Has anyone ever painted their own car before?

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>>17843601
>With that in mind do you think I could make it look like it rolled off the factory floor a different color if I bought some high quality paint?

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the single fact that you have to ask /o/ means you should avoid this at all cost
it will look like shit 100%

>>17843601
It can look food, but not great, expect a quality that's maybe a step above what a college kid could do with a few cans of spray paint. you're better off just getting a wrap.

>>17843601
It will look ok if you do a decent amount of preparation.

>>17843601
Watch some Youtube. There's a ton of great painting tutorials there.

Go buy a fender/door from a scrapyard

Practice on it a bit

Then try.

I promise you'll at least like it.

Also I hope your shitbox is nigh-valueless or the paint looks like an absolute garbage fire currently, otherwise this is a waste of time/money.

>>17843822
most important step right hurr

>>17843601
> I'm not paying $1000
And that would be a super shit-tier paint job. A decent quality paint job will run you twice that minimum, otherwise you're looking at a Maaco job that will flake away in no time and be incomplete.

>>17843794
you're right, it will look exactly like food

You're options are to get it wrapped or get a different car. The fact that you're asking about this means you aren't ready to completely strip it, bondo imperfections, prime it correctly and then apply the paint and clear coat in a clean environment.

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>>17843601
Me and my dad painted my van when I was in high school. It was not fun. We sanded so much he had to go to the doctors cause his hand was bothering him so much.

Prep, prep and environment. But, lots of sins can be cleaned up with sanding and buffing after. Though it is always better and easier to lay down nice layers. Post work is time time consuming and some things just won't buff out.

>>17843876
And as you can see in the bottom corner, the paint began to bubble after a few years. Other than that it was great looking...

Some moron Afghan at my school once painted his car - with house paint. Everybody laughed their asses off - it looked like shit

>>17843601
Just buy one of those dip your car kits.

>>17843876
Your dad sounds like a pussy m8.

>>17843902
Shut up faggot.

>>17843601
hey bud. here's a build thread on a site I use. a guy painted his celica john deere yellow and it turned out great, and he documented the whole process.

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=37751

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>>17843601

>I'm not paying $1000 for a job that when properly done costs $10000

>>17843876
That Greenbrier sure looks comfy...

>>17843794
how much would it cost to have a low end wrap done?