Thanks so much!! I just wanted to make sure to show the good and the bad to others like me who may try to do something like this. I felt good in the end because it turned out better than I expected. :-)
You are my spitting image when I do a project even the way you were looking at the final result.. Loved how you kept it real, mistakes and all. Great job!!!
Hoods are usually a good pannel to learn on, but you picked a hard one. Yea, it's a simple contour, but generally you want to spray with the direction of the body of the car, not across/up and down it, and that hood is short and wide, giving you a lot of opportunities to see things like tiger stripes. A few things that will make things go better next time (not that you didn't do REALLY well for a first try): - Navel Jelly is good stuff (any phosphoric acid prep works well). Rinse it off and get rid of the residue and go. You sanded off the rust protection it gave you. - Etching primer also has phosphoric acid in it... so you did that 2x ;-) - Etching primer is DTM (direct to metal) after you have it done you should have switched to a primer/surfacer/filler. Something that sprays down thicker and sands better. The Rustoleum stuff you used is good stuff. - sand with a longer/stiffer block than that sponge. If you used a filler primer and a long board you may have been able to sand out a lot of the hail damage. - Most Rustoleum spray cans will spray well in most positions, holding the can more parallel with the surface would have given you more even coverage faster and prevented the bump on the hood.
I was pretty happy at the end not to have tiger stripes. Thanks for all the great tis - hopefully others will read your comment have have more insight on how to do this.
Thank you for the crosshatch lesson to those watching. It is the number 1 thing I see everyone do wrong. Circles, Swirls, or only left to right. X and + is the pattern to sand in and you did a great job of it!
I'm an auto painter. The naval jelly actually did you a favor. Without it the rust would have returned quickly. It would have started out with small bumps under the paint and progressing to blisters. Resulting in a failure of the finish. Good job looks good for your first attempt. 👍 also etch prime is for to protect the bare metal and help the paint stick. Next time get some primer surfacer it builds up better and is easier to sand.
Thanks for the tips!! :-) Glad I used the jelly and I've heard that if I would have wiped it down quicker I wouldn't have had the sanding issue. So a second different primer? I'll keep that in mind if I have to do this type of work again. all the best
I've talked myself out of doing it for a long time.. so glad I finally gave it a shot. I think it looks REALLY good but it is not a professional job. Yet still doesn't bug me as much as I always thought it would. lol I'm kinda particular about vehicles and can't believe I tolerated it so long out of an idea that a DIY job wouldn't look perfet.
You did great! Looks awesome 👍 Your humbleness is so cute. As an amateur painter myself i can relate to the nerves and eventual joy. Neighborhood cats have ruined my van hood ... anyone out there want some free cats? 😠
Thanks so much!! I try to stay humble - especially when I've never done something, so many on YT act like they know everything (often when they don't) So I try to keep it real.. good - bad and the so so. lol I was pretty joyful when it turned out pretty good. I'm at my cat limit. lol
Great video...you showed us non pros that it takes a lot of work and patience to try and do this job. First timers always take longer at a job but the learning experience is worth it. Thank you.
Very nice job. As long as you're not dealing with clear coat paint, what you did will come out fine with some patience and luck. I was cringing until you finally decided to remove the hood. No matter what your lying brain wants to tell you, no paint job will ever look as good unless you can lay out the parts and get them as flat as possible. Eddie will be looking all swag pulling into the campgrounds and RV parks this year!
Thanks! yes - I'm very glad now that it was windy and finally convinced me to remove the hood. It would not have turned out nearly as well. For my first ever DIY - I'm pretty pleased! all the best
@@WanderDano It looks like you've got some painting talent to me. How were you able to get such a close color match? Was it a standard Dodge color that Rustoleum had in stock? If so, you were lucky, since some van conversion companies get the van delivered in primer and then apply custom paint colors. I think that trubo spray can made all the difference too, The spray pattern looked pretty close to a factory air gun. I have a spot that needs painting on the Trek, so I'll have to give it a try.
@@sarjim4381 Well - I admit while painting I thought I was doing better than when watching and editing the video. lol I ended up with a lot of paint on the tarp and my shoes! :-) The rustoleum turbo only comes in black and white.. the white was relatively close to the factory white. Being 100% I don't think I could have done very well with a normal rattle can the wide spray tip on turbo makes a HUGE difference. all the best
Spray painting is an art hold the can 10" away and start & stop the spray before & after the edges of the hood for the best look 👍🏼after your first pass u should have let it dry, never try to cover in one coat slow and steady 🤷🏼♂️ multiple coats with time in between great job ✌🏼
It may have not seemed that way but those were my intentions. lmao when I was doing it I thought that is what I was doing but I watched my video and was like way way too close. lmao Also, I did the start and stop thing off the hood .. so much so that I ended up painting a shoe I was wearing pretty well. :-) I waited 10 minutes between coats as pretty much every source I watched said to do. The most accurate comment I made was knowing and doing something like this is to different things and takes practice. lol
Next time you use naval jelly remember to spray it with water so it wont dry up on you like that, and if it does dry water and a wire brush will take it off pretty easily👍🏼
Watching you suffer through made me laugh bc I can relate. You want to try hard... but everything goes to hell anyway. Love it. Looks great. Thanks for sharing.
