$50 paint job

[pingpong8989 0]

i got this from vwvortex forum

 

here's how i painted my car for about $50, it's actually very easy and the results are amazing. First off, get a can of tremclad real orange (or what ever color u want) in the can, not spray, yes tremclad, it is a acrylic/enamel paint which is very durable. next prep your car as if was any other paint job, fix all the rust, ect....no need to prime the car since the tremclad allready contains elements which allow it to be painted over bare metal. next, after prepping the car get a small 4" professional FOAM rollers, it's tiny and has one end rounded off, and the other cut straight, and is a very high density foam. u also need a jug of mineral spirits to thin the paint. The thing i really like about this is that there's no mess, no tapeing the whole car, just key areas, and u can do it in your garage, since your not spraying there is virtually no dust in the air, just clean your garage first, also it does'nt really smell at all, dries overnight and it super tough paint. also it you decide to paint the car professionally later, just prep and paint, there's no need to strip the tremclad. i have done this to a few cars, and i can say it works amazing, u just have to be paitient. next u thin the paint withh mineral spirits so it just about as thin as water, a little thicker. get out the roller and paint away, don't get the paint shaked when u buy it, enamel is stirred, otherwise you'll have bubbles in the paint for a week!!! after u do 2 coats, wet sand the whole car, then repeat, 2 coats, wetsand, 2 coats wetsand. i painted the charger using a can since your not spraying the car u use all the paint and not spray 50% in the air, use progressivly finer sand paper each time. it's not really that much work, cause u can stop and start any time, u can do just a door, or the hood, ect. do one panel at a time, and don't stop once you start. once your done the final coat, wetsand withh about 1000 grit to a totally smooth finish, and then using a high speed polisher i use a buffing bonnet and turtle wax polishing compound. do the whole car withh this, and i'm telling u, depending on the amount of time and paitence you have, the results are amazing. laugh if you want, but for $50 ($30 for paint, about $20 for rollers, sand paper, ect...) it really looks good. also you can do these steps overnight, paint one evening and by morning u can wet sand. i have personally done alot of painting, mostly single stage acrylic enamel, and i've sprayed several cars in my garage withh really good professional results, just it stinks, it's a real pain to do, easy to make a mistake, messy, and expensive. The tremclad is awesome paint, the "real orange" is an amazing hemi orange, and almost looks like it has some perl in the sun, awesome color right out of the can. I used this technique on my 1974 beetle also, here are the results:

http://i32.photobucket.com/alb...0.jpg

the car before:

http://i32.photobucket.com/alb...5.jpg

another after pic:

http://i32.photobucket.com/alb...4.jpg

here is a car i sprayed (71 beetle, midnight blue metalic):

http://i32.photobucket.com/alb...4.jpg

here is the car before (71 beetle):

http://i32.photobucket.com/alb...1.jpg

 

here's a few pics of the charger done:

http://i32.photobucket.com/alb...4.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/alb...9.jpg

 

well that's my 2 cents worth, sorry for the long post. i was borred lol

i painted the orange beetle in 1999, and it still looks like the day i painted it, the 71 blue beetle i painted in 2000, and built the car for my dad, i used the same paint on my charger, maybe one day i'll spring for a good paint job, prepping is 90% of the work, stripping the car, sanding, ect.....painting is overrated!!!

So if you have TIME, then i'd say go for it, the worst that could happen is that it does'nt turn out and your out $50, but if your paitient, and expriement withh lets say just the trunk pannel and if you like it do the whole car, if not just get it done by someone else for $4000. i don't know about you guys, but i would rather spend the $4000 on other parts like getting the mechanics sorted out and new chrome, cause when u have really nice paint and crappy

 

 

Thats a write up this guy did...I might test it on my maxima :mrgreen:

[toycoma 0]

to bad none of the pictures work

[agemomai 0]

yeah ive got a bunch of friends who are doing this right now

 

from what i see, takes forever but is really cheap.

 

 

i dont know, id still rather just shoot the car myself and put some crazy flake into it. i dont care if it looks fucked up, i painted it mself and it would only cost like 200 bones, right? the main benefit of that paint is that it stops rust... forever. thats a really damn good idea for an older car...

[toycoma 0]

yeah ive got a bunch of friends who are doing this right now

 

from what i see, takes forever but is really cheap.

 

 

i dont know, id still rather just shoot the car myself and put some crazy flake into it. i dont care if it looks fucked up, i painted it mself and it would only cost like 200 bones, right? the main benefit of that paint is that it stops rust... forever. thats a really damn good idea for an older car...

hell yeah, i want to get some house of kolor rainbow sparkle stuff and paint the car black then spray it withh that shit then put like 6 layer of clear then pay some mexican to wet sand it for 5 dollars and a coors light.

[agemomai 0]

yeah ive got a bunch of friends who are doing this right now

 

from what i see, takes forever but is really cheap.

