Can't... find... it! Painting Tips.

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:00 am

I thought somewhere on here there was a how too that someone (OB perhaps??) painted a pair of RT side skirts to match their car... Any how too's, or pointers? Yes, I jumped on the bandwagon and bought a set of mopar lip sides, and I had to get blaze red, which will not match my flame red (sux, but for $69!!!). So anyways, I talked to a friend who owns a paint store and he can get me paint, but only for a sprayer (which I do not have) and I guess if Dodge sells rattle cans of it, could I go that route?

My other option is wait until skirts get here and take em to professional and see how much he would charge to do em. I assume it will be most expensive route though. My friend tells me that if I take it to (a guy he knows) this guy he would rather me not touch em, because it will be the same price if I sand and primer, because he will have to go back over to perfect it - which I agree, obviously the guy is a professional and would not put his work on mediocre prep, right?

Sorry so long guys, but my last option is I take it elsewhere - I wonder, could someone point out how I would go about sanding, priming, preping and painting these skirts? And does Dodge sell Flame Red in a rattle can for exterior?

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:50 am

I would honestly just go and get it done right the first time. Something that big, I would not paint myself.

That's just me though, I don't touch body work. I tend to fuck things up.

JRM · Post by **JRM** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:29 pm

01WhiteNe0n · Post by **01WhiteNe0n** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 3:54 pm

Well if you have faith in yourself.. then paint em, I think im going to paint mine myself.
Every dealer should be able to order you a 6 oz rattle can 9 dollars apiece... and then that needs to be clear coated as well.

I'm friends with a guy who runs a body shop so I dunno I might get an estimate

glasswars · Post by **glasswars** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 5:43 pm

I painted my whole car myself. It's a lot easier than you think. If you feel confident enough- I say do it yourself. But if not just get it done right the first time.

bigjosh · Post by **bigjosh** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 6:46 pm

You could buy one of those aerosol spray bottles. Like the preval sprayer http://www.prevalspraygun.com/automotive.htm

Me and my brother used one of those sprayers when we were painting his 3 guage a-pillar for his truck. We got the paint color-matched at a paint shop, and the shop then recommended picking up the preval sprayer from a marine shop since we did not have a sprayer. It worked out really good.

edit: I forgot to mention that the sprayer is cheap and might help you out if you decide to paint it yourself. The paint is poured into the glass bottle portion of the sprayer and then the aerosol spray is screwed on top of the paint bottle.

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 6:59 pm

i work in a body shop so here...

1.sense they've already got a clear coat on them, all you need to do is take a medium roughness scotch brite to the whole thing, just enough to knock down the shine

2.then degrease and tack them off with a tack rag (like $1.50 at a paint store)

3.spray your sealer down, i believe that you need a grey sealer

4.spray your paint, in your case flame red (PR4), let sit for 10-15 min between coats, retack between coats (with a new tack cloth for best results)

5.tack one final time and then spray your clear with 10-15 min between coats, 2-3 coats (perferably a high volocity clear, sense they're rockers) (DO NOT TACK THE CLEAR!)

give it a day to dry

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 3:55 am

would those steps work for a spray bomb job as well? just as a question for reference...

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:52 pm

can't say that i know what you mean by "spray bomb", if you mean spray paint, then personally i would say yes

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 1:06 pm

yeah, i meant spray paint.

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 2:24 pm

If you want them to look good the 1st time, get them painted by a professional. It can't be that much to get them sprayed...mine came silver, so I don't know how much they cost to paint them, but I'd go to a body shop and get quotes. Best thing you can do right now.

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 2:47 pm

it all depends on your color...

OB and anything high metallic is gonna be kinda expensive...

as far as labor goes, if you drop them off in the morning, any half-assed body shop should give you a call by the afternoon.

mine will be E-Blue and installed within a couple days of getting them

quicksilvr · Post by **quicksilvr** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 5:39 pm

Hey Andy, don't worry about paint. Bring them up to St. Joe, and I'll have Nick do them for you for free. He's our paint and body guy, and he's GOOD. You kind of have to be when your normal work includes reparing and painting bumpers and doors on Porsche's, Mercedes, BMW, etc. He'll make 'em look like they came from the factory on your car.

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 12:05 am

quicksilvr wrote:Hey Andy, don't worry about paint. Bring them up to St. Joe, and I'll have Nick do them for you for free. He's our paint and body guy, and he's GOOD. You kind of have to be when your normal work includes reparing and painting bumpers and doors on Porsche's, Mercedes, BMW, etc. He'll make 'em look like they came from the factory on your car.

dood,
I am so there. When I get em, along with my tranny mount next monday or tuesday, let me know when I can bring em up to ya!

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 9:17 pm

i got quoted $150 to paint my R/T sides.

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 9:41 pm

TNK wrote:i got quoted $150 to paint my R/T sides.

You don't gotta cry emo kid. Life isn't fair

mztykal · Post by **mztykal** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:15 pm

I normally do sideskirts for 100 a pair.

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 2:28 am

I dropped mine off today in St. Joe (40 miles north of me) and they will be painted soon

I got a mucho better deal that $100 and being done by a professional.

neonwa032 · Post by **neonwa032** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:20 pm

i would say go with having a professional paint it. because a spray can job wont look good as a spray gun job. and make sure the match is good on one of those match cards before the painter gets to paint it because some people cant match worth a crap. and also a spray can job wont last.