btw its rolled on, one coat, and I'm not done yet. Gonna hit it with some 1000 then 2000 wetsand and spray on the final coat.

And i dont really care how crappy it looks to your standards.. its still a learning curve to me

[theman53]

I think it is beautiful. I want to take all my paint equipment back and do it that way! The only thing is I feel army green with a white star on the top would  have been better. Also I have 2 sets of those rims for my VWs. I like them, but I have always had a better ride on my 175/70 r 13 than those 14 or any other size. Great job.

[sawedoffgolf]

FYI. It still looks like $hit.

Thank-you I think it looks pretty good too

Btw its rolled on, one coat, and I'm not done yet. Gonna hit it with some 1000 then 2000 wetsand and spray on the final coat.

And i dont really care how crappy it looks to your standards.. its still a learning curve to me

seen a few people do the rolling method, the darker colors seem to look very "heavy" you say you did one coat but it makes it look like 5!

[Quantum TD]

For better results, and still on the cheap: try an airless home-paint sprayer and some acrylic enamel. It goes on smooth, requires no compressor, and will never peel (provided you sanded it).

[Dakotakid]

What's that red around the headlights.....looks like dat car been a-smokin' something.....................

[Baron VonZeppelin]

Btw its rolled on, one coat, and I'm not done yet. Gonna hit it with some 1000 then 2000 wetsand and spray on the final coat.

You'll be sanding for days with 1000 to get the texture/orange peel out of a roller coat.

Let it dry REAL good - maybe a week.
Sand it with 320 wet to eliminate "most of the roll texture" , followed with 500 wet.
Try not to carelessly sand through the color, especially careful on edges.

Then spray your coat.

1000 then 2000 technique would be if you were just doing an easy Re-ClearCoat on a nice fresh show car paint job. Or Re-ClearCoating an excellent factory finish.

The paint you're using would probably lose its adhesion put on over 1000 or 2000 prep.

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[Op-Ivy]

Looks terrible. But for a roller job that isn't finished... You still can't tell yet.

Do a google search for roller paint jobs on cars. Follow a DIY because they can turn out well. I have a buddy that tried it on his firebird. It turned out pretty good. It's all about the sanding after.

[8v-of-fury]

You'll be sanding for days with 1000 to get the texture/orange peel out of a roller coat.

Let it dry REAL good - maybe a week.
Sand it with 320 wet to eliminate "most of the roll texture" , followed with 500 wet.
Try not to carelessly sand through the color, especially careful on edges.

Then spray your coat.

1000 then 2000 technique would be if you were just doing an easy Re-ClearCoat on a nice fresh show car paint job. Or Re-ClearCoating an excellent factory finish.

The paint you're using would probably lose its adhesion put on over 1000 or 2000 prep.

S-Flakes Rule the Road ! http://

 

Well there is no roller look because i didnt use a conventional roller. I used a foam roller for Acoustic ceilings. It doesn't have a texture.. just flat.. so maybe a 1000 to sand down the imperfections then a good coat or two with spray can will be to my likings. I mean its to my likings now. so it can only get better right?

I don't like how 400-500 looks after, leaves marks that will show up in black spray paint.. won't they? thats the only reason I thought 1000, is because I want it to be like glass when I lay down the spray. What do you think?

[Baron VonZeppelin]

Nope, spray can/rattle ball will look worse - unless you buy the fan tip nozzle variety - and are an absolute expert spray man. You'll only get a 2-3" spray pattern - thats a lot of overlapping strokes to maintain.

And won't hold up as well either.
Azzuming you used an exterior oil based enamel on the roller coat.

You can clear over 600.
Painting over 500 is nothing to worry unless you have fragile/weak substrates underneath what you're topcoating. Or using an attacking type paint such as a lacquer base product.

I'd spray a coat of whatever you used the first time.
Or roll another coat.

Pix looked like it had heavy texture or maybe uneven coverage.
Pix can lie too. If it looks good enough in person, then it looks good enough.

If you decide to go rattle ball - just do one panel to start with.
And judge results from there.
The flat panels will not hold up very well with rattle ball.
The side panels will do okay for a while.

[8v-of-fury]

What do you mean when you say spray can will not hold up very well, Baron?? In the picture at the top the whole back half is spray bombed, and it held that way for a year and a half. and it was one coat of trem clad semi gloss on a non sanded clear coat. So i don't know what you mean.

I rolled on Trem-Clad Gloss, after sanding everything with a 200, then 400 wet. In the pictures it was just after i finished painting.. still drying. This is day after, all dry and shiny. Also remember these are taken with my cell-phone.

p.s the hood has a brushed on texture, because last spring i decided to brush paint my hood.. it didn't sand down to well.. So be it. lol  



This was said single spray coat over non sanded clear after one and half years of wear and tear.. and after a nice wash lol