If I tried to do that in my neighborhood I'd have the police the EPA and every other government agency after wanting to arrest me. You must have cool neighbors
@Womb Raider Yeah some of the regulations are on the ridiculous side but I do get it in part, wouldn't want people passing by Inhaling unfiltered isocyanates.
Full disclosure, I'm not a painter. But...I did use a single stage gloss black on a smaller item and what I found was that as I put 5 coats on it, it seemed to get better and better with every coat. The last one laid down so smooth, I didn't bother to do any paint correction. What I don't understand, though is, you did SO much work to get to the point of painting, but didn't fix the few little dings in the body. Hell you could have even paid a PDR guy to come out and remove those first. Now they really stick out. Anyway, glad you are happy with it. Certainly looks better than when you started and that's what counts.
Hey ya filmed it. So it did happen. Stick with it. Remember your prep is king. I would suggest flicking your wrist at the end of your stroke and be mindful to paint off the car...meaning continue your pass off the car before going the other way.
Great job for your first time.. You should be able to correct the issues by wet sanding with 400 and hit it again with another coat. I think as someone mentioned a better gun should minimize some of the problems you had as well. I picked up a Devilbiss FLG5 for primer and a Iwata LPH400 for my base/clear. Hoping to get some good results.. I will be spaying my mustang this summer. Original color is white and I will be spraying the same.. Should be a bit more forgiving. I plan to pull the front bumper cover off , rear lights and some of the other body moldings. Will be a lot of work, but hopefully will give good results. No matter how it comes out / the main thing is you did it yourself..and that earns respect :o).
I like affordable ideas. I recently painted two cars in a booth made by hanging tarps in a carport. I used a box fan w/ filter to pressurize the inside. On my 1965 Dart, I used 1-part polyurethane, Interlux Brightsides. I mixed 3 part yellow w/ 1 part white for custom light yellow, which looks nice. Biggest problem was I got the bright idea to use a Wagner electric sprayer. The paint is self-leveling, so thought "should work" and give less overspray. Biggest problem was the sprayer kept leaking at the front so had to wrap w/ cloth to catch those. A few years earlier, I had painted the roof in white (instead of vinyl top), using the same Brightsides, while also painting my camping trailer. For that, I used the roll & tip method with stiff foam roller followed by foam brush to pop bubbles. Came out very smooth and required minimal sanding. I had also already painted the interior, jamb, and trunk using both rollers and sprayer. The yellow outside had orange peel and got some runs on the side. The orange peel I fixed by wet-sanding 1000 grit, then cutting compound. When sanding runs, I got into the primer a few places. But, w/ solid color and no clear-coat I easily resprayed with an air brush. For the other car, 1982 M-B, I bought automotive 2-part polyurethane (add reducer and hardener), ~$220 for 1 gal, using the same HVLP sprayer shown (Harbor Freight). I only had to paint half the car since I had swapped over panels from a salvage car which had been recently painted. The store matched the paint perfectly (brought in sunroof), which is a modern light grey w/ slight blue. I got about as bad orange peel as with the Brightsides. I wet sanded the next day while the paint was still soft, but had to remove a lot to get it flat. When not flat, you see shiny spots from the bottom of the orange peels. When dull all over w/ 1000 grit, you have it flat and ready for compound with a DA buffer. I had some runs, though not as bad as the Brightsides and also cut thru to primer a few places, but also touched-up w/ an air brush. I used Interlux polyurethane Pre-Kote primer on both, which sands easily. I used only 1/4 gal, so will paint our 1996 minivan next which has failed clearcoat. Already painted the top white Brightsides, using roll & tip, then sand and buff, which took care of a lot of area. I too would use automotive paint for a next time and solid color since easy to repair damage and oops when painting. Might try an older cup sprayer on the minivan, though doubt that will help w/ orange peel.
Looks great in all honesty for anyone wanting to do this a base clear system would only be about $100 more and you have a lot more ability to fix mistakes and isn’t any harder to acompkish
This is a great vid. Safety first. I too get claustrophobic with a mask on but it's better than dead. Love the technique going down the side of the car. You made this look good. As for runs, I just learned how to get rid of that last night on single stage. next time it happens check out Underground Paint King's channel. He has a great vid on how to remove runs on single stage. But honestly, I think you did great!
