I found a forum on the web that told me everything i needed to paint my car for 50 bucks so i decided to test it out so far here are my results
coat 1





Coat 2

the guy says to do 6 coats and wetsand between every 2 with 600 grit then wetsand final coat with 1200. i plan on painting my whole car using this method but i wanted to test it out on just the hood and the bumper at first. So far i am pleased with how it is turning out.

Wow at least it is one color now, all though it is different shades of that color. So far doesnt look to bad. Just take your time and for 50$ it shouldnt turn out to bad. I am just curious about adding some sort of protection like a clear coat to it to keep it from chipping. Well if it doesnt turn out shit what are you out 50$. Shit it may even turn out better then a MACCO paint job...

Oh well keep us posted...

Jeremy

well today i wetsanded and got coats 3 & 4 done. As far as chipping goes they say that since it is an enamel that the paint should withstand pretty well im more worried about how soon it is going to fade.

I think it looks a lot better already opposed to the black hood and black bumper.

Anything is better than having the car a million different colors, and hell, for $50, thats giving MAACO a run for their money. Atleast you don't paint over windows and mirrors like they do

Keep us posted on the progress.

yea i think i have seen this done...some guy painted his charger...or something like that...not to bad, ill have to see if i can hunt down those pics of his finished product.

here is the picture of the charger, This is where i got all the info from a forum with the charger owner.

and here is coat number 4

Its kinda hard to really see the detail of the paint from the picture...so how do you like? (being you can see from dif angles with dif light reflections)

Wow, and that's done with a roller?! Looks pretty smooth...is the roller different than the type of material that is on a regular interior paint roller?

im pleased with it there is a bit of orange peel in the paint but i think it is equal in quality to that of a single stage acrylic paint job. The rollers that i am using are professional ultra high density foam rollers, and i am thinning the paint until it is the consistency of water.

here is the 5th and hopefully final coat i am putting on the hood. I still need to wetsand it one last time with some 1500 grit and then buff it.

Not too shabby. Those pics make it look real nice. If you get closer to it can you see any problems with the application? But, for $50 its way better than primer color!

Steve,

where do you get this stuff from. I was thinking of doing my beater with this stuff. for 50 bucks whats not to like. Do they have a website? do they have any color? solid, metallic?

thanks,
Mike

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Steve,

where do you get this stuff from. I was thinking of doing my beater with this stuff. for 50 bucks whats not to like. Do they have a website? do they have any color? solid, metallic?

thanks,
Mike

It is just regular enamal paint he bought from a paint store. Then he used some sort of thinner to thin it out.

I did a quick search on the net and found this...

here's how i painted my car for about $50, it's actually very easy and the results are amazing. First off, get a can of tremclad real orange (or what ever color u want) in the can, not spray, yes tremclad, it is a acrylic/enamel paint which is very durable. next prep your car as if was any other paint job, fix all the rust, ect....no need to prime the car since the tremclad allready contains elements which allow it to be painted over bare metal. next, after prepping the car get a small 4" professional FOAM rollers, it's tiny and has one end rounded off, and the other cut straight, and is a very high density foam. u also need a jug of mineral spirits to thin the paint. The thing i really like about this is that there's no mess, no tapeing the whole car, just key areas, and u can do it in your garage, since your not spraying there is virtually no dust in the air, just clean your garage first, also it does'nt really smell at all, dries overnight and it super tough paint. also it you decide to paint the car professionally later, just prep and paint, there's no need to strip the tremclad. i have done this to a few cars, and i can say it works amazing, u just have to be paitient. next u thin the paint with mineral spirits so it just about as thin as water, a little thicker. get out the roller and paint away, don't get the paint shaked when u buy it, enamel is stirred, otherwise you'll have bubbles in the paint for a week!!! after u do 2 coats, wet sand the whole car, then repeat, 2 coats, wetsand, 2 coats wetsand. i painted the charger using a can since your not spraying the car u use all the paint and not spray 50% in the air, use progressivly finer sand paper each time. it's not really that much work, cause u can stop and start any time, u can do just a door, or the hood, ect. do one panel at a time, and don't stop once you start. once your done the final coat, wetsand with about 1000 grit to a totally smooth finish, and then using a high speed polisher i use a buffing bonnet and turtle wax polishing compound. do the whole car with this, and i'm telling u, depending on the amount of time and paitence you have, the results are amazing. laugh if you want, but for $50 ($30 for paint, about $20 for rollers, sand paper, ect...) it really looks good. also you can do these steps overnight, paint one evening and by morning u can wet sand. i have personally done alot of painting, mostly single stage acrylic enamel, and i've sprayed several cars in my garage with really good professional results, just it stinks, it's a real pain to do, easy to make a mistake, messy, and expensive. The tremclad is awesome paint, the "real orange" is an amazing hemi orange, and almost looks like it has some perl in the sun, awesome color right out of the can. I used this technique on my 1974 beetle also, here are the results:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/Picture10.jpg
the car before:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/IM000475.jpg
another after pic:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/DSC00164.jpg
here is a car i sprayed (71 beetle, midnight blue metalic):
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/DSC00194.jpg
here is the car before (71 beetle):
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/Picture1.jpg

here's a few pics of the charger done:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/DSC02764.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/DSC02769.jpg

well that's my 2 cents worth, sorry for the long post. i was borred lol
i painted the orange beetle in 1999, and it still looks like the day i painted it, the 71 blue beetle i painted in 2000, and built the car for my dad, i used the same paint on my charger, maybe one day i'll spring for a good paint job, prepping is 90% of the work, stripping the car, sanding, ect.....painting is overrated!!!
So if you have TIME, then i'd say go for it, the worst that could happen is that it does'nt turn out and your out $50, but if your paitient, and expriement with lets say just the trunk pannel and if you like it do the whole car, if not just get it done by someone else for $4000. i don't know about you guys, but i would rather spend the $4000 on other parts like getting the mechanics sorted out and new chrome, cause when u have really nice paint and crappy bumpers, door handles it just sticks out more.

I know that is the guy he got the idea from, but not sure if he had got better directions.
I quoted that from this thread http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=2331682&page=0&fpart=1&vc=1

The car looks pretty darn good in person. Shit I would probally compare it to a Macco job. Not something I would do for a show car, but definatly something to consider if you want to get your beater all one color.

Jeremy

yeah mike i picked up everything i needed from home depot rustoleum gloss white paint,mineral spirits, ultra high density foam rollers. All for around 50 bucks and that was with a gallon of paint and lord knows i dont need a gallon. There are slight imperfections but i think once i wetsand it and polish it it will look damn good. Like jeremy said it isnt show car quality but a lot nicer than 10 year old paint. And that is where i got all the info from was that mopar forum. I think i could have gotten better results had i taken more time and practiced a bit more, Everything ive ever painted had turned out looking like shit before this project. The camera does make it look better than it does in real life. but from about 10 feet away it looks just as good as it does in the pictures.