thanks, in some way this has become about just proving that this can be done.

 

yeah im sure you inspired a lot of people to do it. me for one, although i would still like to spray mines so that the paint is even... ONE

 

ya im gonna try it on a fender that i have laying around and if i like it i will probly do my car also

 

Use The Wagner!!!

 

I am in the middle of a repaint project on my wife's Celica convertible. I am 'doing it right' with lots of help and a friend with his professional grade equipment. It ain't easy and it ain't simple.

I have a Wagner and I have an FC. I don't think that I want them in the same room.

 

well i bought the paint today also

but im going to do my car BLACK!!!!!

i know a bunch of you want to know how black turns out

 

That's great jack. However, this is not about you doing it professionally with your friend and his high end equipment. I'm pretty sure none of us would be banging knuckles in our dirty garages and driveways with what tools we have if we had a pocket full of cash and a full on mechanic for a best friend who happens to have a fully equipped shop. Your mindset and situation is on the completely opposite end of the spectrum.

He's using rollers right now, an affordable sprayer would just be the next step up. A little practice with the sprayer and you're looking at far more even coats, and that equals less work. Period.

 

the problem i see with the wagner, is that im not to sure the coats can be put on as light as really needed.... maybe, but ill stick with rolling for now.

Zak

 

Any more pictures of your progress??

 

no....i have been dealing with a bunch of bullshit lately...so i still ahve to hit it for the 3rd coat... but i swear ill get it goin! haha i dont want to be left behind!

Zak

 

well im going to try to start the rest of the car today.
ive also decided to go with s5 tails, going to look for a cheap beat up pair to sand and polish up.

 

because the paint even though its decent looking for 50 bucks is not better than having the car stripped and painted professionally. sure it looks good and i commend the guy for having the ***** to do it i just couldnt see myself doing it to an fd... esp not an fd with good paint as it is o_O

 

then why are you bringing up your FD with good paint?

 

minor update
O the Noes!!11!!
someone has stolen the rear end of my car.
good thing they set it all down 10 feet away and preped it for paint.

 

man that **** looks clean man. nice reflections. **** ALL THE HATERS!!! they just mad we get our cars painted for less then $50 bucks. SMACK!

 

Looking good.

What grit are you sanding with now? You might try some 1000, then 1500 then the final polish.

What polish you using?

 

HELLO, MCFLY! You are thinking about buying a Wagner sprayer and you know all about it. I have owned one for years and have painted nearly anything you can imagine: Houses, roofs, furniture, grass (yes grass), lawn equipment and even most of a person (different story, involves alcohol).

No, you entirely missed the point, lex. And please don't attempt to analyze my mindset. I dissed my own personal Wagner equipment. You play psyco-doc on my mind. Sheesh...

FWIW, I am soon to be painting another celica (red) with the roller method, so pull your panties out of your crack and calm down. The red celica is a piece of crap and I STILL wouldn't let the Wagner in the same room with it.

You think the Wagner will be less work; it won't be. You think the results will be better; they won't be.

This roller method is a very, very interesting process. Most of the advantatages of this roller method are due to the extra thin paint thinned with slow drying paint thinner. That enables the painter to put on a very thin coat. The paint has time and viscosity to do a lot of self-leveling.

Run that same thin paint through a Wagner and it is going to be a disaster. The wagner power sprayer is now the problem. You will have all of the downside of spraying a car- overspray, masking, drips and runs due to the thin bodied paint, orange peel, etc that you can get with pro equipment and paint and NONE of the control. If you don't thin it, you will then find out how bad the Wagner really is.

Tell you what. You buy a Wagner sprayer, keep track of your time and expense, including cleanup (cost money to blow thinner through the gun to clean it) and fixing fuckups, and then compare it to snowball's time and expense. Oh and don't forget to include the cost of the gun. I bet he has better results, less time and less money in the project than you and your Wagner sprayer.

If you use less time and money and get better results, I will buy you a beer next time you are in Dallas.

Waddaya say?

 

looking good

 

if your talking about the door it only has 2 coats then a wet sand with 600 so far.
if you look up in the thread a bit i posted pics of my head light cover they has 1000 1500 and polish done to it.
edit: here


o and im using turtle wax polishing compound and scratch remover (cost me $2.50)

 

Si! Elliot Can Stay...

 

I want some front pictures of that in the sun Snowball. ASAP

 

after lunch im going at the front bumper with 1500 then polish.
ill have pics up pretty soon.

 

Sweet

 

This is the white turtle wax compound?


You might try some of this stuff:

http://superiorcarcare.net/3mperllrubco.html

I got mine at Pep Boys, Walmart has it too.

I have been really impressed with this compound. It is really good, slightly more aggressive than the turtle wax compound you are using. You will get more shine with this product because it takes more of the scratches from the 1500 grit out. Finish with the turtle wax compound then with a wax.

looking good.

 

i have some of that in the garage, ill give it a go'
ok just tried it out on the top half of the bumper, and it does a mutch better job at evening out the coat. im going to buy a second bottle since this one is almost out.
thanks for the tip