Hey, you did a good job and had the balls to do it, you should be proud of yourself. Who cares about the passenger side if you're the driver man, lol. I remember painting my first one, spent a lot of time on the prep work, too much time and then didn't wet sand it, base and clear and it turned out with a matt finish, but still looked pretty cool.
Word of advice if you are new to painting DON'T PAINT GLOSS BLACK! It's actually a color that will SHOW EVERY FLAW AND IMPERFECTION IN YOUR WORK AND MAGNIFY IT X 1000
Wet sand it, and lay another coat it be ok. Or put two more. Whats nice about single stage is u can layer it like crazy. More layers and wet sand between the deeper the paint will look
Very nicely done. I'd wet sand the dull areas back and do 2 more coats over them. But if it was me I'd probably clear coat over it for that extra shine.
Its looks so pretty when you paint it , then the reality of the discounted price becomes apparent when it dries . Go urethane enamel if single stage , but nothing is better than base coat /clear coat . It's worth the quality of luster
Clear coat doesn't last long in the CA sun and looks horrid if a dark color. Our 2002 doesn't show bad clearcoat, but probably only because it is silver. My black 1985 looked terrible (recently repainted). Also, very hard to repair damaged paint if a clearcoat.
Nice job! We all aren't professional painters and for a first time attempt at single stage I think it came out good. You should save up for a much better quality spray gun, your results will definitely be much better. I'm just a hobbyist but I've been around painting cars since 1977. I still use my first paint gun, it's a devilbiss jga 602 suction feed conventional gun. Old school. Like me lol. Fun hobby but please keep wearing a GOOD quality respirator because those paints will definitely hurt if not kill you. I use what you have there.
I have a gun like that. Is there any disadvantage to that type or advantage? I shot some rustoleum thinned with mineral sprits a few years ago. I spayed red, white , and blue. The red faded off. The blue actually pulled the old paint off under neath. The white lasted for a while. All were parked outside in a sunny area.
Those cheap guns actually do a good job when adjusted properly and kept clean. I've noticed the filter needs removed on thicker paints. If your having anxiety calm down and slow down relax
I'm getting ready to do the same thing on my 2000 F350. I'll use the satin finish to try to hide the imperfections. I say, as long as it looks good rolling down the road, who cares about the rest! Great job!
I'm gonna paint my car single stage white. It's a color change so I'm gonna have to do jambs and all. But I'm gonna get a couple gallons mixed together in a big bucket so the color is uniform. And I'm gonna do it one panel at a time. I'll probably start with the roof since there's not much trim to remove and not much prep needed. The doors are gonna be the hardest. There's a lot of trim to remove. But while it's off I'm gonna paint the trim gloss black. Should look good against the white body. But anyway, good job. The car looks pretty good for a garage spray
block wet sand and compound on the drip then you'll be good. i would add more paint to the trunk so you can sand it down as well. It looks like there's not enough paint on there.
the reason it came out hazy on the trunk is due to the fact the angle of your gun changes the "suction" or gravity feed of the paint which in return messes up how the air and paint atomizes so heres a tip. next time grab a spectrum or a 3m PPS cup system which allows you to spray even while upside down. thus keeping the material and air mixure stable in ANY angle not just perfect straight 90 degree.
No the paint came out messed up, because it was probably kicking off a lil too fast. Just remove the trunk and hood stripe and prime hood, and repaint the trunk and hood.
It was definitely the harbor freight purple guns fault! Same thing happen to me, I have a video of how mine came out. Great job though!, the only way you learn is by painting!
It's all good dude, I'm probably about to do the same shit to some body panels on my highlander. It's probably gonna look like ass and not match, but fuck it it's single stage and I don't gotta worry about it after that
Also the phrase that will buff out come from a real place you could use a paint roller and apply single stage to a car and still be able to buff it to a glass shine
Kyle, are you talking real single stage high quality automotive polyurethane? I am mulling over this as we speak. I want to do the full on body work prep/prime/block and roll on my choice of color, then have it professionally sprayed with the same single stage after a year or so. It’s a vintage F150 so I’m not looking for a show car finish to begin with. Are there special considerations (if rolling single stage is feasible) to thinning for rolling?