Great job Dano! It took some time and a little more effort than you expected, but you should be proud to say you did it yourself. Wonderful accomplishment. I would have just kicked out the $500 without blinking. LOL!
Thanks!! It did longer than expected.. might be because I went a little OCD on the project. lmao I used to be the same way but now.. money is tighter for me. lol
@@WanderDano I like the satisfaction feeling when I do or fix something by myself. I’m watching your and other videos to paint my 92 paseo. Thanks for the video 👍
thank you this video helped me out all alot. i love the realness in this video. i feel like everything you said about learning this project is me definitely. you did awesome!!!
Sir you did a damn good job!!!! Very very good job. I have a hood to do myself and thanks to you confidence has tripled! The video length was perfect if you ask me. I love the detail and your honesty. Now just order some SprayMax 2k clear!! Question is would you do it again if you had to?
That was my hope with this video - showing others that have also never done it, that it is do-able. Most don't want to do long videos so they just say well now sand it. lol I have the finishing video uploaded but I decided not to clear coat.. well for now. I'd do it again. PS. This was funny video to edit because I knew I wanted to start and stop painting off the hood but at the time I didn't realize just how much ended up on the tarp. lol
I chose this because my van hood looks similar - including the condition lol - and I do plan to paint it myself. I'm going to do spray paint art though with a space scene. Thanks for sharing this video. Heidi
I've tried white paint from rustoleum before, and without a UV resistant clear coat like a 2K clear coat can, it will yellow after about 8 months in sun. But maybe they have changed the recipe a bit. I doubt it. BUT if you get a UV clear coat over it soon it should hold up! Last time I bought them they were $20 a can, I would highly reccomend it!
I just did a 10 month update video and it has held up better than I expected. Now, I had to clear snow off the hood with some hot water but you can kinda tell. It hasn't yellowed and I took it to the west coast and back with temps well over 100 driving thru the Rockies.
Nice job. Costs today have come to a point where unless you are painting a new vehicle, it is worth your while to paint it yourself. Its not that hard, just time consuming. Your before image shows paint damage in rectangles. My guess is you had stickers on the paint. Bad move. The glue damages the paint then promotes rust. and the magnetic stickers dont damage rust with glue, but they hold water, which can damage paint then promotes rust........ Just a thought. On the primer, you still need to chase that wet edge. Spray the first "line", then spray down the "wet edge" with the middle of the Primer spray. you should not see those lines if done right, at least not on the 2nd or 3rd coat. Wet sand, get the surface wet, and run your fingers over the primer, it will feel rough. sand with about 400 grit wet sandpaper, run your fingers over again, it should feel smooth, sand again for good measure, wipe dry, let dry for at least 30 minutes. you are ready to paint. when painting, again you follow the wet edge. The first coat they say you can go light with the paint, so it will look spotty. the 2nd coat should start clearing thatup, again, follow the wet edge. Your final coat should look "wet" with no streaks. If you see streaks in the wet paint, you will see them in the dry paint. You are doing a balancing act, getting enough paint on the surface but not enough to make the paint run. If you do have a run, it is not a deal breaker, wet sand it down smooth, if you sand to far you can paint again.
Yes when it got pretty bad I cut flat magnetic pieces and put stickers on there to try to cover the mess, knowing it wasn't helping it to stop from spreading. I am NOT a sticker person, I've never once in my life put a bumper sticker anywhere on a vehicle. I process you describe is what I did... well it what I TRIED my best to do. lol I think for my first time it turned out pretty darn good, no runs and really virtually no orange peel. It is still holding up really well.. I'd say almost shockingly well, after all this time and it being outside all the time. Thanks for you helpful points - all the best
Watching this one carefully, since my van is now past the quarter-century mark, and paint flaws are beginning to appear. I don't think any of the previous owners ever waxed her, so I'm even considering taking her in for a re-spray (but yeah, that is damned expensive, so I would rather not). Dodge vans have historically had paint issues. Old military maxim: "The plan always works until the first round is fired."
