Paint Blending?

Mopar65 · Post by **Mopar65** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:32 pm

So I'm a total noob with painting and I am really sick of the flaked and bubbled paint from when I took my moldings off. Yeah I could just put them back on, I know, but I was looking at a different option. Any idea of the process of sanding down just the affected areas, then priming, painting, and clearing. Of course I would have to, i dont know, wetsand and buff the result, but would it look ok or be totally obvious. Weigh in because I'm sure I said something incorrect lol

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:38 pm

What color is your car? What type of paint would you be using? Spray can? Or gun?

If you don't know what you are doing odds are you will be able to tell unless you have a black car it makes it easier.

Mopar65 · Post by **Mopar65** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:48 pm

kornholio788 wrote:What color is your car? What type of paint would you be using? Spray can? Or gun?

If you don't know what you are doing odds are you will be able to tell unless you have a black car it makes it easier.

It's blaze red and i would use the mopar OEM spray can paint

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:10 pm

Don't bother it will look like shit. That's my honest opinion. If you don't have the means to do it professionally don't bother, the spray can will always look like shit and spray can clear will never match OEM clear unless you're using something like UPOL. Even then, UPOL is very finnicky....

theTeejmiester · Post by **theTeejmiester** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:24 pm

^^ i agree with the exception of saying spray can will always look like shit, there is cans that you can have charged with the automotive paint of your choice that has the hardener in a separate cartridge within the can, such as the spraymax 2k clears, they are great products and for smaller parts they are a great option.

but for your doors have them reshot professionaly or don't bother. trust me

wiggyx · Post by **wiggyx** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:26 pm

I agree with Crystal about 95%. The rattle can dealership paint can look good, but usually only on smaller items like mirrors and such where the puny spray pattern won't be an issue. Trying to do a body panel with it will not yield favorable results.

Mopar65 · Post by **Mopar65** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:55 pm

I figured I would have to go pro. Thanks guys

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 7:33 pm

Yeah, with such a small area, don't do it. Maybe if you decided to do the entire door. But I wouldn't use a rattle can for that. Then again, I don't know much, but I do that kind of work for a living. =\

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:47 am

wiggyx wrote:I agree with Crystal about 95%. The rattle can dealership paint can look good, but usually only on smaller items like mirrors and such where the puny spray pattern won't be an issue. Trying to do a body panel with it will not yield favorable results.

Oh yeah it comes out great on small areas and accent pieces, but I was referring to the door which it would never yield a good result on.

Mopar65 · Post by **Mopar65** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 9:24 am

I also assume that my new SRT skirts would also need to get professionally done as well huh?

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 10:36 am

If you want them to look their best I would. You would need to buy a ridiculous amount of those cans to get the paint to cover properly. And as we all know those cans aren't cheap. So when it's all said and done you paid $200 for spray paint when you could have paid less to have them done professionally.