Anyone ever do their own painting? if so how hard is it?
05-20-2003, 08:43 AM
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I painted my front and rear Rieger valances last year using spray paint from paintscratch.com
The finish looked good at first but after the winter there was a lot of chips and scrapes. My sideskirts were professionally painted and they didn't have a scratch on them. The bottom line is that you'll be hard pressed to duplicated the deep, hard finish a real paint shop can do.
In the end I had my front and rear professionally repainted.
I would say if you are just doing touch-up painting or painting something that will not be exposed to rocks and other debris (like a lip spoiler for example) then the do-it-yourself method is ok, but for ground effects and any other pieces that are exposed (grills, etc.) I would highly recommend professional finish.
Tomasz
In the end I had my front and rear professionally repainted.
I would say if you are just doing touch-up painting or painting something that will not be exposed to rocks and other debris (like a lip spoiler for example) then the do-it-yourself method is ok, but for ground effects and any other pieces that are exposed (grills, etc.) I would highly recommend professional finish.
Tomasz
05-20-2003, 08:48 AM
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Def. a skill item. Ever notice the older cars in a parking lot, look down the side and see all the..
"waves". Body filler, although sanded smooth, on a long run looks like Sierra Nevada's.
Painting is an art, too. Too much paint (a very novice mistake) can get "runs" in the paint. Too little paint leaves a blotchy appearance.
Also, you can't use the Wagner power painter and expect to get good results. These guys use high dollar gear, booths to capture current toxic paints, and sealed heat rooms to flow the paint and dry it out in a controlled manner.
I'm not saying the garage mechanic can't get good results. By all means, give it a try. The worse that will happen is that you'd need to take it someplace to get fixed up anyway, no harm no foul other than some $ spent on supplies.
Good luck.
Vic
Painting is an art, too. Too much paint (a very novice mistake) can get "runs" in the paint. Too little paint leaves a blotchy appearance.
Also, you can't use the Wagner power painter and expect to get good results. These guys use high dollar gear, booths to capture current toxic paints, and sealed heat rooms to flow the paint and dry it out in a controlled manner.
I'm not saying the garage mechanic can't get good results. By all means, give it a try. The worse that will happen is that you'd need to take it someplace to get fixed up anyway, no harm no foul other than some $ spent on supplies.
Good luck.
Vic
05-20-2003, 09:15 AM
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paintbrush and roller works fine
j/k. I was thinking about painting my M3 lip spoiler and said screw it. I just got it back from the body shop 10 minutes ago and it looks great. $80 was worth the piece of mind of not sanding, priming, painting, clearcoating,etc and to find it doesn't match or I have "orange peel"
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