Anyone done a paintjob for under $150 ? I have.

Postby **NitroDann** » Mon May 30, 2011 1:45 am

No fan, No heater, No carpet, No trims, No console, No wipers, No cam belt cover, No spare, No tools, No emissions gear.

BECAUSE RACE CAR

No kidding.

Dann

jerrah · Postby **jerrah** » Mon May 30, 2011 10:32 am

No spare will be a pain when you get a flat tyre... I take mine out at the track.

deviant · Postby **deviant** » Mon May 30, 2011 10:34 am

Can of tyre foam is lighter and easier to take out at the track

Looks good Dann....For $150 you can't lose!!

jerrah · Postby **jerrah** » Mon May 30, 2011 10:43 am

Good call, but my car is totally budget build and I already have the spare tyre. :mrgreen:

I agree, $150 paintjob is rocking. I just live with faded paint.

Postby **NitroDann** » Mon May 30, 2011 10:44 am

If I kept that can in my car it would defeat the purpose of holding bumpers on with zipties rather than bolts hahaha.

Dann

gossie · Postby **gossie** » Mon May 30, 2011 11:32 am

FWIW, I've painted cars at home with acrylic, and it works well.
The trick to having a gloss finish is prepare well first, lay on a couple of the finish coats, rub back with steel wool, then the next coat 75% your colour and 25% clear gloss. Next coat 50-50, then the last coat 25% your colour and 75% clear gloss.
The finish will be very glossy and will only need normal polishing to keep it that way.

Postby **NitroDann** » Mon May 30, 2011 11:58 am

the reason im not doing anything but putting plenty on and buffing it is that when I smack it into something I can just get another panel, run it, prime it paint it. It will take a short afternoon to redo it completely.

Dann

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Mon May 30, 2011 3:34 pm

$50 paint job - pics 1/3 down the page:
viewtopic.php?f=28&t=27374&start=30

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Mon May 30, 2011 3:58 pm

Was it cold when you took the pics? Cos your bonnet has two nipples next to the headlights?

Hjt · Postby **Hjt** » Mon May 30, 2011 4:24 pm

the reason im not doing anything but putting plenty on and buffing it is that when I smack it into something I can just get another panel, run it, prime it paint it. It will take a short afternoon to redo it completely.

Lies, it is because extra coats is extra weight.

Postby **NitroDann** » Mon May 30, 2011 4:47 pm

I didnt want to mention that, but that is part of it as well. an extra coat on the whole car is 3-400grams. Not going there.

Dann

Dandaman · Postby **Dandaman** » Tue May 31, 2011 12:26 am

No doubts once i'd been for a ride Dann!!

Postby **NitroDann** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:20 pm

Update, finally buffed, polished and waxed. Ill post some photos in the next few days to show everyone how it really came up, sooo much better than those photos I posted. Heaps more shine than I ever intended. And while it isnt perfect it looks great cruising past and thats all I care about.

Dann

wokstar · Postby **wokstar** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:00 am

Good job!

I painted mine old track car with cans for under $150 too. Looked great for about 10 months now it looks like ass haha. But mine was a satin and I put no clear on it and parked it outside so it was to be expected!

Freshly sprayed satin black in 2009:
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h295/ ... 2Small.jpg
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h295/ ... 8Small.jpg

Ghetto grey in 2011:
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h295/ ... equips.jpg

Postby **NitroDann** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 5:00 pm

i wish I had some photos to show how beaten up mine was. dented doors, dented rear quarters, kicked in front guards split bar etc etc. Im so happy with how it came out, looks tough as now. Ill take some nice photos in a couple days.

Dann