Has anyone painted their car with the automotive spray paint they sell at auto zone and pep boys? How well did it work and any tips?
2007-02-09 14:19:25 · 9 answers · asked by I heart pineapple soda 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
yes i used to spray my truck by using aerosol spray paint.practice makes perfect.
2007-02-09 14:39:56 · answer #1 · answered by robert KS LEE. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As others said, most of the paint is for universal and usually comes out dull, with problems such as runs and almost all the time with dust specs (and occasionally a condition called orange peel, caused by silicone and other contaimants in the air) plus it's illegal in about 6 states.
Some may be good to hide a scratch (you can hide it but you have to be an expert with the can.. most people aren't) but not for a car.
Most places will do a cheapie job for $299 or so.. about the same cost as paint and materials and probably last as long or longer than the rattle can job.
If you can get someone to paint it with real equipment, Most NAPA stores sell automotive paint to be used with sprayers that come out real good.
2007-02-09 23:52:07 · answer #2 · answered by gearbox 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want your car painted take it to a body shop. The amount of money you spend on spray cans( you'll have to buy a lot of primer, and about 2x more of the color you want and the same amount of clear). And you have to sand the factory finish down to a dull look. It Will take about 2-3 months to paint a car that way. At a body shop it will take a day to sand the factory finish, a day to spray the primer, color, and clear. I done it before with my friend. It took us 4 months just to get the primer right. It will take the rest of this year to fully complete the painting process. It's just cheaper to have a body shop do. It will save you from having a sore back, arms, and legs for awhile.
2007-02-09 22:28:16 · answer #3 · answered by Chris J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I painted what I call my first car. I had a 83' Cadillac Eldorado and the front of the car was black and the rear of the car had primer on it. So I got some black gloss spry paint, can't remember if it was from an auto parts store, and painted the rear of the car. It didn't look half bad, but I would not recommend that you try and paint your whole vehicle your-self unless you have an old beater that you want to experiment on.
2007-02-10 00:42:58 · answer #4 · answered by Changed 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on how good you are with a RATTLE CAN!
If you are good it is good, better to rent a low pressure high volume paint gun and do an "EARL SCHIBE" paint job. (By the way EARL SCHIBE was painting cars long before Maco even thought about it and when He first started doing it in the 1960s it was "ANY CAR ANY COLOR FOR ONLY $19.95!"
Oh for the good old days, he washed the car lightly sanded it and washed it again then painted it!
2007-02-09 22:30:55 · answer #5 · answered by Hammerhead 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those spray cans have a low solid content.
That's why they don't stick or last as well as real paint.
2007-02-09 22:40:29 · answer #6 · answered by Indiana Jones 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you paint your car with rattle cans two things will happen one you will most likley have dry spots that look like overspray the other is it will fade extreamly fast. not to metion it will cost more than eral schibe
2007-02-09 22:27:14 · answer #7 · answered by .monk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I once helped my friend paint his old rust truck with a paint brush and a paint roller lol. fun ****
2007-02-09 23:06:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh, no, You don't.......
if You dare, don't tell nobody You are my friend.
2007-02-09 22:25:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