Self Paint Job- Progression Thread, Thanks for everyones help/support :) Options

[JuMPiiN]

After a paint job im sure you need to wait like a month for it to cure. Once it cures you can wash and wax and detail it to make it shine. My friend just paid $5300 to get his MR2 painted and he had to wait like 2 months according to the shop he got it done at.

[krom8]

Make sure your uncle's compressor can handle the job you're about to throw at it. I've burned up a 3hp craftsman the first time I painted a car with an hvlp. And also make sure you're overlaping correctly considering the type of paint you're using. When using a candy paint you'll probably want to spray the full length of the car whenever possible, especially on the sides so that you've got a uniform coat across the panels. I hope it turns out really nice for you.

This post has been edited by krom8: Aug 10, 2010 - 3:43 AM

[mgnt232]

yeah his compressor is like the size of a couch lol, and thanks for the advice, im going to paint the spoiler and invader FB bottom lip first so I get the hang of spraying should be this wends/thurs

[mgnt232]

Finally an update!
Unfortunately my dumb a** never charges his phone so not finished product pics I added about 2 more coats of candy color, and then a gallon of clear which you cant see, it looks alot better now

So I woke up bright and early at 7am and went to homedepot to get the last fittings I needed to be able to spray, my buddy dropped me off and I started setting up, tacking the car again. Walked over to the compressor and realized....SH*T!!!! ... I left the water separator in his car! and of course his phone isnt on! so I had to wait for him to get home, get my message and bring it back ugh like a 30 mins anxious wait!

Any how I finally got it and started the Painting process taking as many pics as I could... untill my phone died Finished pics will be up tomorrow

Celi was white - silver - and orange today

WHITE PRIMER

SILVER METALLIC BASE COAT

Was very tempted to just clear this color because It came out SO Nice!

CANDY ORANGE (translucent) COLOR COAT

Like pressure told me... thise "mid-caot" was veryyyy tricky! I did like 8 light coats and 3 far spray coats to get the color and depth I wanted, it was ALOT harder than just the basecoat! but it is where I want it, and will get pics of it cleared and buffed out tomorrow

Second coat (first looked like dump! lol got me realllly worried)

Not sure of the order of the next pics, there may be some that were earlier than others, but no finished pics anyway



























A few pics of up close to show the "candy part" it looks pretty good now

But obviously it is my first painting ever! so it could have been better, but I am veryyyy happy with the results, only had one run on the invader bottom lip (cant see it when its on the car) because I tripped my self somehow with the compressor hose haha but other than that veryyy clean. I can see looking Extremely closesly there are 5 tinnnny little parts of the sideskirts that could have been molded a bit more. But nothing noticeable at all, I am just very much a perfectionist lol





Tell me what you think
And again thanks to ALL the support of everyone in the community
Still looking for tips on wetsanding and buffing, if anyone has them im all ears

[JuMPiiN]

Looks good bro. that silver base looked nasty tho, so did white lmfao. But it looks good. What left your clear ?

[mgnt232]

haha ikr! the silver looks effin awesome! haha I just wanted the orange so i went for it

And everything is done now, just figured id let it all dry overnight. I just didnt get any pics of the final final coats.
I just have to go and wet sand it tomorrow and im not sure about the buffing still but I know a guy who will help me, hopefully hes home tomorrow

[NOVAKx17]

IT LOOKS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much better now that its painted!

the sides look so great compared to before haha.


great job man, can't wait to see the completely finished product!

(:

[Sebby]

U did a lots of great job man!! I'm waiting for finish photos!! Keep up the good work.

[mgnt232]

Another Update Only one more to come, tonight after I buff it to make it shine! more
So I wet sanded the car bright and early and spent like 2 "painful" hours taking the tape off because there was a "bond" of paint between the tape and the car ugh took forever!





And WOW is the invader bottom lip (or at least mine because the fitment is crap) is hard as hell to put on by your self! lmao















Tell me what you think

[jordisonjr]

Not really I fan of the kit, But I love the color.
Can't belive this is the first time you painted a car, it looks pretty good.
How much research did you do before you actually started the work?
Now all you need is some decent photos haha.

[SwissFerdi]

Well, I'm not a fan of non-OEM bodykits, so I'll keep my opinion on that to myself. The paint however, looks pretty damn good. When I first read your sideskirt posts, I have to admit I facepalmed quite a bit. The finished product is still not my personal taste, but the individual pieces together (body kit + side skirts) do flow well together, so I congratulate you.

[RavenAegis45]

Looks good, as a lot of people say that body kit isn't my personnel favorite style, but overall the whole car does flow very well and the paint looks really good actually, I had my doubt about orange (Candy Orange at that!) but it came out quite nice, kudos for the good job

[Spider77]

Yeh, again, what she said......Like the color, it'll look nice once you get a chance to wax/polish it, and shoot on a sunny day (noticed it seemed a bit overcast). Props on the molding, looks nice from the photos. I like how the hood and mirrors match up, but the wheels seem to get lost. Over all I commend you DIY effort, again, the molding looks good, and the color will really pop with some shine. Post pics when that happens (1-3 months).

[rave2n]

I like it, not my style, but I can still admire it. Great job!

[mgnt232]

THANKS to everyone! I couldnt have done it with out the support and everyone in the community Its an awesome feeling know I did it, and it turned out to be good through many different peoples perspectives. And I knew from the start the kit and whatnot would not be anyones fav, but thanks for supporting it

And yeah I did alot! of research, but no hands on painting experience until this job Just took my time and trusted in my self, honestly I think most anyone could do a normal basecoat clear coat, it was the candy that was the hard part!

I buffed it a little bit tonight with a guy I know but he said it was good, and its a little shinier. He used to paint cars for years and when I pulled up to his house (he was in the back with his kid by the pool, he came out and said "DAMN! who sprayed your car!?" haha and thats from someone who has done countless jobs

I knew I had to wait a while to wax it, is that how long like 1-3 months? I wasnt planning on it anytime soon cause I knew I couldnt. JW

And I am going to my friends in boston before the CSP meet, and he took alot of photography classes so Ill get some good pics there, and of course at the CSP meet !!!! where I am sure ill stick out like a sore thumb but thats what i want:)


.....annnd guess who got pulled over today? yupp me! not for anything I have a feeling that will be happening alot more often (already used to get pulled over once a month at least! And the guy who pulled me over came up to my car, i know him from being pulled over lol. and he asked if if i got a new car? and I explained to him how I painted it and he was impressed, and said he could respect all the hard work. And gave me no ticket, but also told me I have to change my... registration? maybe, i dont remember but from Red to Orange (not why he pulled me over, we talked for like 15 mins lol) And he told me I was a good kid, and if I got in a trouble to talk to him

[sunwukongg]

you did a great job on it man. i respect that.

[presure2]

looking good man! major props for doing it yourself.
cant wait to see it @ CSP!

[HectortheRican]

Holy moley that looks niiiiice! When I paint my car, I'm going to paint it a color other than black so I can keep the rear license plate bezel black. I don't know why, but it looks really good to me, but I digress. all the molding came out awesome! Nice work!

[DarkLupus]

you did a great job on it man. i respect that.

Yep i read your fender and side skirt post and saw all the hate but look at the mouths dropping now i like that fender vent its something diffirent and for that i applaud you!

[krom8]

Great job!!! Excellent first paint job. I'm even more impressed how evenly the candy coat came out, you really did a hell of a good job.