painting car... opinions
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HondaLuver83
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well i'm thinking of a good color scheme, since i will be sticking with the green... maybe gold wheels and gold emblems with some sweet vtec decals (lol on the last one) and def a 6ga decal
Yah green is cool. But seriously dude, if you only have like $800. Your better off buying or renting the compressor gun and buying the paint you want. Even if you have to rent a paint booth, you will probably stay under 800 bucks and ur paint will probably look better than someone else doing it.
Stage one paint is good for the newb, its everything in the can. Including clear coat, just spray and let dry. Preping your car is the pain, painting is what takes finesse. You dont want to over spray, and you want to let the paint dry in between coats.
kn0x47
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+1
if you're not going to paint the door seams, leave it green. just getting the hood and roof recleared would probably be the cheapest and it'd keep the original paint. then just keep the car waxed
ejreams
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True that, and if I had $800 ready I'd be keepin an eye out for a decent CF hood regardless. lol
If your car is exposed to a lot of sun light then silver is the best color, or at least in my opinion. It doesn't fade as fast as red, easier to maintain than black, doesn't show dirt as much and shines very nice.
If your not gonna paint door jams, engine compartment, etc. just DIY the hood and roof yourself. A decent paint shop will charge you about $800 though. Then detail it with a good polymer wax once every 6 months or so and your golden.
If your not gonna paint door jams, engine compartment, etc. just DIY the hood and roof yourself. A decent paint shop will charge you about $800 though. Then detail it with a good polymer wax once every 6 months or so and your golden.
arise257
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't a paint booth basically a tent with ventilation ducts?
At any rate. Listen to these guys. Stick with your green paint and just get those two faded parts fixed up. Don't cheap out, you'll kick yourself when you have to repaint again in a year.
At any rate. Listen to these guys. Stick with your green paint and just get those two faded parts fixed up. Don't cheap out, you'll kick yourself when you have to repaint again in a year.
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1NonlyAccord
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yes in some what..but it also bakes the paint to temps of 200+degrees.
But i re-cleared my hood in the open back yard.
I painted my car in a somewhat enclosed car-port:
talontsiawd
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I have actually seen some decent $800 paint jobs but actually finding a shop to do it will be challenging. The difference between a decent $800 paint job and what you will probably get for your money is HUGE. Now $1500 or so can get you pretty far but again, you may not be happy, most people spend atleast 3k to get exactly what they want.
As much as I am all for DIY, I don't know that I am OK with painting a car, especially outside. Even though paint is becoming environmentally safer, it still is bad stuff. I am not a green freak or anything but even using my airbrush, once I take my mask off, I am always a bit shocked at how much I can smell in the air. Then again, I probably have spray painted/air brushed enough things to cover more than a few cars so I am guilty too.
As much as I am all for DIY, I don't know that I am OK with painting a car, especially outside. Even though paint is becoming environmentally safer, it still is bad stuff. I am not a green freak or anything but even using my airbrush, once I take my mask off, I am always a bit shocked at how much I can smell in the air. Then again, I probably have spray painted/air brushed enough things to cover more than a few cars so I am guilty too.
MikeyMike
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lol 3 grand for a paint job is a joke..3,000 will get a z3 painted. a 100% legit, taking everything apart, full prep, paint, colorsand/polish and guarantied to last life of car is a good 7000-8000 on a basic car..... fyi 
SykVSyx
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lol 3 grand for a paint job is a joke..3,000 will get a z3 painted. a 100% legit, taking everything apart, full prep, paint, colorsand/polish and guarantied to last life of car is a good 7000-8000 on a basic car..... fyi
Unfortunately, this is the cost of many CG's already.......
