55$ Paint-Job

[Maeda]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Maeda/paint/th_DSC02514.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Maeda/paint/DSC02514.jpg)
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The roof has only 2 coats on it if you want to see how it starts out.
The rest of the body is much further along. This is after about 5 coats and 3 days of working (about 6 hours a day).
The rear quarters only have about 2 coats on them as well because I need to finish the roof before doing that...
ORAGE PEEL CITY! POPULATION ME.
I think after a good day or two of wetsanding and polishing this thing will look pretty good.

[ALTRNTV]

Lookin' good!

[Maeda]

Lookin' good!

To the rest of you reading this...
Remember that i'm also BUSTING MY ASS to get it to look even this crappe'
Funemployment FTW!

Thanks AkademikONE. Hopefully this gets me more ladies.

:p

[007jpang]

To the rest of you reading this...
Remember that i'm also BUSTING MY ASS to get it to look even this crappe'
Funemployment FTW!

Thanks AkademikONE. Hopefully this gets me more ladies.

:p


cars won't get ladies... it will only attract 16 year old boys

[NemeGuero]

Was this the same process as the $60 paint job?

[Ricks15]

How many hours did it take you two do it all?

[A Spec Products]

All hands point to no, but the wallet points to yes.

Maeda has big balls brah, no joke.

[man its nam]

Lookin pretty good so far.... are you using the rustoleum paint? From my reading if you're having a lot of orange peel it may be because your didn't thin it enough. Or like you said you just need to wet sand it more. Anyways, good to see a 240 trying it out and keep us updated! Good luck!

[Maeda]

cars won't get ladies... it will only attract 16 year old boys
Thats a bold faced lie!
Everyone knows sweet car = hotties following you around everywhere.

Was this the same process as the $60 paint job?
Yes.

How many hours did it take you two do it all?
I'd say something like 25 hours or busting my hump.

And Rogan-san, couldn't you tell I had the big balls from my samurai duck walk?

[ALTRNTV]

How many hours did it take you two do it all?


This is after about 5 coats and 3 days of working (about 6 hours a day).


It's not finished yet, though.

[Maeda]

3x6=18 + looking for paint plus the mistake of painting the car purple first = 25
Fuzzy math. :D

Anyone want to trade hoods so I can finish this proper?

[NemeGuero]

Looks good man, keep up the good work.

[aa87]

Did the purple look bad or something?

Looks awesome.

[sux 2 b na]

yo Maeda!!! hahaha looking good considering the huge explosion of white paint! haha. haha want some b4 pictures with the purple rear? haha

oh its Albert by the way.

[aznpoopy]

looks great

but why didn't you cover your wheels? you got paint all over them!!!

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[Maeda]

looks great

but why didn't you cover your wheels? you got paint all over them!!!

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Funny story actually...
I was painting the car in my driveway when I hear this monster s14 flying up my drive way. It had white TE37s.

It ran over BOTH of my full paint cans, pressurizing them, causing them to bazooka out paint onto my driveway, my car, and myself.

Albert. Give me the original from your asian porn user user bar thing.

1 can of black.
1 can of white.

I still havn't caught the fucker. His car backed down the drive way before I could smack him with my torque wrench. I did steal his cigarettes though.

So if anybody sees a grey s14 with huge TE37s be sure to throw paint on his car for me.

[ThatGuy]

^:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Was it a Pink Phantom? :bowrofl:

[ALTRNTV]

monster s14 flying up my drive way. It had white TE37s.



Dousan. Hahahaha

[Maeda]

The worst part of that story is that it actually happened.

I had to spend one afternoon sanding that side of the car back down. >_<

[NemeGuero]

How much time for prep? Did you sand to bare metal?

[Yoshi]

Rock on Maeda!
Not to thread jack, but i'm in the middle of this too... well sorta, i'm doing my test prep on my spare hood.

Did you get the bubbles?
And did u use Odor or Odorless Mineral spirits?

[druthafoo]

Did you use the gloss white color? and what was involved for your prep? I'm doing this when I get home from school.

Looks good so far tho sorry about the mishap.

[Maeda]

Rock on Maeda!
Not to thread jack, but i'm in the middle of this too... well sorta, i'm doing my test prep on my spare hood.

Did you get the bubbles?
And did u use Odor or Odorless Mineral spirits?

