quick paint job (lot of pics)

[truepinoy]

rustoleum ftwi woke up one day and told myself, that i was gonna paint my carthe original paint was chipped and fadedi stripped the hood and the fenders and realized that it was too much work to do for the whole cartools i used: harbor freight sander, and paint stripperi taped the car and fixed a few dentsput the first coat. there was a butload of orange peel.second coat, or third.. i cant remember i sanded, gradually moving up in grit. then i cut with some rubbing compound and finished with polishing compound. no wax yet. i still havent finshed the whole car but i am making progress.half finished finished fender i will post more when car is done

[darens13]

i love the look of a white s13! put gold mesh wheels on it!

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Wow, looks like a lot of work! be sure to keep us updated!

[Ghostdrifter88]

i can't wait to paint mine white goog job

[gregfarz78]

did you spray the rustoleum or roll it on?

[SketchyRollin564]

shoulda went with the black roof, but looks pretty damn good for a home job

keep up the good work

[truepinoy]

sprayed with a harbor freight gun...i love that place

[GeorgeZilla]

That looks great, wanna do mine next?

[Flicktitty]

Looks damn good! post done pics!

[ScrapMetal]

Fender looks great, need pics of finished car! White S13 love.

[splintercell]

wow, rustoleum too... i commend you.

[KA24Power]

so just out of curiosity, are you going to clear it as well? for all the work you've done so far I personally would have got some proper clear coat and then wet sanded and buffed that

[Drift Motion]

was ur harbor freight gun a air compressor one, or electric one(or whatever the non air compressor one are)

[meet07]

Did that rustoleum paint come from lowes or home depot??? Looks great besides the orange peel.

[revhard_S14]

looks pretty good

[splintercell]

Did that rustoleum paint come from lowes or home depot??? Looks great besides the orange peel.

not trying to be a d!ck, but why does it matter what store it came from. you can buy that anywhere. i sell it at the do it best hardware store i manage.

[night240]

awesome, paint job

[zeause]

Harbor Freight FTMFW!!! I have that same buffer/sander and set of ratcheting wrenches! lmao

[BoostFab]

i love these $50 paint jobjust a little wet sanding will flatten out the orange peel

[diggles240]

looks good. 2 votes for additional clear coat. as far as the orange peel comment- i have seen much, much worse from 'professional' body shops. good job man

kevin

[dozier]

been there...not a very good idea to paint it with rustolium ....it will cost you prolly 500 bucks in sandpaper and a month of sanding to get it off!

[deuce4Oh]

HARBOR FREIGHT is tha shiiiiit

[Dittoz7]

been there...not a very good idea to paint it with rustolium ....it will cost you prolly 500 bucks in sandpaper and a month of sanding to get it off!

No Need To Take It Of If Done Right...

[Kckouki]

Looks pretty damn good.

I agree, shoulda went with the black roof.

[fetherw8]

i was gonna do this with hunter green. turned out the green was brighter than what i wanted. the more cars i see with rustolium paint jobs makes me wish they made a darker color green

[truepinoy]

i dnt know what clear coats are compatible with rustoleum. i heard that if they arent the same brand they might mess each other up. i dont think rustoleum makes a clear, not sure though

[truepinoy]

harbor freight HVLP gun. cost me only 10 bucks with a coupon

[truepinoy]

been there...not a very good idea to paint it with rustolium ....it will cost you prolly 500 bucks in sandpaper and a month of sanding to get it off!

in reality most of the orange peel is gone and it took me about a day to sand whats in the pics.

[darkspoon]

For painting, did you thin the paint out with mineral spirits? and what percentage roughly did you mix?

[truepinoy]

For painting, did you thin the paint out with mineral spirits? and what percentage roughly did you mix?

it really depends on the temperature........50/50 was way to thin so i tried 20/80?? 20 thinner and 80 paint