Lo3 maniac

Took a weekend last week to paint the car. It cost me 40 dollars in materials and the rest I already had laying around
Paint 6 cans of rustoleum at 3 dollars a piece...18 dollars
3 cans of primer 3 dollars a piece....9 dollars
Bondo filler 1 quart.....13 bucks

I had spreader scrapers laying around along with some primer and a can gun( it turns a spray can into a paint gun.... Kinda)
It doesn't look bad at all up close they're are a few runs but not too bad. I think can finally wash her tommorrow I wanted to let the paint harden I will then go though and pollish the whole thing I only primes the Bondo spots and where I repaired any damage and a few spots that I felt needed it. I'm planning on putting some stripes on tommorrow also. Well here she is!

before pic it looked alot better than it really was I put Bondo on 15 spots. On the driver side it was pretty bad it was mostly small spots.

I think she looks pretty damn good! More pics tommorrow when I've got it all cleaned up!

stealtht/a

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Paint the headlight buckets, they really stik out now.

Lo3 maniac

Yeah that's in the plans for tommorrow. I couldn't paint them right away because the paint on the nose wasn't hardened. And if I tape them the paint will just peel right off

SylusMk2

dont look bad at all man! better than my $8 satin black paint job

jb3829

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nice job!

scottmoyer

Here we go again with the rattle can paint jobs. The thirdgen image and stigma continues!!!

SylusMk2

there is nothing wrong with a rattlecan paint job...not all of us can afford a real paintjob

puma1552

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Good luck ever getting that crap off if the car for some reason does get a real paint job in the future.

camarotucker

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Spray painting your thirdgen in front of the trailer.

camarotucker

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not all of us can afford a rattlecan paint job

http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f72/ro...intjob-502862/

91 Droptop

You will have tons of lttle marks in the paint whenever some thing touches it for the first month, the paint is verry soft and does not cure for close to 300 hours. You could have gone to Sherwin Williams and got a gallon of single stage automotive paint and a cheap gun from Harbor Frieght and than had a decent paint job. We use these products because they last, we use reducer so the paint wont shrink up during the cure process, we use hardner to stop the paint from geeting a simple human nail mark when it is touched 3 days later. Your choice on the paint but I never encourage anyone to rattle can or roll paint on their cars, it is one of the worst things you can do. If you are going to do stripes than wait at least a month or you will be peeling that red paint off when you remove the tape.

19911LECAMARO

Rude..... Nice, low cost job...


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Azrael91966669

what ever works for the person doing the job
after being qouted 4000 to paint my car ive been thinking more and more to do it myself

i do detailing for a living and i cant stand most bodyshops charge insane prices 2 years down the road the paints peeling or the harder makes the paint easy to scratch hard but hard to remove
for 40 bucks good job

haps

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Exactly. When are people going to realize that spending $40 on a paint job ISN'T a good thing.


However, I am relieved that he took the pic from 60 feet away.

sailtexas186548

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thanks for ruining another third gen.

so how old are you OP?

DethVenture

Oh god it IS a trailer.

Do it right or don't do it at all.

whatever84

I wouldn't paint my car with spray paint but I don't think it's cool to make fun of anyone who lives in a mobile home or for anything else. I really like this site and I have learned a lot from it but why do some people on here have to be so rude. To each his own...but that's just not cool.

Mark.

puma1552

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Do you mean nobody here can spend $1k on a paint job? I can count on one hand the number of cars here that have seen real paintjobs at real bodyshops.

Day in day out, it's piece of crap after piece of crap getting a Rustoleum "paint job". I don't see this in any other community. About 97% of the owners on this site shouldn't be anywhere near a 25 year old Camaro, let alone trying to build a bucket with literally zero money and no skills. I used to like the body forum a lot, because I'm interested in a mint car rather than performance. Then after X years of coming in here to only see travesty after travesty after travesty with virtually zero variance, I quit coming in here except for the occasional time; yet I must be a sucker because every time I do happen in here, what's on the first page? At least one new rattlecan thread.

I can't wait until the majority of owners junk these cars out of their own price range; I revel in the thought of the day when the same people who treat these cars to rattlecans won't even be able to buy one of these cars anymore because of the severe inhumanities so many of them have suffered, ultimately leading to being junked to the point there aren't many left.

