$50 Paint Job [merged] - Page 4

gixrman · 10-20-2007, 09:33 AM

Just to add alittle more info, I wet sanded my hood this morning for my final coats and instead of waiting a whole day for the paint to dry like I had been doing I hit the first coat with my heat gun right after for about 30 minutes. It made it tacky and allowed me to lay on 2 more thin coats today instead of waiting another day. I should be able to do my final wetsand tomarrow and buff maybe the next day. Also I noticed if you load up the roller with to much paint it will form more bubbles in the paint. I just kept rolling the roller over the hood until the bubbles cleared out.

EclipseTrbo420A · 10-20-2007, 11:53 AM

Heres the pics from today...I thinned the paint out even more this morning and it went on alot smoother, I think even I had to to thick, but its better now. That being said I have to sand down the rear bumper and the skirts and re-do them...I applied WAY to much the first 5 or 6 coats I did. Sucks but I want it to look good...I should go do it now but its too nice out. Anyway heres the pics...

EDM95 · 10-20-2007, 12:20 PM

Is that how the paint is going to look^

Might as well buy some cheap paint for my spray gun.

always_broken · 10-20-2007, 12:42 PM

^
You serious? That's the prep buddy.

eclipsh · 10-20-2007, 01:03 PM

I think you might be putting that paint on too thin actually. The guy who started all this said it should cover evenly in four coats.

EclipseTrbo420A · 10-20-2007, 01:12 PM

Thats not how the paint is going to look at all...it will look like anyother black paint job you see. As for to thin, I can tell you its deffinately not. After doing the rear bumper and side skirts with even full coverage each time..I can feel the paint is soft...now I dont expect anyone to go at my car with their fingernail until they get the paint to remove, but I also dont want that to be a possibility. With this method Im using now of the correct transparent coats, theres a minimal amount of paint to dry and no way to have soft paint left over under the newly aplied coats. These coats and we sanding should make it all come out very goodlooking. As you can see just between the 1st and 2nd coat the car got progressively darker I imagine buy about 6 coats it will be totally covered and then the 2 more coats after will just seal the deal.

spartan · 10-21-2007, 08:42 AM

What are you going to do for the door handles, and fuel door? Also are you going to do the door jams and other areas or just leave them white?

EclipseTrbo420A · 10-21-2007, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by spartan

What are you going to do for the door handles, and fuel door? Also are you going to do the door jams and other areas or just leave them white?

They also make spray cans when im done..what ever white is left im just goin gto hit it with a covering mist and then take car of the fine detailing after like buffing and polish..wax yada yada..

jwcardy · 10-21-2007, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by EclipseTrbo420A

They also make spray cans when im done..what ever white is left im just goin gto hit it with a covering mist and then take car of the fine detailing after like buffing and polish..wax yada yada..

why dont you use the foam brush that is mentioned in the original mopar thread...i think that would be a lot better than spray canning it after youve spent all that time rolling and sanding the rest of the car...
-wes

kronus · 10-21-2007, 10:29 PM

AH! More updates! And are we really only limited to a few colors?

EclipseTrbo420A · 10-21-2007, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jwcardy

why dont you use the foam brush that is mentioned in the original mopar thread...i think that would be a lot better than spray canning it after youve spent all that time rolling and sanding the rest of the car...
-wes

I have the foam brushes but thye dont lay even its blotchy...so I know I can make it work with the can. Im not worried about that..that being said, I just got done wetsanding and applying the 3rd coat and its gotten alot darker I will have full coverage with in 2 more coats.

marsh63 · 10-21-2007, 10:49 PM

well im not a big fan of rolling paint on cars. but the best way to do it is to not us a D.A on it. i would recomend using a block to sand the whole car then after sandin with 220 use fine scotch brite(grey) and wet sand it. also i would use a wax and grease remover(dx330 works best.) do not use on plastic though or fiber glass. oh and when u prep the car u dont have to go to metal just make sure there are no shinny spots when u are done sanding.

gixrman · 10-22-2007, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by marsh63

well im not a big fan of rolling paint on cars.

I'm not either and at first I was thinking this was really getto. But then I needed to paint my hood and this was the most cost effective route to go. I have the spray eq. to do it the right way but am busy with work so instead of having to take several days to mask off my garage, clean up everything, setup everything and do it the right way I said what the hell and for less than $30 I have a nice presentable hood. Also with this I was able to see and correct flaws in my bodywork (still a novice at this)and fix without worry of having to redue the entire paint job. And after wetsanding and buffing I can hardly tell the difference between it and the factory paint. Also I did'nt piss off my tree hugging neihbor by spraying.

95CarbonEclipse · 10-22-2007, 10:58 AM

EclipseTrbo420A... keep up the good work and keep the updates coming! I'm VERY excited to see the progression of this project.

BTW... how long do you estimate each coat takes you to apply it? I'm just curious. I'm thinking that when the weather warms up that I'll be painting my front bumper to (hopefully) match the rest of my car. Right now it's an unpainted 2gb bumper.

95CarbonEclipse · 10-22-2007, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by EclipseTrbo420A

They also make spray cans when im done..what ever white is left im just goin gto hit it with a covering mist and then take car of the fine detailing after like buffing and polish..wax yada yada..

Why not give those areas a light dusting with the spray can in between coats so that you can sand those areas with the rest of the car?

EclipseTrbo420A · 10-22-2007, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by 95CarbonEclipse

Why not give those areas a light dusting with the spray can in between coats so that you can sand those areas with the rest of the car?

Thanks man, I can roll the whole car in a half an hour to an hour easy with my premixed jug and as for everone saying wet sanding takes forever...yes, but Im not going to wet sand the parts like te door jambs and the side where the side skirts cover. besides the way Im applying the paint its going on damn smooth as it is. I gotta eat and then head down and apply the 4th coat..I had the car and bumper out in the sun today.

I can spray steady enough to make the jambs and inner and outer frame pieces look great. More pics tonight after the 4th coat is on..I have to mix some more paint so Ill see id I can get some ratio number for you guys.

always_broken · 10-24-2007, 09:00 AM

What's the update? ^^

EclipseTrbo420A · 10-25-2007, 09:15 AM

Im going to wet sand today, the car is pretty much black now but should show some white after this sanding. Then 2 more coats..Ill grab some pcis tonight.

95CarbonEclipse · 10-25-2007, 09:44 AM

NICE!! I'm all giddy waiting for the pics. I can't wait to try this out on the R1... they make a flat black, right??