My neighbor got his grandpa's old Dodge pickup. Not a pretty truck but it has a lot of meaning to him. Any way I decided to paint his fender for free to keep it from rusting. So I picked up a can of Dupli-color black and got to work.
this was what it looked like before.
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I prepped it, and hit it with a light coat of primer.
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa74/4bangen/DSC_0708.jpg)
then out came the paint. I laid about 5 light coats until it was even.
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa74/4bangen/DSC_0710.jpg)
then clear, I still need to do a little buffing but I think he's going to like the results.
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa74/4bangen/DSC_0711.jpg)
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa74/4bangen/DSC_0712.jpg)
Not bad for a $5.75 paint job. Now I need to talk him into buying a new door, and hood.lol
Not too bad, certainly better than I could do ;)
Not bad. Now he just needs a door :hick:
I think spray bombs get a bad rap :D
Ya I agree, I will show the world when I paint my Mark soon! :burnout:
Not a bad looking paint job. Better than Maaco could ever do (no offense).
seeing as I don't work for Maaco, none taken:hick:
Macco doesn't do that good of work, to begin with. I didn't want that to make it sound like I was downplaying the nice job you've done. Shoot, I'd be scared of how good the truck might've looked had they given you a paint gun and a booth :bowdown:
The problem with typical spray paint is durability - there isn't any. It can look good for awhile though.
I have seen the tremclad and roller paint jobs that came out really well. Never tryed it myself But I do remember a thread somewhere about it being done to a 70's Challenger. Looked pretty professional after all said and done.
I put a roller paint job on my Cougar last year using urethane boat paint. My experience so far is that its very durable.
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^ that is rolled on?? I would like to see more pics!
Looks really good in that one!
I'm amazed that our fair-quality factory paint jobs can last about 20 years in the sun and all the weather - urethane is even more durable in my experience. I wouldn't trust anything roll-on to stand up to 200k+ miles and sitting out in the sun day in and day out, with or without wax. That and rock chips are what I mean about durability.
That car looks good in that picture though...
My bumper cover work some years ago lasted about 3 years before the bumper cover was replaced - it can work out but I notice many dings in the front window trim that I did about the same time (5 years or so now). Good automotive paint today can be quite difficult to chip if applied properly. I don't think the urethane in my door jambs will ever come off - it's tougher than the best powder coating jobs I've done.
I apologize for always playing devil's advocate but I've been led down too many false paths over the years with people praising something that generally does not work well for most, including myself (not specially in paint or anything). I can see someone come here, sees such a thread as this, paints their car, and then gets upset when the paint begins to flake off either from poor prep, poor quality paint (there ARE good paints in cans but they aren't generally very cheap), finish of paint when dry, clearcoat issues, and so on. While paint, whether it's in a can or in a hvlp gun, is paint, most stuff that people see on store shelves won't cut it.
Oh wow I love that white Cougar! Looks great!
Hey man, that was great of you to do that for him.
Big thumbs up for ya.
I'm by no means defending everything they do, but you can get a great paint job from Maaco if you either prep the car yourself or pay them to do the work right. Walking in and expecting miracles from a quickie scuff and spray for $500 is crazy.
My gray bird was a Maaco job (way back in 03) and with the exception of where the rot popped through it still looks decent. Hell if I'd taken care of the paint it would look even better! I also dropped $2k on the work since it was before I knew anything about bodywork and it needed a LOT! My new bird had a scuff and spray done at some econo paint place in FL for $500 and all it takes is a look at the bumpers and panel edges to tell (and it's like a 2 yr old job).
That fender looks decent for a spraypaint job but like someone said, it's longevity that's the biggest problem with spraypaint. The sun takes a hell of a toll on it. The best luck I've had with spraypaint is on some wheels but that was using legit single stage dupont put in to spraypaint cans at about $20/can. For the price though, you can't beat it ;) And good for you doing something nice, not enough people have the mentality for that anymore...