86blackbetty

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hey whats going on lo3 maniac....dont listen to these type of people who try to bring u down,,,coming from a guy who only uses only 1 pic of his camaro everywhere...this guy tried to say the same thing to me ..good thing i didnt listen...if you have nothing nice to say dont say it at all ..u said it yourself,,,,just stay out of these threads ...this is my car in pics 1YEAR later no repolishing and only using a spray wax...looks great...and get compliments EVERYWHERE... i recently repolished it last week and waxed it right,..you will have some fading especially with black....when that happens 1 year later like it did to me,,,give it a quick poilish and wax and the paint comes back..my car spent the winter outside and is parked outside....depends on how u care for it and how much elbow grease you put into it that will determine if it looks good or shitty...

before and after....hmmmmmm... ill take my roll on paint job

88 5.7 Iroc-Z

[quote=puma1552;5391945]Do you mean nobody here can spend $1k on a paint job? I can count on one hand the number of cars here that have seen real paintjobs at real bodyshops.

Im saying SOME people on this board dont have the financial stability to spend 1k on a DIY paint job, many are younger guys who do with what they have. Now I don't really approve of rattle can paint jobs due to it making it harder for you once you actually want to paint a car the right way, but its not my car, and not my business what he wants to do to it.
If you feel like rattle canning your car is a good idea, go ahead. It makes no difference to me, and it only makes the nice cars look even nicer and more valuable

Lo3 maniac

Thanks blackbetty, I'm 19 I work 40 hours a week and save just about every penny I make, I bought th car for 800 dollars and I have less than 1000 dollars in it. I get compliments every single time someone interested in cars sees it and nobody believes me when I tell them it's spray paint, I'd I didn't tell you in the thread how many of you could have spotted it? My guess is very few. I would rather have my car looking the way it is now then rust spots, and faded paint. If you guys would like to bash me go ahead, but remember dollar for dollar I get more compliments and I'm happier with it. Oh and btw I live in a trailer because it was free. And technically it's a modular home because it was never on axles. Ignorant people will always be on the Internet doesn't change the fact that I'm going to show my car and be proud of it, I didn't take my car to a shop and pay for someone to do it, I did it myself and I'm proud of it

91 Droptop

I agree about the trailer comments and all the personel bashing, the paint how ever I am still not going to go over to the rattle can side. I have been in the automotive finish busines for close to 35 years and have seen my share of really bad paint jobs. I think what bugs me is I love these cars, I belong to a Chevelle club and a first-gen Camaro club and you just do not see them rattle canning those cars. The problem is these (82-92) can get a bad rap from all the half *** people who just start a project and than buture the **** out of it. Rattle can or not its yours if your happy than good for you, just remeber everyone is entitled to their opinion, and some will differ greatly from yours. Good luck and let that thing cure for a month before you try to put tape on there to add stripes or you WILL B LIFTING THAT RED RIGHT OFF THE CAR.

blackbmagic

You can make a good finish with anything you use if you spend enough time with it. Roll on, rattle can, ect...

The issue with rattle can paint is its very low solid and there is no mixed in hardener. While it looks okay, each coat is actually much thinner than a bc/cc mixed system. Because of this it is softer, less resistant to UV, and less resistant to chemicals.

But there is no doubt that you can not make it "look" as good as a bc/cc or even a mixed SS paint. Just cant make it "as" good, because it will always fall short in quality.

Looks nice though, can we get some closer pics?

neeb_usmc

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I think your car looks great for a can job.

Lo3 maniac

I already put stripes on the car. The only place that tape peels off paint is on the plastic because of the lacked hardener. I get low tack tape from work free so I get lucky there

SylusMk2

OREALY?


my dads buddies car

mnug13

I drove a 93 Volvo during the winter while working on my Camaro one year that literally had white house paint on the front bumper. Worst. Paint job. Ever.

91 Droptop

I am not saying every one, Geeez

urbanhunter44

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There are a LOT of guys with older cars that rattle can them.. especially guys who like the flat black look. Done right it looks killer.

And wow alot of dudes in this thread are dicks. The fact of the matter is the OP is interested in his car and the hobby and that's what it needs to stay alive.

When I was a teenager I used so much spray paint on my '85 Z28... I've used rattle cans on my Nova as well to do the engine bay, trunk and under the car. It's just a cheap alternative.

And making fun of his house... really? Really guys? C'mon. I bet a lot of dudes on this site live at home with mom and dad still.

