Hypothetically speaking... paint
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I'd say if you're gonna do this yourself, get some good spray guns and a big compressor. Don't do the rattle can thing. I've seen some flat black cars and they look uneven and blotchy... almost like some spots are oily while other spots look dry.
Body and paint work scares me. For me, either I'd save up the money for professional work or do nothing at all... I know you said you don't want to be talked out of it, but you're talking about biting off a huge and high-risk project!
Get some books and some videos. I think videos would be even better because a lot of good paint work has to do with the "art" of it- the "brush" strokes, the prep work, etc. Reading about it won't be as powerfull as seeing it in action.
Body and paint work scares me. For me, either I'd save up the money for professional work or do nothing at all... I know you said you don't want to be talked out of it, but you're talking about biting off a huge and high-risk project!
Get some books and some videos. I think videos would be even better because a lot of good paint work has to do with the "art" of it- the "brush" strokes, the prep work, etc. Reading about it won't be as powerfull as seeing it in action.
"If you've painted before you know that we don't make mistakes -- we have happy accidents."
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I'd say if you're gonna do this yourself, get some good spray guns and a big compressor. Don't do the rattle can thing. I've seen some flat black cars and they look uneven and blotchy... almost like some spots are oily while other spots look dry.
Body and paint work scares me. For me, either I'd save up the money for professional work or do nothing at all... I know you said you don't want to be talked out of it, but you're talking about biting off a huge and high-risk project!
Get some books and some videos. I think videos would be even better because a lot of good paint work has to do with the "art" of it- the "brush" strokes, the prep work, etc. Reading about it won't be as powerfull as seeing it in action.
Body and paint work scares me. For me, either I'd save up the money for professional work or do nothing at all... I know you said you don't want to be talked out of it, but you're talking about biting off a huge and high-risk project!
Get some books and some videos. I think videos would be even better because a lot of good paint work has to do with the "art" of it- the "brush" strokes, the prep work, etc. Reading about it won't be as powerfull as seeing it in action.
I think you misread my original post though, I didn't say I don't want to be talked out of it, I said I wanted to be talked into doing it. When I created the thread I didn't think I would do it, I'm still not sure.
Most likely situation is that I'll prep the car myself, and then have someone else paint it.
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I bet i could do a pretty good rattle can paint job...lmao...secret is to hang the hood and trunk so that you get a even coat....
Well, It could be a pretty cool project or a really horrible primer looking paint job. What is the condition of your current paint job? If it's like the picture in your sig I wouldn't touch it.
A flat black paint is the same as a two stage paint job but without the clear. You will have to prepare the car as if it was a 2 stage paint job and since it's flat it will be harder to hide any imperfections.
You can use a single stage satin black like this one..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Rat-R...QQcmdZViewItem
Well, It could be a pretty cool project or a really horrible primer looking paint job. What is the condition of your current paint job? If it's like the picture in your sig I wouldn't touch it.
A flat black paint is the same as a two stage paint job but without the clear. You will have to prepare the car as if it was a 2 stage paint job and since it's flat it will be harder to hide any imperfections.
You can use a single stage satin black like this one..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Rat-R...QQcmdZViewItem
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I bet i could do a pretty good rattle can paint job...lmao...secret is to hang the hood and trunk so that you get a even coat....
Well, It could be a pretty cool project or a really horrible primer looking paint job. What is the condition of your current paint job? If it's like the picture in your sig I wouldn't touch it.
A flat black paint is the same as a two stage paint job but without the clear. You will have to prepare the car as if it was a 2 stage paint job and since it's flat it will be harder to hide any imperfections.
You can use a single stage satin black like this one..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Rat-R...QQcmdZViewItem
Well, It could be a pretty cool project or a really horrible primer looking paint job. What is the condition of your current paint job? If it's like the picture in your sig I wouldn't touch it.
A flat black paint is the same as a two stage paint job but without the clear. You will have to prepare the car as if it was a 2 stage paint job and since it's flat it will be harder to hide any imperfections.
You can use a single stage satin black like this one..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Rat-R...QQcmdZViewItem
you should paint my car
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I spray painted the front of my car after an accident I had. I should have used the insurance money for that but it got wasted on my other car. When i first got my car it had a new paint job and a week later it got hit in the front. I also have tons of door dings from shopping carts where i park my car when im at work. The question for my car is, do i paint it? or give it a cheap paint job so i can re touch the door dings myself?
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over at bimmerforums or whatever a couple of people have "roller" painted automotive paint on their car, and to be honest....as ghetto as it sounds, the outcome was a severe orange peel look that turned into a brilliant shine after wetsands and buffing. I was like wtf when I first looked:
Example 1
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...t=roller+paint
Example 2
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...d.php?t=669107
Example 1
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...t=roller+paint
Example 2
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...d.php?t=669107
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if your car is a daily driver i wouldn't go with the flat black, it would be hard to maintain i think. most of these all-flat cars are show cars, i can see the finish looking raggedy very quickly! dings and scratches would be very obvious, and heaven help you if anyone with greasy hands touched your car, including broads with their fancy hand lotions...!
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if your car is a daily driver i wouldn't go with the flat black, it would be hard to maintain i think. most of these all-flat cars are show cars, i can see the finish looking raggedy very quickly! dings and scratches would be very obvious, and heaven help you if anyone with greasy hands touched your car, including broads with their fancy hand lotions...!
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For a car with 260 000km on it the paint is "good" but there are swirl marks and scratches, especially on the hood and trunk lid which don't show up in pictures. Most people probably wouldn't notice them but I know they're there, and it bothers me.
The car does not have to be driven in poor weather, and I wash my car constantly so fingerprints etc are not a big deal, since the daily layer of dust is enough to drive me crazy and touch up the car pretty much each day anyway.
The car does not have to be driven in poor weather, and I wash my car constantly so fingerprints etc are not a big deal, since the daily layer of dust is enough to drive me crazy and touch up the car pretty much each day anyway.