Low Odor. It works but only if its warm outside.
If you get bubbles you either
Shook up your paint too fucking much or
Arn't blowing enough with you're laying it down.

I'm also waiting 12 hours between coats and 12 hours after wetsanding to be 100% sure nothing flakes off.

Here's what I did
Sand ALL the clearcoat off with 400 otherwise the paint won't stick and you'll get 'holes.'
USE A SANDING BLOCK YOU LAZY BASTARDS! If not don't blame me when you sand a hole or dimple or lowspot into your door.
Thin the paint to a water-like consistancy.
Put it in a paint tray
Use a highdensity foam roller.
Put down the paint as thick as I could without it dripping.
Roller the drips and 'fade' them out.
Sand with 600
Repeat 5x times.
Wait about 12 hours between coats otherwise the paint under the top layer won't dry and next week your car will have ton's of paint falling off.

[P4rD0nM3]

Are you using spray/rattle cans or using a roller like that $50 dollar paint job in Club4ag?

[druthafoo]

^I think that's what he's doing the roller technique.

[P4rD0nM3]

Oh shoot my bad. How many times are you planning on wet sanding it? I'm thinking of doing the same thing but with my oem red and I dunno hwo I can accomplish that colour with the $50 dollar paint.

[Realchaos1]

it doesnt look like you put enough thinner into it, but it came out decent

[Maeda]

it doesnt look like you put enough thinner into it, but it came out decent

The weird thing is thats what I thought, so the last couple coats have been REALLY THIN, but the texture of the roller makes it come out orange peeled even then.

I guess its the nature of the beast.

[druthafoo]

^looking at the pictures make my wallet smile

keep us posted on your progress

[2iv0 sx]

hope all goes well! cant wait for final product

so purples your color choice? or what is it?

[projekt_s13]

Looking good, I think im gonna do that. I thinking of painting my car white also, is that gloss white?

[druthafoo]

^yea what he said? I asked that earlier

[Maeda]

Gloss white by rustoleum. :D

[krustindumm]

I picked out my color today, anodized bronze. We'll see how it looks in a few weeks when I get time.

It's mine bitches, don't steal it.

[sncs14]

Funny story actually...
I was painting the car in my driveway when I hear this monster s14 flying up my drive way. It had white TE37s.

It ran over BOTH of my full paint cans, pressurizing them, causing them to bazooka out paint onto my driveway, my car, and myself.

Albert. Give me the original from your asian porn user user bar thing.

1 can of black.
1 can of white.

I still havn't caught the fucker. His car backed down the drive way before I could smack him with my torque wrench. I did steal his cigarettes though.

So if anybody sees a grey s14 with huge TE37s be sure to throw paint on his car for me.

Funniest shit i heard all day!!!:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Paint is looking good though.

[Gnnr]

Nice, I wanna see some more pics in direct light. Like at night under a bright parking lot light or in the sun. What happend with the purple? I'm starting to think this $55 paint job is only good for black and white.

[Maeda]

The purple I got dried PINK. That was the only problem. Instead of making a custom mix again, I decided i'd just go with something I knew was safe.

White.

[Maeda]

http://www.origin-lab.com/gallery/coolroy04.jpg

Finished! :D j/k

Hopefully after some wetsanding, polishing, and aero things will turn out like cool roys car.

[Ritz S14]

Hmm.. Probably would seem a little less troublesome.. if you completed one panel at a time.

[Dousan_PG]

nah. psst. nah dood. that wasnt me.....it...was......other.....dousans...yeah thats it.....

[m0rex]

Damn i got the same color scheme going on for the s14. I can't wait till i paint the bottom half with rustoleum.

[TokyoNights]

yeah $55
but all that work
you must have alot of patience
I dont even fix dents when I get respray haha
ohh well, do a good job on the buffing and it should look titties!

[Xandy Boosts]

picked up safety red, plan on sanding tomorrow and start painting over the weekend. I'll see how everthing goes then I'll fix the little dings here and there and repaint over agian.

[s14xman]

damn i'm glad you got the balls to do it, looks damn good for all the work your putting into it! can't wait to see the final product

[Maeda]

yeah $55
but all that work
you must have alot of patience
I dont even fix dents when I get respray haha
ohh well, do a good job on the buffing and it should look titties!

I'm not a patient person, but I fucked it up like 2 times so I'm learning patience the hard way.

[druthafoo]

^how many coats do you have left?

