ok so i pretty much have the new hood for my car.. have the primer and everything but cant find the dog on paint!! ok.. i need SPRAY.. im gonna hit autozone in a little bit again.. but is there spray paint in sherwin williams or something?? ok.. thanks!!!!

 

napa or carquest makes cans of paint with your nissan color code, takes about 20 minutes. Go there, tell them the code and voila, new spray paint. You can even ask for clear coat mixed in, and if you are painting plastic you can ask for flex agent.

 

find the color code and get the right paint?

 

Some Sherwin William location do mix automotive paints (but not all are setup for it) as most just carry house hold paints, best to call the locations in your area first, you will need your car paint code for them to get the mix correct.

 

spray can paint is not very durable and you'll have a hard time getting a nice even pattern put on the whole hood, sprays can paint is good for small stuff or touch ups but definitely not to repaint the whole hood. Bring it to a shop for projects this big. You will need more than one can to do the whole hood, spray can paint is not cheap either.

 

thanks for all the imput guys!! tomorrow i will see what i can get done.. if not i will paint it black and look like a ricer until i can afford a professional paint job! I will post a picture of the final product if i can..

 

If you just want something quick and inexpensive for now try Maaco. If you bring them the hood they should be pretty decent about painting it. I agree with another poster on here painting it yourself is futile and a waste of money. Maaco is ok if 1. you dont expect them to tape things off 2. your not expecting a concours quality finish

 

Try them:
http://paintscratch.com/

 

well guys I'm going black.. and I'm half way thru with the painting of the hood.. so far so good.. (not professional) but pretty good.. when i get it done ill post some pictures.. but i have a question.. i want to get rid of ALL the chrome from my car.. door handles, and the thing around the doors.. i want to paint my grille black.. but my dilemma is.. should i paint the whole grille including the nissan emblem or that would be ugly? has anyone done it before?

thanks!!!!

Pedro

 

should be a color code on one of the tags on the car. Search that and go to a napa they may be able to help you out

 

ok.. finished.. i havent pollished it yet bc im letting it cure for a little longer.. its not perfect but im happy since it was a 30 dollar paint job.

here is the pic.



what u think?

 

not bad for 30 bucks man, helps that you have a dark colored car

 

What do you mean polish it? You mean wetsand?

Cant see embeddded pics at work. Ugh. Im interested to see the results.

 

yeah.. wetsand with 2000 grit and polish with polishing compound.. but im kinda liking the mate look of it..