14 replies to this topic

[Jim Venable]

Has anyone experienced painting a partial or whole car with rattle can spray paint? Any and all pro or con experiences along with the type of paint and process utilized if applicable and how it turned out
would be appreciated.

Jim

[Johnny D]

Maaco has the paint deal right now. Check your local one.
Here's Bremerton, hard to beat $249
http://bremerton.maa...dy-coupons.aspx
J~

[Alberto]

Has anyone experienced painting a partial or whole car with rattle can spray paint? Any and all pro or con experiences along with the type of paint and process utilized if applicable and how it turned out
would be appreciated.

Jim

It's a question of skill and patience. I have neither so it turned out like crap when I tried it on a portion of a car.

[dstevens]

Has anyone experienced painting a partial or whole car with rattle can spray paint? Any and all pro or con experiences along with the type of paint and process utilized if applicable and how it turned out
would be appreciated.

Jim

Yep, we rattle can cars all the time in short track. Most get better results with a roller and a brush. But it looks like either a rattle can or a roller and brush. That 250 deal at Maaco doesn't look bad, but it's to get you in the door to up sell on body work, finishes, etc.

Here is bad rattle can. Wouldn't pass SCCA/NASA rules or even some mosre established short tracks.


olds_start by Dave Stevens, on Flickr

I thought I had a better one on the painting but here's what you can do with a cheap HVLP gun, compressor and about 100 bucks worth of low end car paint. Painting a car in your garage isn't for there faint of heart. IN some other posts recently I showed the engine bay I just did.


align 1 by Dave Stevens, on Flickr

[davew]

Maaco paint jobs usually come back to bite you.

They pay the $8 per hour kid to mask what he thinks should be masked, then the $10 kid shoots the paint.

No primer, no sanding. There paint is purchased in 55 gallon drums. Blue in drum #1 is not the same as blue in drum #12. So matching paint is virtually impossible. That is assuming the paint actually sticks with no sanding or priming.

You get what you pay for.

Dave

[Glenn]

My local body shop guy will shoot the car for $200.00 plus materials. Assuming I do the sanding, he will do the tape.

[James York]

My local body shop guy will shoot the car for $200.00 plus materials. Assuming I do the sanding, he will do the tape.

That's a helluva deal!

[dstevens]

That is a good deal, just to shoot it. PPG Delstar or Dupont Centari can cost 300-500 a gallon once all is said and done for Mazda SU red. The off brand Restoration Shop (US made) is about $200 for the gallon kit.

There used to be a couple of booth rental places in town. One was just a big empty warehouse space and one was an old body shop with a couple of auto sized spray booths. Booth were closed by the county because they weren't licensed. Most guys with booths won't let you rent them because they are responsible to the EPA and local authorities for what goes into the system.

[Keith Novak]

I did a fender and bumper cover with a rattle can. The results were mixed. The fender took several cans to get good coverage of red and looked pretty marginal. The bumper cover I did with aluminum colored engine enamel. The aluminum color turned out pretty good...for a dinged up bumper cover. While it's really easy to see flaws in the gloss red, the metalic did a good job of hiding things.

[William Bonsell]

If you are painting the front bumper cover, you must use a primer and a paint specifically for plastic or it will not stick and begin to flake off easily. Been there...done that. Just shot my front fenders with the best Rustoleum has to offer in a "primer and paint" all in one. Satin Black. Looks pretty good, especially after adding decals! Now as long as I can avoid contact, they should be good for a spell.

Bill-

[Glenn]

If you are painting the front bumper cover, you must use a primer and a paint specifically for plastic or it will not stick and begin to flake off easily. Been there...done that. Just shot my front fenders with the best Rustoleum has to offer in a "primer and paint" all in one. Satin Black. Looks pretty good, especially after adding decals! Now as long as I can avoid contact, they should be good for a spell.

Bill-

Try using the spray on bed liner on the bumpers LOL.

[LarryKing]

Or you could use an adhesion promoter on the bumper covers prior to painting.

[Nsparks]

Or you could use an adhesion promoter on the bumper covers prior to painting.

I just recently started using the adhesion promoter and it is definitely worth it. The paint is much more durable.

[Johnny D]

Vinyl wraps are an option too.
J~

[Jim Venable]

Thanks for the tips and information.

Jim