how to paint my car s13 flat black using spray paint

[cody180sx]

the car in your post op is a satin IMO is the best color what i bought for mine just haven't got around to doing it. I usually buy about 10 cans that gives you a little extra to work with

[White Comet]

yeah don't go flat, go with a semi gloss

[CrimsonRockett]

yeah don't go flat, go with a semi gloss

I LOVE Kouki 180's but when I see them like this, it makes baby jesus cry.

A crappy color/paintjob just ruins a car to be honest.





Hell, compressor + gun + single stage paint job + a few hours of work looks better than any rattle can job.

[Kckouki]

Paint it with Hot Rod Flatz. Thats what im gonna do my truck in except not black.

[cody180sx]

john deer makes a cool color called blitz black looks good

[hbpignosePA]

I LOVE Kouki 180's but when I see them like this, it makes baby jesus cry.

A crappy color/paintjob just ruins a car to be honest.

Hell, compressor + gun + single stage paint job + a few hours of work looks better than any rattle can job.

are you referring to the car above?

cuz if you saw the car before WC rattled it, it was a major improvement i dont like rattle can jobs but at least its one color and has minor blemishes

oo and 180sx kouki aero doesnt make it one.... still a usdm 240

rats thats bummin me to hear white is hard to match- i was gonna do that one my one rocker panel till i get it painted as just to cover the exposed metal after grindin down the surface rust.

well its better then seein bondo IMHO

[Hcraig13]

Hot rod makes a flat clear coat. which is the best way to do it. You could just 3000 a gloss black car and make it flat. Spray can is gonna be hard to not streak but is cheap but semi gloss just looks like a s****y maco job

[White Comet]

^ search my builds thread, the car was 8 colors before. now its all one color, not flat, even coats and no runs. what more could you ask for from a rattle can?

[hbpignosePA]

im not gonna lie i suck at paint... i might see if u can try n match my rocker panel lol

[White Comet]

im not gonna lie i suck at paint... i might see if u can try n match my rocker panel lol

i bet i can

Hot rod makes a flat clear coat. which is the best way to do it. You could just 3000 a gloss black car and make it flat. Spray can is gonna be hard to not streak but is cheap but semi gloss just looks like a s****y maco job

so you actually prefer flat over semi gloss?

[Bmxandcars]

Kryon Rust Tough Semi-Flat Enamel

LOTS of prep work

and where were you getting 40 cans???? its took me like 7 maybe 8

This car looks good.

I used rustoleum semi gloss. Turned out nice with only two coats.

[Kckouki]

Hot rod flatz, they have all kinds of different colors.

[CrimsonRockett]

are you referring to the car above?

cuz if you saw the car before WC rattled it, it was a major improvement i dont like rattle can jobs but at least its one color and has minor blemishes

oo and 180sx kouki aero doesnt make it one.... still a usdm 240

It might have been a major improvement, but why not save yourself some time/money by doing it right the first time?

Obviously it's still a 240. Any dumbass that refers to their US 240 as a 180sx even if it has a full conversion...it's still a 240 no matter what.

But, yeah.

I've dealt with rattle cans several times in the past and have had good experiences.

If you're doing just a bumper, fender, sideskirts, lips, etc....something small, I don't mind rattle cans(as long as its temporary).

I did my fender this way months ago and it's held up just fine ever since.

Before:(This was a day after I got the car. I can admit it looked like crap, but I was still recovering from my accident at that point. So, not much I could do.)

In Process:(Not color sanded yet. Note the rattle canned sideskirts, lip, and mud flaps.)

(Paint flaked off the mudflaps since I didn't use any flex additives)

After:(All color sanded and polished.)

Like I said, rattle canned cars can be made to look good, but if you're going into that much trouble, borrow a compressor, buy a cheap gun at harbor freight, and shoot it yourself.

Sure, it won't be $5k+ looking paint job, but it DEFINITELY looks better than rattle cans.

This is just a matter of personal opinion though.

If I felt the need to repaint one of my cars myself but was still on a tight budget, i'd turn to single stage paint or cheap basic colors such as gloss black or gloss white.

