Spray paint my 89

[nikabelle]

Any tips on how to spray paint my white crapolier? It's in pretty rough shape and I figure a darker color could hide some of the dents.

Any ideas on a different forum I could ask this question in?

Thanks in advance!

[drumerdanc]

i dont know if spraypainting it is gonna make it look better.

[nikabelle]

trust me. anything would make my rust bucket look better.

i paid 150 bucks for it, and im thinking of spraypaint as a cheap/easy(?) way to put a little personality in it and make it look like less of an eyesore.

[Three_Fingers]

Hmm... Painting rust will not improve it's looks.

I was you, I'd get a can o' Bondo and some fiberglass for the bigger holes and have a 'glom-a thon" in the driveway one weekend and get 'er all sanded down smooth and THEN look into paint.
Hey...ya bought the car cheap-so ya can afford to do it up.
But...that's only if I was you.

[nikabelle]

ive sanded the rust and naval jellied the crap out of it and put rustoleum on it. I have bondo but my entire driver's side door is a dent.

i dont care about the rust i just want to know how to spray paint it!! How do I cover the stuff i dont want to paint like my windshield, etc, how much paint do I need approx? anyone?

[rex1one]

I'm doing some work to my '91 too. Grab the color you want from Pepboys or autozone go nuts. Get some painting tape from home depot, lowes, meijers... and tape some PLASTIC garbage bags to protect the parts you don't want to paint.

If you want to do a nice looking job then invest in primer, clearcoat, a water bottle/or sponge, and various sandpaper too.

Oh yeah... it'd take about a normal sized can to cover your hood (2 coats) so you can figure up how many you'd need.

[Autoflow]

If your going to go with spray paint the main thing to do is take your time. Dont try to cover it all in one coat or youll get drips. If you go slow and steady it could come out looking pretty good.

[KustmAce]

If you dont give a shit how it looks, pick up 6 cans of Krylon at Pep Boys, cover the windows and lights in masking tape, and paint it. Its not rocket science.

But if you want to hide dents, dark colors are not your friend.

Best of luck to you and your ill-fated endeavours.

[KyleMorgan87]

i had the same problem with mine but mine wasnt a rust bucket it just had alil rust on the roof and the trunk, i sanded mine down with 60 grit sand paper and i sanded down all the rough spot and painted over it let it dry and a day later sanded it back down with 120 grit and painted back over it and now its real smooth and it looks better.......

[KyleMorgan87]

it took 16 cans for mine when i did mine but i did the whole car one color about that dint if its mostly round and not jagged just take off the inside of the door and knock it out or i use some duct tape that workd for the dint i had in my left rear finder......