spray painting my car?
08-23-2004, 02:53 PM
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spray painting my car?
I am thinking about spray painting my car como with flat black and green rattle can paint. I realize that it is pretty getto to do that with this paint but it would be much cheaper and if it scratched or chipped you could touch it up very easy. please let me know what you think.
08-23-2004, 03:02 PM
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Re: spray painting my car? (b16acivicsir)
Believe it or not, a rattle can paintjob can look VERY, VERY good... however, it takes a massive amount of work.
Link to a good site that details what you need to do to get good results
http://domlnator.tripod.com/id21.html
Link to a good site that details what you need to do to get good results
http://domlnator.tripod.com/id21.html
08-23-2004, 03:06 PM
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Re: spray painting my car? (RevenantAE)
you know, all you have to do it wetsand the paint with 240 or 340 grit sandpaper and spray it with the real stuff (paint, not a rattlecan) and you'll have a nice car again. Painting's not hard, sanding's not hard and neither is really expensive. I got a gallon of Dark Cherry Red Metallic (OEM Chevy 1994, code DA4240) for $200 and I could probably paint three Civics with it.
As for your idea...well...it'll look like **** unless you know what you're doing.
As for your idea...well...it'll look like **** unless you know what you're doing.
08-23-2004, 03:16 PM
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Re: spray painting my car? (Archidictus)
I agree with you. Prep and elbow grease are everything.
Option magazine a while back had a good article about rattlecan painting. Final results look just great.
Another note is that there are a lot of shops that will fill rattlecans with the automotive paint of your choice (LOTS more expensive than Krylon or Duplicolor though).
Option magazine a while back had a good article about rattlecan painting. Final results look just great.
Another note is that there are a lot of shops that will fill rattlecans with the automotive paint of your choice (LOTS more expensive than Krylon or Duplicolor though).
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Re: spray painting my car? (b16acivicsir)
Go buy the latest issue of Sport Compact Car, they spray painted their STi flat black. Haven't read it yet, but there may be helpful info there.
08-23-2004, 03:50 PM
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Re: spray painting my car? (b16acivicsir)
do it cause i'm going to do it to my hatch soon also read the new sport compact issue cause they just sprayed a new STi flat black using 22 cans of spray paint and the car looks good when they finished
08-23-2004, 05:12 PM
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Re: spray painting my car? (b16acivicsir)
search on here, some guy with a EG painted his car the same red, and it looks OEM brand new. He spent 400$, but that included his paint, and he got a real painter, the nice expensive nozzle, airbrush machine, and compressor. All you need is patience, and just a lil talent. Patience though.
08-23-2004, 06:12 PM
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nah, i've seen many a ford galaxie/chevy bel air/impala, etc. with, say flat black, police dog dish wheels painted red with a chrome center cap, and all the superfluous chrome removed and it was a truly awesome, menacing sight. you know, the budget racer kind of thing that you've always gotta look out for. 
like i said, it is a lil hard to pull off correctly though.
like i said, it is a lil hard to pull off correctly though.
08-23-2004, 06:21 PM
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Re: spray painting my car? (Fastphil)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Fastphil »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Go buy the latest issue of Sport Compact Car, they spray painted their STi flat black. Haven't read it yet, but there may be helpful info there.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Just another reason to not renew my subscription to that magazine!
I couldn't believe they took a perfect condintion STI and did that.
Just another reason to not renew my subscription to that magazine!
I couldn't believe they took a perfect condintion STI and did that.
08-23-2004, 06:30 PM
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Re: spray painting my car? (b16acivicsir)
krylon industrial flat balck. Sand it with 600 grit lightly then just wipe clean with a paper towel soked in starting fluid. Then just give it about 3 light coats. Make shure you go light and tape everything off. It looks mean as hell and dont cost hardly anything.
08-23-2004, 06:53 PM
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Re: spray painting my car? (HXMan)
Yeah, the SCC STi was pretty shocking. Dumb, but ballsy. It looks badass, but at the same time, a ton of value was removed from the car.
08-23-2004, 07:05 PM
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Re: spray painting my car? (b16acivicsir)
I took my car to the shop and got the dents taken out, went broke doing so,, So until i get enough cash.. flat black works 4 me.
08-23-2004, 07:41 PM
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Re: spray painting my car? (john666)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by john666 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I took my car to the shop and got the dents taken out, went broke doing so,, So until i get enough cash.. flat black works 4 me.
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how much did that run you??? I was thinking about doing that before I get my car painted.........
</TD></TR></TABLE>how much did that run you??? I was thinking about doing that before I get my car painted.........
08-23-2004, 08:24 PM
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Re: spray painting my car? (JDMspecs Eg6'er)
me and my boy painted his se-r black and clear coated it... wet sanded it down with 1000 and we were done... cost us a couple hundred looked great and every scratch he gets ... he paints the panel over... who needs wax!!!
08-23-2004, 08:56 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 90blackcrx »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Who cares what we think, as long as you like the idea go with it.</TD></TR></TABLE>
if done right i think it would look good.. i have seen some good ones, and some really bad ones..
if done right i think it would look good.. i have seen some good ones, and some really bad ones..