Mine was decent when I got it but has struggled with not being garaged anymore. My only thought would be to address it before it gets to the point mine was.. easier to do yourself and maybe even cheap to have done professionally. Always a plan till someone punches you in the mouth. lol
with paint prep....there is no such thing as over kill. for me i have always just kept going untill i can't take it anymore...then walk awaay and come back to it the tendency is to get greedy to see the finished product and if you can control that and micro focus on just doing one step and seeing it through to the best out come.... that seems to keep my lack of patience in check enough to get a decent job done. walking away and coming back to it fresh. if you can keep doing that you will almost always be pleased with the end result
When using a liquid stripper, wet it down good, keep it wet, and it will eat all the way through to bare metal... It takes time, just remember to be patient... Good job 👍😎
I seen this in the past you learn by mistakes. You had me laughing. You saved yourself 450:dollars . I never knew on sanding wet x pattern i look that up 👋👍
It's not terribly hard - just a little tricky so I'd say take your time try not to rush it (my personal flaw) and I bet you will be happy with the outcome. :-)
Well it looks like it came out pretty good and you said you watched other TH-camrs painting their stuff did you watch them all to the end. The reason I'm asking is I didn't see you put on any clear coat was there supposedly clear coat in the paint because if not clear coat is what protects the pain so without clear coat your paint jobs is going to be ruined very soon
I made the decision not to clear coat it. After the paint had set I gave it a good wax and continue to do so. I made the choice because I don't want the hood to stand out from the rest of the van. I did some research and people with more experience have said using wax instead can keep it in good shape. I have driven the van across country where pretty much everyday was above 100 degrees, it has been rained on.. alot, it is kept outside in the elements including freezing temps(single digits) and it continues to hold up great. Actually, my first choice would have been to be clear coat it but didn't want it to be a noticeable difference from the rest of the vans 23 year old original paint job. I'm still very pleased with this cheap DIY job and appears it will last many more years.
Ok, it looks great but I have to admit I fast forwarded a couple of times, my husband has similar projects - I respect it and it looks amazing in the end but for me sorry it’s a waste of time. If the engine runs, who cares what the hood looks like? Well, apparently you and showed this to my husband and he thought it was fascinating. Must be a guy thing, I don’t know. Me? Show me the cats 😝 by the way I think my husband is a new subscriber hahaha
You did good for starter . Other then u wasted allot paint spraying past hood. I think you got hurry drop towel on hood. Your ready do some more now😜 Your best thing I seen do soak primmer I don't know if did paint. I amature read books on painting cars . I never seen anyone soak paint other you and me and the books
Thanks and yeah - I was determined to not have start and stop spray marks and went way way overboard. If I do it again I think I'll do better. It was one of those deals that while I was doing it I thought I was doing good and when I watched m video... yikes! lol
No I gave an explanation I why I chose not to. Basically, I didn't want it to look even brighter than the rest of the van paint which is 23 years old. It has held up very well with wax and I've shown follow up videos. :-)
Yay for American education failing you resulting in your bird brain coming up with child like crap and making utterly stupid connections instead of learning the complex economical effects you are simply too dumb to understand 😂
@@WanderDano . If you can get some of the Rustoleum Stops Rust crystal gloss clear ( or satin) it will make the paint last 5X as long. Good job. The Rustoleum self etching green zink primer is the finest you can get in an aerosol. It’s an OUTSTANDING product and will serve you over the bare metal prep.
Wow...just WOW! That was satisfying....and I am so in awe of your patience! I always enJOY your how-to videos and I learned a bunch. My nephew is buying his mom's car and has talked about painting it...I'm sharing this with him. Beyond the job itself, I can only imagine the time it took to record, EDIT, and post this one. Thank you! Love to the rug rats...journey mercies.
This may help him know that it is do-able. but also have him watch some others of people with more experience. I went a little OCD on this one for sure and yeah the video process also took a lot of time. lol all the best - Charlie too!
Wow, you did fantastic! I'm also in awe of your perseverance. That was A LOT! You did a great job of putting the video together. I now know I'll never paint any part of my vehicle!😂
Nice job! 👍 I think it’s great that you included all of your successes and difficulties along the way. That really helps other people the most when they are just getting started too!
Haha. Dude this is hilarious. Not your paint job but your sense of humor man. I admire your drive and ability to remain calm. Im not the greatest when it comes to patience so this was great. Good job brother. Thank u 4 the video. Almost forgot...if u want some amazing tips you should go to Paint Society's youtube channel. This guy is extremely helpful. He literally hands you priceless information.
Thanks very much. I know it went on really long but being my first time I really wanted to include all of it - things I did right and mistakes too for others like me out there. lol All in all I think it turned out pretty darn good and has held up very well. I will check out that channel - thanks again.
Honest video. I’m sure you like the hood without all the rust spots. The people that know what they are doing make it look easy. All new cars are painted by robots. They can’t use robots to do the final finish sand (color blend). The human touch has to be there. Great Job!!!
2years how’s it looking today? Did you really have to strip the hood to the bare metal? Should’ve cleared it since you did so much work & it looks great! 👌🏾💎😎
It's actually at 3 years now and holding up better than I thought possible. I still haven't clear coated and there are NO issues, again better than I expected. Went to bare metal because when I watch a couple videos of people trying to cut in with old paint it looked bad so I had to sand anyway so why not do the prep work right. I will be doing a video next month and show how it still looks.
Thanks! From watching a couple other videos I didn't think it would be this much. That's why I tried to show more in the video. Most just say - now sand it - now prime it.. well that (for me) took quit a bit of time and work.
