Do It Yourself Painting

If any one has any tips on painting or prepping please post here or any pictures of your work.

take your time make sure you prep right.. prep is everything with painting and a constant steady flow..

here is some pics of my friends civic hatchback that i painted out of my garage not complete just too cold to finish painting will finish and have final product pics up sometime in spring..

before paint



most recent pics















like i said will have finished product pics up spring sometime when we finish paint and clearcoat

if you have any toher questions feel free to ask

not bad.. not bad at all

Looking good, where do u get your paint from?

i actually baught the paint off this guy from craigslist but i also have a hook up at serwin williams auto paint.. i get employee discount so if anyone needs paint let me know and i can get you a deal on it..

How much for a gallon? and a gallon of clear + hardner?

i would have to go there and check for you.. im gonna need to know what color you need?? clear coat and hardener is gonna cost around $60

Thats not bad ill let you know im in the progress of painting mine

alrite sounds good man

Paint deals are good... I'll be needing supplies come spring.

just let me kno and i can do my best to get you wat you need

there is also the rustoleum roll on paint job.. very cheap, and has very good results. but takes a good week or so to complete.

http://www.rickwrench.com/index79master.htm?http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html

Zxt_bean wrote:there is also the rustoleum roll on paint job.. very cheap, and has very good results. but takes a good week or so to complete.

http://www.rickwrench.com/index79master.htm?http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html

:ddog: $50 paint job hahahaha doesnt look too bad but how good could it be? roll on? LOL

ive done it to a 95 eg hatch i had... worked out pretty well.. but took about 2 weeks start 2 finish...

Zxt_bean wrote:there is also the rustoleum roll on paint job.. very cheap, and has very good results. but takes a good week or so to complete.

http://www.rickwrench.com/index79master.htm?http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html

i was actually gonna try that this spring/summer on my 240.

My friend does body work and paint for a living.. +1 to the take time on prepping.. that's where most screw ups come from because people want to get right to painting.

on a car that has no dents to dings to fix id say you should spend about 20 hours of prep time before u even think bout priming and painting. the more time spent. the better the outcome

Ill add, if you think your car has no dings or dents you suck at blocking! lol

Take faded paint, and make it shiny and it looks like your car was parked on a driving range.