[sittinsideways]

I'm not a patient person, but I fucked it up like 2 times so I'm learning patience the hard way.


haha thats something i can really see myself doing....and prob will do when i get around to this


lookin good btw

[crazyikimasho]

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b93/crazyikimasho2/PG%20pics/th_a529eb7d.jpg (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b93/crazyikimasho2/PG%20pics/a529eb7d.jpg)
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...the beginning stages.

The last pic is of the splatter paint monster, in case anyone sees him out on the loose. But be very cautious when approaching he could still be armed with cans of paint and could quite possibly bazooka paint at random.

[darkG20t]

In the second to last pic (the shiny top) , is that wet paint? It looks pretty good there.

[slideways2004]

i'm going to do this also. i just want to get my car running first! can someone post a pic of the roller being used?

[Team Rootbeer]

hmm, pretty nice for a roller........looks just as good, if not better than my single stage chevy truck paint!!

but i only have 35 in mine, and i sprayed it w/ a real gun! haha! i win cheap paintjobs to the max!

[Lost_DriFter]

how long do u sand for with each diff grit im impatient as well but im tryin to do it right also did u sand by hand or did u use a sander??

[Maeda]

So uh... who wants to see some finished results?

how long do u sand for with each diff grit im impatient as well but im tryin to do it right also did u sand by hand or did u use a sander??

If your asking this... please do a little more reading on body work.

I'll get you started though... use a BLOCK and sandpaper.

I'm replying like an ass because I must've stated this a gazillion times.

[Dousan_PG]

oh oh me me..ooh oh pick me
oh yes yes me me me
show me
how'd that driver side turn out? hehe...not like i can do anything..

[Maeda]

You don't count.

[ThatGuy]

Make with the pics already. Yes I'm telling you to post pics outside of the Picture Thread. SO DO IT!! :bowrofl:

[Maeda]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Maeda/paint/DSC02520.jpg

Can't argue with the man.

[ThatGuy]

Looks pretty nice. How about some full car shots?

[Maeda]

Man I just sanded my car for 8 hours today.

You think I wanted to spend another 8 polishing without testing it first?

I just polished the top of the driver-side door. The roof is still drying and needs more black. The rear quarters need to be feathered into where the roof is masked. I'm beat and i'm out of cigarettes. You'll have to wait till the weekend. Sorry.

[A Spec Products]

hey ive seen that before

oh yeah now i remember

http://www.famousartreproductions.com/vangoghstarrynightlarge.jpg

hahhahhhhhhhhhhhh i am fanny

[ThatGuy]

Hahaha, no problem. Keep up the good work. I'm still surprised you didn't paint it to match you shift boot. :D

[Maeda]

oh i did. That's how I came to my final decision.

W&B paint matches zebra. :D
I just might get a sweet ddrug hood with zebra stripeys..... and then get pulled over immediately after.

[P4rD0nM3]

Maeda I will follow your footsteps and will be growing bigger balls to do that paint job.

[aznpoopy]

yeah me too. i'm pretty sick of emerald vomit. um, er, i mean emerald blue.

i might just do it panel by panel though. take it slow and all that. haha.

can't wait to see the final result. keep up the good work!

[hitman]

what kind of paint did you use hoale?(sp)

[Yoshi]

Maeda, i'm using the "Professional" gloss black... did u go with pro, industrial or rust stop? does your paint pass the "nail scratch test" that the 510 guy was having? (I'm assuming u read the original thread on moparts?)

[kazuo]

Juan,

Locke is right, you should have painted your car zeebra.

That shit would be off the fucking chains!

[DoriftoSlut]

Maeda says: It'll pass the fingernail test after like 6 months of drying. (Paint that's about a week old baked in the sun passes the test)


He'll paint it Zeebah if "Dousan will fly-jump barrell roll his car into suspended paint cans.... rigged with C4. And dead babies." -Maeda.

Yo, the fucker is sick, swear! Who says that?

[i8yourfwd]

ahahha.. dead babies... eysh.. that'd be a pretty big mess...

[Maeda]

Whoah SHIT! You don't even know.

You're not even close to ready for dis ish.

[Maeda]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Maeda/paint/zeebah1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Maeda/paint/zeebah2.jpg

:D Rain makes for easy wetsanding. After that I rubbing compounded, polishing compounded then buffed, electrical taped, and reassembled.