91 Droptop

That Chevelle is in prime (awaiting paint most likely) not painted a base color, it really does not matter to me, its not my car. Like I said people can do what ever floats their boat, I personally do not like it, but you know what they say about opinions LOL

High~Cruzin

So, i'm pretty new to the forum...but at any rate, I read into quite a bit of whts talk about on here. Most times to learn a lil more on certain details im going through with my own project. Just wanted to add my two cent is all...by sewing bad seeds you yeild a weak tree, more so you reap a bad harvest. An opinion is just tht, an opinion. Everyone is entitled to their on veiw but I dnt give a damn who you are, where you come from or what you do for a living...disrespect, single minded thinking and personal attacks only displays the amount of ignorance in someones soul. With all that said, i've posted so pic of my work in progress and i'm quite proud to say all painting (inside/outside) has been 98 cent spray cans(original car photos in my albums-Big Diff!!!). Keep in mind the photos dnt do justice and is still getting another 2-4 layers. Quality being less than "good auto paint" might be true but prep work, sanding and coverage makes all the diff.( Even for cheap cans)...O yeah, this is just for now, i can spray w/ gun and my car is going custom chrome black...98.9% reflective surface along w/ heat sensitive color change...This is wht I want on my car for now and it's goona look F****N CLEAN!!! I'm very confident in myself and my handwork and would honestly knock the **** out of someone if they insulted my ride to my face...We come to this forum because we all have something in common and can be resourceful to 1 another...keep all bullshit to yourself

scottmoyer

Harsh words from a new member! Just remember, I never said a word about the person or where he lives. I am commenting only on the fact that you guys are continuing the image that 3rd gen owners are cheap. We can't get quality replacement parts, because the majority of the people on these boards are too cheap to buy them. We get parts stolen from other cars to frankenstein a repair that's called restoring.

If you're going to do something and put as much effort as you are into the prep work, then why not spend a few dollars and buy an inexpensive compressor with a spray attachment and purchase automotive paint and paint the car in a homemade booth? Spray cans are as cheap as you can get, look cheap and generally don't hold up well or continue to shine. You can buy Duplicolor 32oz Paint Shop paint for $28 and it's designed for a car!!! This is the issue some of us have. You're willing to put in 100 hours of labor to paint the car and make it look good with the expectation that it's only temporary until you can afford something better. If you would spend a few dollars more, the car will look that much better, the finish will last that much longer and won't require 200 hours to try and remove later for a proper finish. Man hours cost money. It costs more to do it the cheap way than to do it correctly the first time when looking at the overall project.

Honestly, the Firebird above looks horrible. It may have looked worse and it definitely is a work in progress, but the rattle can primer is so uneven, it looks bad. You're right. The pics don't do it any justice!!! It DOES look like it's been hit with 98 cent spray cans. Why didn't you elect to use the $3 cans instead of the $1 cans? When you're done, it may look better, much better, but don't come on here bragging about how wonderful your 98 cent spray job looks when it looks just like every other spray can job!

DethVenture

The paint may look "good" when you're finished, but it will not hold up at ALL.

The point most of us are trying to make, is that your motivation and handiwork is good, it's just what you use and the tools you use will make it look bad regardless of how much work you put into it.

rarebmx

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If you are happy with it then that is all that matters. Truly, I have to say that with this car, it improved it. What some don't understand is that not everyone has tons of money floating around. People are losing homes, don't have jobs and are having a tough time staying afloat. I truly like this paint job better than just running around with half the car primered in spots.
You sometimes have to consider where to best spend money. Is a $3000-$4000 paint job worth it on a car that does not command that right now after initial investment in buying the car. I will not spend over $3000 on paint when we paint ours. If I did, I would be over the "value" of the car. I might be better off selling ours and putting the $3000 toward another low mile car with a little better paint.
The modular homes comment was unacceptable. In all honesty - I would have thought the same thing YEARS ago HOWEVER, my girlfriend lived in the same type house where I grew up in a totally different environment. I really never realized how lucky I was until she came along. Not everyone has it easy in life and everyone is here for a reason. Your house should NOT be a reflection in you as a person. Rattle can paint job or not your car looks better, in fact it looks better than 40% of the cars here. Good for you trying to save money and improve the look.

High~Cruzin

Hey dude...i dont disagree w/ your words at all. Good is fine for now, hell even oaky, dnt really matter at this point. Wht matters is tht all rust areas, dents and so forth are dealt with( which is why it really got stripped in the begininng). I know it wont hold up, but it's gonna get the real job soon enough...whn im fully prepared, ready and comfortable because id cry if I jacked up wht i've dreamed 3 years of seeing my 1st solo project look like...That's honesty, and I can apprecciate your two cents because you layed down facts of the matter not personal ignorance...SPEAKING OF WHICH, I glad i'm not the only one who can tell the paint is uneaven in the photos(not dry for wetsanding yet) which makes a world of difference and when it's complete ill post it for people to input on( WILL BE CLEAN THATS A BET)...doesnt matter wht anybody thinks, my project...Finally, for me im not just spraying paint on my car...im taking my time with handwork to get it as clean as it's gonna get as well as having a chance to (repaint) my car and get a good feel for how i'm gonna go about the real deal...nothing wrong with just doing something diff(exp, learning aspects, sharping skills)...I've known about this forum as a guest for a long while, but like facebook(not on) you gotta deal w/ unnecessary stuff...A respected man can talk with you, any man can talk. I'm a 28 year old married dude taking care of 5 people...not spending no more than wht i need whn i need...

