# need car painted? **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [August 17, 2006, 11:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-car-painted/99034 "2006-08-17T23:44:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DirrtyDevo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dirrtydevo/32/5547_2.png) [@DirrtyDevo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DirrtyDevo)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 11:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-car-painted/99034/1 "2006-08-17T23:44:44Z")
Im seriously thinking about spraying cars? After my tremclad experience im damn impressed. This is not automotive paint but has been done many times long before any of us were born. You can check out [http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=2331682&page=0&fpart=1&vc=1](http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=2331682&page=0&fpart=1&vc=1) ``` The only thing i do diffrently is i spray it on with a paint gun. Id preffere the bodywork be done with by yourself as it takes a long time to do its messy i hate it and you could save yourself a few bucks. It increases the value of your 240!! its rust paint!..now outer shell wont rust :roll: Theres not too many colour selections...you can get CT to mix up your own batch w/e colour you want. Id just scuff up the paint to give the tremclad something to stick to...spray a bunch of layers of the base..primer should be used if its a light colour. I can also clearcoat the car with tremclad clear. after that allow the car to dry for a few days before wetsanding with 1500 and then 2000 and using rubbing compound followed by polish/scratch remover then meguires ultra fine scratch remover and finaly wax to bring out the shine. Im going to say 750ish basic spray. What you get is a gallon of paint..ill spray the car with many many coats so when i wetsand ill never come near going threw the paint. that covers the rubbing compound and polsihers and wax and sandpaper. Works out to me making 10 a hour and downtime on the car in the garage would be 1-2weeks tops. I still have school so id be getting 1/2 days to work on the car. Im only posting this to see how much interest i can get. So far ive got two people, one seriously interested. Heres how well my 1st tremclad paintjob went. btw i can add pearl into the paint. ``` [![http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/3904/15082006bl3.jpg](http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/3904/15082006bl3.jpg)](http://imageshack.us) [![http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/7640/15082006001we6.jpg](http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/7640/15082006001we6.jpg)](http://imageshack.us) [![http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/9149/17082006ua0.jpg](http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/9149/17082006ua0.jpg)](http://imageshack.us) [![http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/2064/17082006001xq3.jpg](http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/2064/17082006001xq3.jpg)](http://imageshack.us) ---
**Author:** ![240SXtacy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/240sxtacy/32/5549_2.png) [@240SXtacy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240SXtacy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 1:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-car-painted/99034/2 "2006-08-18T01:56:13Z")
u did ur whole car w/ tremclad paint? thats an amazing result ---
**Author:** ![DirrtyDevo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dirrtydevo/32/5547_2.png) [@DirrtyDevo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DirrtyDevo)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 2:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-car-painted/99034/3 "2006-08-18T02:01:31Z")
> [@larree](#): > > u did ur whole car w/ tremclad paint? thats an amazing result With the exception of the roof. It was already black. ---
**Author:** ![snowboard\_240sx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/snowboard_240sx/32/5519_2.png) [@snowboard\_240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowboard_240sx)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 4:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-car-painted/99034/4 "2006-08-18T04:22:02Z")
devon is a friend of mine, and honestly…he does amazing fricking work…all he does is customize his 240 for his own pleasure and everything he does looks amazing… at first when i saw this paint job he hadent wetsanded it yet or anything, and i was still impressed…he wetsanded it and it looked even better…now it looks as though hes polished and the results are unbeleivable…you wouldnt even know ur car was painted with tremclad paint…this is a great deal if your looking for a cheap alternative paint job hes also a great guy to deal with, we have both bought parts off of each other with no problem… i would recommend this to anyone ---
**Author:** ![Solarian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solarian/32/5514_2.png) [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 4:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-car-painted/99034/5 "2006-08-18T04:41:11Z")
Are you coming to the wednesday meet? I’d like to see it in person, but I am interested. How much would you charge for a two tone similar to what you have there? But with no pearl or anything. And does 600 include the wetsanding, polishing, etc? ---
**Author:** ![snowboard\_240sx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/snowboard_240sx/32/5519_2.png) [@snowboard\_240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowboard_240sx)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 4:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-car-painted/99034/6 "2006-08-18T04:47:50Z")
> [@enzos\_lil\_schumi](#): > > Im going to say 600ish basic spray. What you get is a gallon of paint… **ill spray the car with many many coats so when i wetsand ill never come near going threw the paint**. that covers the rubbing compound and polsihers and wax and sandpaper. Works out to me making 10 a hour and downtime on the car in the garage would be 1-2weeks tops. I still have school so id be getting 1/2 days to work on the car ---
**Author:** ![Doba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Doba](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Doba)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 5:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-car-painted/99034/7 "2006-08-18T05:05:34Z")
GOod shit Devin, awesome to see your car looking so good after paint, glad you like it so much that youre willing to do this for other people, makes me feel even better about my outcome to be 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![cloudzero3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@cloudzero3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cloudzero3)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 5:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-car-painted/99034/8 "2006-08-18T05:47:29Z")