Looks whole lot better than what was there and for 20 to 30 dollar compared to 500. Don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know a few flaws is well worth it.
I polish and use oxidation remover at least once usually twice a year but it seems like I have the rest of the 23 year old paint about as good as I can hope. lol
Great job. If you take a little more time and cut and buff it then it will look amazing. But awesome job for the first time painting plus using the worst kind of paint to work with.
I have been custom painting cars for 30 years and I found myself rooting for you you did an awesome job
Thanks so much!! I just wanted to make sure to show the good and the bad to others like me who may try to do something like this. I felt good in the end because it turned out better than I expected. :-)
You are my spitting image when I do a project even the way you were looking at the final result.. Loved how you kept it real, mistakes and all. Great job!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hoods are usually a good pannel to learn on, but you picked a hard one. Yea, it's a simple contour, but generally you want to spray with the direction of the body of the car, not across/up and down it, and that hood is short and wide, giving you a lot of opportunities to see things like tiger stripes.
A few things that will make things go better next time (not that you didn't do REALLY well for a first try):
- Navel Jelly is good stuff (any phosphoric acid prep works well). Rinse it off and get rid of the residue and go. You sanded off the rust protection it gave you.
- Etching primer also has phosphoric acid in it... so you did that 2x ;-)
- Etching primer is DTM (direct to metal) after you have it done you should have switched to a primer/surfacer/filler. Something that sprays down thicker and sands better. The Rustoleum stuff you used is good stuff.
- sand with a longer/stiffer block than that sponge. If you used a filler primer and a long board you may have been able to sand out a lot of the hail damage.
- Most Rustoleum spray cans will spray well in most positions, holding the can more parallel with the surface would have given you more even coverage faster and prevented the bump on the hood.
I was pretty happy at the end not to have tiger stripes. Thanks for all the great tis - hopefully others will read your comment have have more insight on how to do this.
Thank you for the crosshatch lesson to those watching. It is the number 1 thing I see everyone do wrong. Circles, Swirls, or only left to right. X and + is the pattern to sand in and you did a great job of it!
Thanks so much - that seemed to be the good trick I picked up from watching videos by people that seemed knowledgeable. :-)
I'm an auto painter. The naval jelly actually did you a favor. Without it the rust would have returned quickly. It would have started out with small bumps under the paint and progressing to blisters. Resulting in a failure of the finish. Good job looks good for your first attempt. 👍 also etch prime is for to protect the bare metal and help the paint stick. Next time get some primer surfacer it builds up better and is easier to sand.
Thanks for the tips!! :-) Glad I used the jelly and I've heard that if I would have wiped it down quicker I wouldn't have had the sanding issue. So a second different primer? I'll keep that in mind if I have to do this type of work again. all the best
Excellent job. I’m so proud of you. Eddy is brand new. I’m glad you took the plunge and tried it yourself, Congratulations !!!!!
I've talked myself out of doing it for a long time.. so glad I finally gave it a shot. I think it looks REALLY good but it is not a professional job. Yet still doesn't bug me as much as I always thought it would. lol I'm kinda particular about vehicles and can't believe I tolerated it so long out of an idea that a DIY job wouldn't look perfet.
You did great! Looks awesome 👍
Your humbleness is so cute. As an amateur painter myself i can relate to the nerves and eventual joy.
Neighborhood cats have ruined my van hood ... anyone out there want some free cats? 😠
Thanks so much!! I try to stay humble - especially when I've never done something, so many on YT act like they know everything (often when they don't) So I try to keep it real.. good - bad and the so so. lol I was pretty joyful when it turned out pretty good.
I'm at my cat limit. lol
@@WanderDano .. 😺
@@briannab5296 :-)
Wow!!! That looks so much better. Nice job!!!! Cousin Eddie is smiling, looks a new guy!! Well worth your time. 😊👍👍
Thanks so much!! I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out. :-)
Great video...you showed us non pros that it takes a lot of work and patience to try and do this job. First timers always take longer at a job but the learning experience is worth it. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful! That was my hope - I knew people with a lot of experience might laugh but it could help others like me. :-)
Very nice job. As long as you're not dealing with clear coat paint, what you did will come out fine with some patience and luck. I was cringing until you finally decided to remove the hood. No matter what your lying brain wants to tell you, no paint job will ever look as good unless you can lay out the parts and get them as flat as possible. Eddie will be looking all swag pulling into the campgrounds and RV parks this year!
Thanks! yes - I'm very glad now that it was windy and finally convinced me to remove the hood. It would not have turned out nearly as well. For my first ever DIY - I'm pretty pleased! all the best
@@WanderDano It looks like you've got some painting talent to me. How were you able to get such a close color match? Was it a standard Dodge color that Rustoleum had in stock? If so, you were lucky, since some van conversion companies get the van delivered in primer and then apply custom paint colors. I think that trubo spray can made all the difference too, The spray pattern looked pretty close to a factory air gun. I have a spot that needs painting on the Trek, so I'll have to give it a try.
