My $50 Paint Job

[nate'sCB7]

as for roller marks and bubbles - look at the pics of my Integra after I rolled it last month.

I saw a video on youtube, the guy used a hair dryer on a low setting with no heat as he painted to pop bubbles.

Its a good idea imo.

[Justin123560]

$50 went a long way haha. Clean CB man

[Noridetoolow]

That's exactly what I did, the picture you posted was only from directly after the 3rd coat was applied, before wetsanding. I ended up doing 5 total coats, overall I'm happy with how it turned out, but you're right, there are some spots where you can see bubbles and drips. At the same time, for $80 and some labor it came out better than I expected for my first time.

@Toycar- In the first few pics you can see the original color, by the time I finished all coats, I don't think you can see it all.

And again I in NO WAY am putting down the work. I dont remember reading that you did all the sanding and buffing so I only went by what looked like the clearest picture. Wish you were closer, I would love to see it in person.

Nobody should ever rattle can a car because the paint will not be durable enough to wetsand/buff and it will NOT be durable enough to withstand harsh winters/powerwashing... plus once you rattle can a car, you can't paint it with regular automotive paint without removing the rattle can paint COMPLETELY

as for roller marks and bubbles - look at the pics of my Integra after I rolled it last month.

Note that I specified a temporary primer job, I would no more rattle can a paint job on a car then I would use a paint brush lol but for something to get you by till you can run to Macco rattle can primer is great and easy.

[thepowderblue]

It would almost look good if he did a nicer job masking but i likethe color

[Boredumb]

And again I in NO WAY am putting down the work. I dont remember reading that you did all the sanding and buffing so I only went by what looked like the clearest picture. Wish you were closer, I would love to see it in person.

I wasn't mad, its always nice to hear some constructive criticism , I'm happy with how it came out, I do wish I spent more time taping off the molding though.

I took a walk-around video today, not sure why it came out so choppy. But if anyone is interested in it feel free to check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91oIJJ0ttKo

[SleepySteve]

looks great, hell id let you paint my car lol. how many hours do you have involved?

[redlined302]

nice man looks good

[Theos92VR4]

Looks great for the price, you really cant beat it. Next time, invest in quality (3m) masking tape, and you wont have any of the bleeding that is evident on some of the trim. Otherwise, great job

[Boredumb]

looks great, hell id let you paint my car lol. how many hours do you have involved?

I'd say somewhere around 15.

[93Accordian]

I love seeing projects like this. Nice job!!!

[Xclusive1]

Good job man.. Post pics after the final sand and buff.

[NVmyCB7]

The old school art of rolling. Nice to see its not lost. Car came out great and like evryone else I like the color.

[Darius.27]

Nice job man! I was actually debating on doing the same on my car. Idk, I still might go that route. I'm gonna start sanding and laying primer down soon... any advice?

[SOHC-FTW]

I mean the rolling is alright an all, but this would be much easier with a decent paint gun.An im sure you could find a good used one on CL for el cheapo an even a compessor ive had 3-4 where ppl just wanted them gone.It would cut the time in half or more an would turn out better.But awsome job next time for masking try the green or gold tape way easier to work with.

[rexload]

I mean the rolling is alright an all, but this would be much easier with a decent paint gun.An im sure you could find a good used one on CL for el cheapo an even a compessor ive had 3-4 where ppl just wanted them gone.It would cut the time in half or more an would turn out better.But awsome job next time for masking try the green or gold tape way easier to work with.

Spraying is definitely faster and turns out better - you can't argue with that.

And a nice spray pain job can be done for probably under $250 including the cost of a decent gun, compressor, masking tape, respirator, and the paint itself.

The problem with spraying is that a lot of people just don't have a place to do that. If you spray in your garage, everything will be covered in overspray.. and if you live in a townhouse, your house will stink for a long time. If you spray outside, your neighbor's cars will be covered in overspray. Etc.