well my door was hit awhile ago and i can't afford to get it painted professionally. while i was at autozone today i saw a can of automotive spraypaint and the lady said they could get it in any color. i got to thinking and was wondering if there was any way i could get my door to look good by painting it with that, ofcourse i would primer it and clear coat it but do you think it would work? why do they even make these cans of automotive spray paint what do people use them for? for 4 bucks i might go ahead and try it instead of spending 150+ to get it done professionally.

 

Your entire door? I wouldn't do it, there is no way you are going to get an even pattern and consistent color from spray paint. If it were a small area, it would be easier, but no way to do a complete door properly. Plus one can wouldn't even cover your whole door. So it would be more like 2 cans primer, 2 cans paint, 2 cans clear at the minimum. $24 and then you'd be working on it forever for mediocre results.

 

well there is just a 6"x6" spot i need to paint but wouldn't i have to paint the whole door? well anyways i think i might try it because i can't affford anything else and i hate it lookin like this. i guess when it turns out ****ty ill just have it professionally done. oh well down 8 bucks big whoop. thanks for the input tho. do you think if i borrowed a paint gun and bought paint i could do it properly? i think i might buy this book, http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=6032 yeah im that poor. haha

 

www.paintscratch.com

Even tells you how to do it.

 

cool thanks for the link, do you think i could order a spraycan of that and it would cover my door and look good? i might even try to repaint my front bumper cuz its torn to crap.

 

Yes. If you do it propery. If you don't know how, read how to do it on paintsratch.

 

sweet im going to try it i think theres a place in town to get factory color spray paint. maybe i can paint my whole car like this might have to be the first one to attempt this.

 

Painting a whole car? lol that will be VERY expensive. I recently scraped my car on a wall (about a .5 ft x 1 ft region). It took a whole can of paintscratch paint and clearcoat (ran me $50+). The paint looks amazing, but it does NOT match. I'll bet yours won't either assuming you have factory paint. Therefore you're best off just getting it professionally painted.
-Cyrus

 

It won't look good. If you do it get real paint from paitscratch, but it won't look good. Don't you have insurance?

 

i went to a place and bought a can of factory matched automotive paint for 20 bucks and i can't return it so i guess im gonna hafta try it. if not my door ill probably paint the bottom of my front end because it looks like crap. i only have liability and i was hit and run so im screwed.

 

Let's not forget the amount of sanding and wetsanding that would be involved with that process.

 

i got a lotta free time..... im sanding down the bottom of my front bumper right now. kinda wish i wouldn't have started oh well

 

updates?.....

 

well im still working on my front bumper it looks better than wat it looked like. haven't worked on my door at all, been busy puttin in my y-pipe and stuff. i actually talked to my friend that works at a body shop and i might have him spray my whole car if me and my cousin prep it for him.

 

this is true...i touched up my paint where i removed nissan emblem.. and my bumper paint was chipping...paint looks good but it just doesnt match. Oreilly even used a 12,000$ camera to take a picture of my car so it would match...the paint work I did made the back of my car look a ton better...but its not perfect...my friends barely notice it...I do though, ****es me off...its my baby :P

Cars white btw. 96 SE 5spd black leather