rattle can paintjob

slpin · Nov 20, 2003

well, my paint is bad, and im thinking of just buying spray cans and kinda paint it. i know it wouldnt look great, but i dont think its looking that great right now either... the paint is starting to tear itself apart and have scars and faded and stuff, so i am thinking of sanding it so its smooth, apply primer, then a layer or two of rattle can orange. have anyone done this before and have idea on cost?

d1_bradley · Nov 20, 2003

If this is a serious post, I'd think about taking it to a High School or VoTech autobody class as a 'donor' type deal. You'll pay for the paint, they'd do the labor. Might not be a show finish, but ANYTHING is better than rattle cans. Depending on color, might not cost that much more.

RAMBO · Nov 21, 2003

The paint on the car in your sig looks pretty darn good to me.... Don't ruin it with rattle cans.

IMHO.... Save your money and do it right, or don't do it at all...

TheDMan · Nov 21, 2003

Dave and Ben are right. If you are not happy with your paint job now, you will really be unhappy once you spray bomb it. leave it alone, have someone else do it with the proper equipment, or do it yourself with the proper equipment.

dennis

ELLI · Nov 21, 2003

Wow, if you are unhappy with that paint job you will really hate the rattle can job. For one it will look like crap when it's done, and two pverspray will get everywhere and three it won't last long at all. My advice is to just drive the car like it is and then someday if you get the time and money then do it right. Looks like a great crusing car to me.

Randy Mosier · Nov 21, 2003

You won't match the color. Then it'll look like a car someone tried to patch with a rattle can paint job. I'd rather drive one that's in primer.

mkarstm · Nov 21, 2003

thats one good lookin chevelle you have. Save the spray bombs for the lawn furniture. The car is really nice just the way it is

slpin · Nov 21, 2003

oh really. alright then, i will forget the rattle can idea. i was pretty serious about doing it because the paint is kinda getting on my nerves. if it gets wet, i can see the water get inside the paint. the body is always rough, and it is starting to get dull and discolor. my friend waxed it a little and it helped a little, but it still look pretty beat up. the paint dont look bad from a distance, but gets bad within 15 feet.

i guess i will save my time and money and try and do it right.

thanks

Professor_SS · Nov 21, 2003

have you tried buffing it a little and applying a good coat of wax? that might spruce it up for the winter, anyway. The rattle can idea is not a good one. Wait for one of those Maco (sp?) 299 specials, and have them shoot it if nothing else.

jr71c · Nov 21, 2003

I wish my velle looked like yours. Still has some shine & even if it didn't, muscle cars look awesome when sporting a "gone flat" paint job

jr71c · Nov 21, 2003

try mothers wax

BowtieAaron · Nov 21, 2003

yeah i agree take it the vo-tech..

im in autobody in vo-tech and i just filled out a work order today so i can bring the velle in.. cant wait.

some of the work that comes out of the tech ( at my school) is incredible (coming from a high schooler). right now my and a few buddies are working on blazer and its coming out awesome.

the only thing that you will have to pay for is paint and materials. if its an orange and you want a base coat/clear coat on the whole car your probly gunna get charged close to 400.00 or more,( as what my teacher says).

but yeah take it in ther and see what they recommend.

oh one more thing.. dont say its a donar car.. because then the school will think its theirs and then the class gets it and the high schoolers screw it all up. ( i know i've seen kids do these to actual donar cars, but not to customer cars).

just thought id help out and good luck.

aaron

Midnight Marauder · Nov 21, 2003

Wet sand the sucker and then wax / buff. Just be careful about burning through the paint on the edges. If its shot and you are considering a cheap repaint anyway I would try it.

Did it on my 70SS with Craigs help and it looked 10 times better afterwards. We just got a hankering to try it one day when we were BS'in and drinking beers. Came out pretty good, got rid of alot of the flat areas and cleaned up all the webbing in the paint.

I know guys are gonna say bad idea but I BTDT and it worked good. I, like you, was not worried about ef'n up too much because the paint was not so great to begin with so it could only get better. Maybe try it on a small section first and see how it comes out.

Just throwing it out there.

figbash · Nov 21, 2003

I've seen cars that have been painted with spray cans and they really looked ridiculous. An Earl Scheib paint job would be better and probably cost less since it's going to take 15 or 20 cans to do the job.

Don't waste your time (please).

Tom

slpin · Nov 22, 2003

http://www.musclelogic.com/slpin/chevelle/IMG_0397.jpg
http://www.musclelogic.com/slpin/chevelle/IMG_0398.jpg

this is basically my car... like the paint kinda has permenant water spots on it, and kinda beaten up.

oh on the second picture, any idea which type of paint i should use to repaint the bezel thingy?

Texas70 · Nov 24, 2003

Forget the Earl Scheib garbage. They will spray (and overspray) a thick layer of "GOO" on your car and call it a paint job. I just got thru stripping 2 layers of that crap from the '70 I bought to restore.

If you will go over your factory finish with rubbing and/or polishing compound (as needed) and then apply a good wax, you should be able to bring out a very nice looking finish. At least it will be much nicer than spray cans or Earl Scheib "GOO".

Ron_Long · Nov 26, 2003

I think I would skip the rattle can. Use a 10" paint roller or use a sponge. Take your pick. The results will all be the same.
Ron

koso_64 · Nov 26, 2003

Hmmm.... When I first got my '64 (I was 16) it had just had body work done to the rockers and rear fender flares, so it was primer grey from the trim in middle of the door down. The rest of the paint was oxidized and beat-up looking (body was A-1 though), so I scuffed it all and shot it with a dozen cans of cheap grey primer. With the nice chrome trim, bumpers, grill, and nice rims, I thought it looked cool. I even got lots of compliments (delivered pizza

). I drove it two years after that, and if I ever got a scratch or whatever, I just scuffed and reshot a little patch. The flatness of the primer was really forgiving, it didn't look blotchy at all. It sat for 5 years after I parked it, and when I actually started to restore it 2 years ago, I was surprised at what good shape the original paint was underneath.

If the above recommendations of sanding, and waxing doesn't help much and if it was temporary until you had the cash for a proper job, and you wanted a change, or to give your body a more "consistent" look to it, I say go for it. Maybe a black primer? There are probably a half-dozen rods in my town that are sporting "primer" finishes.

A friend of mine drove his '68 Malibu for couple of years and it was some sort of reddish-brown primer with a white top, and with some nice chrome rims with fat rubber and it looked very cool.

I know it wasn't the "proper" thing to do, but with the limited funds I had, it looked 100x better than the weathered, beat-up finish it had when I got it.

Good luck!

Texas70 · Nov 26, 2003

I think koso_64 has the right idea. If rubbing/polishing compound and a coat of good wax won't brighten up that paint for you, just go get a few quarts of grey or black epoxy primer, scuff the paint with 320 grit, clean with wax and grease remover, tack cloth and shoot the primer.

Jason_67_Beaumont · Nov 27, 2003

Consider the primer if the paint wont shine up good enough. I've had my car in primer for 4 years, its given me time to detail the engine/suspension & get the mechanical stuff done. I even put it in show & shines. People love a clean primered car, in fact I've had a few people ask me if its still the original 'paint' (they must be thinking butternut yellow). See my sig for picture & with info from this forum you could probably do a nice job yourself.

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