$50 paint job anyone?

soul_sword34 · Post by **soul_sword34** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 12:04 am

Not sure if anyone has followed the new Rustoleum trend but I thought I'd help spread the word. Make sure you read at least the first 4 pages on the Moparts thread. Check out the guys Charger.
http://forums.neons.org/viewtopic.php?t ... sc&start=0

neon_ert3 · Post by **neon_ert3** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 2:25 am

i think im gonna try to paint mines the same color as that civic up top. whats the worst that can happen? if its ugly then i wasted 50 bux. too bad lol

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:08 am

Damn, that Charger looks good!

Gopher it and take lots of pics!

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:30 am

A friend of mine's friend did that to his car...I dont think it turned out half bad either.

jT · Post by jT » Sat Sep 09, 2006 12:59 pm

i need to do it cuz i farked up my paint removing my door trim.. but i dont have the time really... sanding would be a bitch... dont have a electric sander or a place to sand / paint it (no garage, no driveway, etc)

atom · Post by **atom** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 1:54 pm

Well the beauty about this method is you dont need a special shop to keep out dust. If you really wanted you could do it right in the street a coat at a time. Thing is, that black car is definitley clear coated and there isn't clear rustoleum.

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 5:52 pm

I thought for sure that their was a clear rustoleum? I couldve sworn ive used it before

soul_sword34 · Post by **soul_sword34** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 7:24 pm

I wouldn’t clear coat it. There have been experiments with the Rustoleum clear, they do make it, and the usual paint, buff and polish. After reading hundreds of pages they came to the conclusion that there is no difference between the two looks anyways. One of the benefits of not having a clear coat too is if you should get a nick or scratch in the paint it can be easily buffed out or coated over again and no one would be the wiser. Clear makes it difficult, and like I said there’s no difference between a polished job and a clear coat job. The Orange Charger has been hit with high speed rocks and all it did to the paint was leave a ring of dust where the rock had hit. He just wiped the dust off. The charger has been banged into, had oil filters dropped on it and the paint was perfect. Try that with a $5,000 BC/CC. I for one would never want a BC/CC in that price range cuz I’d be too paranoid and nervous to drive it. I used to drive my Dad’s 68 Chevelle with a $10,000 paint job and it was nerve wracking. One more point for you guys who try this don’t expect a show quality look unless you put in the research and work. I’ve seen pictures of half assed jobs and they look like dung. The quality jobs you see the peeps took their time with the body work. I’m going to take a couple of months out to do mine. In the end it’ll be worth it. I get a kick out of the finished jobs and the guys who have done it when they tell everyone how it was done. One guy was called a liar. How funny.
No clear coat here all buff and polished. You gotta take your time though.

atom · Post by **atom** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:30 pm

Oh, I stand corrected in both ways. Rustoleum clear does exist :p And I didn't even think about polishing. I should shut my big mouth :p

WiTeOuT · Post by **WiTeOuT** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 9:20 pm

atom wrote:Oh, I stand corrected in both ways. Rustoleum clear does exist :p And I didn't even think about polishing. I should shut my big mouth :p

YEAH you should!! And go work on your SRT stuff

Just kidding man.

Anyhow...that stuff looks good...but I think the key thing here is not doing it half a$$ed. And let's face it...there are alot of people that do things that way NOT even trying to.

speedyrb29 · Post by **speedyrb29** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 10:59 am

im going to have to try this

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 1:04 am

i may try this on the skunk.....

neon_ert3 · Post by **neon_ert3** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 7:52 pm

anybody know what color that civic is at the top of the page?

KickzRUs · Post by **KickzRUs** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:20 pm

Has anyone here did this yet? lol i would love to paint my car black but im scared sh*tless ima mess it up...

soul_sword34 · Post by **soul_sword34** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:36 pm

KickzRUs wrote:Has anyone here did this yet? lol i would love to paint my car black but im scared sh*tless ima mess it up...

read the moparts website, hundreds of peeps have tried this.

soul_sword34 · Post by **soul_sword34** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 10:20 pm

I know Myztykal has done this job. Mztykal where are you?

OverDrive418 · Post by **OverDrive418** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:18 am

That Looks AWESOME! I'm clearing out space in my garage today!
Time to paint up the new project/beater and I sure as hell don't want to spend more than $100 or so to so it, this is perfect! Two questions first (and forgive if these have been posted somewhere before but I'm here now and it's on topic so...)

1) What would be the best solvent or cleaner to use to prep the surface first?

2) The hood and roof have flaking, do I sand it all smooth first then paint or just paint right over it (thinking it will seal it).

silverneon · Post by **silverneon** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:31 am

soul_sword34 wrote:I know Myztykal has done this job. Mztykal where are you?

What kind of lip is that under the front bumper?

oklamopar · Post by **oklamopar** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:29 am

How does it react on the bumpers. is it flexible?

soul_sword34 · Post by **soul_sword34** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 6:25 pm

OverDrive418 wrote:That Looks AWESOME! I'm clearing out space in my garage today!
Time to paint up the new project/beater and I sure as hell don't want to spend more than $100 or so to so it, this is perfect! Two questions first (and forgive if these have been posted somewhere before but I'm here now and it's on topic so...)

1) What would be the best solvent or cleaner to use to prep the surface first?

2) The hood and roof have flaking, do I sand it all smooth first then paint or just paint right over it (thinking it will seal it).

1) 100% Mineral spirits
2) You definitely want to sand it smooth, no doubt

oklamopar wrote:How does it react on the bumpers. is it flexible?

1) I've heard from many Honda guys who have done this and it is flexible. One guy has had it on his car for a year and no chipping, flaking or scratching.

Bluerocketsneeks · Post by **Bluerocketsneeks** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 7:49 pm

what kind of rustoluim... there are several types? i think they make metalic... which would look professional on a car... but what type should i use?

hows it holp up on the plastic?

i just primered my car... i was just going to drive it like it is... but if i can do this... i'd be set

tip: it takes 4 cans of rustoluim auto primer to thoroughly cover a neon

soul_sword34 · Post by **soul_sword34** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:46 pm

Bluerocketsneeks wrote:what kind of rustoluim... there are several types? i think they make metalic... which would look professional on a car... but what type should i use?

hows it holp up on the plastic?

i just primered my car... i was just going to drive it like it is... but if i can do this... i'd be set

tip: it takes 4 cans of rustoluim auto primer to thoroughly cover a neon

Start here....and do you have any pics of your car in primer?
http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/sho ... art=1&vc=1