spray painting a car?
Tom
I have a old 85 toyota cressida with the painting coming off. Would it be
possible to just use regular spray paint on the entire car? I know it is
wiser to get a paint job done at a professional store, but i'm on a budget
so i'm asking if it can be done.I just don't want to spray paint the entire
thing and have it deteriorate in a few weeks.
thanks!
Tom
Tom
How about regular paint? Would it be just as effective or more so than spray
paint? I know it would be cheaper..
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capw
Tri-Pack carbs and made three 'burnt sunflowers' on my paint job ( browm )..
It you are careful, you can make a good looking job... but it's not like
painting a set of patio furnature...
CAP
TobyU
motorcycle farings. You need about 3 medium coats. Let it dry at least 24
hrs....(key point here) Wet sand with 1000-1500(I have used 600) then buff
with wool pad and 3M finesse it of Meguire's number 3 I think it is machine
glaze. I did a bright red lower faring on a GSXR buke and everyone though
it was a professional job..Takes too long though...I'm too impatient...
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Gordon Wedman
look too bad. I just touched up some rust repair areas on my Jeep with
spray cans and it looks OK.
Just use 220 grit sandpaper to very lightly sand the area and remove any
loose paint. Don't sand away any existing paint that is firmly stuck to the
body. Then spray with an acrylic lacquer that you've bought at an auto parts
store. Don't spray too much on each time or you will get runs. Just use
half a dozen light coats with maybe 10 minutes between each coat. You might
find books in your local library on autobody repair that describe touch-up
painting.
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Tom <a...@a.com> wrote:
>I have a old 85 toyota cressida with the painting coming off. Would it be
>possible to just use regular spray paint on the entire car?
>i'm on a budget
>I just don't want to spray paint the entire thing and have it deteriorate
>in a few weeks.
I painted the hood of an old VW Golf with a few cans of Duplicolor truck
touch-up lacquer (Ford Midnight Blue matched original VW color exactly),
and it looked good for the three remaining years I owned the car. But
the risk with lacquer is that it can eventually crack all over, so consider
applying primer-sealer over the original paint first. If you have to
sand the P-S, wait at least a week because it remains gummy at least that
long. Enamel paint will be much more durable but take several weeks to
become
hard enough to sand.
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ruok2
Gordon Wedman wrote:
>Don't spray too much on each time or you will get runs. Just use
>half a dozen light coats with maybe 10 minutes between each coat.
>
Then 100 cans and 16 hrs. later you will be done. If you want to go
cheap use good quality oil based house paint and a roller and brush.
It can't look any worse than the spray can effect.
Rich
George Daleo
You should clean all rusted areas and use body filler on any holes.
I painted two cars with a BRUSH and they looked ok. You can use either
water or oil based paint. Just thin the paint a little so it will flow.
One advantage is that you don't have to mask anything. Keep a wet rag with
thinner ready to wipe any mistakes.
Anand P Naik
spray gun at that time so i decided to carry out the job with normail
spray colors which you get in small cylinders..well i could do the sides
of my montecarlo85 very nicely..its like new!! but the trunk and the hood
cannot get painted properly ...i suggest you should paint the sides and as
for the hood and the trunk you should take this two parts out and paint
the vertically with the same normal sprays..my car still hasnt gone..party
because i had put a good primer before i started using the real color.
you can see the car after i painted at
www.buffalo.edu/~apnak/mycar.jpg
Anand Naik,
Rescon consultant,
Mechanical Engineering (B.S),
SUNY at Buffalo.
Alex Rodriguez
Roller and brush??? I can't see how you can get any type of decent look
with a R&B method. If you are carefull and patient, you can get decent
results out of a spray can.
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ruok2
paint on to cover about a 2 ft. by 2 ft. area. Then use a very fine
brush to smooth the paint out, brushing in only one direction. I've
seen boat hulls painted with this method that you would swear were sprayed.
Rich
Alex Rodriguez
>
>You use the same technique as when painting fiberglass boats. Roll the
>paint on to cover about a 2 ft. by 2 ft. area. Then use a very fine
>brush to smooth the paint out, brushing in only one direction. I've
>seen boat hulls painted with this method that you would swear were sprayed.
On all the cars that I have seen painted with a brush and/or roller, it
was very obvious.
Sushi Grade Pork
I saw someone paint an airplane with a roller and some sears baby-blue
exterior housepaint... The best thing to ever happen to that poor
airplane was when the fuel truck driver backed into it an bent the enire
fueslage, causing the insurance company to write it off as a total loss.
Dan
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Gordon Wedman
painted both sides of my Jeep, above the rear wheels with ONE can of spray
paint in less than an hour. The preparation before painting is what takes
all the time. One thing, I didn't mention which I think is helpful, wipe
down the area a couple of times with toluene to remove any grease/oil.
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Jeff McDonald
covered and 10 made it look acceptable. If you leave some body
panels with original decent paint, it will fool many eyes. They'll think
the dull/blotchy areas are in the shade and the shiny factory is how it
is *supposed* to look. Or my eye at least. But if you do paint half,
make the stop line on a body panel or crease.
How you clean, prep, paper and tape is important too. Good luck.
Don't let anyone talk you out of it. :)
Jeff
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Tom
could you provide me more details on how you sprayed your car? how much did
it cost? do you have a pic?
I plan to paint the entire car.. you said that 10 is enough? is this with 1
or two layers?
thanks!
tom
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Benjamin Lee
wasting your paint. Ideally, the coat should be just heavy enough not to
run. That will give you a nice wet look. I painted my wheels with spray
paint. After two years, it still looks factory. If the paint looks powery,
then your coat is too light, and you are wasting paint.
Ben
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