Cheapest way to paint a car??
04-20-2004, 01:32 AM
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Cheapest way to paint a car??
Ok, i have NO interest in how my racecar looks right now but what is the Cheapest way to paint my car? With spraypaint or roll it on??
04-20-2004, 01:17 PM
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$50... buy out your local walmart in the SUV size can of duplicolor spray paint.
so far ive done a 79 firebird and a GTO this way... 79 is a track only trailered race car, and the GTO is a daily driver.... the owner isnt exactly for the "show car" look, but it looked ok when done.
would i do it to a car i want to look nice? no.
would i do it to a 8 color beater? yes.
so far ive done a 79 firebird and a GTO this way... 79 is a track only trailered race car, and the GTO is a daily driver.... the owner isnt exactly for the "show car" look, but it looked ok when done.
would i do it to a car i want to look nice? no.
would i do it to a 8 color beater? yes.
04-20-2004, 01:20 PM
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Rolling it on? Are you crazy? Granted its a race car I suppose, but rolling it on? Just use some rattle cans if you don't want to spend the $200 at Maaco.
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04-21-2004, 08:55 AM
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It's hard to beat Macco for the $$. No overspray all over your stuff and color coming out every time you blow your nose 
If you take the time to remove your trim pieces that they do a crappy job of masking, the paint jobs look pretty decent for a few years.
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If you take the time to remove your trim pieces that they do a crappy job of masking, the paint jobs look pretty decent for a few years.
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04-21-2004, 03:39 PM
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If you've got access to an air compressor and a spray gun, check eBay. Type in "auto paint" and there is a guy that sells gallons of acrylic enamel auto paint for $34.99/gal. You'll need to buy enamel reducer too (which isn't very expensive), but it will look decent when you're done and it's very affordable.
Painting it with house paint & a roller is probably the cheapest way but it will look like complete crap when you're done.
Painting it with house paint & a roller is probably the cheapest way but it will look like complete crap when you're done.
04-21-2004, 03:45 PM
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anybody have some before and after pics of the 200 dollar Macco Job ???
and could i see some pictures of cars that have been spray painted.... it really bewiliders me how that would look any good.
and could i see some pictures of cars that have been spray painted.... it really bewiliders me how that would look any good.
04-21-2004, 04:48 PM
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Originally posted by ajmcmahon
could i see some pictures of cars that have been spray painted.... it really bewiliders me how that would look any good.
could i see some pictures of cars that have been spray painted.... it really bewiliders me how that would look any good.
04-21-2004, 05:29 PM
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Originally posted by deadbird
Some people don't really care about looks.. it's really not a tough concept. I intended to paint my old beater until it got nailed in the rear ¼ (shown below fixed) and then shortly after someone kindly jumped on the (already partially bad) hood. So... $35 in duplicolor gunmetal grey and I called it good enough...
Some people don't really care about looks.. it's really not a tough concept. I intended to paint my old beater until it got nailed in the rear ¼ (shown below fixed) and then shortly after someone kindly jumped on the (already partially bad) hood. So... $35 in duplicolor gunmetal grey and I called it good enough...
04-21-2004, 07:34 PM
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Spray bomb doesn't look too bad if you do it right, If you have a heated garage or woodstove you can bake the stuff on. I got it about 90 in my dad's garage, the paint looks wetter and more shine. I'd buy about 20 cans of .99 walmart gloss black and another 20 cans of clearcoat, hang some plastic from the ceiling after getting all the dirt off the floor. hold the can about 10inches back and do thin layers to avoid runs- I thnk the biggest problem would be keeping dust and dirt out of the paint spray bomb or not.
04-22-2004, 07:58 AM
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Go with the cheap macco, its cheap, and will look better than spray. Normally everyone says macco is crap, but in this case its great 
04-22-2004, 08:57 AM
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I was in autobody at school and we actually rolled on primer. Alot of shops do it if they dont want to have to primer in the booth. like if the booth is taken or something you can just roll or brush on primer like that. Alot of wetsanings and stuff before paint though.
04-22-2004, 07:14 PM
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Originally posted by 82FirebirdTA
Roll it on? HAHAHAHA! Everytime I hear that I can't stop laughing...
Roll it on? HAHAHAHA! Everytime I hear that I can't stop laughing...
04-22-2004, 09:55 PM
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Originally posted by jmd88iroc-z
Yeah, lets just pour gallons of paint on the top of the car and blow it around with the air hose HA!HA!
Yeah, lets just pour gallons of paint on the top of the car and blow it around with the air hose HA!HA!
HAHAHA LoL!
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