Could i get some comments plz.

[gandhi240sx]

Well I have been sanding and prepping my s13 for the past week,i've been researching different ways of painting my car on a budget and due to my severe lack of money i went with the rattle can method. I am doing a krylon flat white. I really dig it because if you do it right i feel it won't look as bad as a flat black rattle can job. So far ive spent about 40 bucks on paint and sand paper. I just want to get some opinions on my method and idea. I don't think anyone has attempted a flat white on a s13 hatch so you might be interested with the results. Ill post some pics tomorrow.

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Get one of these.

[touge_951]

^

yep. thats a really good idea.

[Fibre guy]

Flat white is going to be uber hard to keep clean.

[90notch_5.0]

good luck with the paint job bro

[gandhi240sx]

Flat white is going to be uber hard to keep clean.

i know man,i have been painting section by section and when i sand and touch one of the previously painted areas it shows up badly. Thanks for the advice guys.

[gandhi240sx]

good luck with the paint job bro

Thank you kind sir. I am going to need it,did i mention this is my first time painting a car?

[Papi Chulo]

are you going to put any clear on it?

[TimTurboZ]

My friend sprayed his coupe flat white. supposedly going to get a pearl clearcoat over it...doubtful.

GL

[roadboy240sx]

you stole my idea i was gonna go flat white.

anyways lets see some pics cuz i have never seen a flat white 240

[gandhi240sx]

are you going to put any clear on it?

I've considered it, Krylon has a flat clear coat i might try out.

Here's some pics.





Still not done with it,planning to put some more coats on it
Modified by gandhi240sx at 11:39 AM 7/10/2009

[Jadesr20det]

what was wrong with the original paint?

[gandhi240sx]

I had to fill in a hole on the hatch as well as fill in some dents. I didn't want to ride around with patches on my car. I also didnt like the maroonish color that was on it originally.

[keith0486]

looking good so far man keep it up. id deffunutly do a second coat on that it will help even it out.

[s13importuner7]

are you doing the door jams and everything? also i have one of those gun holders for spray cans. i like it actually. its kinda silly but its so much easier to use.

[Fibre guy]

It's not too bad but I would tape it off and bring to a paint shop to do a quick and cheap mildly flattened clear coat. An honest shop might charge you like $30-$50, less if you supply the paint, but you could just hose it off when it got dirty.What I meant about keeping flat clean is that any sort of dust, dirt, tar, etc. will stick to it and be impossible to clean. Hence the flat/matte clear coat. If you don't it might look clean for a month tops.

[Jadesr20det]

+1 on the clear coat if you dont the car will come wind up looking dingy....looking decent though for your 1st time

[slidestyle69]

[QUOTE=Fibre guy]Flat white is going to be uber hard to keep clean. [/QUOTE

yes it stains too, i would try like satin white

[gandhi240sx]

are you doing the door jams and everything? also i have one of those gun holders for spray cans. i like it actually. its kinda silly but its so much easier to use.

not yet. I took off the rear bumper to sand all the edges better so it doesnt peel in the future. I also took off the hood and that is turning out pretty good but that is because i sprayed like 2 heavy coats so... Anyways i'm starting to wet sand the base to get it extra smooth. I found this amazing sanding sponge by 3m,its about the price of a pack of sand paper but lasts a lot longer,and it does wonders when you use it for wet sanding because you dont have to keep dipping it in water as much as regular sandpaper since its a sponge and holds the water. They come in multiple grits, 100 180 and 320. the 180 was the most since it was a bigger sponge but it wasnt to bad. I'll go and take a pic of that hood while its still sunny.Thanks for the positive comments guys

[roadboy240sx]

we need more/better pics those dont do the car justice

[ZX88]

Get one of these.

these suck. i was spraying clear and it kept falling off the can and dripping.

[JoseBronx]

post plenty of good pics when youre done. This bmw is making want to do it also.

[SleepyHB]

I like the color but just seem like it will b a pita to keep clean.

[240daveTX]

im pretty sure that beemer has a vinyl wrap

[gandhi240sx]

these suck. i was spraying clear and it kept falling off the can and dripping.

Thanks for letting me know cuz i was planning to go get one of those tomorrow. Unfortunatly i cant move the car into a better position to get better pics because my only key broke and i now have to go out and find a locksmith that can replace it