@@sarjim4381 Well - I admit while painting I thought I was doing better than when watching and editing the video. lol I ended up with a lot of paint on the tarp and my shoes! :-) The rustoleum turbo only comes in black and white.. the white was relatively close to the factory white. Being 100% I don't think I could have done very well with a normal rattle can the wide spray tip on turbo makes a HUGE difference. all the best
Spray painting is an art hold the can 10" away and start & stop the spray before & after the edges of the hood for the best look 👍🏼after your first pass u should have let it dry, never try to cover in one coat slow and steady 🤷🏼♂️ multiple coats with time in between great job ✌🏼
It may have not seemed that way but those were my intentions. lmao when I was doing it I thought that is what I was doing but I watched my video and was like way way too close. lmao Also, I did the start and stop thing off the hood .. so much so that I ended up painting a shoe I was wearing pretty well. :-) I waited 10 minutes between coats as pretty much every source I watched said to do. The most accurate comment I made was knowing and doing something like this is to different things and takes practice. lol
Next time you use naval jelly remember to spray it with water so it wont dry up on you like that, and if it does dry water and a wire brush will take it off pretty easily👍🏼
Thanks for the tip!
Awesome project, and the best part, for under $100 you make that hood looks like new
Thanks very much!
Watching you suffer through made me laugh bc I can relate. You want to try hard... but everything goes to hell anyway. Love it. Looks great. Thanks for sharing.
Yeah - it was a learning process but in the end I think it came out pretty good.
Nice job, looks great!
Thanks very much!
Great job Dano! It took some time and a little more effort than you expected, but you should be proud to say you did it yourself. Wonderful accomplishment. I would have just kicked out the $500 without blinking. LOL!
Thanks!! It did longer than expected.. might be because I went a little OCD on the project. lmao I used to be the same way but now.. money is tighter for me. lol
@@WanderDano I like the satisfaction feeling when I do or fix something by myself. I’m watching your and other videos to paint my 92 paseo.
Thanks for the video 👍
Great job. Nothing to be ashamed of. Inspired me.
You can do it! :-)
thank you this video helped me out all alot. i love the realness in this video. i feel like everything you said about learning this project is me definitely. you did awesome!!!
Glad it was helpful! I wanted to try my best to keep it real for people who may be like me and felt a bit intimidated. :-)
Super clean van.
Thanks so much! Doing pretty decent after 25 years. lol
Sir you did a damn good job!!!! Very very good job. I have a hood to do myself and thanks to you confidence has tripled! The video length was perfect if you ask me. I love the detail and your honesty. Now just order some SprayMax 2k clear!!
Question is would you do it again if you had to?
That was my hope with this video - showing others that have also never done it, that it is do-able. Most don't want to do long videos so they just say well now sand it. lol I have the finishing video uploaded but I decided not to clear coat.. well for now. I'd do it again.
PS. This was funny video to edit because I knew I wanted to start and stop painting off the hood but at the time I didn't realize just how much ended up on the tarp. lol
“This isn’t as fun as I thought it would be”🤣🤣 don’t worry, a twelve pack of your favorite brew makes EVERYTHING more fun!
You ain't lying!! lol I think most everyone else edits out the issues so they can seem awesome! lmao
Wow! You aren't fooling around.
Now for a couple of those flashy led headlights and taillights!
You might look into a dent puller kit off Amazon.
Thanks!! You may like an upcoming video :-)
I chose this because my van hood looks similar - including the condition lol - and I do plan to paint it myself. I'm going to do spray paint art though with a space scene. Thanks for sharing this video. Heidi
Go for it! I wish I had that type of talent. :-)
@@WanderDano lol. I don't. It will be my first time pretty much for both lol. I've watched a lot of TH-cam videos though to learn before I do. Heidi
Bug deflector would help from road chips. Looks good, a lot better than it did!.
Yeah - I do need to find one for this van.
I've tried white paint from rustoleum before, and without a UV resistant clear coat like a 2K clear coat can, it will yellow after about 8 months in sun. But maybe they have changed the recipe a bit. I doubt it. BUT if you get a UV clear coat over it soon it should hold up! Last time I bought them they were $20 a can, I would highly reccomend it!
I just did a 10 month update video and it has held up better than I expected. Now, I had to clear snow off the hood with some hot water but you can kinda tell. It hasn't yellowed and I took it to the west coast and back with temps well over 100 driving thru the Rockies.
@@WanderDano Great! Glad it worked out. I'm surprised to be honest.
@@gtd6288 Being honest.. I was also surprised. lol
Good Job! It looks 1,000 times better. Why buy a new one when you can maintain the old one hey?
Exactly :-)
Nice job. Costs today have come to a point where unless you are painting a new vehicle, it is worth your while to paint it yourself. Its not that hard, just time consuming.