“You sunk my battleship” fix those wheels and your car is mint!!! I’m impressed with the results, i might go to you to paint my roof in the near future 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![reconJDM](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reconjdm/32/5510_2.png) [@reconJDM](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/reconJDM)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-car-painted/99034/9 "2006-08-18T07:13:18Z")
after the wetsand and wax the car is looking good. ---
**Author:** ![TM1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tm1/32/5517_2.png) [@TM1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TM1)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 7:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-car-painted/99034/10 "2006-08-18T07:31:40Z")
Dude has some serious bodywork, and cosmetic skills… ---
**Author:** ![shinkutat](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shinkutat/32/3203_2.png) [@shinkutat](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/shinkutat)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-car-painted/99034/11 "2006-08-18T08:35:43Z")
Man, if I had $600 that I didn’t need right now, this is definitely what I’d spend it on. 😃 Very nice work! If you’re still up for painting cars next summer, I should have the cash for it! ---
**Author:** ![nwmrkt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/aca169/32.png) [@nwmrkt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nwmrkt)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-car-painted/99034/12 "2006-08-18T11:05:29Z")
Looks great! i sent you a pm ---
**Author:** ![DirrtyDevo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dirrtydevo/32/5547_2.png) [@DirrtyDevo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DirrtyDevo)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-car-painted/99034/13 "2006-08-18T12:49:43Z")
> [@Solarian](#): > > Are you coming to the wednesday meet? I’d like to see it in person, but I am interested. How much would you charge for a two tone similar to what you have there? But with no pearl or anything. And does 600 include the wetsanding, polishing, etc? Ill try to make it out to the meet again, last weeks was awesome. as for two tonne etc etc you let me know what colours, pick out the pinstriping and maybe a few sketches of exactly what you want so i can make the car into what you want to see not what i think should be done. ``` for everyone with the wetsanding im going to ask for more..sorry to break the deal of the century but i cant wetsand a car on my own and seek help. Took a buddy and i 3 days(a good 20+ hours) doing everything except the roof. Theres a lot more work that goes into the tremclad paints finish vs using automotive paint(which i have never touched...yet) Real automotive paint sprays on and you bake it, roll it outside wash it and customer picks it up. Tremclad you have to wetsand..if you get within 10 feet of the car without a wetsand you knotice the nasty orangepeel. I also didnt take into consiteration i have a roof to paint. Its too hard to give a set price as everyone wants something diffrent. Just shoot a pm my way and we can work out a price based upon whats fair. there are ways of cutting corners to save a few bucks. if you dont want wetsanding that will save you a bunch but the paint doesnt look all that great...but its perfect for a beater vs flat black or the rubberized stuff..i remember those days...people thought i was a pedifile if they looked at me in my car at a set of lights. ``` ---
**Author:** ![Solarian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solarian/32/5514_2.png) [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-car-painted/99034/14 "2006-08-18T13:20:30Z")
Ah, no worries then, I pretty much wanted it for the wetsanding since it’s such a ridiculous PITA to do. ---
**Author:** ![DirrtyDevo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dirrtydevo/32/5547_2.png) [@DirrtyDevo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DirrtyDevo)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-car-painted/99034/15 "2006-08-18T13:51:44Z")
That hood alone i spent 5 hours on myself with no help. The depth of the orangepeel is far more worse than automotive paint which ends up in a lot of wetsanding. How many here have actually wetsanded tremclad and got that shine out of it? I can only think of one special guy whos posted in this thread 😉 If you feel the price is high share your opinion. Im not argueing i just finished 2 weeks worth of getting my car to look like it does now and know how much work and effort it took. The wetsanding being the hardest of it all. It sure isnt a pita. It took from 9:30pm-1:30am for two guys doing the bumper and fenders. I remember exactly because it was only 2-3 days ago we did this. ---
**Author:** ![\_M\_aurice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/c5a1d2/32.png) [@\_M\_aurice](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_M_aurice)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-car-painted/99034/16 "2006-08-18T14:48:44Z")
That looks wicked man, gotta see it for myself one day. ---
**Author:** ![AppleSauce](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/applesauce/32/5521_2.png) [@AppleSauce](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AppleSauce)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-car-painted/99034/17 "2006-08-18T15:00:50Z")
Why use that paint if you have to spend so much time sanding it?? It wont look good for too long without clear. Why not just go out and buy car paint?? ---
**Author:** ![sidewayz240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@sidewayz240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sidewayz240)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-car-painted/99034/18 "2006-08-18T15:50:07Z")
he has clear on it… to some people money is more valuable then time, so compare the $50 he spent on the tremclad to the couple hundred he would spend on automotive paint he saved a good couple bucks. to some it would not be worth all the time it took, but to the person trying to get every last drop outta their doller this is a good alternative. Plus its something fairly unique not many people have done it , so i give devin mad tyte, super fly props for trying it and it turning out extremely well. im really starting to like the lights now that its painted You Need wheels :lol: ---
**Author:** ![Spoyman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Spoyman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spoyman)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-car-painted/99034/19 "2006-08-18T17:24:20Z")
I would totally do that if I had the cash. Let me know if you will be doing this next year. ---
**Author:** ![krimzen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@krimzen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/krimzen)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-car-painted/99034/20 "2006-08-18T19:23:17Z")
wow… im extremely impressed with your results. im sure it took soo long, but shows if your determined and hard working you can achieve anything… but yes you def. need wheels [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-car-painted/99034.md?page=2)