i decided to paint my hatch army green and i'm using a spray can so before i paint the whole car i decided to try on the fender to see how it looks. what do u guys think about it, i need opinions

this is how the first coat looks like


after the first coat wet sanded with 800 grit put a second coat


and after second coat wet sanded with 1000 grit and spray the third coat


i still need to buff it and wax it

 

The paint turned out decent, but that fender is toast.

 

wow that came out amazing! I planned on rttle canning my whole car, but didnt expect that panels could be made as uniform as you have! Good job.

What kinda of paint are you using? Are you going to clearcoat over top? Had sanding between the layers made a major differance to the shine?

 

Hey post what materials you're using. That looks fantastic for a spray can job. My friend wants to do this same thing with his EG coupe and it would be great if his came out half as good as this!!!

 

how many cans did it take for that one fender? im guessing like half of a can?

did you sand it down to the metal before you put on the primer? did you primer?

if you clear coat it will it be shinny?

cuz my friend wants to paint his whole car. and he doesnt have money for a big paint job, so he should do this.

 

wow very uniform what paint is that?

 

You're wasting your time sanding in between coats with 800/1000 grit. I would sand with 600 in between coats, then sand the final coat with 1000, then 1500/2000 if you're not lazy (like me).

 

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this is how the car looks like now


the fender was just a try out piece. i'm going to start doing the whole car this weekend, the paint is rustolium.

 

i'm guessing i'll probably use 15 cans for the whole car, but knowing i'm going to put 3 coats

 

awesome keep the pics comming of your progress!

 

how much does each can cost , and did you sand or buff that fender

 

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do you want to know what color underwear he was wearing when he painted the car?go to walmart and find out how much it costs

and if you read the first thread it told you, step by step, exactly what he did. he sanded and he STILL has to buff and wax it.

 

i'm goin to have to follow this. i've wanted to bomb can my sedan since i got it.

 

sorry i don't have a homosexual mind , I could care less what underwear hes wearing... but thanks for suggesting the thought I guess

 

home depot

 

thst looks damn pretty good. I painted a lip on my bumper to cover some road rash with a spray can and it didnt turn out bad. its temporary though

 

nice
do you know alot about paint and sanding?

 

looks good man at my work we use rustolem all the time its good ****, being a painter i would advise primer or some sort of sealler ya feel me

 

well yeah the car is primer @ the moment

 

Hey , I just went out and bought black tremclad rust paint gloss paint in a can and i sprayed up my rims looks really good!! it was really easy to do too so i guess spraying the whole car would be easy , really nice shine too

 

props for giving it a go and all, i dont think the fan a rattle can gives off is enuff for big areas such as pannels. i think youd be beter off doing the roller method even so that doesent give off the best finesh, will you be using a clear coat?

 

In for the updates and more pics! Looks great.

 

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its better not to use clear coat... if you get a scratch u just sand spray and buff