Your before image shows paint damage in rectangles. My guess is you had stickers on the paint. Bad move. The glue damages the paint then promotes rust. and the magnetic stickers dont damage rust with glue, but they hold water, which can damage paint then promotes rust........ Just a thought.
On the primer, you still need to chase that wet edge. Spray the first "line", then spray down the "wet edge" with the middle of the Primer spray. you should not see those lines if done right, at least not on the 2nd or 3rd coat.
Wet sand, get the surface wet, and run your fingers over the primer, it will feel rough. sand with about 400 grit wet sandpaper, run your fingers over again, it should feel smooth, sand again for good measure, wipe dry, let dry for at least 30 minutes. you are ready to paint.
when painting, again you follow the wet edge.
The first coat they say you can go light with the paint, so it will look spotty. the 2nd coat should start clearing thatup, again, follow the wet edge.
Your final coat should look "wet" with no streaks. If you see streaks in the wet paint, you will see them in the dry paint.
You are doing a balancing act, getting enough paint on the surface but not enough to make the paint run.
If you do have a run, it is not a deal breaker, wet sand it down smooth, if you sand to far you can paint again.
Yes when it got pretty bad I cut flat magnetic pieces and put stickers on there to try to cover the mess, knowing it wasn't helping it to stop from spreading. I am NOT a sticker person, I've never once in my life put a bumper sticker anywhere on a vehicle.
I process you describe is what I did... well it what I TRIED my best to do. lol I think for my first time it turned out pretty darn good, no runs and really virtually no orange peel. It is still holding up really well.. I'd say almost shockingly well, after all this time and it being outside all the time. Thanks for you helpful points - all the best
What an entertaining video!
Thanks. lol
Excellent.......... "Rattlecan Dano"
lol Thanks!
Aircraft remover is the best paint stripper. Brush it on thick, cover with plastic, come back a half hour later and scrape every bit off.
I'll keep that in mind
Great job
Thanks!
Nice job!
Thanks!
You did AWESOME! Great job!
thanks very much!
Looks great.
Thanks - I think it does a really good job.. well when using on an older vehicle you are trying to make look better but not perfect.
Nice job 👍
Thanks 👍
You did well,please polish your headlights next,would make it look even better
I did the headlights and painted the plastic bumper the same week, shared those in other videos. :-)
Watching this one carefully, since my van is now past the quarter-century mark, and paint flaws are beginning to appear. I don't think any of the previous owners ever waxed her, so I'm even considering taking her in for a re-spray (but yeah, that is damned expensive, so I would rather not). Dodge vans have historically had paint issues. Old military maxim: "The plan always works until the first round is fired."
Mine was decent when I got it but has struggled with not being garaged anymore. My only thought would be to address it before it gets to the point mine was.. easier to do yourself and maybe even cheap to have done professionally. Always a plan till someone punches you in the mouth. lol
@@WanderDano Fair point, I don't have a garage either. LOL
@@2LaneTraveler My biggest wish would be a garage! lol
@@WanderDano Mine too. A big one with full hookups.
@@2LaneTraveler right!
I saw a video with rest oleum like this. Wet sand with 1,000 grit then polish. But other than that, it looks great!
wet sanding was the next day after I let the paint set overnight and in between mounting it back on the van. :-)
nice a double intro video good shit bro. keep em coming
lol thanks.. I tend to do like an "opening" voice-over before my original video openings... lol 🙂
Do Not wax fresh paint it will never care right
I wait 4 days I think
with paint prep....there is no such thing as over kill. for me i have always just kept going untill i can't take it anymore...then walk awaay and come back to it
the tendency is to get greedy to see the finished product and if you can control that and micro focus on just doing one step and seeing it through to the best out come.... that seems to keep my lack of patience in check enough to get a decent job done. walking away and coming back to it fresh. if you can keep doing that you will almost always be pleased with the end result
We re very similar!! I fought not to give in to my impatience. lol
Gm and Chrysler both used double sided galvanized steel to prevent rust in that era. Paint does not like to stick to galvanized steel.
And many of them liked saving a couple cents in using less and thinner paint
When using a liquid stripper, wet it down good, keep it wet, and it will eat all the way through to bare metal...
It takes time, just remember to be patient...
Good job 👍😎
Dang... wish I'd known that or.. maybe just maybe could have checked the can for instructions. lmao Thanks - I will know next time. :-)
I seen this in the past you learn by mistakes. You had me laughing. You saved yourself 450:dollars . I never knew on sanding wet x pattern i look that up 👋👍
Glad you enjoyed it. Yeah I didn't know the X pattern before but that's what professional auto painters kept saying. lol
Im looking to do the same thing to my 02 expedition. I'm going to do the whole car.
