Miata with boat paint.
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So after picking up the ground control kit, Tokicos, hardtop, rx7 460s, 6ULs, 225 hankooks, bushing kit, LC1, new G3 gauge setup, upcoming spark tuning expenses, alignment, tire mounting, and misc cosmetic replacement parts I was a little strapped for cash. And my paint was still fucking dismal. I couldn't justify dropping the cash on some shitty macco job or forking out the arm and a dick for a quality job, especially since I hope to see some autox or track time and my paint is bound to get jacked. I figured it couldn't be any worse than my current paint so I dropped about $100 worth of seagloss paint from westmarine and just did it according to all the other "50 dollar paint" threads. Shit turned out pretty sweet for the amount it cost me.
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:laugh:Wow that looks great! I love the fly paper look in the last pic.
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Really nice dude! How much is left to do, or are you all done?
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wow holy crap that actually looks really good considering the price..
can you PLEASE post links to the "how to's" that you followed? I am seriously considering doing the same exact thing with my car. my car is white too, so I'll probably end up using the exact same paint too |
Nice work. Boat paint is expensive, but awesome. Super tough and super glossy. Best part is a lot of boat paint is made to be applied using the roll/tip method, where you spread the paint with a roller then brush it lightly with the tip of a brush to smooth it out. I used Awl Grip on my boat and I was amazed at the finish.
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Originally Posted by Vashthestampede
(Post 431998)
Really nice dude! How much is left to do, or are you all done?
Originally Posted by 18psi
(Post 432002)
wow holy crap that actually looks really good considering the price..
can you PLEASE post links to the "how to's" that you followed? I am seriously considering doing the same exact thing with my car. my car is white too, so I'll probably end up using the exact same paint too This guy spent a little more than me, but he does a pretty decent writeup. Annd... This page: Rickwrench, Alfa GTV, Falcon Squire, Corvair Also, I still have a lot of paint left over for touch ups. |
are those flies stuck on wet paint? if so, how did you get them off?
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Originally Posted by x8mrxjohn8x
(Post 432039)
are those flies stuck on wet paint? if so, how did you get them off?
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You wet sand them out before buffing.
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white is so easy to wetsand and buff to a shiny finish. Black on the other hand...
Ask me how I know. |
Any tips on finishing the black? It's being far more difficult than the white.
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Came out awesome man, good job!
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Awesome. Was that brushed or rolled? I especially like the 5th picture where you can still see the trunk. Paint looks very smooth and glossy. Wonder what the life span is on this paint? I need to get off my ass and start on my paint. I have everything but the paint, so its not like it would cost much to do the cheap route. I'd rather have a 8.5/10 job all over than a 4/10 front bumper, 7/10 hood, 8/10 doors, 6/10 trunk... mix and match paint looks like shit.
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Originally Posted by NA6C-Guy
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Awesome. Was that brushed or rolled? - - - I'd rather have a 8.5/10 job all over than a 4/10 front bumper, 7/10 hood, 8/10 doors, 6/10 trunk... mix and match paint looks like shit.
I rolled mostly and brushed on areas the roller couldn't reach. You know, that was probably my main motivator for the project. About half of my car was clear coated and the other half was original. The clear was cracking off in a bunch of spots and just looked horrible while the rest of the uncleared paint just looked bad. The paint as a whole just couldn't keep a shine for very long and just looked so bad with unmatched finishes. Pretty happy with the end result I've gotta say. And thanks, Matt. Btw, what's up with your missing GV lip? |
for some other miata results:
https://www.miataturbo.net/forum/t5199/ my old one's in there somewhere, and i'm thinking of doing it again on my new miata... |
Originally Posted by rccote
(Post 432063)
I rolled mostly and brushed on areas the roller couldn't reach. You know, that was probably my main motivator for the project. About half of my car was clear coated and the other half was original. The clear was cracking off in a bunch of spots and just looked horrible while the rest of the uncleared paint just looked bad. The paint as a whole just couldn't keep a shine for very long and just looked so bad with unmatched finishes.
An idea of vinyl has actually popped into my head a time or two. Cheap, and can be easily redone every few years when it starts to get faded or scratched. Can also do any color over any other color. Just make one big vinyl bra. Bit more work in the bending and stretching vinyl to make it fit curves, but not too bad. Oh, also. Did you do the door sills and engine bay or anything? Just outer panels? I couldn't allow myself to do a color change without making door sills and engine bay match; and what did you do prep wise? Just a quick thing, or a full out prep. I was thinking maybe just hitting mine with some sand paper, primer, then get to painting. |
Very impressive. Good work!
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the white with black HT/pillars and black 6ULs look awesome. I'm going to roller my ugly car when the motor comes out.
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how long did it take to dry?
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Originally Posted by rccote
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And thanks, Matt. Btw, what's up with your missing GV lip?
BTW - speaking of things flexing and cracking, how's the boat paint expected to fare on the bumpers? |
12 hours between coats, and I let it sit for about a week before the final wetsand and polish.
As for prep and all that I sanded with whatever the paint directions recommended. Sanded past the clear and partially into the primer below. It pretty much looked like the car in the Honda Tech thread. That took a few days and was probably the hardest and most stressful part. Didn't have time to do engine bay paint unfortunately. I figured I'd do it whenever I have the engine out in the near future. Probably to do a mild build. Doors are painted though, I couldn't live without that. Vinyl had crossed my mind prior to doing the paint after seeing that flat black miata and the white bmw. Decided against it because I couldn't really find any writeups and I have zero experience and knowledge about the process. |
true, well i looks good....i was asking cause mine is my daily and wouldn't be able to go to work or anything lol
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More pics from far away please.
Chris |
Originally Posted by kotomile
(Post 432133)
It self-destructed like all the other authentic lips. :laugh:
BTW - speaking of things flexing and cracking, how's the boat paint expected to fare on the bumpers? I was curious about that too so I took a bit of rubber and painted it. Seemed to hold as I flexed it a bit. This paint is pretty awesome so far.
Originally Posted by Miatamaniac92
(Post 432207)
More pics from far away please.
Chris |
Can you tell us which rollers and brushes you used? And did you have any rust to sand down?
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Foam brushes and high density foam rollers and no rust.
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Awesome job. I have my car primered right now. Trying to get the guts to try to paint it back white. Kind of scared though. I looked at some of the premixed paint at O'Rilleys that come by the quart. Not sure which route I want to take
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Nice work man, looks good.
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how is this holding up? I have success with rattle cans, but rolling would cut down on the fumes so I will probably try this... worst case I sand and repaint.
are you aware of anyone that has attempted to clear over these rolled paint jobs? would be difficult I would think but probably give near professional end reults with the right amount of wet sanding. |
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