So it was slow at work so I decided to leave early and paint my car and this was the result
A was able to spray the rear bumper in the day time but the rest was done outdoors in a yard with spray paint.

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hate away!

Heres a link to my build thread for anyone who's interested

http://www.d-series.org/forums/showc...rbo-build.html

AC compatible hook exit up pipe is next on the list

 

what spray paint you use?

 

Rustoleum lagoon blue

 

It looks good. I'd worry about the paint fading though. That's the issue with rustoleum as far as I know.

 

Appearance thread moved to the appearance forum. Thanks.

 

I really expected much worse. Did you prep or clear it?

 

i did too i did prep it by washing the entire car soap and water then wiping down the car with wax tar remover. used some blue tape and taped up everything and by that time the sun had set and i said **** it and sprayed it in the back yard with a couple place spotlights. there are some runs in the paint due to lack of seeing but all in all a success for under $25. car is going to be a budget turbo d so i dont see the need in spending more in paint the the car is honestly worth lol rather go buy some stuff for my wife and kids

 

Turned out pretty nice, actually... I'm going to spray my VX with Rustoleum Topside (marine) paint, which supposedly has some UV protection built in. Did you do your jambs, or just go for the "looks good from the outside" effect?

 

Wow that looks great actually, I came in here expecting some plasti dip but this looks pretty decent. How many cans did it take you?

 

Im going to get the jams and engine bay in a couple of weeks when i pull the motor and it used 6 or so cans

 

This is very encouraging. I did my bay and stripped interior with Duplicolor, and prepped well too, so hopefully it's a good budget job!
Couple questoins:
What does the wax tar remover do exactly?(other than remove tar; didn't look like you had any tar on the car so there must be another application)

Did you clear coat it as well? It looks like it

And is duplicolor better quality rattlecan than rustoleum? Or is rustoleum the best. Seriously considering doing this to my new bumpers and old sideskirts

 

Looks great!!!! Did you wet sand/buff/wax it yet?

 

it removes any wax that will mess up the new paint and no clear wax or buff yet gonna do another coat in a week or so as well as the jams