Still gotta finish the roof, and hit the rear end with atleast 2 more coats, but its raining so I can't do diddley.

[s14xman]

damn it's looking good!

[ThatGuy]

Wow, nice job. I'm impressed. When are you ordering the Zebra Stripe vinyl for the side? :keke:

[Dousan_PG]

NICE john i look forwardto seeing it this weekend IN ACTION!

[Team Rootbeer]

looks awesome, any plans for aero? your car is beggin for it! is that a carbon hood, or did u just not want to paint it?

anywho, looks killer for roll on stuff

[Maeda]

Thanks guys.

No thanks to you dousan! :D

Aero is comming if I can sell this pair of wheels and front bumper I have.
If I sell that stuff I'll have aero on within 48 hours after the sales.

The hood is crackling ugly ass spray paint that wont sand off. I'll just get another hood later, it's too much work to strip/sand/paint.

[DoriftoSlut]

Holy shit. Fucking nice ride (the hatch in the background). a/s/l?

15/f/NY bi curious nudes s2r.



What are we talking about? Oh shit. Umm...
So i just saw this car in person. Its way cold so i don't want to go outside anymore. But this is bananas. B A N A N A S. It looks radical. Even though John now hates life and is hanging himself from the rafters b/c sanding for 1 week straight sucks ass, his broken neck and lifeless body say that the $55 (a little more after Aaron Warhol's splatter experiment) paintjob is.. well worth it. Or at least that's what the suicide note said...

[2iv0 sx]

Lookin good!!

did you paint those black stripe too or its just vinyl?

[DoriftoSlut]

Let me see what the note says...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/Pink_GodziRa/Untitled-1.jpg


Hmm... I don't see anything about what he used for those. I *think* they are electrical tape. I'd ask him. But you know... Well. I don't think i need to say anymore about that right now. I don't have Video Quija.

[ThatGuy]

Stripes are Electrical Tape. Moderators can communicate with dead members.

[2iv0 sx]

http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/roll.gif LIES! I still see him signed on zilvia!! haha

[crazyikimasho]

Damn if hes dead, I sure hope ninjas from the Mountain St exit dont creep up to Camp Snakebite and remove needed parts from his s13. Rumor has it ninjas like Work Equips too.

[DoriftoSlut]

Rumour has it, i helped him do it. And if you wanna come up here, i got something for you too. Its called a noose!

[driftracer]

Wow...lookin' good :)

[SimpleS14]

wow....do you mind letting us know where you got the idea from? I read some people mention two threads...but do you (or anyone else) have a link?

I'd like to see a detailed explaination of this roll-on painting process...I might even try it haha

[ThatGuy]

^Read this thread and all the links it provides.
http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=106047

[crazyikimasho]

Rumour has it, i helped him do it. And if you wanna come up here, i got something for you too. Its called a noose!

I don't really like those, never really been into that sort of thing. How about beers? You have those for me? I like them.

[P4rD0nM3]

Omgosh...that's way too clean for a paint job less than a hundred bucks...all you should have is patience...forced or not.

Maeda, do you think it's possible to paint a car using oem colour codes using that method?

[axiomatik]

you can get it color-matched to whatever color you want, but you can't do metallics.

[Gnnr]

Man, this $55 paint job thing is spreading like wildfire through all the internet car forums. I can just imagine some executive at the Home Depot central ofices going "WTF!? Our entire stock of rustoleum paint is deminshing! Its selling like hotcakes! What gives?"

[darkG20t]

The white looks factory, great! That is awesome, I'm painting next week.

Can't be any worse than my current half spray paint job.

[Big Zee]

it looks awesome dude, props for your hard work

[SimpleS14]

^Read this thread and all the links it provides.
http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=106047

NICE!!!! Thank you for the link.


I still have one question though....

Maeda - How did you paint your door handles? Just simply paint over them and not worry about the rubber seal?

[Pank]

Man, this $55 paint job thing is spreading like wildfire through all the internet car forums. I can just imagine some executive at the Home Depot central ofices going "WTF!? Our entire stock of rustoleum paint is deminshing! Its selling like hotcakes! What gives?"

a lot of older hot rod guys used to use this technique, they're probably used to car people trying to be cheap on paintjobs, haha.

i'm getting a cressida this week, if the paint sucks, you can be SURE i'll be doing this to it

[CaoBoY]

This is going to be the new JDM paint job. damn ricers...hahahah its awesome, i might have to repaint my car stock black again since the paint is all fuxord.