@@FIGGY65 I mean yes you could buff out a rolled on paint job but it would be a lot of work if your doing single stage to save money, don’t you won’t save that much money, go on Ali express but a 20-$50 paint gun and buy some base coat and clear off of Amazon I did my 2500 Chevrolet Silverado base clear gallon of base and gallon of clear for $350 seems like a lot but it’s not now if your wanting something just so it’s one color go to your local Tractor supply,murdocks,Jax anywhere they sell tractor or farm equipment and you can get a gallon of implement single stage for about 40-50$ if you wanna try rolling it on this is where I would start put it on thick you will then need to sand it smooth and buff it from there proably starting at 600grit up to 2500grit
@@GoGetterGarage dude next time your doing black grab the jet black from Speedokote. It's the only single stage iv used that Actually looks BETTER than basecoat clear coat. You did an amazing job laying the paint down and did everything right I feel like the paint quality held you back a little .
There is virtually no reason these days to use Rustoleum. Go to Amazon and look up the Spedokote single-stage finishes. For around $100-$130, you get a TRUE acrylic urethane AND the hardner/activator. It shoots FAR better than Rustoleum (especially in those HVLP), it is much MUCH more durable than Rustoleum, it is ready-to-buff in just a day or two (it is activated, it does not "dry"), it lays far flatter, has a superior UV protection, and downright just a better value for the money. There are a couple other brands on Amazon also selling "budget line" paints, but the Speedokote one is the only one I have personally tried and trust me: that stuff will make you look like a hero - even with limited painting experience. It will also help you overcome some of the issues you experienced here (especially with that HF purple gun).
I'm not sure if you know but I didn't use Rustoleum I used a single stage paint just like Spedokote just used a brand from a local shop! I only spend like $108 including materials
Honestly I would check out some Maacos near you usually they have better paint packages and they are affordable but at the end of the day it’s really up to you sometimes you pay for what you get just check out the reviews. Hope this helps
Did you get the paint from their store at 59th and Glendale? How did you like the paint? Looking for somewhere locally here I can get decent affordable paint
@@GoGetterGarage Oh man, I just looked it up on google and I drive by there a lot and never saw it. Thanks for pointing it out, I'll have to drop in sometime and check them out.
i just bought a 2001 civic and there's barely any paint left on the car lol. I was just going to take it to maaco and get the cheapest paint job they have, do you think i should hit the whole car with 600 grit sand paper like you did before taking it in?
@@GoGetterGarage yooo sorry brother I didn’t see that you replied back and thanks …. And also I got a small Garage have you ever put the car to one side and get back in it and move the car to the other side to paint it over and over till the 3rd coat
Ok kool yea you did a great job bro bout to paint my first car and it a 1986 Fleetwood trying to see if a 33 gallon would be good or just get a 60 but if 29 does that good of a job I might consider the 33 gallon
If I tried to do that in my neighborhood I'd have the police the EPA and every other government agency after wanting to arrest me. You must have cool neighbors
You and me both, people call at my actual shop as well here in CA
Wait why?
@@TruthOne313 because the neighbors think you're either polluting the air or cooking a meth lab.
@Womb Raider Yeah some of the regulations are on the ridiculous side but I do get it in part, wouldn't want people passing by Inhaling unfiltered isocyanates.
As a business yes,I agree ,but personally, no They can't talk to anyone.
Full disclosure, I'm not a painter. But...I did use a single stage gloss black on a smaller item and what I found was that as I put 5 coats on it, it seemed to get better and better with every coat. The last one laid down so smooth, I didn't bother to do any paint correction.
What I don't understand, though is, you did SO much work to get to the point of painting, but didn't fix the few little dings in the body. Hell you could have even paid a PDR guy to come out and remove those first. Now they really stick out. Anyway, glad you are happy with it. Certainly looks better than when you started and that's what counts.
Took me a sec to figure out why you blurred the garage. Lol
Looks good only way we learn is by trying.
Im doing a 97 f350 with a single stage. I like watching real diy videos. Thanks for posting.
u have the touch. cool. i should know. i've been an autobody painter since 73..
Thanks! I really appreciate that! :)
Train yourself not to release the trigger all the way. It will blow air only and you won't get the large paint puff.
Hey ya filmed it. So it did happen. Stick with it. Remember your prep is king. I would suggest flicking your wrist at the end of your stroke and be mindful to paint off the car...meaning continue your pass off the car before going the other way.
with painting start on top and work your way down so your not laying against your paint.
Great job for your first time.. You should be able to correct the issues by wet sanding with 400 and hit it again with another coat.