It's not terribly hard - just a little tricky so I'd say take your time try not to rush it (my personal flaw) and I bet you will be happy with the outcome. :-)
Well it looks like it came out pretty good and you said you watched other TH-camrs painting their stuff did you watch them all to the end. The reason I'm asking is I didn't see you put on any clear coat was there supposedly clear coat in the paint because if not clear coat is what protects the pain so without clear coat your paint jobs is going to be ruined very soon
I made the decision not to clear coat it. After the paint had set I gave it a good wax and continue to do so. I made the choice because I don't want the hood to stand out from the rest of the van. I did some research and people with more experience have said using wax instead can keep it in good shape. I have driven the van across country where pretty much everyday was above 100 degrees, it has been rained on.. alot, it is kept outside in the elements including freezing temps(single digits) and it continues to hold up great. Actually, my first choice would have been to be clear coat it but didn't want it to be a noticeable difference from the rest of the vans 23 year old original paint job. I'm still very pleased with this cheap DIY job and appears it will last many more years.
Ok, it looks great but I have to admit I fast forwarded a couple of times, my husband has similar projects - I respect it and it looks amazing in the end but for me sorry it’s a waste of time. If the engine runs, who cares what the hood looks like? Well, apparently you and showed this to my husband and he thought it was fascinating. Must be a guy thing, I don’t know. Me? Show me the cats 😝 by the way I think my husband is a new subscriber hahaha
LOL I can understand that. :-) Glad your husband enjoyed. all the best :-)
You did good for starter . Other then u wasted allot paint spraying past hood. I think you got hurry drop towel on hood. Your ready do some more now😜
Your best thing I seen do soak primmer I don't know if did paint. I amature read books on painting cars . I never seen anyone soak paint other you and me and the books
Thanks and yeah - I was determined to not have start and stop spray marks and went way way overboard. If I do it again I think I'll do better. It was one of those deals that while I was doing it I thought I was doing good and when I watched m video... yikes! lol
Cool! How long does it 'set' before you can wax?
A day .. I think. lol I left it in the garage for a full day then 2 days after putting back on I wet sanded and waxed.
Wetsand with 2500 compound and polish it'll look professional trust me
Thanks for the tip
I was just wondering if you've ever done that before.
hahaha
Nice job
Thank you! Cheers!
Lmfao that jelly.
RIGHT!?! lol
Does the paint match?
Pretty decent... not exact but also why I didn't clearcoat.. didn't want it to be super noticeably different
, I'm probably too late but do not wax this for at least 3 months
I had heard differently... :(
No clear coat?
No I gave an explanation I why I chose not to. Basically, I didn't want it to look even brighter than the rest of the van paint which is 23 years old. It has held up very well with wax and I've shown follow up videos. :-)
i cringed when you pulled out the naval jelly I yelled Nooooo!...lol
LOL I learned the hard way. Someone made a comment saying if I had rinsed / wiped it off right away there wouldn't have been a problem.
Angle Grinder bro!!
Don't have one. lol
Nice….now get out there and camp. More dent & scratches to come but you can fix it.
I'm sure there will be more - on another trip now but vanless one to the frozen north. lol
So....did you paint your left shoe white? lol
LMAO I didn't realize (until editing the video) just how much I was over spraying.
Dood not bad brother
Thanks
That’s a good job. You gave me confidence to do my truck
Pretty darn good for only having a TH-cam education
Thanks! Mistakes and all I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.
Paint will cover anything you spray it on. Doesn't make it a great paint job, but as long as your happy who cares.
I guess that is one way to look at it. lol
I think if you sanded that one more time you were going to be polishing your intake. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
It felt that way to me too! lol But this was done in may of 21 and it is still in pretty darn good shape.
Paint $9.80 at time of video. As of today 4/16/2023 same paint is over $20.00. Let's go Brandon 👊👊
$15.98 on amazon but 30 pounds in UK
Yay for American education failing you resulting in your bird brain coming up with child like crap and making utterly stupid connections instead of learning the complex economical effects you are simply too dumb to understand 😂
Your Dry spraying a little
I didn't notice that but you may be right... It didn't seem too dull to me at the time.
Better than rust!
truth
A man for you to be the first time painting the hood I’ll give you👍👍 two thumbs up here
I know i made mistakes - but overall I'm pretty darn happy with it and it has held up better than I even expected. Thanks! all the best
No clearcoat?
I did a finishing it video.. but not at this point... for now. lol
@@WanderDano . If you can get some of the Rustoleum Stops Rust crystal gloss clear ( or satin) it will make the paint last 5X as long. Good job. The Rustoleum self etching green zink primer is the finest you can get in an aerosol. It’s an OUTSTANDING product and will serve you over the bare metal prep.
Awesome video man, love how u kept it 100% real and showed everything including your mistakes.
Glad you enjoyed!
Wow...just WOW! That was satisfying....and I am so in awe of your patience! I always enJOY your how-to videos and I learned a bunch. My nephew is buying his mom's car and has talked about painting it...I'm sharing this with him. Beyond the job itself, I can only imagine the time it took to record, EDIT, and post this one. Thank you! Love to the rug rats...journey mercies.
