i think i might paint the crx tomorrow... i was going to wait it out and have it done professionally but the more i think about it... this is my beater... i am bound to hit a tree if i keep yanking the ebrake.... and i'm poor... so why pay $500-$800 for a decent paint job?

After an hour or so of searching the archives i came to a few suggestions as to the preferred DIY method of flat blacking a car and i wanted some input...

Go to Lowe's (i'll be there at 6:30am working anyway, damn it) and buy a quart of Rust-Oleum flat black paint.... mix 60% paint with 40% thinner (anyone know what kind specifically?) and spray it using a gun. costs about $25 total.

go to walmart, buy 97 cent per can flat black colorfast paint and go nuts. (done this once... pain in the *** and it is VERY hard to get it "even" without spots... not to mention the roof, soooo annoying) costs about $30 total.

DupliColor flat black.... gettin expensive now.... can't justify spending that much on a rattle can paint job....

go to John Deer store and buy a gallon bucket of blitz black.... cost $25. still unsure of whether or not i have to mix this paint with anything and if it can/should be cleared.

go to Maaco... pay $500 to have car and jams done... suck my **** maaco.

none of these methods include a clear coat. problem? i'm leaning towards the john deer blitz black since that's what many of the old hot rodders use.... but then again, i work at lowe's and that would be pretty convenient and cheaper once i take into account my discount.

ok so what do you think? hints? suggestions? ideas?

i'm looking for constructive comments... from people who have been there done that "first hand" i don't care if your cousin's neighbor's friend's mom's uncle's dog got hit by a car driven by the sister of a man who's car was flat black.... i want first hand experiance on this one. like i said i've gone the colorfast rattle can method once and although it looked good once "done" it cost about $30 for JUST the paint and it took quite a while because of the stupid nozzle on the cans.... not to mention it's next to impossible to get the roof to look "perfect" with a rattle can....

-Erik <--- will probably do this saturday and sunday if i can find someone local with a compressor i can borrow
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Use the stock paint as a primer as it will protect the body from rust/moisture etc..
It you sand down the body to metal and spray on flat paint without clear the water will seep in the paint and eventually rust your car to ****..

So either use the stock paint(free) as a primer coat/protective coat or use some sort of expoxy sealer(expensive) under the flat paint..

Or you could just use some sort of flat or matte clear coat..I know a guy with a rat rod and he has a flat black paint job but he used a matte clear coat..its still falt lookin but its protected..

 

thanks for your advice....

any comments as to which shape/form/fashion of paint to go with? and what clear, if any, i need to use?