Well.... im ordering my TRD replica wing tomorrow from erebuni, which is in need of some paint and off of that i decided why not just paint the whole car

Ive had past experience painting helping my dad paint bus grills for greyhoud ( i know random), one of his best friends works for grey hound, and my dad would fix the broken grills bondo and everything, so ive had some paint applying experience.

i got some dings, and fender dents, and hail damage on the hood(stupid chicago winter). and some weird paint chipping? i guess on my front bumer ill post a pic of it to show. really weird.

anyway... i was just wondering teh process in which i would have to go about and the supplies i would need. i already have an air compressor, two guns, face mask, and goggles, so ill look pro i just want some advice in what i should buy and whats good or bad

Paint: im gonna be gettin paint matched, at a shop with good rep, autowerks. http://www.e-autowerks.com/index.html

Paint supplies: this is where i need help, i kinda know what i need like primer, thinner, sand paper, body filler. but dont really know the specifics on what to get. anyone have a list, just a general list of what i need. then go to specific products from there.

anyone? help?

guess....ill....look somewhere else? yea?

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I have no Idea mate .
I have no skills in painting anything, so I would use someone who do It for a living to spray anything on my car.

Coomer has a thread when he painted his car. Look it up. Should be stickied.

use dupli-color spray can..........i used to cans of color and 3 cans of clear came out super cherry.

yea ive read coomers thread.... was just wondering if there was anything he left out, and last time i checked its been a while since hes been on cuz he doesnt have his celi anymore....


for paint... i dont think ima use cans.......not a fan... getting two gallons paint matched from a shop, just gonna use spray can primer..maybe clear coat not sure.. but yea.. if spray can for my wing (comes in on friday:D) just for now... i might.. cuz im planning on a full paint job in the spring after the chicago winter passes...

This post has been edited by lx130: Nov 13, 2007 - 9:43 PM

2 gallons of paint is wayyyyyy too much. One gallon should be more than enough for everything. If you are going to paint the whole car, I suggest you not use can. My brother and I painted my civic in the garage. This was our first time painting and we decided to practice on my the civic, hell, it's just a crappy daily. I think it turned out pretty good. ..In fact, it turned out so well that we decided to go ahead and paint his beloved supra. It costed me about $450 for everything for my cvic and about $600 for the supra because my brother went with some higher end metallic paint. Mine is gloss black. Sorry, I don't remember the brands we used. What I do remember is that you will need TONS of sand paper.

My civic before paint...


All primered up.. and yes, we primered the darn thing outside.


Orange peel + gloss.




After..


My brother's supra being done the same way.


Not yet wetsanded...


Getting ready to be wetsanded..



The supra is not done yet. It still needs to be compounded more in certain areas. I will post close-up pics of the metallic paint later.

Car next in line for paint.. this one is gonna be a beauty. I can't wait.


I hope this helps.

This post has been edited by ImportChick95: Nov 15, 2007 - 12:21 AM

thats awesome! the paint turned out great... jw also, did u guys use spray can primer? and what did u do about clear coat. what was ure whole step by step cuz right now this is what i plan on doiing

1. wash/clean/degrease
2.sand down not to bare metal though, then bondo/primer/sand
3. then start coating it with the paint


how did u get rid of orange peel?

im really looking froward to painting my car now after seeing this and coomers yelli celli post

This post has been edited by lx130: Nov 15, 2007 - 1:05 AM

That list sounds good so far.

We wetsanded the orange peel with 1500 & 2000 grit sand paper. It took FOREVER! We then compounded the sand marks off with medium cut compound using a rotary buffer. Then we switched to a fine cut compound and scratch remover. Polish and wax after.

You should do it. You'll learn a lot about paint and appreciate your car even more.

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arite.. welll i got a few months to prepare.. haha ...so by then i should be ready...

oh yea...forgot... what did u do about clearcoat? and primer? u use spray can primer?

No, not the rattle can kind. We bought a gallon of primer and a gallon of clear and just sprayed it on the same way you would paint the car. We did 2 layers of primer, 3 layers of base and about 5-6 layers of clear.
http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread/1962364 <--This link from Honda-Tech is very useful.

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That looks really good. I want to paint the Celica, but I don't think I could do it nearly as well as some people on here.

-Matt

not 2 gallonscan..................... 2 SPRAY/AEROSOL CANS!!!!!!!!!!

hold on i'll get my pics up and do a small write up..........if you're just wanting to paint your wing then why waste all that $$ getting pro-painting stuff when a nice $7 spray can x2 can do the same work.





i know it sounds ghetto but he it saves $$$ and it works.

This post has been edited by 808celica: Nov 15, 2007 - 3:59 PM

here is my pics
i used 800 grit and wet sanded
then 1500 grit again
primer
some bondo and fiberglass work
then used the AEROSOL can not GALLON can to paint
with clear coats

total cost:
2 black spray/aerosol cans = $16
3 clear spray/aerosol cans = $24
sand paper total = $10
bondo and fiberglass = free from my dad
primer = also free from my dad

total time 3 days for prep, primer, paint, and mounting.

Not bad for an 18 yr. old kid..........LOLz









oh and my full car pics..........i have had these on for 2 months now. and my car is dirty.........

go talk to a piant shop thats what i did cost me 450 bucks for primer filler thinner clear tape paper and booth from a local shop my paints going to cost me another 300 bucks when i finally get my paintcolor and for our cars we shoudl only need around a gallon to 1 1/12 gallons im only getting a gallon mixed up and that should be 3 coats and my interior painted to match. i can find out what brands im useing but its all show quality paints so normally i think u shoudl be spending at least 1400 or more i got the back door discount

but it is not as shiny as importchick95, it looks so simple, cuz the results are amazing!!

welllllll......... heres teh dealio...

im gonna get a gallon of paint....cuz im going to paint in the spring time after winter hits...so might as well get it now... and i dont really like the spraycan outcome IMO, plus i already got everything else i need except paint, clear, and primer...so gonna paint the wing for now... even though actual body paint on the car may be a lil more faded, dont mind for noww... thanks for the help guys... if i need anything else ill post when i get my paint and **** in a week or too ill post up

oh yea... importchick... what brand paint/clear/primer did u get? and uhmmm where did u buy the clear and primer?

This post has been edited by lx130: Nov 15, 2007 - 10:45 PM

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mee too, more info on that, i liked it, so i might do it myself,

*sigh* i think i might go with 808's painting deal for now, haha i need money and i want my wing onn...and thanksgiving is next week and i need money for BLACK FRIDAY!! so yea...

question for 808:

how many coats of primer/base/clear did u put?