I think as someone mentioned a better gun should minimize some of the problems you had as well. I picked up a Devilbiss FLG5 for primer and a Iwata LPH400 for my base/clear. Hoping to get some good results.. I will be spaying my mustang this summer. Original color is white and I will be spraying the same.. Should be a bit more forgiving. I plan to pull the front bumper cover off , rear lights and some of the other body moldings. Will be a lot of work, but hopefully will give good results. No matter how it comes out / the main thing is you did it yourself..and that earns respect :o).
I like affordable ideas. I recently painted two cars in a booth made by hanging tarps in a carport. I used a box fan w/ filter to pressurize the inside. On my 1965 Dart, I used 1-part polyurethane, Interlux Brightsides. I mixed 3 part yellow w/ 1 part white for custom light yellow, which looks nice. Biggest problem was I got the bright idea to use a Wagner electric sprayer. The paint is self-leveling, so thought "should work" and give less overspray. Biggest problem was the sprayer kept leaking at the front so had to wrap w/ cloth to catch those. A few years earlier, I had painted the roof in white (instead of vinyl top), using the same Brightsides, while also painting my camping trailer. For that, I used the roll & tip method with stiff foam roller followed by foam brush to pop bubbles. Came out very smooth and required minimal sanding. I had also already painted the interior, jamb, and trunk using both rollers and sprayer. The yellow outside had orange peel and got some runs on the side. The orange peel I fixed by wet-sanding 1000 grit, then cutting compound. When sanding runs, I got into the primer a few places. But, w/ solid color and no clear-coat I easily resprayed with an air brush.
For the other car, 1982 M-B, I bought automotive 2-part polyurethane (add reducer and hardener), ~$220 for 1 gal, using the same HVLP sprayer shown (Harbor Freight). I only had to paint half the car since I had swapped over panels from a salvage car which had been recently painted. The store matched the paint perfectly (brought in sunroof), which is a modern light grey w/ slight blue. I got about as bad orange peel as with the Brightsides. I wet sanded the next day while the paint was still soft, but had to remove a lot to get it flat. When not flat, you see shiny spots from the bottom of the orange peels. When dull all over w/ 1000 grit, you have it flat and ready for compound with a DA buffer. I had some runs, though not as bad as the Brightsides and also cut thru to primer a few places, but also touched-up w/ an air brush. I used Interlux polyurethane Pre-Kote primer on both, which sands easily. I used only 1/4 gal, so will paint our 1996 minivan next which has failed clearcoat. Already painted the top white Brightsides, using roll & tip, then sand and buff, which took care of a lot of area. I too would use automotive paint for a next time and solid color since easy to repair damage and oops when painting. Might try an older cup sprayer on the minivan, though doubt that will help w/ orange peel.
So awesome the family is all there... Thats so awesome!
Dexter would approve that garage.
Good info, thank you
Nice work, that single stage can be tricky, you did really well. keeping the paint wet always helps.
Wow that's awesome Bro. It beautiful sweet paint job 👍💯💯💯💯💯💯
You have my approval keep up the good work and try it again 😊
Bravus approved, hell yeah! Don’t sweat the runs, just means you have enough paint laid. Excellent first paint job!
Jeff Jones Thanks man, I appreciate it!
Looks great in all honesty for anyone wanting to do this a base clear system would only be about $100 more and you have a lot more ability to fix mistakes and isn’t any harder to acompkish
Dude! Great job. You made that look easy!
Love dude! I still remember my first paint job. Came out decent as well. :)
Looks better than it did before you painted it.
This is a great vid. Safety first. I too get claustrophobic with a mask on but it's better than dead. Love the technique going down the side of the car. You made this look good. As for runs, I just learned how to get rid of that last night on single stage. next time it happens check out Underground Paint King's channel. He has a great vid on how to remove runs on single stage. But honestly, I think you did great!
Hey, you did a good job and had the balls to do it, you should be proud of yourself. Who cares about the passenger side if you're the driver man, lol. I remember painting my first one, spent a lot of time on the prep work, too much time and then didn't wet sand it, base and clear and it turned out with a matt finish, but still looked pretty cool.
Thanks man! I should’ve done that but I just ending up selling it.
Hey that’s what I do to we all sand all my daughters help it’s pretty cool
Word of advice if you are new to painting DON'T PAINT GLOSS BLACK! It's actually a color that will SHOW EVERY FLAW AND IMPERFECTION IN YOUR WORK AND MAGNIFY IT X 1000
Gloss black is an excellent first paint job, it teaches you what you need to pay more attention to when you prep and shoot it the second time.
