Clear coat failing, tired of looking at it, decided to paint...PICS
10-27-11, 06:27 AM
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I thought about that, and might do that...after all I just did, that would be a piece of cake! LOL
10-27-11, 06:49 AM
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wow i agree with mayanator... i was thinking of what would make the car look best and i totally agree that would make all ur hard work worth it. paint the top half do it now!! lol.. btw, good hand sir. u got skillz.
10-27-11, 07:03 AM
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the spraying was actually the easiest part...the HOURS of sanding, surface prep, and taping/paper was by far the most difficult, but I wanted the surface to be as smooth as possible. Luckily, the body is in very good condition (only three TINY spots on the hood that were rusty -- fixed that LOL)...
10-27-11, 08:26 AM
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Nope, dead serious. Now I haven't done it myself, but a few of my import rat rods (read civic and 240's) have done it, and it turns out really nice, so long as you take your time and do it. My buddy in the 240 did it in a single stage and turned out decent. Buddy in his civic took a week to do it with lots and lots of coats and got it to look very reflective.
I know it's hard to believe to take a few seconds and check the links.
http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums...paint-job-quot
http://www.instructables.com/id/Pain...ith-Rustoleum/
http://www.instructables.com/id/The-...-paint-your-c/
http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-foru...paint-job.html
It's really crazy stuff and it doesn't take much honestly.
I know it's hard to believe to take a few seconds and check the links.
http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums...paint-job-quot
http://www.instructables.com/id/Pain...ith-Rustoleum/
http://www.instructables.com/id/The-...-paint-your-c/
http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-foru...paint-job.html
It's really crazy stuff and it doesn't take much honestly.
10-27-11, 11:19 AM
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lol wow!!^^^^^^^^^^^^
That mustang hood looks like a first class paint job.
Even still I would never recomend this process for our cars but i will admit it looks better then i would fo thought.
And rustoleum isnt house paint i think it is outdoor paint made for metals.
House paint would flake off outdoors in a matter of days/weeks.
That mustang hood looks like a first class paint job.
Even still I would never recomend this process for our cars but i will admit it looks better then i would fo thought.
And rustoleum isnt house paint i think it is outdoor paint made for metals.
House paint would flake off outdoors in a matter of days/weeks.
10-27-11, 11:33 AM
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Daylight shot...I have decided I am going to paint top half of doors...
Last edited by keskipper; 10-27-11 at 05:57 PM. Reason: decided not to do mirrors for now...
10-27-11, 11:59 AM
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damn that looks legit.... i wouldnt paint the mirrors but just because u have the front bumper painted the way u do.... i would leave the mirrors the color they are and just paint the top half, it matches ur scheme.
10-27-11, 12:19 PM
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lol wow!!^^^^^^^^^^^^
That mustang hood looks like a first class paint job.
Even still I would never recomend this process for our cars but i will admit it looks better then i would fo thought.
And rustoleum isnt house paint i think it is outdoor paint made for metals.
House paint would flake off outdoors in a matter of days/weeks.
That mustang hood looks like a first class paint job.
Even still I would never recomend this process for our cars but i will admit it looks better then i would fo thought.
And rustoleum isnt house paint i think it is outdoor paint made for metals.
House paint would flake off outdoors in a matter of days/weeks.
Vinyl wrap seems like a good idea too though
10-27-11, 12:37 PM
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^^^^ vinyl wrapping could cost just as much as painting a car professionaly... maybe not if u do it urself but still even materials to vinyl wrap a car can get expensive.
10-27-11, 01:14 PM
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A little at a time...Exactly...I priced vinyl wraps before going this route...very expensive for a quality job; materials alone for my car were about $600 if I remember correctly--professional installation was much more. The can look great, though.
10-27-11, 01:25 PM
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Nope, dead serious. Now I haven't done it myself, but a few of my import rat rods (read civic and 240's) have done it, and it turns out really nice, so long as you take your time and do it. My buddy in the 240 did it in a single stage and turned out decent. Buddy in his civic took a week to do it with lots and lots of coats and got it to look very reflective.
I know it's hard to believe to take a few seconds and check the links.
http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums...paint-job-quot
http://www.instructables.com/id/Pain...ith-Rustoleum/
http://www.instructables.com/id/The-...-paint-your-c/
http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-foru...paint-job.html
It's really crazy stuff and it doesn't take much honestly.
I know it's hard to believe to take a few seconds and check the links.
http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums...paint-job-quot
http://www.instructables.com/id/Pain...ith-Rustoleum/
http://www.instructables.com/id/The-...-paint-your-c/
http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-foru...paint-job.html
It's really crazy stuff and it doesn't take much honestly.
10-27-11, 01:54 PM
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some kid i knew back like 10 years ago spray painted his whole car white... then still with masking tape took it to a body shop to get a proffesional clear coat done... they charged him like 200 bucks... anyway i saw the car like 5 years later and it looked exactly the same. i would concider getting a pro to clear coat once ur done. think about it, the whole job cost him about 350 bucks and he sold it 5 years later with the paint still sparkling. i think its worth it.
10-27-11, 07:45 PM
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some kid i knew back like 10 years ago spray painted his whole car white... then still with masking tape took it to a body shop to get a proffesional clear coat done... they charged him like 200 bucks... anyway i saw the car like 5 years later and it looked exactly the same. i would concider getting a pro to clear coat once ur done. think about it, the whole job cost him about 350 bucks and he sold it 5 years later with the paint still sparkling. i think its worth it.
Im not being rude but only a sucker would drop his car off to the body shop and tell them to do everything.
This is why paint jobs cost thousands of dollars, they play on peoples ignorance and lack of experiance.
The trickiest part of a car os the final clear coat, you can do the body work,prep , masking, primer and base coat and let the pro's do the last step and come out with a flawless job.
Quick example , I bought a 2001 honda civic Si with the left side scraped and dented, I did the body work myself,,got the base coat matched perfectly from a body shop,,,layed multiple coats of base and then multiple coats of clear, end result was a nice paint job but with orange peeling and minor imperfections.
Lightly sanded and masked the entire left side,,dropped it off for 1 coat of clear from a professional.....cost=$60.00 .
Dont be a sucker , do the work yourself.
