parts-a-paintin' - yikes 56k - courtesy of paintscratch.com, gang's jail spoiler preview pics pg2 Options

[purplegt4]

looks good but there's nothing worse than having splitters and skirts (that you paid some good $ for) not being the exact same color as the rest of the car. Been there, done that

pony up the $ and get them painted professionally by a shop, you wont be dissapointed.

yikes what kind of paint did you use?

[tomazws]

Keep up the awesome work! Thank you for the DIY photos!

[purplegt4]

wetsand 1500 and buffed



on car - pretty close match, not perrrrrRRfect but eh. we'll see in the sunlight.


the circus is in town at my school


i'm waiting for him (or her) to head butt like Stampey from the Simpsons.


More on car shots.




used turtle wax premium rubbing compund

now i gotta use polish.

[purplegt4]

[Jaws4God]

cool! Looking good!

[zero07]

I like it , i think you did a great job!

[purplegt4]

thanks! the latest pic is in my profile

[99GT]

Nice! I like it.

[DiP203]

not bad at all, good job

[808celica]

wait.....what!?!?!?...... you went sanded with 1500........you really scratched the paint then buffed with what???? rubbing compound?? freshly painted but dried, scratched, then buffed :*{

cuz i just painted my car and i have a small hence of orange peel. i read up on coomer's yeli celi project.

i guess you can say im scared to **** up my paint.

This post has been edited by 808celica: Apr 14, 2008 - 3:48 PM

[purplegt4]

wetsand 1500 and buffed used turtle wax premium rubbing compund

don't worry about messing up the paint, buffing will make it have that flat look and looks great.
here's the links i used

http://www.carcraft.com/howto/926/photo_01.html
http://www.paintscratch.com/spraycan.htm#shine

cliff notes on color sanding
-wetsand (i used a spray bottle) with 1000-2000 (depending on orange peel) until paint is uniformly dull
-just make sure to apply enough clear coat and not sand your color - only flatten the clear coat.
-remove dirt often
-use soft cloths such as terry cloths / old t-shirts / microfiber to apply medium duty rubbing compound
-just look at the links - there's lots of pictures.


gL!

[purplegt4]

A few "how-it-will-look" pictures

side angle


front angle


back on the chopping block for curing, then a buffing. showing a bit of orange peel.

[playr158]

niiiiice

[Lovo]

hate to bring this back, but I am very proud of what you did with that wing man.

[reko]

I've always been told to not use primer in cans since they tend to make coats that are too thick.
Anyone can confirm?

[b1gr3d]

first i will say that this is one of the nicest rattle can jobs that i have seen! GJ

i am going to try to answer some questions that were asked earlier though-
Every high end paint job and most lower ends are sanded after clear coat. its like leveling out land, there are high spots and low spots but you want it all the same level, so you take down the highs to get them as close to the low as possible-the highs and lows are the orange peel. then when you buff it helps heat up the clear coat to sorta of melt and close up the fine scratches left from the paper. be careful though because you can burn through the clear and paint if you get it too hot or do it too soon after drying

spray can primer CAN be as goos as regular "pro" primer and in fact you can get the same stuff that the pros use in rattle form-dupont- as far as the thickness...as long as the underlying layer is covered..stop. they make spray filler and high build primer so i dont think that rattle can will get much thicker if at all...in any case the primer needs to be sanded anyway to take away any orange peel from it so you have less transfer though to the color and clear, also to get rid of any waves, so even if it IS thicker you will reduce the mill thickness substantially by sanding..sorry if i hijacked, but i feel that there is alot of fog surrounding painting techniques and practices

[njccmd2002]

hey if i use this rattle can spray. would they give me hassle if i send my car for painting afterwards?


Anyone? Those experts in paint?

[presure2]

hey if i use this rattle can spray. would they give me hassle if i send my car for painting afterwards?


Anyone? Those experts in paint?

i absolutly HATE working parts that have been rattle canned.

[njccmd2002]

wow, even with this kind of paint, ok then. I just dont want to paint something and then if get it to the body shop, them charging me more. Ill wait, or better yet, save up for my compressor.

This post has been edited by njccmd2002: Sep 28, 2008 - 9:05 AM

[njccmd2002]

did u use a sealer? what grit to prepare surfaces.