My $50 Paint Job

[thepowderblue]

Wow I am not sure what to think about this but not a bad job.
It could have ben almost pro if you just bought a cheap sprayer.

[dirtyaccord]

looks good to me

[199Dakord]

i always wondered what a cb7 would look like in a almond color but now i know looks perfect bro you also did that with a spray gun right?

[vietkid_2006]

Pretty great job for the roller paint job.

I love the belize blue pearl 8th gen in the back there....

[toycar]

I dig it. I think its a little cheap to go this route, but from what it was jesus its a hell of an improvement on the cheap.


Its seems like the original color was fading through in a couple of the pics, is that how it turned or is it just the lighting in the pic?

[Noridetoolow]

Ok....let me preface, Im NOT here to flame or be negative but I just want to put out my opinion.

I followed the link to HT, then the link to the OP and read through that till I found the origonal thread on this. The guy that painted his bug used a specific type of paint, thinned it, sanded and repainted, buffed and waxed it. He went through a LOT of work to get what looks like a good paint job in the pics. I suspect your pics hide very visible indications that the car was painted with a roller. In the pic below you can see what Im refering to (appears as such at least).

Again, NOT at all putting ya down bro, props to the time and effort you DID put into it but if it does look rolled then personally I would have just rattle canned it primer until I could spend $250 at Macco. That though is only my opinion which means crap lol

Hope you did not take offense, simply being honest. Note though that I too have wondered how a CB7 would look in this same exact color! And it DOES look good!

[CBro7]

That's looking a lot better.

[rexload]

Ok....let me preface, Im NOT here to flame or be negative but I just want to put out my opinion.

I followed the link to HT, then the link to the OP and read through that till I found the origonal thread on this. The guy that painted his bug used a specific type of paint, thinned it, sanded and repainted, buffed and waxed it. He went through a LOT of work to get what looks like a good paint job in the pics. I suspect your pics hide very visible indications that the car was painted with a roller. In the pic below you can see what Im refering to (appears as such at least).

Again, NOT at all putting ya down bro, props to the time and effort you DID put into it but if it does look rolled then personally I would have just rattle canned it primer until I could spend $250 at Macco. That though is only my opinion which means crap lol

Hope you did not take offense, simply being honest. Note though that I too have wondered how a CB7 would look in this same exact color! And it DOES look good!

You just need to wetsand it lightly between the coats to minimize the orange peel.

It is really not as much work as people make it seem. Turning a garage into a paint booth and masking the whole car for spray is just as much work, if not more work.

When done right, most people can't tell that it is a roller job unless they look really close. In fact, 90% of the people won't even believe you when you tell them that a car can be painted with a roller.

[jewelproject]

Really all done with a roller!?!

[phantomcow2]

I'll admit, I totally expected something like that looks like crap. But you took your time and really stretched the dollars -- great job!

[Noridetoolow]

You just need to wetsand it lightly between the coats to minimize the orange peel.

It is really not as much work as people make it seem. Turning a garage into a paint booth and masking the whole car for spray is just as much work, if not more work.

When done right, most people can't tell that it is a roller job unless they look really close. In fact, 90% of the people won't even believe you when you tell them that a car can be painted with a roller.

He masked the car well enough to rattle can it and a booth is not required for that either but I would def like to see this in person, whether this CB7 or another car done with a roller, i JUST cant see it without bubbles and roller marks\trails etc etc lol. I do see that wet sanding after the fact could help in smoothing all of it out.

[nate'sCB7]

How many coats did you use?

Looks really good BTW. Love It!

[Boredumb]

The guy that painted his bug used a specific type of paint, thinned it, sanded and repainted, buffed and waxed it.

That's exactly what I did, the picture you posted was only from directly after the 3rd coat was applied, before wetsanding. I ended up doing 5 total coats, overall I'm happy with how it turned out, but you're right, there are some spots where you can see bubbles and drips. At the same time, for $80 and some labor it came out better than I expected for my first time.

@Toycar- In the first few pics you can see the original color, by the time I finished all coats, I don't think you can see it all.

[cb7dazz]

great job bro, much props

i think this look 10x better than a rattle can primer job anyday of the week

car looks great, love the color

[rexload]

He masked the car well enough to rattle can it and a booth is not required for that either but I would def like to see this in person, whether this CB7 or another car done with a roller, i JUST cant see it without bubbles and roller marks\trails etc etc lol. I do see that wet sanding after the fact could help in smoothing all of it out.

Nobody should ever rattle can a car because the paint will not be durable enough to wetsand/buff and it will NOT be durable enough to withstand harsh winters/powerwashing... plus once you rattle can a car, you can't paint it with regular automotive paint without removing the rattle can paint COMPLETELY

as for roller marks and bubbles - look at the pics of my Integra after I rolled it last month.