# DIY budget paint matching. Lots of pics **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [April 4, 2011, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-budget-paint-matching-lots-of-pics/257685 "2011-04-04T09:51:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 24
**Author:** ![Johawk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/johawk/32/6284_2.png) [@Johawk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Johawk)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 7:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-budget-paint-matching-lots-of-pics/257685/24 "2011-04-05T07:07:46Z")
> [@HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOU RACIST SON OF A BITCH](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happy-birthday-you-racist-son-of-a-bitch/40883/13): > > The use the normal basecoat and reducer and put it in a can so its really the same stuff I would shoot from a paint gun. I just reread your OP and saw you got it from Schenectady AB, they are good shit, now i get it. > > Also the clear did come out damn good, def not some duplicolor jump off, I will have to look into that stuff for tiny projects where its a pain in the ass to load a gun with clear. :thumbup You could realistically spray paint a mirror or other small part of a car as a cheap repair. I wouldn’t recommend doing a quarter panel on a Bimmer this way but a new bump strip on a Hyundai is certainly a possibility. > [@Official ICE BOWL Meet](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-ice-bowl-meet/40785/81): > > looks good man, but if you were taking off the manifold, why not upgrade to the ls6? I thought you had plans to do that as well? > [@Today I learned me](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/today-i-learned-me/40860/11): > > I don’t have $350 to blow on possible gains of 10hp. I had a bad knock sensor to replace. If I want more power I’m gonna go headers or power adder first. Not to mention if I messed it up I would have more argument to buy an LS6. But unfortunately my talent prevailed --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-budget-paint-matching-lots-of-pics/257685)._