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Painting My Car (With a Roller)

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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 12:41 AM
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Painting My Car (With a Roller)

So i'm doing the cheapo paint job on my cheapo TII.

I'm gonna use the rolling technique to paint it so just want some opinions as I hear the "gloss" never turns out glossy enough.

Just some info I have some flat black painted Mustang GT wheels.
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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 02:05 AM
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i say like a flat red, or something else sick. i love the blaze red, and the black, but do something original.
im thinking flat orange for my datsun. why not something new?

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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 03:06 AM
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flat black... as with cheapo jobs that usualyl the color to go with
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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 02:34 PM
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Alright it's a tie. Would the red (blaze or gloss) be shiney enough?

Need more votes
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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 03:12 PM
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you fail for not being able to decide your own car color.

sad face for you.
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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Ishibubu
So i'm doing the cheapo paint job on my cheapo TII.

I'm gonna use the rolling technique to paint it so just want some opinions as I hear the "gloss" never turns out glossy enough.

Just some info I have some flat black painted Mustang GT wheels.
There's only one color that an RX-7 should be painted 'FLAT BLACK' to resemble a stealth fighter jet...
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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 06:44 PM
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I broke the tie!! but do a flat green....
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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 10:12 PM
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Damn... Don't paint your car with a roller. Just buy a cheap gun, rent a compressor and buy some cheap S/S paint.
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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 10:43 PM
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I was thinkin about Flat green.

I don't have a paint booth. Really no place to spray my car hence the roller.
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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 11:37 PM
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get some rattle cans and spray in the drive way.
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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 11:54 PM
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I think rolling it looks better, and I won't waste as much paint
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 06:45 AM
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I'd be interested to see how the paint actually turns out with a roller. Its the first i've heard of using a roller to paint a car.

I was just gonna get like 30 spray cans of cheap paint and a few good cans of primer and lots of sand paper. a couple of weekends and it'll look good as. provided the weather is nice
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 02:47 PM
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Gloss colors won't work very well. White is easy to get away with, but dark colors show flaws.
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Ishibubu
So i'm doing the cheapo paint job on my cheapo TII.

I'm gonna use the rolling technique to paint it so just want some opinions as I hear the "gloss" never turns out glossy enough.

Just some info I have some flat black painted Mustang GT wheels.
Hey hey, I'm in GA too... and I'd go glossy white
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 10:27 PM
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There was a guy in Killeen that painted his riced out civic day-glow orange, but he probably did it with rattle cans, not a roller.
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Old Jun 7, 2008 | 09:16 PM
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I have seen some flat roller jobs that look decent, but a gloss color will always show flaws and look like ***.
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Old Jun 7, 2008 | 09:19 PM
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wow ive never heard of the roller technique! and im half mexican haha

i say flat back
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Old Jun 7, 2008 | 09:32 PM
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Hot rod magazine did a car about two years ago with a roller then sanded and rubbed it out, More labor intensive but if you have the time you can make it look half decent. Flat black only looks good till the first time it gets dirty. Red
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Old Jun 7, 2008 | 09:33 PM
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Go Flat Black!!!
Get some cans and spray that **** in your drive way!!!

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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 03:37 PM
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First I've ever heard of the roller tech. You have to post a pic when you're done with it. I want to see how that turns out man.
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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 08:07 PM
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looks like flat black is the voters choice. I think with a little sanding with a 2000 grit and a light buff it will look pretty good.
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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 08:16 PM
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I did this with a roller for the yellow and a brush for the art work.

<a href="http://s50.photobucket.com/albums/f333/megaman6050/?action=view&current=racecar.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f333/megaman6050/racecar.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 01:16 AM
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this is with roll on paint (NOT MY CAR)


so dont tell me that roll on doesnt work. look at it. also, there is a orange charger that is rolled on too. its ******* hot!
only thing with paint is the same, lots of work, but the work and the prep will determine everything.
and dont do flat black spray bomb, it looks like *** and you really dont want to do the prep and paint twice, trust me

Lloyd

edit, found the charger

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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 03:51 PM
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i no we dont like honda people, but heres a tip i got from one

http://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2132553&page=1
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