Wet sand it, and lay another coat it be ok. Or put two more. Whats nice about single stage is u can layer it like crazy. More layers and wet sand between the deeper the paint will look
Heck yeah thanks!!
Looks good sir.
Pretty good results, keep the videos coming👍🏼
Very nicely done. I'd wet sand the dull areas back and do 2 more coats over them. But if it was me I'd probably clear coat over it for that extra shine.
Pcorf Creations if I had the funds I would’ve wanted to do clear but heck yeah wet sand and polish is going to look really nice!! Thanks 🙏
👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 be proud of you and family, please materials names???
Its looks so pretty when you paint it , then the reality of the discounted price becomes apparent when it dries . Go urethane enamel if single stage , but nothing is better than base coat /clear coat . It's worth the quality of luster
Clear coat doesn't last long in the CA sun and looks horrid if a dark color. Our 2002 doesn't show bad clearcoat, but probably only because it is silver. My black 1985 looked terrible (recently repainted). Also, very hard to repair damaged paint if a clearcoat.
Nice job! We all aren't professional painters and for a first time attempt at single stage I think it came out good. You should save up for a much better quality spray gun, your results will definitely be much better. I'm just a hobbyist but I've been around painting cars since 1977. I still use my first paint gun, it's a devilbiss jga 602 suction feed conventional gun. Old school. Like me lol. Fun hobby but please keep wearing a GOOD quality respirator because those paints will definitely hurt if not kill you. I use what you have there.
Thanks man and yeah was definitely a fun little project. Soon I will be investing into a decent paint gun.
Thanks once again!
I have a gun like that. Is there any disadvantage to that type or advantage? I shot some rustoleum thinned with mineral sprits a few years ago. I spayed red, white , and blue. The red faded off. The blue actually pulled the old paint off under neath. The white lasted for a while. All were parked outside in a sunny area.
Those cheap guns actually do a good job when adjusted properly and kept clean. I've noticed the filter needs removed on thicker paints. If your having anxiety calm down and slow down relax
I'm getting ready to do the same thing on my 2000 F350. I'll use the satin finish to try to hide the imperfections. I say, as long as it looks good rolling down the road, who cares about the rest! Great job!
Heck yeah!! Thanks and good luck!👍🏻
What paint kit did you use and where from ?
We call the the 50 /50 rule. If it looks ok at 50 feet and or 50 miles per hour it’s good
Enough for a daily. 😉
senior you have army of help .general 4 star. it look better than my first car painting .lool
Looks like a new car good job!
I'm gonna paint my car single stage white. It's a color change so I'm gonna have to do jambs and all. But I'm gonna get a couple gallons mixed together in a big bucket so the color is uniform. And I'm gonna do it one panel at a time. I'll probably start with the roof since there's not much trim to remove and not much prep needed. The doors are gonna be the hardest. There's a lot of trim to remove. But while it's off I'm gonna paint the trim gloss black. Should look good against the white body. But anyway, good job. The car looks pretty good for a garage spray
Thanks! And good luck should come out nice!
Job well done.
Great job man looks awesome I think I might try this when I’m done with bodywork this spring on my truck but with a dark blue 🤔
Heck yeah man hope it comes out nice!! Good luck 🤞🏻🙏
I bet your little one was wanting you to paint her pedal car as well 🤣 great job dude looks nice 👍
Lol thanks 🙏
block wet sand and compound on the drip then you'll be good. i would add more paint to the trunk so you can sand it down as well. It looks like there's not enough paint on there.
My suggestion is remove the hood and bumpers, and paint it in 2 batches, easier on your compressor, and less chance of dry spray.
How's the paint holding up after a year?
the reason it came out hazy on the trunk is due to the fact the angle of your gun changes the "suction" or gravity feed of the paint which in return messes up how the air and paint atomizes so heres a tip. next time grab a spectrum or a 3m PPS cup system which allows you to spray even while upside down.
thus keeping the material and air mixure stable in ANY angle not just perfect straight 90 degree.
Awesome thanks for the advice!! I’ll definitely do that next time 😊🙏🏼
No the paint came out messed up, because it was probably kicking off a lil too fast. Just remove the trunk and hood stripe and prime hood, and repaint the trunk and hood.
