not too bad, what did you do exactly? overview of processes.. or brands.. or prices, for all the curious people out there that wants to do it too.

 

yes im very curious of prices, processes and all of it because i need a paint job done bad lol

 

well to be exact this is a budget base coat clear coat....only the base coat is rattle can and the clear was done with a paint gun and compressor

-i used like 10-12 cans of $5 spray paint from kregan
-did good prep and body work
-did a good base coat piece by piece for best results since it is done in the open environment
-after it dried i put another fresh coat of the base color and cleared it piece by piece

here is my build thread to further illustrate what i did

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2189890

 

isnt open environment bad? wind can blow dust n other particles onto wet paint. did you buff after the clear? what did you use for prepwork? adhesives/primers etc.

oh if you did buff what did you use to buff?

 

it wasnt to windy when i painted it but a few flies landed on it but i knew a trick to get em off and its not buffed out yet ima do that soon tho

 

Not bad! i sprayed my bumper once lasted pretty long.

 

Not too shabby.

Thats not a bad Idea. rattle can the base and just spend the money on some good clear.

 

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lol....

white hides really the details now if you did that with black its a whole different story. i can tell just with a quick glance that the paint is very dull. but its better than old ugly nasty paint so i will give you credit there. but you can do much better with a 1 stage paint job and MUCH better with 2,3 stage paint.

 

VTEC_PRODUCTION: it sure is dull huh? and this is a 2 stage paint job just budget

quarters cleared doors not just to show u the difference[

 

it's not dull by anymeans, it just has a low DOI making it appear 'dull' to you because of all the orange peel. that will definately change if you wetsand it. i'm kinda curious to see how it would look.

 

yea im gunna wet sand and buff out the top 2morrow to see how it turns out this is my field of speacialty here is sum of my work



after 400, 800, 1500 grit sandpapers, rubbing compound, buffer, turtle wax, and little elbow grease




Modified by rockofcali at 12:39 PM 3/1/2008

 

wow, thats crazy. you really brought that cf hood back to life. nice job

 

^wat he said,amazeing^

 

wetsanded and buffed out the top and whole passenger side over the weekend **** looks **** sorry no pics yet i cant find my battery charger for my cam will take pics and post em soon tho

 

you didn't think about putting a nice coat of good clear over the hood?

 

damn good job yo

 

looks good!

 

Looks really good for a rattle can!

 

wat u use for primer? brand? did u use any sealer? looks good, going this route soon...

 

i used mostly rustolium rattle can primer for cars works good and its wetsandable

 

wetsanded and buffed out with white moldings what ? orange peal?

 

holy ****... that hood looks amazing!!!!!!!!!!!

 

that looks sick man..you did a great job! props

 

so how did you get the clear to stick to the spraypaint? Do you think it will last? Interesting idea, although I feel like if i was taking it into the booth anyway for the clear I would have just spent the extra $100-$200 on a legit basecoat, but hey, looks like it came out fine.