 

 

i dont know, id still rather just shoot the car myself and put some crazy flake into it. i dont care if it looks fucked up, i painted it mself and it would only cost like 200 bones, right? the main benefit of that paint is that it stops rust... forever. thats a really damn good idea for an older car...

hell yeah, i want to get some house of kolor rainbow sparkle stuff and paint the car black then spray it withh that shit then put like 6 layer of clear then pay some mexican to wet sand it for 5 dollars and a coors light.

 

 

hahah

 

shit, ill do it for beers, you can keep the 5 bones

 

i want it to be so glittery you cant see what color it is withhout some fucking raybans, hahahah.

[iheartMX83 0]

im taking a ROP class at school. its a auto collision repair class and all the stuff i use there is free... free body filler, free paint, use the paint booth, we use sikken paint, everclear body filler. we are starting to practice this roll on technique.... good write up but i want some pictures..... :shock:

[Bill 0]

yeah, tremclad is nasty stuff (the black is kinda grey/green, but most other colors are ok), but it's sooo cheap and tough!! I've even sprayed it out of a high end Sharpe HVLP gun and it looked fine.

 

I've also used plasticoat paint, it's like a layer of plastic and it's tough and bends with the bumpers.

 

For normal jobs I've used sherwin williams 2D (2 dimentional) it comes out just like base/clear but it's just one step, clear and enamel together in one step.

 

For my blue cressida I used PPG because our supplier switched brands. it's good but I got some damn water bubbles in the paint in a few spots on the hood, so I'll have to shoot it with the bumpers. I just use our shop HVLP gun (you can get them cheap if you have a compressor with a decent air tank), add the hardener and reducer, wet the floor to prevent dust, tack down the car with a tack cloth and shoot it till it's shiny.

[RiskE86 0]

i used ppg omni base and clear on my corolla and already bought some to put on my cressida, i was pleased withh the quality and it only cost around $150 for everything (base, reducer, clear, and hardener)

[pingpong8989 0]

to bad none of the pictures work

 

sorry toycoma, try this link

 

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2551599

 

the pic links seem to work on vwvortex

[toycoma 0]

those cars were painted withh a roller??? thats insane.

link withh pictures of the paint

http://forums.club4ag.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=133867

[hachiondubs 0]

I use house of color I get it whole sale but my job is painting cars

so I cant complain .

[toycoma 0]

I use house of color I get it whole sale but my job is painting cars

so I cant complain .

got any new pics withh your new wheels. come paint my car, theres a case of what ever you want in it for you..........

[hachiondubs 0]

fly me out and get the paint and I will do it I need a

vacation.

[Guest Push]

fly me out and get the paint and I will do it I need a

vacation.

 

 

after your done withh his car... I will fly you out to Chicago to do my car!

[JusAroundTheCress 0]

how far do i sand down? i bought some 100 grit sand paper which i was told was best to start out withh, and i was just wondering do i sand down to the metal? or just get rid of the clear coat...? well not exactly for this type of paint job but like i dunno for a typical paint job? haha i was thinking sand down to get rid of the clear coat then spray primer...

[Skaterjunky8 0]

its seems like you just paint it on and then you scuff it withh a wet sand, not down to the metal you just want a good surface for the next few coats.

[hachiondubs 0]

I am ready fly me out lets do some paint jobs!!!!

[toycoma 0]

I am ready fly me out lets do some paint jobs!!!!

haha, i wish i had the money to do so. and a decent place to do it. out side this time of the year is a bad idea. soooooo much pollen right now. my eyes water and itch just thinking about it.

[toycoma 0]

update. so far, thios sucks. I tried this crap and have a bunch of air bubbles.

yes, i stirred the paint not shaken. I also started withh a 4 to 1 paint ratio then went to a 1 to 1 and it still goes on withh a bunch of bubbles. i think it would have been better to waste another 100 dollars on a cheap gun and some filters for my compressor and just fucking sprayed the top of the car.

[Skaterjunky8 0]

update. so far, thios sucks. I tried this crap and have a bunch of air bubbles.

yes, i stirred the paint not shaken. I also started withh a 4 to 1 paint ratio then went to a 1 to 1 and it still goes on withh a bunch of bubbles. i think it would have been better to waste another 100 dollars on a cheap gun and some filters for my compressor and just fucking sprayed the top of the car.

 

your no thinning it out enough, it has to be like water dude

[toycoma 0]

update. so far, thios sucks. I tried this crap and have a bunch of air bubbles.

yes, i stirred the paint not shaken. I also started withh a 4 to 1 paint ratio then went to a 1 to 1 and it still goes on withh a bunch of bubbles. i think it would have been better to waste another 100 dollars on a cheap gun and some filters for my compressor and just fucking sprayed the top of the car.

 

your no thinning it out enough, it has to be like water dude

it was like water. it was 50 percent paint & 50 percent thinner and it was running all over the place. i should just buy a gun and spray it. at least then i can do all the painting in one day. instead of the waiting for it to get hard enough to wet sand, then paint again and do that 5 times.

i just need a low dust place to do it in.