2 tone paint job on 1998 max???
did i say i paid someone to paint it no. i did it when i was 16. i bought a gallon of paint that costed me $140. i bought a sprayer an air compressor. a sander a whole bunch of paper and tape. i spent 5 days sanding the car cleaning, washing, and preping the car with some type of surface cleaner ment for preping it that i bought at a chevy body shop. my biggest mistake was not having an air dryer for my comressor and had to much moisture in the lines. it i did the same thing for the black on the bottem. it held up fine for over a year but between the gravel and salt it ruined it. i like how it looks color wise but ive always hated how ****ty it turned out. thew out most of this thread with every one ripping on my car no one bothered to ask how it was done or if i even liked how the quality turned out. GGENIUSE im sure sence you say you work at a body shop knows what happens when there is lots of humidity in the air and moisture in the lines to the paint no matter how much prep there is
And nobody asked how you did it because it looks terrible and we know you bought spray paint from Lowes or home depot.
but you can try I guess. Just make it look tasteful OP 
I do believe I can make it tasteful. Did anyone else notice how strong people feel on the two tone? Its a love/hate thing, no middle ground here.
well idiot me mixed the hardener and paint right away without realizing it would gel up on me with the lid closed so i got a two layers done and let it dry while i went to work. i got back and everything was gel so i said **** it cleaned up the gun and did the black. i had plans to put on the clear but sence i didnt have the budget to get another gallon of paint and wasnt finished with base color i put it on hold. never had the motivation to finish it after that. i plan on buying a 300zx or a 97 f350 in the comming months so i dont care how the car looks any more.
Its more like, Im gonna two tone my car, the question is what is the most astetically pleasing without ripping off someone elses swag. I have tried to avoid the beaten path with alot of my work to this car. I dont think anyone swapped the way i did. I know no one has my dash. I swapped a infinity I30 5spd into it instead of the sentra 6spd...
so its going to be a unique color scheme, so no panda, and no idirty.
I was trying to keep the stock champagne just out of being frugal, I figure there has to be a 2 tone color combo that will work with that... I need queer eye for the straight car... fml...
so its going to be a unique color scheme, so no panda, and no idirty.
I was trying to keep the stock champagne just out of being frugal, I figure there has to be a 2 tone color combo that will work with that... I need queer eye for the straight car... fml...
.......right, so you think that anybody here is going to believe you did that with a air compressor and did some sanding? like do you think we cant see the pictures you posted up there? We can see the gold through the rock chips on your bumper. Yea you did some GREAT sanding and prepping.we know you bought spray paint from Lowes or home depot.
Its more like, Im gonna two tone my car, the question is what is the most astetically pleasing without ripping off someone elses swag. I have tried to avoid the beaten path with alot of my work to this car. I dont think anyone swapped the way i did. I know no one has my dash. I swapped a infinity I30 5spd into it instead of the sentra 6spd...
so its going to be a unique color scheme, so no panda, and no idirty.
I was trying to keep the stock champagne just out of being frugal, I figure there has to be a 2 tone color combo that will work with that... I need queer eye for the straight car... fml...
so its going to be a unique color scheme, so no panda, and no idirty.
I was trying to keep the stock champagne just out of being frugal, I figure there has to be a 2 tone color combo that will work with that... I need queer eye for the straight car... fml...
well idiot me mixed the hardener and paint right away without realizing it would gel up on me with the lid closed so i got a two layers done and let it dry while i went to work. i got back and everything was gel so i said **** it cleaned up the gun and did the black. i had plans to put on the clear but sence i didnt have the budget to get another gallon of paint and wasnt finished with base color i put it on hold. never had the motivation to finish it after that. i plan on buying a 300zx or a 97 f350 in the comming months so i dont care how the car looks any more.
you can see the gold because i painted the whole car before i did the black. i wasnt about to tape off the bottem that would have been a waste of time. and i bought the paint from napa. i cant remember the name. i think it was a 3m company but it was an aftermarket auto paint and was not spray paint.
hahaha....you have no idea how funny that is to me... i would lose a drawing contest to an autistic 2 year old.. maybe i will try using a video game with a large customizable library.
i remember my dad saying the same thing. but i clearly remember it saying it needed a hardener. once i get off of work and to a computer ill see if i can look it up for you. and i bought a gallon of the gold. well champange pearl as it said on the lable. and the black came from a chevy body shop/collision center (excuse the spelling) im not sure exactly how much if i had to guess maby two quarts. i ended up not needing it all
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i might just vinyl wrap it or get it paint matched
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If you are going to try it....plastidip that sh-t. That way when you regret it you can just peal it right off!
Youa re talking about a $5-600 CF hood being out of your budget....just realize prep materials and paint aren't cheap and if you cheap out you are going to get cheap results.
Youa re talking about a $5-600 CF hood being out of your budget....just realize prep materials and paint aren't cheap and if you cheap out you are going to get cheap results.
i remember my dad saying the same thing. but i clearly remember it saying it needed a hardener. once i get off of work and to a computer ill see if i can look it up for you. and i bought a gallon of the gold. well champange pearl as it said on the lable. and the black came from a chevy body shop/collision center (excuse the spelling) im not sure exactly how much if i had to guess maby two quarts. i ended up not needing it all
Hahahaha! rattle cans.... max... re read what I said about the cf hood... I never said it was too expensive... I said they are expensive and purely cosmetic... I don't plan on doing a half a$* job, and by that I should clarify that I'm not gonna do sh*t other than come up w/ the scheme and have a professional paint it, then pay them. I will get it done right. end of.story.
another misconception is that there isnt any clearcoat on all matte finishes. a matte clear exists and is recommended for uv and weather protection.
ive only done one matte paint job and it was a bike gas tank.
as long as its done right matte finish can last as long as gloss finish paint. but caring for it is not as easy. from what ive heard its more delicate to scrubbing and any sort of polish.
as long as its done right matte finish can last as long as gloss finish paint. but caring for it is not as easy. from what ive heard its more delicate to scrubbing and any sort of polish.
vinyl wrapping is easiest with 2 sets of hands, and a completely clean environment. the tiniest bit of dirt will make your wrap look ****ty.
i dunno about scratching easier. but paint tries to shine all on its own, flat or not. if you do anything that could polish paint, it makes the flat finish look weird. almost oxidized.
@ this thread...yal terrible
i painted my car with "aftermarket" KH3. why isnt mine chipping? oh thats right because a paintjob is like 80% prep and pretty much nothing to do with OEM or aftermarket paint?
its clear as ****in day that little prep work was done before that car was sprayed, and if you worked in a body shop you should be able to recognize a **** prep job.
its clear as ****in day that little prep work was done before that car was sprayed, and if you worked in a body shop you should be able to recognize a **** prep job.
uhhhhh under no circumstances will there be skyline badging on my car, unless I swap it to the twin turbo inline 6 change it to all wheel drive, and somehow remove my back doors... its a maxima and its proud to be a maxima
