[BaadAssGremlins] $50 paint jobs

[Charles Burch <warlocke@xxxxxxxxx>]

lol i just read this article here 
http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=2331682&page=0&fpart=1&vc=1 
its a lil ways down but i wonder how well it would actually turn out =)


but heres the post if u cant find it


here's how i painted my car for about $50, it's actually very easy and 
the results are amazing. First off, get a can of tremclad real orange 
(or what ever color u want) in the can, not spray, yes tremclad, it is a 
acrylic/enamel paint which is very durable. next prep your car as if was 
any other paint job, fix all the rust, ect....no need to prime the car 
since the tremclad allready contains elements which allow it to be 
painted over bare metal. next, after prepping the car get a small 4" 
professional FOAM rollers, it's tiny and has one end rounded off, and 
the other cut straight, and is a very high density foam. u also need a 
jug of mineral spirits to thin the paint. The thing i really like about 
this is that there's no mess, no tapeing the whole car, just key areas, 
and u can do it in your garage, since your not spraying there is 
virtually no dust in the air, just clean your garage first, also it 
does'nt really smell at all, dries overnight and it super tough paint. 
also it you decide to paint the car professionally later, just prep and 
paint, there's no need to strip the tremclad. i have done this to a few 
cars, and i can say it works amazing, u just have to be paitient. next u 
thin the paint with mineral spirits so it just about as thin as water, a 
little thicker. get out the roller and paint away, don't get the paint 
shaked when u buy it, enamel is stirred, otherwise you'll have bubbles 
in the paint for a week!!! after u do 2 coats, wet sand the whole car, 
then repeat, 2 coats, wetsand, 2 coats wetsand. i painted the charger 
using a can since your not spraying the car u use all the paint and not 
spray 50% in the air, use progressivly finer sand paper each time. it's 
not really that much work, cause u can stop and start any time, u can do 
just a door, or the hood, ect. do one panel at a time, and don't stop 
once you start. once your done the final coat, wetsand with about 1000 
grit to a totally smooth finish, and then using a high speed polisher i 
use a buffing bonnet and turtle wax polishing compound. do the whole car 
with this, and i'm telling u, depending on the amount of time and 
paitence you have, the results are amazing. laugh if you want, but for 
$50 ($30 for paint, about $20 for rollers, sand paper, ect...) it really 
looks good. also you can do these steps overnight, paint one evening and 
by morning u can wet sand. i have personally done alot of painting, 
mostly single stage acrylic enamel, and i've sprayed several cars in my 
garage with really good professional results, just it stinks, it's a 
real pain to do, easy to make a mistake, messy, and expensive. The 
tremclad is awesome paint, the "real orange" is an amazing hemi orange, 
and almost looks like it has some perl in the sun, awesome color right 
out of the can. I used this technique on my 1974 beetle also, here are 
the results:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/Picture10.jpg
the car before:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/IM000475.jpg
another after pic:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/DSC00164.jpg
here is a car i sprayed (71 beetle, midnight blue metalic):
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/DSC00194.jpg
here is the car before (71 beetle):
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/Picture1.jpg

here's a few pics of the charger done:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/DSC02764.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/DSC02769.jpg

well that's my 2 cents worth, sorry for the long post. i was borred lol
i painted the orange beetle in 1999, and it still looks like the day i 
painted it, the 71 blue beetle i painted in 2000, and built the car for 
my dad, i used the same paint on my charger, maybe one day i'll spring 
for a good paint job, prepping is 90% of the work, stripping the car, 
sanding, ect.....painting is overrated!!!
So if you have TIME, then i'd say go for it, the worst that could happen 
is that it does'nt turn out and your out $50, but if your paitient, and 
expriement with lets say just the trunk pannel and if you like it do the 
whole car, if not just get it done by someone else for $4000. i don't 
know about you guys, but i would rather spend the $4000 on other parts 
like getting the mechanics sorted out and new chrome, cause when u have 
really nice paint and crappy bumpers, door handles it just sticks out more.




 
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