$50ish dollar paint job
01-02-2009, 09:47 AM
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I'm not knocking your efforts, the car looks pretty good so far. But, for $109 you can get a 1 gallon single stage urethane paint kit (everything you need except for primer) from TCPGlobal.com in a wide variety of colors and theoretically get a much more professional looking paint job (depending on your persistence and skill). I used them for my son's 86 NA and it eventually (after 1 or 2 mishaps) came out extremely nice.
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01-02-2009, 10:29 AM
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Nice work.
For the non-believers, here's a useful post on another board (exclusively pre '64 car guys) about painting inexpensively. I'm a fan of thinned Rustoleum.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...ight=rustoleum
For the non-believers, here's a useful post on another board (exclusively pre '64 car guys) about painting inexpensively. I'm a fan of thinned Rustoleum.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...ight=rustoleum
01-02-2009, 01:31 PM
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that actually turned out pretty well. good to see you took the time to finish the hatch area as well.
does it look alright under the hood when you see its all blue still? lol
does it look alright under the hood when you see its all blue still? lol
01-02-2009, 01:49 PM
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Any of the paint gods know if it's smart to try and paint a car with a gun if you haven't before? Since I am retired Air Force I can still use things on post. Every installation has a paint booth and about 6 bays to work on cars. The place near me has 2 paint booths and all the tools required, you just have to supply paint/any consumables. I have seriously considered this option but scared to paint a car with no experience.
Where would I buy paint and what would be good? Do I need to know what kind of sprayer they use etc before buying paint? Also could I spray a car in a weekend with the right tools? It's an hour drive and some bases are very particular about leaving a car unattended. I figure 3 hours of prep(removing stuff), 14 hours of paint time, 3 hours to put things back. I could do 10 hours on Sat and Sunday and sleeping at the base hotel.
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Where would I buy paint and what would be good? Do I need to know what kind of sprayer they use etc before buying paint? Also could I spray a car in a weekend with the right tools? It's an hour drive and some bases are very particular about leaving a car unattended. I figure 3 hours of prep(removing stuff), 14 hours of paint time, 3 hours to put things back. I could do 10 hours on Sat and Sunday and sleeping at the base hotel.
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01-02-2009, 02:08 PM
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here's someone's paint thread; i will be doing the same eventually when i find the money and time to do it right.
shouldnt be too hard, just get some practice with an HVLP gun before you set about your car. paint a fence or something lol to get a feel for how that type of gun works, then buy a special automotive HVLP gun and have at it.
shouldnt be too hard, just get some practice with an HVLP gun before you set about your car. paint a fence or something lol to get a feel for how that type of gun works, then buy a special automotive HVLP gun and have at it.
01-02-2009, 02:23 PM
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Before I had my spec car I had a turbo 240sx that I did this too.
heres the results pictures, came out pretty well... Im considering doing it again to my racecar but damn does it take a long time.
heres the results pictures, came out pretty well... Im considering doing it again to my racecar but damn does it take a long time.
