The best advice I ever had to make a rattle can job look good was to lay it don in coats, but build them up to a respectable thickness, wait a month and then take polishing compound to it. The guy that told me had rattle canned several cars like this and after the polishing compound, you couldn't tell.
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I just don't see it being cost effective.
the price of the proper stuff if you supply the paint store the code doesn't cover hardly any area.
I used half a can and didn't even get to cover one panel. just see what the colour looks like. kind of.
If your lucky it's a colour you can buy offf the shelf.
how many cans to do a whole car?
my guess is 30+ thats if you don't have to sand again. have no streaks. bubbles etc. maybe 10 of those for clear atleast.
isn't it a lot cheaper to just buy an acrylic you can shoot through a compressor.Comment
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It might be, but if you don't have a paint gun, or a compressor, or the oil separator etc. then add in all those costs, and the paint cans are starting to sound like a cheaper alternative.
Of course, no one has mentioned the possibility of masking / prepping the car yourself, then having Maco shoot a coat of paint on it. I know they vary from shop to shop, but I think most Maco locations shoot a decent coat of paint, they just aren't real careful about removing trim, and masking properly. Do that ahead of time, and you can get a nice coat of paint for not a whole lot of money.Comment
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You guys are using the wrong paint. I used Rustoleum rattle cans. I was able to do 2 coats on my bumper with one can. That stuff goes a long way. I bought one quart of Rustoleum and mixed it with some paint thinner for the body. I rolled on two coats and still have a lot left.
1990 CB7 - Almost Done - Delta 272, SRI, 2.25 catback, Bisi intake manifold gasket, A6 intake double stacked, H22 plenum, AEM cam gear, F23a block, F22a head, Wiseco K20 pistons, DSM 450cc injectors
2004 Z33 - Brembo BBK, Nismo spoiler, Nismo lip, Nismo shift knob, AEM CAIComment
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An ice cream paint job would look better.Comment
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well heres how it turned out
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you did the whole car or just the hood?Comment
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everything but the hood, the hood is black primerComment
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that came up pretty damn good.
matts suposedly one of the hardest to do.
i was hoping you didn't say you only painted the hood.Comment
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lol thanks i still need to do the hood an trunk, but yea from afar it looks really good but when you get near it you can see alot of the streaks, but overall im happy with itComment
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