Just a question to all who have done painting to there car.
Im currently in the process of sanding down 4 doors the front guards and the bonnet for a respray of similar color to the rest of the car (the basic red that 84 corollas come in)
It doesnt have to be the most immaculate job in the word, but since im putting the effort in i want it to look half decent and most of all i dont want it to fade, flake or anything out of the ordinary.
For this reason i had planned to get a compressor and spray gun and paint them all this way obviously with some car paint and clear coat.
i just did some rust work on my rear guards and just painted them up with $2 super cheap paint and clear coat, however i used quality etch primer. The finish turned out alot better than i expected.
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OK to my main question:
If i go ahead to save some cash and just use paint cans to paint my doors and guards, while using etch primer and decent clear coat, am i going to regret it?
Im sure if i do it it the finished quality will be more than satisfactory, however, i do not want to to fade away or flake or whatever within a month or two. Here is an example of what i definately dont want to happen:
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This started looking like this about a month after i painted it, however it was done with cheap primer and clear coat. As well as i didnt sand after coats and things like that.
To everyone thats read this and attempted to help out i appreciate it, i do realise that my questions are always longer than the bible and websters dictionary put together as one book.
Cheers
Grant
dont use any imported spray cans, there is an austrlian brand called Ultra colour and they seem to be unusually good quality. I did part of my steering wheel with it years ago and it still looks glossy. By the way if you want a more fine mist heat the can till its hot to touch and then mix it for 10 seconds.
30kw club
Can get nice spray job with cans, just nice and even strokes and put it on thick.
Cos spray gun puts on twice as much as pissy little can
yea sounds fair enough, cheers
the other thing is that previous painting i did had very little coats, and i think i did about 4 or 5 on the rear guards. Not sure if the paint from super cheap is Aus or not. just their normal brand of paint i guess
do it once , do it properly man... use the gun and compressor.. over a big surface area you will never get a good finish with cans.... touch ups yes, but dont use them for a respray.. you will regret it believe me...
depends on what setting you have the gun on & what mix you have.
If you have access to a compressor & a decent gun then $300 will set up you with a good primer & 2pac to do the whole car. Cans are ok but hard to blend evenly....on the flip side a gun will run easier if you arent careful
cans are cheaper so if you stuff it up its not too bad i guess but if it were me i'd do it once & do it properly
im only painting the panels of the car that are removable. If i was doing the whole car (ie masking up and stuff) compressor and paint gun would be definately use no questions asked.
Fair call on the do it properally, do it once.
Just really tossing this up, cause all the cash put into hiring the compressor, however much paint i need etc could go towards suspension bits for the track when with cans itll probly cost me like $50.
Just keeping in mind that the car is a 84 corolla track car
The other thing too is even if i use a compressor etc, i have to do this outside in my back yard, so i guess thats another thing that will effect the quality. As well as i havent used a paint gun before etc.
just make sure you fix the panel damage.. then paint.. no point in the paint if the crases and dents are all over it lol! and where are my drinks! lol jokes..
i just finished doing a panda job on mine yesturday using cans. came up almost floorless! its slightly possible that im a 1/2 decent painteronly thing i would do differently is do it all in one hit cos now i have to ever so slightly sand where 2 parts have met and it has left a slight blemish. so a slight sand and hit it with clear coat will be seeing an almost perfect can job.
im going to paint the rest of the car ferrari red. my original 24 year old unfaded paint job is just boring and needs a modern touch.
The doors i have a floorless and have no damage, the front right guard is being replaced due to it being pretty much rooted, as well as the guards are flaired and boged so itll be pretty shmick.
im sorta leaning towards the spray can way of doing it, this is mainly due to i know what im doing with those, itll be alot cheaper as well as the paint job doesnt have to be great as long as it looks relitevely fresh for a while.
Is there anyone that has painted their car using cans, however used decent primer and clear coat(as in how yosimitsu has done), and the paint started to fade or crack etc due to the quality of the paint?
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