[m0rex]

Yeah time to buy some shares of RPM the company that makes this rustoleum.

[DrtyRat]

Maeda,
Do you think that it was harder since you were changing colors(If I remeber correctly you had a 2 tone coupe before)b/c I'm gonna do this to my coupe this summer and I'm just gonna repaint the factory white thats already there? BTW props for being the first one to do this and having it turn out good

[Pank]

he's not the first by far, just the first on this forum

[Realchaos1]

hmmm, i think i should try this on my fenders/front bumper when the weather allows... spend an entire weekend or so... HMMM

[DrtyRat]

he's not the first by far, just the first on this forum
Well considering that this is the second thread on this and that both of them talk about the thread on the mopar forum for reference to the original posting I thought that it would be understood that I was speaking of this forum....but thanks for trying to clear that up

[joecar]

I dont want to seem like an ass or anything but why spend $55 when your buying work's, ssr's and such. It just seems kinda backwards, when you have 2 thousand dollar rims and aero and forget about your paint. Im no prize myself Ive got single stage paint thats cracking and flaking off but I dont care its no show car.

[ThatGuy]

Because sometimes you blow the budget on suspension, aero and wheels before you get around to paint. See my signature. Not to mention you can buy wheels and such used and get it at a deal, you can't exactly buy used paint.

[DrtyRat]

I dont want to seem like an ass or anything but why spend $55 when your buying work's, ssr's and such. It just seems kinda backwards, when you have 2 thousand dollar rims and aero and forget about your paint. Im no prize myself Ive got single stage paint thats cracking and flaking off but I dont care its no show car.
Good point but alot of ppl (including me) dont care too much about the paint b/c it offers no performance advantage where as lighter/wider rims and or aero could...also I only care enough about the paint that it has to look presentable(ie no dents,rust, etc.)and for what its worth alot ppl who buy rims will buy them used/get a great deal on them. However I for one would never spend 2 grand on my rims unless of course they were the almighty white te37's :wackit:

[m0rex]

I dont want to seem like an ass or anything but why spend $55 when your buying work's, ssr's and such. It just seems kinda backwards, when you have 2 thousand dollar rims and aero and forget about your paint. Im no prize myself Ive got single stage paint thats cracking and flaking off but I dont care its no show car.

Nobody is going for show car quality i know this for sure. Everyone just wants something presentable and decent looking especially when you have so much shit to worry about. My aero is always breaking and im always fixing it. People see my rims and aero and decide its funny to key my car. Natural disasters.

Im pretty sure if i had a 3k paint job i wouldn't want to drive my car even to the grocery store. This is a really easy way to avoid paying and getting a crappy $400 dollar Macco stage 1 paint job.

[DoriftoSlut]

White TEs can save Tibet. They rule.

But... Work Equips are able to divide by zero... that makes them superior to anything in the universe.



As for paint. Like i said... way easier to fork over the cash-money and get your car sprayed. If we had a booth I would have sprayed Maeda's (RIP) car for him, but its ok, he had nothing to do for a week, and this made his car look pretty damn cool.


Still... shit this is way too much work. I'd have sanded the damn thing, cleaned it, tack cloth-ed it, sprayed it, emptied the gun, mixed the clear, waited for the base to kick for another 3 minutes, shot clear, cleaned the gun, picked up the supplies, go grab lunch, watch Top Gun, go back, take the car out of the booth into the sun, and then gotten some more grub.

That leaves me... 6 days ahead of Maeda. Aww yea!

[ThatGuy]

Skip the clear and save more time! Matte finish FTW!!

[DoriftoSlut]

Haha NO PROTECTION! The base paint is very delicate and can get all fuxored super quick with no clear. You CAN buy Semi-gloss and Matte clears though... Ya know... if you live in NC. WHat? LOL.

[ThatGuy]

I know, my Krylon flakes from time to time. A little 220 grit to smooth it back out, rattle, rattle, spray, spray...Good as New!

[Maeda]

I dont want to seem like an ass or anything but why spend $55 when your buying work's, ssr's and such. It just seems kinda backwards, when you have 2 thousand dollar rims and aero and forget about your paint.

The money I saved here went into track events and tires.