This may help him know that it is do-able. but also have him watch some others of people with more experience. I went a little OCD on this one for sure and yeah the video process also took a lot of time. lol all the best - Charlie too!
I think you did an incredible job painting! I love projects like this. Learned a few things too!!! Thanks for showing step by step.
Thanks so much!! Even after watching a couple other videos I learned some stuff by actually doing it. :-)
Wow, you did fantastic! I'm also in awe of your perseverance. That was A LOT! You did a great job of putting the video together. I now know I'll never paint any part of my vehicle!😂
LMAO !!! It did take longer than expected for sure. :-) The video editing did take as much time as all the sanding. ;-)
That is a huge improvement! Great job!
Thank you! Cheers!
Nice job! 👍 I think it’s great that you included all of your successes and difficulties along the way. That really helps other people the most when they are just getting started too!
I try to show the real thing to let others know they can do it too.
I think you did great, just need a little more practice! To help out if you want I'll bring mine over so you can do mine...
LMAO !! It was more work than I expected - maybe I was being a bit OCD. Not sure anyone would have the patience for me to paint theirs. lol
I for one, think that is pretty impressive...a job very well done! Congrats indeed!
Thanks - I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out.
Kudos for not pulling all your hair out with all those setbacks.
lol there were moments but did my best to keep it real. :-)
Haha. Dude this is hilarious. Not your paint job but your sense of humor man. I admire your drive and ability to remain calm. Im not the greatest when it comes to patience so this was great. Good job brother. Thank u 4 the video. Almost forgot...if u want some amazing tips you should go to Paint Society's youtube channel. This guy is extremely helpful. He literally hands you priceless information.
Thanks very much. I know it went on really long but being my first time I really wanted to include all of it - things I did right and mistakes too for others like me out there. lol All in all I think it turned out pretty darn good and has held up very well. I will check out that channel - thanks again.
Do the headlight. The front number and hood look great.
LMAO don't take this wrong.. pending joke... That sounds like my ex wife. but... you are correct and may like an upcoming video ;)
1200 to 2000 grits sandpaper will be fine man. You did a wonderful job
Thank you very much!!
Honest video. I’m sure you like the hood without all the rust spots. The people that know what they are doing make it look easy. All new cars are painted by robots. They can’t use robots to do the final finish sand (color blend). The human touch has to be there. Great Job!!!
Thanks - I try to keep it real - so many people edit out mistakes and struggles which I think keeping those in is helpful to beginners. :-)
2years how’s it looking today? Did you really have to strip the hood to the bare metal? Should’ve cleared it since you did so much work & it looks great! 👌🏾💎😎
It's actually at 3 years now and holding up better than I thought possible. I still haven't clear coated and there are NO issues, again better than I expected. Went to bare metal because when I watch a couple videos of people trying to cut in with old paint it looked bad so I had to sand anyway so why not do the prep work right. I will be doing a video next month and show how it still looks.
Dang good job.......for a non "pro".....just kiddin, ha.
:-) Thanks!
They will not recognize the van when you pay your toll crossing into the u.p....Nice job...
I know right!!??! lmao
Nice job. Painted mine flat black to reduce light glare.
that is a good idea
Great job. That’s a big undertaking for being your first.
Thanks! From watching a couple other videos I didn't think it would be this much. That's why I tried to show more in the video. Most just say - now sand it - now prime it.. well that (for me) took quit a bit of time and work.
Not bad for 30 minutes of work 👍
LMAO!! I sure wish!
Awesome, looks great... had anxiety watching the process though, lol !!!
😁 same here
Thanks - I was anxious through MUCH of the whole process!! :-)
@@briannab5296 here too! lol
Thanks for doing this video. I have a very similar paint issue with my doors on my project car so this is perfect
No problem 👍
Very good job.
Thank you! Cheers!
Nice job!
Thank you! Cheers!
Looks whole lot better than what was there and for 20 to 30 dollar compared to 500. Don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know a few flaws is well worth it.
I agree totally - I was very skeptical going in and really the flaws were minor and I'm still really pleased. :-)
You did well. I would have been crying and stomping my feet. Well done. Hope this lasts forever.
Thanks!! The naval jelly part had me a bit frustrated! lol
Looks so much better. I don’t think anyone is going to get as close to look for
imperfections as you did. I am just glad mine isn’t too bad.
I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out. :-)
Pretty impressive.
thanks!
If you polish the paint on the side fenders it will get the yellowing out. So that the paint matches better
I polish and use oxidation remover at least once usually twice a year but it seems like I have the rest of the 23 year old paint about as good as I can hope. lol
Great job. If you take a little more time and cut and buff it then it will look amazing. But awesome job for the first time painting plus using the worst kind of paint to work with.
Three years later and I'm still so happy with how it is holding up!
Yaah good job.
Thank you
Looks good Dan. Almost ready for the trip🚙. All the best.
Thanks - yeah it will be nice to get moving again