thinking of paint job
Keep in mind the following:
Good paint jobs don't leave rough edges on edges of metal, such as the doors, hoods, trunks, etc. The clear should feel the same on the edge as it feels on the flat parts. If for whatever reason the edges are rough, you're going to lose value on your car. The hardest part is to find someone good enough to paint the edges just as good as the factory paint. Often when people say that aftermarket paint isn't as good as factory, it isn't the actual paint they are talking about. It is the quality of the job performed.
Good paint jobs don't leave rough edges on edges of metal, such as the doors, hoods, trunks, etc. The clear should feel the same on the edge as it feels on the flat parts. If for whatever reason the edges are rough, you're going to lose value on your car. The hardest part is to find someone good enough to paint the edges just as good as the factory paint. Often when people say that aftermarket paint isn't as good as factory, it isn't the actual paint they are talking about. It is the quality of the job performed.
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and to answer your question... i personally prefer Silver or the darker gray colors... maybe a darker blue or even a crimson red might look decent with the rights highlights of other colors...
NOTE: I can't see the linked picture because im at work....
paint is all in the painter... it has nothing to with the car or really the brand of paint for that matter... make sure all your primer/paint/clear is made by the same company and make sure you keep the gun clean between primer/paint/clear...
Surface preparation... Surface prep.. Surface prep
I can take the crappiest paint in the world and make an awesome paint job out of it... but its in the matter of surface preparation and time between coats and how much is applied... clear coat is the easiest because hell its clear... don't run it and apply as many layers as you want evenly over the vehicle... you really can't mess it up...
gloss paint is a little more difficult to lay down than a flat but take your time and its all pretty much the same...
DON'T EVER LET A SHOP TELL YOU THAT THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT THE ORANGE PEEL EFFECT - Ive seen this on the hot rod shows on TV before... its complete and total BS... if you paint it right the first time you won't have the need for wet sanding at all... and make sure again all the stuff you are spraying is made by the same manufacturer... I.E. you don't want Krylon primer and Sherwin-Williams brand Paint(reference only)
wet sanding is for clear coat and thats only once its cure and you want to apply another layer or buff it out in some weathered spots... you can wet sand paint but if you do it right the first time.. like i said before you won't have the need
and for god sake read the directions on the paint... you may have used a rattle can before but some paints and primers require different mixing ratios and application methods... it matters trust me... i mixed paint wrong and sprayed it on a part before and it never cured.... now you spend forever trying to sand sticky paint off a part.... went through who knows how many pieces of sandpaper and sanding wheels...
NOTE: I can't see the linked picture because im at work....
paint is all in the painter... it has nothing to with the car or really the brand of paint for that matter... make sure all your primer/paint/clear is made by the same company and make sure you keep the gun clean between primer/paint/clear...
Surface preparation... Surface prep.. Surface prep
I can take the crappiest paint in the world and make an awesome paint job out of it... but its in the matter of surface preparation and time between coats and how much is applied... clear coat is the easiest because hell its clear... don't run it and apply as many layers as you want evenly over the vehicle... you really can't mess it up...
gloss paint is a little more difficult to lay down than a flat but take your time and its all pretty much the same...
DON'T EVER LET A SHOP TELL YOU THAT THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT THE ORANGE PEEL EFFECT - Ive seen this on the hot rod shows on TV before... its complete and total BS... if you paint it right the first time you won't have the need for wet sanding at all... and make sure again all the stuff you are spraying is made by the same manufacturer... I.E. you don't want Krylon primer and Sherwin-Williams brand Paint(reference only)
wet sanding is for clear coat and thats only once its cure and you want to apply another layer or buff it out in some weathered spots... you can wet sand paint but if you do it right the first time.. like i said before you won't have the need
and for god sake read the directions on the paint... you may have used a rattle can before but some paints and primers require different mixing ratios and application methods... it matters trust me... i mixed paint wrong and sprayed it on a part before and it never cured.... now you spend forever trying to sand sticky paint off a part.... went through who knows how many pieces of sandpaper and sanding wheels...
Last edited by Optimus; Sep 10, 2007 at 12:51 PM.
20 cans of flat black and 1 case of beer!!!
I've always wanted to do this, but never had the ***** or held onto a car long enough. If my car ever turned into a weekend warrior, I'd completely gut it and do the above. I'm talking no carpets, back seat, door panels, ac, dash, radio, etc.
I think in Sport Compact they took a brand new 05 STi and flat blacked it with a bunch of cans in a driveway. Pretty funny article and turned out pretty good imo. Of course you prob just took $10K of the resale!!!
I've always wanted to do this, but never had the ***** or held onto a car long enough. If my car ever turned into a weekend warrior, I'd completely gut it and do the above. I'm talking no carpets, back seat, door panels, ac, dash, radio, etc.
I think in Sport Compact they took a brand new 05 STi and flat blacked it with a bunch of cans in a driveway. Pretty funny article and turned out pretty good imo. Of course you prob just took $10K of the resale!!!
20 cans of flat black and 1 case of beer!!!
I've always wanted to do this, but never had the ***** or held onto a car long enough. If my car ever turned into a weekend warrior, I'd completely gut it and do the above. I'm talking no carpets, back seat, door panels, ac, dash, radio, etc.
I think in Sport Compact they took a brand new 05 STi and flat blacked it with a bunch of cans in a driveway. Pretty funny article and turned out pretty good imo. Of course you prob just took $10K of the resale!!!
I've always wanted to do this, but never had the ***** or held onto a car long enough. If my car ever turned into a weekend warrior, I'd completely gut it and do the above. I'm talking no carpets, back seat, door panels, ac, dash, radio, etc.
I think in Sport Compact they took a brand new 05 STi and flat blacked it with a bunch of cans in a driveway. Pretty funny article and turned out pretty good imo. Of course you prob just took $10K of the resale!!!
As for colors on the Ralliart, I'd like to see either an electric blue or for somebody to really go nuts with a pearlescent orange. You really want to get me excited, a deep gloss metallic black with a purple pearl clearcoat on it. That would look so nice when the sun hit it.
Last edited by otter; Sep 17, 2007 at 07:23 PM.
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