Throwing in the towel, damn painting

[tehnick]

OK, so I figured I would try and restore a hood scoop that got royally ****ed in a rollover from a 2003 GT. I went renegade on that SOB and was able to get most of the scratches out and it looked to be smooth sailing. So I gave it the ol primer job, sanded it down a bit to remove any roughness and started the process of painting it black like I had planned. Well, I was unable to get a lot of the deep scratches out just because I don't have the resources to either sand them out or fill them in with a filler. It has also become apparent that the sandpaper that I was using left a TON of scratches in the top that were never apparent when I primed the hood scoop.

This has pretty much pissed me off because I was hoping to have it done by this Friday so I could install it in time for the SN meet. I got a late start and realized that I wouldn't meet the deadline, but after seeing the BS with everything showing through the paint I feel that it is best just to take it to a shop and have the bastard painted professionally instead of wasting more time and money to do it myself with the limited resources I have...

So... Anyone know of a good shop that would do a great job and not charge me an arm and a leg to get this done right?
:damnit:

 

[codemonkey]

If you want to give it a second try nick, let me know, I'll see what we can do with it. If not, there are a few good places in our area who can do it

 

[tehnick]

If you want to give it a second try nick, let me know, I'll see what we can do with it. If not, there are a few good places in our area who can do it

I am always game to see what can be done without having to spend too much on it. I am in a financial slump right now so this is pretty much the last thing I will be doing with my car for quite awhile. If you think we might be able to tackle this, I am game. It's really hard trying to do this in my apartment since I don't have a garage, and now that I look at it, I can se specks of dust that have also settled in. GRRRR

 

[tehnick]

crap, double post.

 

[Juiced87Notch]

dude... if you want it done I'll do it for ya, I'm not a pro or anything and it'll take me a little while but I can get it smooth... you just wanted it flat black right?

 

[FE_NUT]

I would wet sand it with 500 grit, and spray it again...
just don't sand through into the primer or it could start gettin all wrinkley when you put on the new topcoat.

 

[ddonaca351]

prime and block sand 220-400
prime and block sand 400-400+
prime and .... you get the idea, as many times as necessary to get it smoooootthhe

paint and wet sand 800-1.2k
repeat....

with black youll need to use progressively finer compunds up to and including a GOOD swirl remover. (I like 3m, but Im just a shade tree painter)

Also talk to a pro, (or good paint sales person) and decide who's clear you want to use. Some are more soft, but easier to apply... some are hard as nails but a real mutha' to put on.

Ya know you could take it to a body shop and if they have another car being done the same color, they might cut ya a good deal on it.

DD

 

[tehnick]

I started off with 100 grit to get all of the paint and primer off, and to tackle on some of the deep scratches. after that i went with some 220 to smooth out as much of the scratches from the 100 grit as possible but I think I just rushed it because I primed it after that and took more 220 to get some of the burrs out and try to smooth it as much as possible. After everything was OK, I started with my first coat of black and saw some scratches showing through. When it dried, I sprayed another coat for the hell of it and noticed that some of the scratches started to disappear.

Looks like I will just have to start over again from scratch, but I am not sure if I have the sanity to do this all over again, let alone manage to keep my brain cells from the fumes of the chemicals in the paint having to do this in my apartment. This is what I had to start out with:

 

[tarch]

yeah you should've gotten some filling primer...

 

[autoX]

I started off with 100 grit to get all of the paint and primer off, and to tackle on some of the deep scratches. after that i went with some 220 to smooth out as much of the scratches from the 100 grit as possible but I think I just rushed it because I primed it after that and took more 220 to get some of the burrs out and try to smooth it as much as possible. After everything was OK, I started with my first coat of black and saw some scratches showing through. When it dried, I sprayed another coat for the hell of it and noticed that some of the scratches started to disappear.

Looks like I will just have to start over again from scratch, but I am not sure if I have the sanity to do this all over again, let alone manage to keep my brain cells from the fumes of the chemicals in the paint having to do this in my apartment. This is what I had to start out with:

How long did you let the primer dry before you took sandpaper to it again? My guess is that you sanded the primer smooth before it was dry and then when it dried it shrunk down into the sanding scratches and they showed through again... What kind of paints are you using? Rattle cans? I sure hope you're not painting INSIDE your apartment with a catalyzed isocyonate paint. Your last paragraph has me concerned... PLEASE tell me you meant that you were mixing paint at your apartment complex out in the parking lot and not in your apartment... Please...

 

[FE_NUT]

How many more day's on mother earth do you think he has?

 

[Repostyle]

How many more day's on mother earth do you think he has?

HAHA "That's funny right ther, I don't care who yar!"

 

[tehnick]

How long did you let the primer dry before you took sandpaper to it again? My guess is that you sanded the primer smooth before it was dry and then when it dried it shrunk down into the sanding scratches and they showed through again... What kind of paints are you using? Rattle cans? I sure hope you're not painting INSIDE your apartment with a catalyzed isocyonate paint. Your last paragraph has me concerned... PLEASE tell me you meant that you were mixing paint at your apartment complex out in the parking lot and not in your apartment... Please...

I let everything dry overnight to make sure it was ok to sand. I am using rattle cans, no mixing of anything but the fumes were still present. I made sure that I had a fan blowing and my sliding glass door open to keep the room ventilated, and I also used a mask. It's the first and last time that I do this in the apartment, not only because I don't want to kill braincells but I also need to just have stuff like this done right and don't want to risk getting overspray all over my stuff.