Paint done, 50 dollar method

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DJCarbine

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Finished up the paint last night, and took it out of the garage this morning. Some minor hand polishing and this is what I got.





Going to let the paint finish hardening a lot more before I really polish it up, and maybe wetsand.... but it looks pretty damn good the way it is if you ask me

 

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let it sit about a week... an easy test, it in a spot that wont be too visible, take a piece of 600 wet or dry and give it a few strokes... if the paper comes away with little balls of paint on it, it is still too soft to sand. if the paint comes off like a powder, you are ready to give it a quick cut and a buff. looks good btw...

 

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I would like to see it a year later from sitting in the sun.........................but looks good so far

 

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I'm going to keep it garaged so that it doesn't get beaten up too bad when its parked and sitting...

then again, a year later.... going over it with some sand paper and spraying another coat will be 2 days and 15 dollars.......

 

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great job! I think you've proven that you can get a good paint job without spending alot of money.

 

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Sicarius428

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Looks great. Thank you for the suggestion on the paint gun. I think I will end up doing this to my 90. Sure beats rolling and I already have a 33gal compressor which doesn't see nearly enough use.
Kevin

 

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33gal compressor which doesn't see nearly enough use

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Don't forget the attachment to pull the water out of the compressed air. You don't want water in your paint now.

 

65fastbackresto

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Man that paint looks good

My body man wts 5k to paint mine......isn`t looking to good for him right now.

 

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Why the hell have I been driving around with crappy paint for 4 years....


I have almost finished the front end. Still using the roller method:
http://www.bryanswebpage.com/50DollarPaint/Car/PaintingTheCarDay3.htm

 

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Looks great....... If he were to go into business, he could put Earl Scheib out on the street. Wanna pait my Comet????

 

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DJCarbine

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Just got it put back together 100 percent...





Too lazy to paint the lower valance red that came in today, I kinda like how it looks anyways

 

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D.Hearne said:

Looks great....... If he were to go into business, he could put Earl Scheib out on the street. Wanna pait my Comet????

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Djcarbine will paint any car for $89.95

 

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DJCarbine

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rbohm said:

Djcarbine will paint any car for $89.95

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Any car, any color. However, you have to convert the 89.95 (which im going to assume was in the 70's) into todays money, which would come out to 394.30 using the inflation calculation

 

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DJCarbine said:

Any car, any color. However, you have to convert the 89.95 (which im going to assume was in the 70's) into todays money, which would come out to 394.30 using the inflation calculation

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Dang, that's upwards of $5/hour!

 

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DJCarbine said:

Any car, any color. However, you have to convert the 89.95 (which im going to assume was in the 70's) into todays money, which would come out to 394.30 using the inflation calculation

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I'd say it's still a deal at $394.95! When do you start, I HATE to do body work and painting.

 

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DJCarbine

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D.Hearne said:

I'd say it's still a deal at $394.95! When do you start, I HATE to do body work and painting.

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ME TOO! Lets find someone who will do it for 394.95

 

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the local Macco is always running a $250 special around here. may do that on the 69 cougar once i get it home.

 

Rusty67

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I think painting it has become less of a concern for me then geting the body work done and geting rid of the cancer. Ask my why my name is Rusty.....

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Looks good BTW.

 

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Pretty nice,cant wait to see it buffed!! BTW why would you want to leave it in the sun for a year?!?!?!?! LOL!!!

 

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Congratulations!!!!! You are one of the few guys that had the balls to do this and it looks really good!!
ps: don't pay any attention to those guys who "want to see it after sitting in the sun for a year"....they just don't have what it takes. I'm betting it will look great!!!