Painting my car myself, can it be done?

4ageBT · 09-22-2007, 05:36 AM

youl'l be needing tons of hardwork and patience in preping up the car for painting. the secret of a good paint job is on the preparation of the body.

SCRAMJET · 09-25-2007, 01:58 PM

here is a few pics of my effort before and after. Mine took 150 hours and as you can see the body and paint were very good before i started. I did mine in Artic pearl white, a zerallic pearl used on 2003-2006 subaru imprezas and wrx's. It's a massive job if you want to do it propperly. I did all the prep work at a mates panel shop but i left the painting to the proffesionals. You gotta know what your doing before you try the job on your own. I dont think just owning a compressor is enough

supra_91 · 09-25-2007, 06:11 PM

when your painting im pretty sure you have to be in a dust free environment with proper air circulation. i think it also matters how much pressure you put through the gun

supradrift · 10-16-2007, 02:01 AM

when you are painting you have to be in a climate controlled room with little humidity. you need to buy paint the right hardner for the kind of paint and the right thinner. everything needs to be mixed right with the right air pressure and the right motions to paint. if you mix it wrong you will have orange peel and wont look good.you have to spray evenly or youll have runs. if you do enough layers it doesnt matter how good you paint it if you have enough patience to wetsand it which is a pain in the ass then buff it

Pretaco · 12-24-2007, 02:45 AM

Haven't tried this yet but interesting:

moparts: paint job on a budget!?

another thread about it:

Sweet $50 paint job - Pirate4x4.Com Bulletin Board

I want to try it one day on my beater truck.

twerb089 · 03-12-2008, 07:05 PM

yea, i used behr house paint and rolled it on... i did that like 8 months ago and im still not done sanding, although im procrastinating most of it.. but it got the job done and it was only like 50 bucks

chucks · 04-05-2008, 03:45 AM

The DIY Paint job > they have a nice layout of how to do it.

mnewxv · 09-10-2008, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twerb089

yea, i used behr house paint and rolled it on... i did that like 8 months ago and im still not done sanding, although im procrastinating most of it.. but it got the job done and it was only like 50 bucks

wow you ROLLED paint on? thats crazy!

09-22-2007, 05:36 AM	#1
4ageBT Stock Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NY Posts: 13	youl'l be needing tons of hardwork and patience in preping up the car for painting. the secret of a good paint job is on the preparation of the body. __________________ Autoparwarehouse blog..

09-25-2007, 01:58 PM	#2
SCRAMJET 3" Exhaust Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: perth west aussie Posts: 75	here is a few pics of my effort before and after. Mine took 150 hours and as you can see the body and paint were very good before i started. I did mine in Artic pearl white, a zerallic pearl used on 2003-2006 subaru imprezas and wrx's. It's a massive job if you want to do it propperly. I did all the prep work at a mates panel shop but i left the painting to the proffesionals. You gotta know what your doing before you try the job on your own. I dont think just owning a compressor is enough Attached Thumbnails __________________ 1jz scramjet mkiii

09-25-2007, 06:11 PM	#3
supra_91 Lexus & 550's Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 521	when your painting im pretty sure you have to be in a dust free environment with proper air circulation. i think it also matters how much pressure you put through the gun __________________ 91 N/A automatic supra;K&N FIPK;2.5" custom exhaust;no cat;pacesetter header;eibach springs;tokico "blues";MKIV TT rims

12-24-2007, 02:45 AM	#5
Pretaco 3" Exhaust Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 126	Paint Haven't tried this yet but interesting: moparts: paint job on a budget!? another thread about it: Sweet $50 paint job - Pirate4x4.Com Bulletin Board I want to try it one day on my beater truck. __________________ '88 Supra Targa 5 speed w/ '90 7M-GTE Currently Running Good For Sale: Light blue body parts, Blue interior parts all from '90 supra targa turbo manual. Also for sale: R154 trans, brake pedal, master cylinder, booster, abs actuator, sensors, abs ecu, driveshaft, 3.90 lsd rear end, radiator, wiring, speedo cable, 8 saw blade wheels, '88 ecu, relays, cruise control actuator (bad cable), empty fuel tank, etc....

03-12-2008, 07:05 PM	#6
twerb089 3" Exhaust Join Date: May 2007 Location: santa barbara Posts: 56	yea, i used behr house paint and rolled it on... i did that like 8 months ago and im still not done sanding, although im procrastinating most of it.. but it got the job done and it was only like 50 bucks __________________ 1989 supra turbo automatic soon to become a manual K&N, megan dp, gutted cat, 2 1/2" magnaflow cat back NA intake cam, shimmed actuator no A/C or P/S, therefore no ac condensor, compressor and no ps pump or resivior. gutted interior, 4 tweeters, 2 kicker 12"s powered by an MTX 400W 350rms and an audiobahn 400W 300rms

10-16-2007, 02:01 AM	#4
supradrift 3" Exhaust Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: connecticut Posts: 92	when you are painting you have to be in a climate controlled room with little humidity. you need to buy paint the right hardner for the kind of paint and the right thinner. everything needs to be mixed right with the right air pressure and the right motions to paint. if you mix it wrong you will have orange peel and wont look good.you have to spray evenly or youll have runs. if you do enough layers it doesnt matter how good you paint it if you have enough patience to wetsand it which is a pain in the ass then buff it

04-05-2008, 03:45 AM	#7
chucks Stock Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: arizona Posts: 5	The DIY Paint job > they have a nice layout of how to do it. __________________ Autopartswarehouse rules coz Autopartswarehouse rocks!

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