Everyone does thing differently and for different reasons.
Me, personally.. i would strip the whole car (windows and door moulds included) paint every panel seperately and then reasemble... but most people don't have the time, knowledge, tools, are to scared, or can't be bothered.
I've seen people tape cars up (such as this) and get excelent results.. and at the end of the day.. if they are happy with it.. thats all that matters.
Good on you for doing it yourself and giving it a go...
agreed. too many armchair knockers out there!
also you learn from your mistakes,imagine in a few years when he has painted more cars and is doing great work,all self taught and all cause he got off his ass and did something rather than knocking others work over the internet ffs
pfft i'd get tuffbt1 to paint my car any day, his own vl job speaks for itself and for the cost involved you can't complain unless you are chasing a professional finish, if i was getting my vlct painted i'd go pro but if it was the daily hack something like this would be perfect. Actually thats not a bad idea....
lol jack, thanks, you making me blush thanks to the positive comments, any more negatives and i will ignore them, simple, thanks also to steve and leigh
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debeer is good paint u should have a 1.8 or 1.6 mm tipped gun and spray 30-50 psi depends on ur gun and were ur good at and use a 2.5 for undercoat good luck mate
Ur not painting 2pak in ur out door shed are u? Thats alot of dirt u will be polishing out then but if u have painted 2pak before then u already know how different environments effect the paint finish.
Good on u for having a go. And i understand ur mate wanted to take short cuts and mask things up. Ive done homeies in the past where ppl have said "ill prep it for u and u paint it" And they leave everything on and go "cant u mask it up?" Makes the job look **** in the end but ow well.
sealed from dirt... yep sure.... wat about the dirt that came in on the car.
anyway whats with the primer over unrubed paint? your gonna get shiney edges that are gonna bite back up. that'll look real attractive going across the front of the bonnet.
God why do so many ppl on these sorta car forums think theyre so kool, im sik off otha tryhard paying other ppl out for doing stuff on there cars like this dude painting his own car,
when you paint a car course you gotta sand thw whole car so why bother even saying bout nose cone and part off bonnet being under coat with out sanding and **** ppl needa grow up n let ppl do they own **** with out having to pay them out.
good luck bro with your respray.
DAMO!!!
lol, thanks 86VL5spd, JET-6 and VLC<>88T for your positive comments, as BODGY as my work may look to the people that think it is, remember, im doing the car the way my mate wants it done, and i will get this car completed soon but it all depends on when he buys the paint
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Looks good so far. If I could give you a couple of suggestions but:
- Hire a booth if possible to paint it in. You will avoid alot of **** this way and its worth the money. A booth does not cost much to hire for a weekend. About $200 I think. Strip the car right back until its ready for painting then hire a car trailer from a servo and take it there.
- Get good quality paint and do not go for the cheaper brand, especially 2 pac.
- Spraying 2pac in your shed is illegal.
- Where a good mask when you spray or you will get ****ed up on the fumes.
- Rip as much stuff as you possibly can. Stuff like trim on the vl and such is really easy to take off and worth it in the end.
Good luck with it whatever you decide to do.
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Originally Posted by 86VL5spd
God why do so many ppl on these sorta car forums think theyre so kool, im sik off otha tryhard paying other ppl out for doing stuff on there cars like this dude painting his own car,
when you paint a car course you gotta sand thw whole car so why bother even saying bout nose cone and part off bonnet being under coat with out sanding and **** ppl needa grow up n let ppl do they own **** with out having to pay them out.
good luck bro with your respray.
DAMO!!!
I agree with that 100% ^^^
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Originally Posted by James_03
- Where a good mask when you spray or you will get ****ed up on the fumes.
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you say it like its a bad thing
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Originally Posted by VLC<>88T
you say it like its a bad thing
o/t - i used to work at a paint factory and worked as a mill operator - basically make a paste where the resin and solvent grinds the pigment - this paste would reach pretty high temperatures and i would sit over it all day makin sure it doesn't bog up or slop out - dont diss gettin high off paint fumes it's *** mad ahaahh - i would walk around work off my face - ah the days......
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Originally Posted by vlberlina
o/t - i used to work at a paint factory and worked as a mill operator - basically make a paste where the resin and solvent grinds the pigment - this paste would reach pretty high temperatures and i would sit over it all day makin sure it doesn't bog up or slop out - dont diss gettin high off paint fumes it's *** mad ahaahh - i would walk around work off my face - ah the days......
roflmao
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you say it like its a bad thing
Yes it is a bad thing, 2 pack paint contains isocyanates, which cause cancer. While it might smell good and getting high might be fun (maybe?) it is very very dangerous.
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