[White Comet]

i didn't go to the trouble of professionally painting the whole car because i didn't have the money for it. i have a compressor and a spray gun, but i don't have a good spot to spray a whole car and i don't trust myself. i bought $700 worth of paint supplies and i don't want to waste it so i'll eventually have a professional do it.

btw- you mudflaps chipping was not because you didn't use a flew additive. flex additive is only helpful when installing parts on the car after they've been painted. after about a week or less the flex dries and hardens up anyways.

[Koshin]

i reduced some flat blac primer and shot my car and it looks slick as phuck....bets flat paint job ive seen...Ill find some pics

Rich

[Koshin]

heres the car and the track slut..



pre coilovers and big brakes

[CrimsonRockett]

i didn't go to the trouble of professionally painting the whole car because i didn't have the money for it. i have a compressor and a spray gun, but i don't have a good spot to spray a whole car and i don't trust myself. i bought $700 worth of paint supplies and i don't want to waste it so i'll eventually have a professional do it.

btw- you mudflaps chipping was not because you didn't use a flew additive. flex additive is only helpful when installing parts on the car after they've been painted. after about a week or less the flex dries and hardens up anyways.

It was lack of flex additive and crappy prep.

They're mud flaps. Never cared for them anyway.

Everything I've shot WITH flex additive has never cracked/chipped on me when being flexed. aka bumpers, sideskirts, etc.

You're supposed to shoot the flex additive before the base coat too. Not after.

[White Comet]

if they flex and cracked on install then it was lack of flex, but after they're on the car, and they crack, flex wouldn't make a difference.

[sloweighty]

(Paint flaked off the mudflaps since I didn't use any flex additives)

sorry to thread jack but are your wheels 17x8 or 17x9, i am thinking they are 17x8 with some spacers, if you are running spacers what size. I am asking because i have the same set of wheels with 17x8 off set +35 and mind does not sit like yours... please help

[CrimsonRockett]

sorry to thread jack but are your wheels 17x8 or 17x9, i am thinking they are 17x8 with some spacers, if you are running spacers what size. I am asking because i have the same set of wheels with 17x8 off set +35 and mind does not sit like yours... please help

17x9 +20 all around back then.

You'd better throw on a 25mm spacer to get it to sit that "flush"(even though that wasn't really flush at all).

Best bet is to sell yours and buy better fitting ones.

FN's aren't that expensive anyway.

[sloweighty]

17x9 +20 all around back then.

You'd better throw on a 25mm spacer to get it to sit that "flush"(even though that wasn't really flush at all).

Best bet is to sell yours and buy better fitting ones.

FN's aren't that expensive anyway.

yea i know they are not that expensive but they dont really make that size anymore, i have been looking and calling and i have been able to find pairs that size but not a whole set

[Matej]

Even a horribly done glossy paint job looks better than any flat or satin.

[carps13guy]

i would just buy a cup gun & buy some engine bay satin. the kind all the muscle car guys spray their engines bays. a decent cup gun can be bought for about 150 bux. & gallons of satin paint are cheap, lets say 40 bux to spray your whole car.

[s13Jeremy]

yo dude great minds think alike.

[nos487]

Rolled mine with satin

[noobdrftr]

wow for being rolled on thats not too bad...got any close up pics?

[nos487]

I dont have any as of now, but it looks whole lt better than primer. I plan on getting it profesionaly done next year and did not want any rust to show up and tell then. Here is front pic:

[240sxJoe91]

yea i want to paint my 91 240 ( hatch ) primer black...semigloss...Is semigloss dull? Its grey atm but i want to paint it after i finish with my bodywork.

[im_looking_for_a_240sx]

why not paint it the orig. color? since it'll just be ur quarter panel?

[SirSilvia]

yea i want to paint my 91 240 ( hatch ) primer black...semigloss...Is semigloss dull? Its grey atm but i want to paint it after i finish with my bodywork.

hehe pretty much sums up the word semigloss. don't think it will look anygood personally. but idk