I have 500$ wheels, going to have 300$ aero, a 55$ paintjob and people will wet themselves when they see the car. All the money I saved will be pumped back into making SURE my car is demolished at the track. Why spend $$$ when you're going to wreck the car anyway. It's not that I don't want it to look good, but track photos are taken from 15-30 feet away anyway so who gives a fuck.

[2iv0 sx]

^ yeah

Update pics on the car yet?

My cousins painting his car too. Just barely workin on the front end first just to see how it comes out. Looking pretty good so far, but just needs a few more wet sanding n coating http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/pimp.gif..

[joecar]

The money I saved here went into track events and tires.

I have 500$ wheels, going to have 300$ aero, a 55$ paintjob and people will wet themselves when they see the car. All the money I saved will be pumped back into making SURE my car is demolished at the track. Why spend $$$ when you're going to wreck the car anyway. It's not that I don't want it to look good, but track photos are taken from 15-30 feet away anyway so who gives a fuck.

I know what you mean though, I was just throwing that idea out there because you can get a single stage b.s coat for $300. my cars no best of show either, plus my side skirt is so dicked I drilled a hole through the front of the skirt through the fender and got a big ol zip tie holdin that bitch

[Pank]

Well considering that this is the second thread on this and that both of them talk about the thread on the mopar forum for reference to the original posting I thought that it would be understood that I was speaking of this forum....but thanks for trying to clear that up

yeah, sorry about that, i dont even know why i pointed that out. me = durrrr

Skip the clear and save more time! Matte finish FTW!!

you have THE MOST matte paint i have ever seen. in photos, it looks like a cartoon (this is a good thing :love: )


anyway, i just noticed the cressy has a fucked up hood, so flat black rustoleum is on its way (also bubble flares and super wide oldschool wheels, but thats in the future)

[slideways2004]

The money I saved here went into track events and tires.

I have 500$ wheels, going to have 300$ aero, a 55$ paintjob and people will wet themselves when they see the car. All the money I saved will be pumped back into making SURE my car is demolished at the track. Why spend $$$ when you're going to wreck the car anyway. It's not that I don't want it to look good, but track photos are taken from 15-30 feet away anyway so who gives a fuck.

i am exactly the same way. people ask me why i never get my car pianted. that ^^ is the exact answer. it will look good but i won't be scared of messing it up. ne-ways the stance of the car is what makes it look good, not the shiny paint

[krustindumm]

I dont want to seem like an ass or anything but why spend $55 when your buying work's, ssr's and such. It just seems kinda backwards, when you have 2 thousand dollar rims and aero and forget about your paint. Im no prize myself Ive got single stage paint thats cracking and flaking off but I dont care its no show car.


Maybe because it's hard to see paint in action shots, but easy to see wheels and aero. You can only get a good look at paint in hard parking shots. Cheap paint encourages you to drive your car to avoid having pictures taken of it sitting still.

[joecar]

I guess im hardcore to the bone:rawk:

[Dousan_PG]

maeda doesnt care. he just wants to drive more
i have expensive wheels and a 3 stage paint job and i manage to damange my door, 1/4 panel, all my aero
and ill do it again
but the again i hav ea good job, which maeda doesnt..yet

who cares. let him do what he wants. he's fine. and his car is sweeeet.
love the paint job. dont let nobody tell you nothing maeda!
or something....

post the action pics!

[Maeda]

Ask and ye shall recieve.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Maeda/enter.jpg

There's me entering when I'm supposed to and in the gear i'm supposed to.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Maeda/th_MOV02635.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Maeda/?action=view&current=MOV02635.flv)
Here I am rocking you like a hurricane (then unfortunately straightening out a bit at the end).

[blackflag_Rms13]

Car looks nice! But as already stated, action shots aren't the best to show off paint. GJ Man!

[crazyikimasho]

Car looks nice! But as already stated, action shots aren't the best to show off paint. GJ Man!

I disagree... action shots are the best way to showoff paint! Especially Maeda SPL roller paint.

[Vatche]

did u paint the two tone part also or is your sig an older picture?

cuz i been thinking about painting my car myself also but i want to do a twotone..

[Maeda]

The sig pic is a lot of photoshop and really shitty stock non-paint.

[Xandy Boosts]

^ yeah

Update pics on the car yet?

