self painting

[kicker1_solo]

Originally posted by FREED0MFiST
hey kicker, you should paint my car for cheap and ill hook you up with 30% discount at the vitamin cottage lol

lol, yeah, drive up here and I'll paint it and shave your moldings for $500 including cost of materials if you help me.
And yes, you could probably get a nice paint job for about $1,000.

[gotetnies]

I want in on the deal too.
KICKER, I'll come up and join you guys, Shave my moldings, handles,
And strip, primer my car, then repaint it pearl white for me. I'll bring some cash, and some Beer!!! :xelicon:

Late,
Brian

[Duatone]

i want something in between maaco and show quality

But you can have a somewhat crappy paintjob, or even a maaco one, and all it takes is some quality time and some elbow grease and you can have that paintjob so deep you could swim in it. just first make sure how much paint you actually have on that car so you dont go through to the sealer.

[kicker1_solo]

Originally posted by Duatone


But you can have a somewhat crappy paintjob, or even a maaco one, and all it takes is some quality time and some elbow grease and you can have that paintjob so deep you could swim in it.

Indeed, I spray painted a truck once, with a bunch of rattle cans. Once I buffed and polished that thing like crazy, it looked damn good.

[FREED0MFiST]

hmm so i can make up for noob painting skills with hard work?

[kicker1_solo]

Originally posted by FREED0MFiST
hmm so i can make up for noob painting skills with hard work?

yep, buff, cut, polish. Read up on that stuff, that's where you really make it shine.

[Duatone]

yeah, DEFINETLY read up on it if you want to do it right and get that high gloss show finish. I've been reading about a new product, a kit you could say, that goes beyond making it easy. i'll get the name tomorrow. but normally when your buffing with 'finesse" or whatever your using, your actually putting more scratches in (very very fine) than your taking out, which leaves spider lines or fine scratches that you can see in the sun, or if you really want to see how bad it looks, park it under a street light at night or under florescent light, like an indoor show, after all your hard work it'll make oyu think you didnt do crap at all. though this is probably more work than your interested in, its something to think about....