Well its done: I spray-bombed my car. Opinions?

Well, it took 10 hours, but here it is. Most of the time was spent masking and doing some quick body work. As I've said in other threads, I wasn't looking for a pro paint job, just something to make the car look a little better for my friend's wedding, and to cruise the car around this summer. I think it turned out pretty good. Tomarow its going to get buffed.

 

i like the blue
creepy

 

nice autozone bags man...have fun at work

 

I like it, thanks for keeping us posted.

Mick

 

looks nice from here and looks really great for the cost too.

 

I bet your pointy finger is wore out!

 

Now I know what to do with my old Christmas wrapping paper.

 

Looks great. If you rattle canned it in blue metallic with no clear, you might be disappointed with the buff job. I did that once, and cutting into and exposing the metallic can cause problems (mine went dead flat with no hope after a few months of exposure to the weather.) We theorized that the alum was exposed to the surface and oxidized (whereas the unbuffed alum was coated with a thin coat of paint resin even when the metallic was at the surface.) You might try a small spot somewhere before you get carried away. Anyway the color and car looks great.

 

Cool...you cheap bastard!!!Just kidding. I like it.

 

Well shit, that looks pretty good. But, as mentioned, if there's no clear, DON'T buff it!

 

Dude, For some sweat equity - Looks pretty good to me !

41 Dave

 

Looks pretty good, those little clip-on things that fit on top the can to make it kind of like a "gun" help a whole lot.

Just spray the inside of the wheel-wells black next.

 

Lookin good ! Take some 4 ought steel wool to that grille - there's chrome under the paint

 

gotta use your thumb for painting
and oh yeah, the car looks good, if you dig it thats all that matters

 

Is your friend going to use it in the wedding?
something borrowed, something blue,something old,something new
.............perfect!

 

I hate masking off all the trim, takes forever, seems to have come out good though. Thought it looked good to begin with though.

 

I painted a couple cars the same way MANY years ago. Looks good man. Enjoy the crap out of it!

 

Moloko, what did you do for the prep before you started spraying (besides masking off)? What did you strip the previous "paint" with? And what brand spray did you use?

I really like the way that turned out.

 

Dammit Boy!!! I've seen a whole lot of spray can paint jobs, and most of 'em looked like shit. This is by far the best I've ever seen to come out of a pressure can . This ole boy could be murder w/a good gun and a little bit of schoolin' . Keep up the good work . BTW, how many cans did it take ? Ole Pork

 

Looks great man. As mentioned above, don't buff it.

 

Looks great, a cheap way to get back in traffic and look cool. I've actually seen some pretty decent rattle can jobs before. Krylon 32 here on the hamb is the king of rattle can paint jobs. He says just stand back a little ways and let it flow. Have fun cruzin. Gary

 

Ok, lemme answer some questions.

All I did for prep was basic body work (I half-assed pop-riveted in some patch panels and then bondo's them). I sanded the entire car with 120 grit sand paper to even out the old rusty cracked paint. Then I washed it, and cleaned the surface with mineral spirits.

The paint I used was duplicolor, and thats important. It has one of the fancy "fan" nozzels on it. Not a normal spray'n'pray nozzle like you get on Krylon. I used sandable primer, about 4 cans, and then wet sanded that with 2000 grit.

Then I used like 8 cans of T257 medium blue enamel. Took 3 coats, and then wet sanded it again. I think it took like 4 cans of white because it sucked to get coverage.

Then I used about 6 cans of clear coat on it.

And I did have one of the little "gun" attachments for the can, or else my finger would have fallen off an hour into it.

 

A righteous looking job, man!!!
(Wanna do my Mopar?)

 

Looks cool. Inspiration...

 

I want to know...how many spray cans did you use on this car?? Primer? and Final Color??

 

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Im not trying to be a prick, and I would NOT say this if you didnt in the title state you were seeking opinions...but it looks like a streaky mess. I mean, yes its primarily one color...but why not spray some sealer or prime on there with a cheap gun or something? It would be streak free and protected from the elements. I dont get the rattle canning a whole car. A. It took 10 hours, B. It probably ended up being about as much as a spray job (including cheap gun purchase and cheap sealer/primer/what-have-you) and C. The outcome is very streaky, in photos, from 15 feet away.

Again, please dont take it that Im being an asshole, I just dont understand the concept and fair being fair, opinions were asked for.

 

Reasons: I don't have power in my garage, which means no air, which means no spray gun. My only friends that have a compressor big enough have their tank full of rust and water because they leave the tank open, and never use it because it "takes too much power". So that leaves me the option of a wagner power sprayer pretty much. It doesn't look as streaky in real life as it does in the pictures.

 

That turned out pretty decent!

Hey!...Is that my girls skirt you used to cover those windows???
Where'd you get that???!!!
HAhahaha