need a cheap, but decent paint job

[rdeckert]

I need to do a paint job. My paint is cracked, worn, faded, etc... The whole deal. Can anyone recommend a good paint to use for painting? I'm on a somewhat tight budget, I'm gonna do it myself, and it doesn't need to be that great. Just hoping for something with at least a tiny bit of shine. Hopefully you can help. The cheaper the better.

[Blackcrow64]

Like spray paint or like real car paint?

[smoke121212]

Originally Posted by Blackcrow64

Like spray paint or like real car paint?

LOL!!!

[Blackcrow64]

I'm not trying to be a smartass, but he did say "the cheaper the better" and I have honestly seen some pretty decent paintjobs before from a spraypaint can.

[smoke121212]

lol i was thinking cheap like buying the paint and a paintgun, going into the garage and getting to work, but when you said spray paint i couldnt help but think of this guy in some coveralls takin a can of spray to his car. when it dries all you see is color warp and drips.lol

[StreetLaw]

true story.. my cousin got nabbed by the NYS DEC for using a paint gun in his driveway b/c of his nosey neighbors..

[smoke121212]

Originally Posted by StreetLaw

true story.. my cousin got nabbed by the NYS DEC for using a paint gun in his driveway b/c of his nosey neighbors..

that sucks, i didnt even know they could do that. wtf

[nova1313]

Last year's change to smurf blue...
200 bucks total.

It was rolled on boat paint (which self levels if put on thin!). Light sanding when done then polish. It held up great since then. But took me alot of man hours to complete. IF you are on a tight budget I recommend it.

Half of my cost was spent on the polisher (I got a nice one) 50 on paint, the rest on paper, drop cloths and brushes.

It's been through a PA winter and when washed it still shines.

I'm changing it to a darker blue this summer. I bought the paint for 40 bucks total. I had to buy a new pack of rollers for like 5 bucks.

It's pretty cheap and comes out great. I've done my car and a 240sx with it now.

Thread on it is here somewhere.

If you don't have the time however you can always do maaco. But you get what you pay for!!! My job looks way way way better then a cheap maaco job when done but I have about 100 hours into stripping, sanding, painting, sanding, polishing, waxing. Buy a case of beer and friends come to help for free!

Go ahead and laugh now. I've gotten to the point that I don't care. No one has ever made fun of the quality since I finished polishing and waxing (other then for the color), until they found out it was boat paint.

I've seen some excellent spray can jobs actually. But I'd say 98% of them look like crap because people don't take their time to prep and do the job right.

[Thor06]

I remember that thread, I'm going to find it. What brand of paint did you use? I might give that a try....

[nova1313]

brightside boat paint. It worked well ~25 bucks a can. some poeple used rustoleum. I did on a test panel and it worked fine. It took about a month to harden though. The brightside was hard over night. very durable too. Unless you are a real cheapskate spend the extra cash and go for brightside. It's naturally glossy so if you can't get around to final sanding and polishing right away when you are done it still looks pretty decent.

This is the still going 2nd parts ot the moparts thread.
http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/...&fpart=14&vc=1

[StreetLaw]

Originally Posted by smoke121212

that sucks, i didnt even know they could do that. wtf

apparently there is an environmental/health issue, he wasnt arrested although he could of been for not agreeing to stop.. lol

[nova1313]

yes it's illegal to spray outside. But not to vent to the outside from a spary booth. You also have to wear a respirator indoors. I think the idea is that most of the crap in the air will settle in that room then. We had a neighbor that got a fine once for spraying right outside. He built a lean-to with tarps sprayed and they had no problem with it.

EDIT: It's not illegal to spray inside without a respirator, you would just be really dumb to do it without one... And would be sneezing/coughing the color of your car for a few days after..

[Talon69]

Originally Posted by nova1313

Last year's change to smurf blue...
200 bucks total.

It was rolled on boat paint (which self levels if put on thin!). Light sanding when done then polish. It held up great since then. But took me alot of man hours to complete. IF you are on a tight budget I recommend it.

Half of my cost was spent on the polisher (I got a nice one) 50 on paint, the rest on paper, drop cloths and brushes.

It's been through a PA winter and when washed it still shines.

I'm changing it to a darker blue this summer. I bought the paint for 40 bucks total. I had to buy a new pack of rollers for like 5 bucks.

It's pretty cheap and comes out great. I've done my car and a 240sx with it now.

Thread on it is here somewhere.

If you don't have the time however you can always do maaco. But you get what you pay for!!! My job looks way way way better then a cheap maaco job when done but I have about 100 hours into stripping, sanding, painting, sanding, polishing, waxing. Buy a case of beer and friends come to help for free!

Go ahead and laugh now. I've gotten to the point that I don't care. No one has ever made fun of the quality since I finished polishing and waxing (other then for the color), until they found out it was boat paint.

I've seen some excellent spray can jobs actually. But I'd say 98% of them look like crap because people don't take their time to prep and do the job right.

Show us a few pics of your cae please

[nova1313]

I poked around and I have none online at the moment. I'll post some up later tonight. I'll see if I have any of the 240sx sitting around too.

If you check that moparts thread there are a ton of pics in there. Unfortunately none with a brightside blue.

[nova1313]

Rawr there was 240 pictures here but he doesn't want the ones with his girl up in them. I'll ask him to get more.