You give off really cool vibes, nice job on the paint job I’m thinking of doing the same on my civic too although I want to paint it blue
Thanks! And yeah it’s kinda discouraging but it’s pretty easy! Good luck 👍🏻
Great job and lessons learned!
Bro wet sand the trunk with 1500 and then 3000 grit before you polish and it'll be fine. Great job on this! It turned out looking great! 👍
Thanks for the advice man! 🙏
Is single stage is the best paint job.
Good job!
Hell yeah man!!
Nice job
great job. I want to do the same but wondering how long the smells stays in your garage and will it also get into your house as well?
well I covered the whole garage soo honestly not even a day and it didnt even smell inside
I like your paint job. Nice that you have family helping you out also. Give a follow up if you can..
It was definitely the harbor freight purple guns fault! Same thing happen to me, I have a video of how mine came out. Great job though!, the only way you learn is by painting!
It's all good dude, I'm probably about to do the same shit to some body panels on my highlander. It's probably gonna look like ass and not match, but fuck it it's single stage and I don't gotta worry about it after that
yup there you go and you never know maybe it wont look so bad!
Who cares what Bravus approves or not. Good job bro.
Never ever stop wearing your mask..... save your lungs..... use a slower reducer.... thin coat's..... and watch your stop times....
Bro.. hell yeah! Good job man 💪
DEADBEATGARAGE thanks man 😁
Looking "immaculant" ...🤣😂🤣 is so good its worthy of making up a new word!
Trial and error but like you said as a beginner. It’s actually pretty good for a harbor freight gun how’d you like it? I have one and a touch up.
it was fun honestly I just wish I would have cleaned the gun after every coat.
Also the phrase that will buff out come from a real place you could use a paint roller and apply single stage to a car and still be able to buff it to a glass shine
Kyle, are you talking real single stage high quality automotive polyurethane? I am mulling over this as we speak. I want to do the full on body work prep/prime/block and roll on my choice of color, then have it professionally sprayed with the same single stage after a year or so. It’s a vintage F150 so I’m not looking for a show car finish to begin with. Are there special considerations (if rolling single stage is feasible) to thinning for rolling?
@@FIGGY65 I mean yes you could buff out a rolled on paint job but it would be a lot of work if your doing single stage to save money, don’t you won’t save that much money, go on Ali express but a 20-$50 paint gun and buy some base coat and clear off of Amazon I did my 2500 Chevrolet Silverado base clear gallon of base and gallon of clear for $350 seems like a lot but it’s not now if your wanting something just so it’s one color go to your local Tractor supply,murdocks,Jax anywhere they sell tractor or farm equipment and you can get a gallon of implement single stage for about 40-50$ if you wanna try rolling it on this is where I would start put it on thick you will then need to sand it smooth and buff it from there proably starting at 600grit up to 2500grit
Get an iwata gun your spray technique is good an did you tac it before base
Awsome job !
Thanks man! I know your name looked familiar I’ve watch a lot of your videos aswell! Lol
@@GoGetterGarage dude next time your doing black grab the jet black from Speedokote. It's the only single stage iv used that Actually looks BETTER than basecoat clear coat. You did an amazing job laying the paint down and did everything right I feel like the paint quality held you back a little .
Awesome I’ll definitely take you up on that! And yeah I did have some troubles but it is what it is
@@GoGetterGarage came out good ither way tho good job
Looks good!
Nice
Great Work Man 🔥
Every purple paint gun i get the trigger gets rough in half of a job
There is virtually no reason these days to use Rustoleum.
Go to Amazon and look up the Spedokote single-stage finishes. For around $100-$130, you get a TRUE acrylic urethane AND the hardner/activator. It shoots FAR better than Rustoleum (especially in those HVLP), it is much MUCH more durable than Rustoleum, it is ready-to-buff in just a day or two (it is activated, it does not "dry"), it lays far flatter, has a superior UV protection, and downright just a better value for the money.
There are a couple other brands on Amazon also selling "budget line" paints, but the Speedokote one is the only one I have personally tried and trust me: that stuff will make you look like a hero - even with limited painting experience. It will also help you overcome some of the issues you experienced here (especially with that HF purple gun).
I'm not sure if you know but I didn't use Rustoleum I used a single stage paint just like Spedokote just used a brand from a local shop! I only spend like $108 including materials
@@GoGetterGarage gotcha! Thanks for clearing that up!
