clear coat/spray paint

[accordkid16]

i am painting my car with spray paint and am wonderingenuity if i should clear coat it..the hood is satin black and the car will be a dark(not to dark) green from tremclad

[agol]

i would clear coat it. it will definatly help it to look better in the end good luck

[Hondalover]

Yesss. Def clear coat it. AND post lots of pics!

[agol]

yess than get a lip and exhaust and do all that stuff your engine looks clean

[accordkid16]

i got a new kodak 10.2 megapixel cam i've been taking lots of photos lol. i just dont have my comp hooked the the internet right now im on the internet with my nintendo wii and clear coat it is...i want to get the volvo lip that you have and i'm probably just going to do an axle back with 2.25" to a fireball muffler.

[crazymikey]

You don't have to clear it, but if you do it will help give it a little more shine and also UV protection to keep from fading.

Remember when rattle canning, nice smooth lines and overlap each line by half. 2 coats will usually do you good enough to have everything covered well. Also spray 1 panel at a time. If you're doing a fender, dont spray along the fender and onto the door. Just concentrate on each panel and the end result will luck much better.

Good luck!

[agol]

yes volvo lips all the way!!! you need a hook up for it?

[visualpoet]

I know guys that double coated their rides with a rattle can, let it cure for a month, used rubbing compound on it, washed and dried it, then sprayed the clear coat. You couldn't tell it wasn't a professional job from 3 feet away.

I don't think I'd clear coat your satin hood unless you can fnid a satin clear.

[accordkid16]

yes volvo lips all the way!!! you need a hook up for it?

i have no money for one lol

Remember when rattle canning, nice smooth lines and overlap each line by half. 2 coats will usually do you good enough to have everything covered well. Also spray 1 panel at a time. If you're doing a fender, dont spray along the fender and onto the door. Just concentrate on each panel and the end result will luck much better.

Good luck!

thats what i planned on doing... it might take me a while so ill have to do panel at a time

[agol]

than go to a junkyard and pick up a lip!

[flatblakftw]

Yay I'm not the only one with a stock accord on my hands....but yea clear it def helps... I'm doin my caar that way

[crazymikey]

For reference, here are a few rattle can jobs I have done in the past. All of these cost under $150 in paint and material.

Painted the lower half grey, split with 1/4" vinyl pinstripe



Before

After


Before

After


Before

After


BTW, I sold the red truck above back in October and I still see it driving around daily and the paint still looks just as good
Just some motivation for ya

[blackfoedoecb7]

Got to say they dont look bad from what I can tell. Keep up the good work. Did you do all those with a spray can or did you use a spray gun on some of them? Ive done a few rattle can jobs before and if you know what your doing they dont turn out as bad as eveyone makes it out to be.

[crazymikey]

Every single one of those was all rattle can. Hell, on my Accord, the front bumper,hood,left fender,left rear door and trunk lid are all rattle canned too.

[MonsterTruckCB7]

Rattle can

props all of them turned out soo clean keep up the good work