91 Droptop

It is a simple thing, you do not have money you do not get things, I lived that way for about 4 years when I started my first business. We can argue this topic forever and there will be no winner, the point is rattle cans are for old patio furniture and swing sets. The guy above started out like he was giving a church sermon and then he was beating people up and dropping the F-bomb, Bi-polar maybe?

mmadden55

Rattlecan is not a good idea. Do the prep and find someone to spray automotive paint cheap. You don't need to spend a lot of money on a paint job.

claydoh

thats awesome man....looks good

Guest

The point of having a cool, semi classic performance car like these is to look and feel good and have fun, especially around car guys. If the OP was around REAL car guys, he would get no compliments because they would see he treats his car like an Aveo. If you are going to treat your car like an Aveo and be treated like you drive one, why not just drive one and leave the Camaro's to the big boys?

scottmoyer

What some don't understand is why people are in this kind of situation and they are still spending any money on cosmetics of a car. As others have said, you don't need a lot of money to get an inexpensive paint job. If you don't have a job and are having trouble staying afloat, losing your home, etc, then your priorities of life are out of line by spending even a single unnecessary dime on the car!!

afremont

So Scott, I see you haven't shown your IROC for about 10 years. How's your paint looking? Still show quality? I'm just asking because my car was mint back then too, but now it's a joke as far as paint goes.

There's allot of noise on here about people "ruining" their cars with paint. Oddly, it seems that some of these very people are ones that chop their cars to bits to cram stuff in that was never intended to be there and throw away all the factory stuff. Now tell me, who's really ruining what?

scottmoyer

I show my car all the time. I'm just not doing BIG shows. Last year, I did the National Parts Depot annual All GM Show, drove the car on the Hot Rod Power Tour and attended a bunch of local cruise nights. My paint still looks great. The last time the car was judged at 1000 point was in 2007 and it earned a 996 points.

This was taken in the spring.


And this was last summer on the Power Tour when my alternator died.


Here is a picture of the swirl marks on my hood back in the spring. The last time the car was buffed was in 2000. Because of these marks, I compounded the entire car to make it swirl free again. The swirls weren't bad for 12 years.

Lo3 maniac

Scott that car is the best looking thirdgen ie ever seen, it looks like something straight out of forza Motorsport. And I want to sit back and laugh at half these comments, I am a REAL CAR GUY I've got a corvette in the garage I've rebuilt 3 mini rod pulling motors and done a lot of work on other cars, I realize that this seems like nothing to some of the guys on here I would say I'm pretty damn happy with it people my age sit around all day and play video games, drink and do drugs, I don't have the time or money to do any of that and I don't want too( well besides play some forza Motorsport!!) so I'm proud that a young guy like me is actually interested In DOING rather than PAYING
by the way here guys how many of you can say the paint looks like crap from seeing the picture this is obviously current after painting stripes,

Dakota W.

I don't see how getting rid of rust and painting your car so it doesn't corrode to sh*t is purely cosmetic.

afremont

It's not, or Henry Ford would have offered colors other than black on the model T. It was originally for protection of the metal and nothing else.

91 Droptop

This is an unwinable war, but the battles can be pretty humorous; we are digging way deep on the model A and paint, gotta love the effort!!

LHernandezJr

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rarebmx

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AGREE 100% if that is truly the situation.
My car is not a DD so my perspective might be different. $40 is in some peoples budget, $500, $1000 or $3000 might not be though. I personally would never do the rattle can job but I have heard of people painting cars with house paint and a roller..... People will do what they want somehow. To each his own.

puma1552

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Deaf ears, Scott. Deaf ears. Nobody ever listens to this.

So your one year old rattlecan job faded? Lol.

And one pic? Nice try.

This July at Car Craft Summer Nationals, same paint it's had for over 20 years and well over 100,000 miles of road time:



This spring:









Would I like to strip and repaint my car with a $10k job? Yeah I would. Here's the difference between me and your average member though--I work with what I have and maintain the paint that I have and don't screw with it while I have other life priorities. Right now I need a new daily driver, then a house. So for the forseeable future, the Camaro will be wearing the 20+ year old paint it is currently wearing. And for that forseeable future, I'll keep taking care of it like I have for the last 13 years, and not screwing with it.