# 50 $$ Paint Job ?.. **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 15, 2009, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/50-paint-job/249085 "2009-12-15T07:39:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DUKE\_LADUKE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duke_laduke/32/6317_2.png) [@DUKE\_LADUKE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DUKE_LADUKE)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/50-paint-job/249085/1 "2009-12-15T07:39:48Z")
OP…here’s how i painted my car for about $50, it’s actually very easy and the results are amazing. First off, get a can of tremclad real orange (or what ever color u want) in the can, not spray, yes tremclad, it is a acrylic/enamel paint which is very durable. next prep your car as if was any other paint job, fix all the rust, ect…no need to prime the car since the tremclad allready contains elements which allow it to be painted over bare metal. next, after prepping the car get a small 4" professional FOAM rollers, it’s tiny and has one end rounded off, and the other cut straight, and is a very high density foam. u also need a jug of mineral spirits to thin the paint. The thing i really like about this is that there’s no mess, no tapeing the whole car, just key areas, and u can do it in your garage, since your not spraying there is virtually no dust in the air, just clean your garage first, also it does’nt really smell at all, dries overnight and it super tough paint. also it you decide to paint the car professionally later, just prep and paint, there’s no need to strip the tremclad. i have done this to a few cars, and i can say it works amazing, u just have to be paitient. next u thin the paint with mineral spirits so it just about as thin as water, a little thicker. get out the roller and paint away, don’t get the paint shaked when u buy it, enamel is stirred, otherwise you’ll have bubbles in the paint for a week!!! after u do 2 coats, wet sand the whole car, then repeat, 2 coats, wetsand, 2 coats wetsand. i painted the charger using a can since your not spraying the car u use all the paint and not spray 50% in the air, use progressivly finer sand paper each time. it’s not really that much work, cause u can stop and start any time, u can do just a door, or the hood, ect. do one panel at a time, and don’t stop once you start. once your done the final coat, wetsand with about 1000 grit to a totally smooth finish, and then using a high speed polisher i use a buffing bonnet and turtle wax polishing compound. do the whole car with this, and i’m telling u, depending on the amount of time and paitence you have, the results are amazing. laugh if you want, but for $50 ($30 for paint, about $20 for rollers, sand paper, ect…) it really looks good. also you can do these steps overnight, paint one evening and by morning u can wet sand. i have personally done alot of painting, mostly single stage acrylic enamel, and i’ve sprayed several cars in my garage with really good professional results, just it stinks, it’s a real pain to do, easy to make a mistake, messy, and expensive. The tremclad is awesome paint, the “real orange” is an amazing hemi orange, and almost looks like it has some perl in the sun, awesome color right out of the can. I used this technique on my 1974 beetle also, here are the results: [http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/Picture10.jpg](http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/Picture10.jpg) the car before: [http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/IM000475.jpg](http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/IM000475.jpg) another after pic: [http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/DSC00164.jpg](http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/DSC00164.jpg) here is a car i sprayed (71 beetle, midnight blue metalic): [http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/DSC00194.jpg](http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/DSC00194.jpg) here is the car before (71 beetle): [http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/Picture1.jpg](http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/Picture1.jpg) here’s a few pics of the charger done: [http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/DSC02764.jpg](http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/DSC02764.jpg) [http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/DSC02769.jpg](http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/DSC02769.jpg) well that’s my 2 cents worth, sorry for the long post. i was borred lol i painted the orange beetle in 1999, and it still looks like the day i painted it, the 71 blue beetle i painted in 2000, and built the car for my dad, i used the same paint on my charger, maybe one day i’ll spring for a good paint job, prepping is 90% of the work, stripping the car, sanding, ect…painting is overrated!!! So if you have TIME, then i’d say go for it, the worst that could happen is that it does’nt turn out and your out $50, but if your paitient, and expriement with lets say just the trunk pannel and if you like it do the whole car, if not just get it done by someone else for $4000. i don’t know about you guys, but i would rather spend the $4000 on other parts like getting the mechanics sorted out and new chrome, cause when u have really nice paint and crappy bumpers, door handles it just sticks out more. Heres the Original Post > **[paint job on a budget!? | Best of Moparts / Tech Archive | Moparts Forums](http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/2331682/site_id/1#import)** > > Can someone refer me to a shop or individual who would do a decent job(minor body work) and spray my '69 GTX on a 3-$4,000.00 budget that I have to hold to? Am I way out of line to think someone would do it for this amount? I live approx. 1 hr.... ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/50-paint-job/249085/2 "2009-12-15T07:50:43Z")
you seriously, seriously suck at the internet. just take all that shit down and post the link. ---
**Author:** ![ScottWZ32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/scottwz32/32/6500_2.png) [@ScottWZ32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ScottWZ32)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/50-paint-job/249085/3 "2009-12-15T07:51:14Z")
Budget paint jobs ftmfw! Nice job! ---
