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Originally Posted by Flashmn
Even if you get a proper paint can with car paint the results are poor to satisfactory at most. Its not the paint thats the problem, its the nozzle. Anyone whos painted a car with a proper spray gun with realize it. The best tips are the fan tips, but even with them the spray pattern is too narrow.
Also the pressure is not constant, it will go down the more you use the can. When it gets worse, you're gonna end up shooting droplets.
And again the pride comment, I dont see where people get that. I wouldnt feel any pride showing off a fender that looks like total shit compared to the rest of the car. Maybe I just keep high standards to myself or have a different sense of pride to most corolla people  |
Most cars built since the late 80's use a base coat / clear coat system. The base coat goes on like primer. Spray bombs mixed at an Auto Body Supply Store can produce professional results with the base coat provided you don't try to use the all of the can down to the last drop, and you keep the contents shook up if it is a metallic. The base coat can go on dry and will look perfect once the clear coat is applied.
The clear coat however, may best be left to a professional with the proper equipment. You can usually buy the mixed spray bombs of base coat for under $25, and an auto body shop I use charged me less that $80 to clear coat two doors and a fender. And yes, the results came out like factory. I will try to post some photos.
And why wouldn't you feel pride if you managed to learn a new skill and can reproduce the factory finish for a fraction of what the body shop shop would charge to do the whole job?
The great thing about body work and painting is you can give it a try, and if you mess up, you can sand it off and try again. Like any skill, if you don't try, you can't learn.