My cousins painting his car too. Just barely workin on the front end first just to see how it comes out. Looking pretty good so far, but just needs a few more wet sanding n coating http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/pimp.gif..

all he does is watch! at least he didnt run over my paint buckets :Ownedd:
doing mine in "safety red" and hopefully it turns out just as good as yours

[surge s14]

WOW!! can you make me a list of what you used im gonna do this now for my s14 im tired of the flat black look

[kazuo]

did u paint the two tone part also or is your sig an older picture?

cuz i been thinking about painting my car myself also but i want to do a twotone..

God smites disbelievers that fake the twotone funk

:cry:

[Johny5]

lookin great john!! haha, i spy origin agressive and uras hood vent in your pics :|

[DrtyRat]

WOW!! can you make me a list of what you used im gonna do this now for my s14 im tired of the flat black look
Read the original thread from the mopar forum and you'll have no more ?'s
http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=2331682&page=0&fpart=1&vc=1

[blackflag_Rms13]

I disagree... action shots are the best way to showoff paint! Especially Maeda SPL roller paint.

I do agree that it shows of the paint, but what I mean is showing off the finish in a closer more focused still picture :ughd: :goyou:

[Maeda]

lookin great john!! haha, i spy origin agressive and uras hood vent in your pics :|

You might be mistaking my car for cfinchs. His car is also white with a black hood, but it has a white hoodvent.

[Johny5]

no, cfinch can't even figure out paypal none-the-less s-chassis tuning. it was a joke, aaron's car in the garahey on the earlier pics.

[P4rD0nM3]

From the looks of it, it's a decent paint job. Damn Maeda, after I fix my dent. I'll be doing what you just did.

[YoungRookie]

If i got the paint and mineral spirits from my dads hardware store and mixed it all, would it work to spray it on with a gun? I have a compressor and a spray gun and thought maybe it would be a little less work then having to roll it on. If you guys think this will work fine i will be trying this in a few weeks. Just need to pick a color and have dad mix up the paint.

[ESone3]

according to the mopar site, it won't work as well as the roller. Too much dust and air er something.

[240shorty]

If i got the paint and mineral spirits from my dads hardware store and mixed it all, would it work to spray it on with a gun? I have a compressor and a spray gun and thought maybe it would be a little less work then having to roll it on. If you guys think this will work fine i will be trying this in a few weeks. Just need to pick a color and have dad mix up the paint.

:werd: I was wondering the same thing. I spray too and figured 'Why the hell not?' I can't imagine my lazy ass spending hours trying to roll and get all the little crevices. When it comes to cheap paint though, there are some cheap, crap brands available for guns already. Never tried them though. Probably no better than the Rustoleum.

I would actually like to try this, but have no need currently. Unless they offer it in the GM color 'blue streak metallic'. :x:

[zero.counter]

I will be trying this with a wagner sprayer within the next couple of weeks. I will post pics of what I do.

[vinhnumber]

madd orange peall, help me with my paint job lol

[Maeda]

Roller works way better then a crappy gun.

Roller works way better then a crappy painter (you).

Mad orange peel is solved by MORE coats, thinner paint, and sanding time.

[240shorty]

I will be trying this with a wagner sprayer within the next couple of weeks. I will post pics of what I do.

^That's a good laugh. I should like to see this... I don't think Wagners are meant for automotive finishes.

I would also like to see it tried with a decent gun though. Kind of defeats the purpose though of the '55$ paint-job'. The equipment costs a wee bit more than the budget.

You can however buy adequate equipment for about a cheap Maaco budget. You could do a Harbor Freight gas compressor (contractor type; higher CFM's, small dual tanks) and Astro-Pneumatic HVLP gun for 500 or so. I've painted with this very combo with good success.

As stated, it still has very little value wise on the $55 roller special. I've seen some nasty paintjobs roll off new car lots, with orange peel and texture that would make one envy the Maeda roller special. So, my hat's off to Mr. Maeda on some pretty impressive results. Keep stickin' it to 'the man'.

[SimpleS14]

Question for anyone to answer...

Where can I find 1000 grit sand paper? I went to my Home Depot and found everything, except I can only get 200, 400, 600 and 800 grit sand paper.

[ManoNegra]

Question for anyone to answer...

Where can I find 1000 grit sand paper? I went to my Home Depot and found everything, except I can only get 200, 400, 600 and 800 grit sand paper.

You can find them at autoparts stores sometimes. Lowes aswell but there are shops dedicated to auto paint supplies. Check the yellow pages for the stores near you. I would go with 1500 or 2000 for the finish.

