ok look im on a very strict budget and i was lookin into simplay rattle can flat black my car but i dont want it to look like ish. what would be the best way of completing this i do not have a compressor either when i say budget i mean budget. im building a 350 right now and im more go then show although i do want it to look good

 

a flat black rattle can job will never look good

 

...... You're going to have a Very difficult (if not impossible) time making it look good with rattle can paint. (Especially Flat Black) I would highly recommend using "Satin" paint instead of Flat. (It looks 10x better) Make sure you go slow and only do one area at a time. Try to do long steady strokes making sure you get a good over-lap each time.

Now I've never painted a car with rattle can paint before, but I have painted hoods and smaller things just on a temporary basis. I know there's a thread or two about this same subject here, so you might want to search for that to get some more info about it.

GOOD LUCK with your project!!!

 

maybe the satin black would be a better choice then like i said its a tight budget looks wise

 

''89FRMLA350'' did it and looks decent from pictures. Give him a pm or direct him to this thread.

As for my opinion, I have done my cam so far in rattle can primer to protect my prep work and sad thing is it looks pretty good (Black primer). I am sure with the right spraying patern it can turn out nice for a temp paint job.

 

I painted my hood satin black, and its not easy to get it to look good. It seems to turn out blotchy looking. I ended up sanding it all down again and trying again. All i can say is that you really need to pay attention to laying an even coat each time. Also, if you wetsand it with 1500 grit sandpaper, it will help reduce the "blotchyness" and will still look flat black. But with time and patience, its possible. Good luck. Be sure to post some pics when your done

 

Think I read on instructibles.com or (maybe it was here) about a guy who had a $100 craftsman compressor and a $12 harbor freight paint gun setup and sprayed enamel.

You will want the paint to last a while (automotive paint will but not rattle can) and to look halfway decent. $100-$200 is a pretty low entry price for a diy paint job...

 

http://spokanehotrod.spaces.live.com...3E%21253.entry

If you are on a budget check this out, also check out www.rollyourcar.com its cheap and with patients it can look pretty good and also durable

 

Yea i agree. Rolling is the way to go for a cheap paint job. I think i might do that someday. It takes a lot of time though

 

I too agree that it does take a substaintial amount of time but for the price it can not be beat, I am looking into doing it on my 1986 v6 as I am trying to keep my costs below 1000 dollars for all my work and supplies, I am only into it for about twenty bucks so far and its almost ready to prime and paint then the expensive part begins with rebuilding the motor and getting a tranny for it.

 

I don't know but to me spending a bit more seems like the right way to go. I mean buying a semi-decent/inexpensive spray gun kit like this. Then getting the paint itself with other needed materials and be under and around $150-$200 would be the better way to go or no? I love a learning experience and that seems like a good route for me.

I understand people are on strict budgets but that to me seems like a plan I would go and probably take since money is tight at the moment. I would think that would be a better route to go for now then a rattle can job or Rustoleum roll on job?

Right now on rattle can primer alone I have spent a pretty penny each can was around $4.50 and I have gotten around 9. I would figure a full rattlecan job would be near that ballpark of the route I am going.

The roll on jobs look good if done right and something I would do just to see it for myself. I would rather do it on another car though since I have spent almost a month prepping and removing all the rust I can from the Cam so why not do atleast a decent job?

 

I know that the roll on jobs can turn out nice, there is one on rollyourcar.com that has updates dating up to three years later and other than a buff and shine once a year the guy has almost no maintnance into it for the three years which for less than $100 I would say is a sound investment as long as the time to do it right isnt to much once I get around to getting mine done I will post up pictures of it..

 

hmm now i dont know what to do....i like the satin black look though

 

Rollyourcar.com changed my opinion of rolling! Dirt cheap, the pics are great, basically changing $ into your time/labor to make a really nice looking car. Seems the only hard part is picking the color. Thanks for that link!

 

I am sure there is a satin black made by a company like rustoleum They should have every thing from flats to high gloss finishes. I am actually thinking of doing mine in a midnight blue including the interior under the headliner and behind the door panels