A $1000 dollar car became a $2500+ car. Take a scraper, razor blade and shave down the run. Stand the blade straight up and light pressure.
Those harbor freight guns like around 40 psi
I had a air pressure regulator on the gun
I had a air pressure regulator on it at 23 psi
@@GoGetterGarage in my experience they like about double that
What is your mix ratio?
I did 8/2/1 8 parts paint 2 parts reducer 1 part hardener
Did you have a air dryer on the output of your air compressor?
How does the paint look after a few months now? Is it chipping away?
To be honest not sure I sold the vehicle two weeks after I made this video
@@GoGetterGarage do you buy and sell cars a lot? Does painting the car make a difference on how much money you make in selling the car?
@@dc366 definitely honestly some people care more about paint then how the car is running lol
What psi did you spray it?
did you move the other cars to the street to stop them from being over sprayed?
Hello how much paint did you use to cover whole car?
I assume you purged the water from the compressor tank too.
Indeed sir
A paint shop is charging me $1000 to do a single enamel paint vs $3000 for the regular pain job .. is this a yay or nah ?
Honestly I would check out some Maacos near you usually they have better paint packages and they are affordable but at the end of the day it’s really up to you sometimes you pay for what you get just check out the reviews. Hope this helps
You got greedy on the 2nd coat.
How many time did you have to refill the cup for one coat on the car?
Could you post a link to the paint! I’d like to do this
What brand of paint did you use
Yooo man I live in AZ and i'm trying to paint my car myself soon, what paint shop did you get your stuff at and how is it holding up?
Right on man! I got everything at old school paint near Thomas. And honestly not sure coz I sold it shortly after
@@GoGetterGarage Thanks bro!
A $1000 dollar car became a $2500+ car.
Did you get the paint from their store at 59th and Glendale? How did you like the paint? Looking for somewhere locally here I can get decent affordable paint
No I got it on 35th Ave and Virginia
@@GoGetterGarage Oh man, I just looked it up on google and I drive by there a lot and never saw it. Thanks for pointing it out, I'll have to drop in sometime and check them out.
@@glennhasse5477 yeah man they are super good people they always answer any questions you have
Wet sand ,makes it what it isnt
Were you able to wetsand and buff the finish out to eliminate the problem areas?
Yes lol
i just bought a 2001 civic and there's barely any paint left on the car lol. I was just going to take it to maaco and get the cheapest paint job they have, do you think i should hit the whole car with 600 grit sand paper like you did before taking it in?
To be honest I am not a expert but yes I would recommend it.
@@GoGetterGarage I appreciate the response. I wish you were in Houston, if pay you to posting it!
Looks like a amateur paint job
Can’t fault the enthusiasm
Preparation is key
Hey brotha what’s the Measurements would I need for. The Single stage
I did 8/2/1 8 parts paint 2 parts reducer 1 part hardener
@@GoGetterGarage yooo sorry brother I didn’t see that you replied back and thanks …. And also I got a small Garage have you ever put the car to one side and get back in it and move the car to the other side to paint it over and over till the 3rd coat
@@pocnigga11 honestly I haven’t but I’ve seen youngstatic do it like that lol
24-26 psi is what you want. 30 is too much
where did you get the paint? LOOKS GREAT
From old school paint and thanks! 🙏😁
How many gallons do your air compressor have 33?
29 I believe
Ok kool yea you did a great job bro bout to paint my first car and it a 1986 Fleetwood trying to see if a 33 gallon would be good or just get a 60 but if 29 does that good of a job I might consider the 33 gallon
@@lac101caddyman4 heck yeah good luck man I hope it comes out nice
Song list possible???
Question how did you mix did you reduce it 🤔
It’s was 8-2-1 8 parts paint 2 parts reducer 1 part hardener
What air compressor did you use bro?
Harbor freight 30gal compressor
What’s the mixture of paint u did
It’s was 8-2-1 8 parts paint 2 parts reducer 1 part hardener
U need to seal it first
Which paint brand did you buy?
Honestly I’m not sure I believe it was the store brand
Hey, what size tip did you use?
I used the standard tip that comes on the spray gun I believe it’s 1.4
what air compressor is that? link?
www.harborfreight.com/26-gallon-18-hp-150-psi-oil-free-air-compressor-69669.html