| louren22 |
| I was just wondering if I got certain body parts on a car painted with Maaco's single stage enamel (basic, cheap paint job), how far off would it be in relation to the rest of the car? |
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| boarderfatty |
| if you are going for the enamel paint might as well get the whole car done since it would only be like $4-500 vs getting a bunch parts painted for like 300 and not having everything match |
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| bigmack000 |
| that piant is Crap If you dont belive me go look at Fadis (silviadrifter's) Red FC get it dont right and use better products. |
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| louren22 |
| The majority of the time the car will see driving will be on the track, so how it looks isnt TOO high of a concern. The only other time itll really be driven to and from school and to the track, but I still want it to look respectable. I recently saw an S13 painted by Maaco and it looked pretty good to me, I thought.. |
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| ChromeDragon |
$50 for a HVLP gun at Princess Auto and then buy your paint from wherever you choose ... auto body supply places, Rona. hehe
Grab a panel or two to practice on so you can be sure you're getting your mixtures right. |
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| Altezza |
| Yeah Like chromedragon said doing it your self is much cheaper as well as it doesnt hurt to learn something new.:thumbup: |
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| ChromeDragon |
| Plus seeing as you're racing it you're not going to want to be nice with the paint. If you decide a panel needs respraying then you just mix up a bit more paint and respray it. Simple. |
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| TrevorK |
Acrylic Enamel doesn't have the shine a single stage/base-clear job would.
So if you're getting acrylic enamel it will be off compared to the rest, at least in a short period of time. |
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| ouchs |
| it loses it shine within few years too, |
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| ehos |
Do it yourself, but please, buy a proper mask!
:) Some paints are pretty brutal. |
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| ouchs |
| not worth it for your health to do it yourself learnt my lesson |
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| whoishomer |
| The maaco paint job will be ok for a couple years. then it will start chipping and fading. If you did all the prep work first, it might last better |
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| Don_the_dragon |
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Originally posted by ChromeDragon
$50 for a HVLP gun at Princess Auto and then buy your paint from wherever you choose ... auto body supply places, Rona. hehe
Grab a panel or two to practice on so you can be sure you're getting your mixtures right.
What's HVLP? Where would be a good place to buy paint? thnx:dunno: |
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| TrevorK |
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Originally posted by Don_the_dragon
What's HVLP? Where would be a good place to buy paint? thnx:dunno:
HVLP = High Volume Low Pressure
It's basically a gun that doesn't need as high of pressure as traditional gun, which makes it easier for a garage-painter to paint. Saves you paint, cleanup, and allows for less paint in the air to give you a better job.
Any automotive supply shop is a "good" place to buy paint: Carlson's and Umax are two large ones off the top of my head. |
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| boarderfatty |
| so did you get your car painted yet? |
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| louren22 |
| I get it back today. |
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| Nis13 |
| did you take it to macco? how was it? |
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| jvdskyline |
| i saw his car this weekend, and let me say it looks fucking awesome!!!!!! im very impressed with the way it turned out! |
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| Savage |
| which paint grade did you get and how much did you pay if you don't mind me asking? |
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| louren22 |
| Iunno which grade. Just the most very basic one. It was 400 for the paint, and then 50 for primer, so came to 480 or so with tax, I think. |
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| Wookey |
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Originally posted by louren22
Iunno which grade. Just the most very basic one. It was 400 for the paint, and then 50 for primer, so came to 480 or so with tax, I think.
The whole car? |
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| Wookey |
| and it actually looks good? |
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| louren22 |
| Hahaha, yeah. Its good. Well, Im happy with it. Yeah, youre going to notice imperfection in it but its pretty much a drift car so theres no point in me spending lots on paint. |
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| louren22 |
| Just wait for Matt to post his pics from Round 3 of D-sport in Calgary. Its the red coupe. |
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| stealth |
| Post some pics:thumbup: |
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| louren22 |
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Originally posted by louren22
Just wait for Matt to post his pics from Round 3 of D-sport in Calgary. Its the red coupe.
Read the post above. :thumbup: |
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| stealth |
Post some pics!!:thumbup:
hahah jk, would you recommend them to paint a daily driver/beater? |
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| louren22 |
| Yeah, I would. If its just a beater make it some crazy color. Its the same price, I believe. |
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| Altezza |
| Im actually surprised that they would do a decent job for 480 bucks.... :dunno: I guess you can get some quality for cheap now adays |
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| Al* |
just thought I'd point something out... not looking for an argument so just take it or leave it.... single stage paints (acrylic enamel) are not necesarilly any less shiny than a base/clear job... infact if the single stage paint job is prepped well, sprayed well, and then sanded and polished it will be shinyer than a base/clear paint job.... this reason alone is whay all of the big hot rods that were being built in the states (solid color paint jobs usually mind you... most commonly black and red) were sprayed in single stage.(maybe still are not sure though) It is true that a singlestage paint job doesn't have the same UV protection that a base clear job does so it is more prone to fading but it's like anything else take care of it and it will look good and last.
as for Maaco they can do crap work and they can do decent work.... just don't be surprised if your car starts to peel as they tend not to prep very well.
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| Altezza |
Is that what their using for their cheap paint jobs?
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Originally posted by Al*
single stage paints (acrylic enamel)
Al
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| louren22 |
quote:
Originally posted by Al*
just thought I'd point something out... not looking for an argument so just take it or leave it.... single stage paints (acrylic enamel) are not necesarilly any less shiny than a base/clear job... infact if the single stage paint job is prepped well, sprayed well, and then sanded and polished it will be shinyer than a base/clear paint job.... this reason alone is whay all of the big hot rods that were being built in the states (solid color paint jobs usually mind you... most commonly black and red) were sprayed in single stage.(maybe still are not sure though) It is true that a singlestage paint job doesn't have the same UV protection that a base clear job does so it is more prone to fading but it's like anything else take care of it and it will look good and last.
as for Maaco they can do crap work and they can do decent work.... just don't be surprised if your car starts to peel as they tend not to prep very well.
Al
I prepped it myself. So if it lasts awhile without peeling, I guess its thanks to my work... and if not, I only have myself to blame. |
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| TrevorK |
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Originally posted by Altezza
Is that what their using for their cheap paint jobs?
Single stage refers to the painting process, not the product used (An enamel or a polyurethane).
Typically when you hear "single stage paint job" it means that it's using a polyurethane coat, with clear coat mixed into it.
In the old days, acrylic enamel was used (Which is technically a single stage paint).
It's my experience that the polyurethane "single stage" can achieve a look just as good as base clear, and is what most shops that offer a "single stage" paint job are offering. |
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