**Author:** ![DUKE\_LADUKE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duke_laduke/32/6317_2.png) [@DUKE\_LADUKE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DUKE_LADUKE)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/50-paint-job/249085/4 "2009-12-15T07:51:35Z")
> [@New Wheels Shitty pics](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-wheels-shitty-pics/27259/55): > > you seriously, seriously suck at the internet. > > just take all that shit down and post the link. ugh, I did it so If there are lazy people on here you wont have to scroll down the posts on that forum. ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/50-paint-job/249085/5 "2009-12-15T07:52:13Z")
well its too much effort to read ---
**Author:** ![DUKE\_LADUKE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duke_laduke/32/6317_2.png) [@DUKE\_LADUKE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DUKE_LADUKE)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/50-paint-job/249085/6 "2009-12-15T07:53:09Z")
> [@OFFICIAL Buffalo Sabres Thread](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-buffalo-sabres-thread/25170/3941): > > well its too much effort to read Then you are one of the individuals that can click the link ya fuck! ---
**Author:** ![Murrdog9000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/murrdog9000/32/6391_2.png) [@Murrdog9000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Murrdog9000)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/50-paint-job/249085/7 "2009-12-15T07:54:15Z")
> [@New Wheels Shitty pics](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-wheels-shitty-pics/27259/55): > > you seriously, seriously suck at the internet. > > just take all that shit down and post the link. 🤣rofl:rofl ---
**Author:** ![GATVILLE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gatville/32/6362_2.png) [@GATVILLE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GATVILLE)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 8:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/50-paint-job/249085/8 "2009-12-15T08:00:33Z")
R ---
**Author:** ![Sady](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sady/32/6340_2.png) [@Sady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sady)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/50-paint-job/249085/9 "2009-12-15T08:04:23Z")
Your just now finding out about this? Shit is OLD… ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/50-paint-job/249085/10 "2009-12-15T08:13:45Z")
OLD NEWS ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/50-paint-job/249085/11 "2009-12-15T08:21:50Z")
laduke dont waste your time on this, sell more fishies and save for a maaco paint job if you do anything. ---
**Author:** ![waltbabyluv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/waltbabyluv/32/6300_2.png) [@waltbabyluv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/waltbabyluv)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 8:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/50-paint-job/249085/12 "2009-12-15T08:25:30Z")
sweet, when i paint my scion in the spring i will definitely keep this in mind. ---
**Author:** ![DUKE\_LADUKE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duke_laduke/32/6317_2.png) [@DUKE\_LADUKE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DUKE_LADUKE)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 8:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/50-paint-job/249085/13 "2009-12-15T08:28:42Z")
ahah, I was thinking about redoing the bumpers my self. They look the worse. ---
**Author:** ![FMFGSX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f6c823/32.png) [@FMFGSX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FMFGSX)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/50-paint-job/249085/14 "2009-12-15T08:37:40Z")
[http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/body/hrdp\_0707\_1962\_ford\_falcon\_budget\_paint\_job/index.html](http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/body/hrdp_0707_1962_ford_falcon_budget_paint_job/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/50-paint-job/249085/15 "2009-12-15T08:38:54Z")
> [@LLOYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYD!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lloyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyd/27250/28): > > ahah, I was thinking about redoing the bumpers my self. They look the worse. :facepalm ---
**Author:** ![DUKE\_LADUKE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duke_laduke/32/6317_2.png) [@DUKE\_LADUKE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DUKE_LADUKE)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 8:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/50-paint-job/249085/16 "2009-12-15T08:43:13Z")
> [@Hellgate: London](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hellgate-london/27260/12): > > :facepalm What ??? ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/50-paint-job/249085/17 "2009-12-15T09:23:56Z")
When done properly it looks satisfactory. Holy flashback to 2002, though. ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 9:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/50-paint-job/249085/18 "2009-12-15T09:34:08Z")
SO, is this like an older type paint? like a 1 stage? if u buff it the color goes onto the buffing pad? ---
**Author:** ![deadbeatrec](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deadbeatrec/32/6401_2.png) [@deadbeatrec](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deadbeatrec)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 9:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/50-paint-job/249085/19 "2009-12-15T09:36:11Z")
duke, you should join me for my new years eve festivities. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 11:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/50-paint-job/249085/20 "2009-12-15T11:24:12Z")
why would you ever try to go that cheap on paint for a restoration job? [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/50-paint-job/249085.md?page=2)