[bigJ86]

I was wondering the same thing. I spray too and figured 'Why the hell not?' I can't imagine my lazy ass spending hours trying to roll and get all the little crevices. When it comes to cheap paint though, there are some cheap, crap brands available for guns already. Never tried them though. Probably no better than the Rustoleum.

I would actually like to try this, but have no need currently. Unless they offer it in the GM color 'blue streak metallic'.



i would not use a gun........... if u go back and read the old thread from 4ag..... it is said not to use the paint(Rustoleum) in a spray gun

[zero.counter]

Roller works way better then a crappy gun.

Roller works way better then a crappy painter (you).

Not sure whom you are referring to, so I won't respond unless it is me. :)

^That's a good laugh. I should like to see this... I don't think Wagners are meant for automotive finishes.
I don't think cans of rustoleum or those Q45 brakes you are looking into...among other things, are meant for the 240sx application and/or automotive finishes either. But people still attempt things other than the ultra-conservative approach. I mean, a roller? Even though it has its' history when it comes to automotive finishes, it is by no means "de facto" in current times. The original intent of the "$50" method was experimentation and cost-effectiveness.

What is really a good laugh, is having an FMI with a stock engine, but that is neither here nor there.

I would also like to see it tried with a decent gun though. Kind of defeats the purpose though of the '55$ paint-job'. The equipment costs a wee bit more than the budget.

You can however buy adequate equipment for about a cheap Maaco budget. You could do a Harbor Freight gas compressor (contractor type; higher CFM's, small dual tanks) and Astro-Pneumatic HVLP gun for 500 or so. I've painted with this very combo with good success.
This is all useless banter and defeats the purpose. Let's stick on topic as we are not really discussing novice an/or semi-professional applications here. Just a cover job and other experimental applications to the vehicle in discussion. :)

[downshift_sideways]

I'm also doing this paint job. Got motivated by this original thread :)

i'm using rustolieum white paint, and black. Also using odorless Mineral spirits.

the only thing that i failed to do was use a sanding block lol.

I was sanding the top of my hood with my hands, and next thing i know i hit bare metal, hahahaha.

i have this whole week off of work, so it should be done by friday. :)

[zero.counter]

I'm also doing this paint job. Got motivated by this original thread :)

i'm using rustolieum white paint, and black. Also using odorless Mineral spirits.

the only thing that i failed to do was use a sanding block lol.

I was sanding the top of my hood with my hands, and next thing i know i hit bare metal, hahahaha.

i have this whole week off of work, so it should be done by friday. :)
Post some pics, if you could, once you get some progress. It would be much appreciated in the community. ;)

[downshift_sideways]

for sure... here is my original thread :)

http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=107315

[Maeda]

I'm putting up an OFFICIAL DISCLAIMER OFFICIALLY.

If your paint job comes out like, ass, crap, poopoo, browntown, dookie, poodoo, excrement or just bad in general it's not my fault, and I will be the first to make fun of you.

[1121S13]

for sure... here is my original thread :)

http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=107315
nice try but its browntown, dookie, poodoo, excrement and just bad in general

[95zilvia]

downshift_sideways FTL.

[cfinch]

no, cfinch can't even figure out paypal none-the-less s-chassis tuning. it was a joke, aaron's car in the garahey on the earlier pics.

lol the 1 time I ever have read anything other than the classifieds on zilvia... lol it was snore city up until this!

[240shorty]

I don't think cans of rustoleum or those Q45 brakes you are looking into...among other things, are meant for the 240sx application and/or automotive finishes either. But people still attempt things other than the ultra-conservative approach. I mean, a roller? Even though it has its' history when it comes to automotive finishes, it is by no means "de facto" in current times. The original intent of the "$50" method was experimentation and cost-effectiveness.

What is really a good laugh, is having an FMI with a stock engine, but that is neither here nor there.


Point taken. My comment was not intended as derogatory FTR; I would honestly like to see this.

And not sure if that is a slight towards me regarding the FMIC? If so, it strikes me as a bit confusing. My car was not stock, and won't be stock, though it is ATM, but no FMIC.

Anyway, my local home depot just rolled in a huge pallet of this stuff into the middle of the isle and put it on sale. I did notice they have alot more color variety in the quart sized containers. Generally only stock black, white, red, etc... in the gallon sizes. You could do say 'Royal Blue', but they charge a bit more for quarts. Close to $8 per quart.