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Im seriously debating this. I'm going to look for a paint that is closer to my color first, if I can't find one then I'm just going to clear what I got. If I can find a closer color I'll coat that **** and and roll on a clear. One thing to remember to those who would do this as well, the clear has to be the same base as the paint, i.e. enamel paint enamel clear; water paint water clear etc. or else it will not harden and look like ****. Also, do not sand the last coat before the clear or it will show. Other than that it's pretty straight forward.

 
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Are you mixing the paint with mineral spirits?
If so, what %?

 
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why did you roll and not spray?

cost?
overspray in small area?

yall know me i love DIY paint!

 
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didn't thin at all, just pour and roll.

 
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i didn't wanna do all the prep required for spraying, mixing and all that, I didn't have the equipment to spray either, I have a gravity feed but my compressor is in the big garage in the sky. and yeah, the cost was another one, i found a couple places online that sell factory matched paint by code

http://www.automotivetouchup.com/

thats one. I'm going to roll on another coat of a darker red or two until I find a color that matches a bit better.

 
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im going to try this


then this
http://rustoleum.com/cbgimages/docum...0Cranberry.pdf
then this
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Rust-Oleum...nrise/17011187

 
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Going to try the sunrise red, saw it on the CRX forum as matchign Rio Red perfectly. Well see what happens, STAY TUNED!

 
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But how would you match the fade? Won't factory-matched paint be brighter/darker than what's been on the car for years?

 
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yeah true however the car hasnt been repainted but more than 2 years ago.

 
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Ooh, you should have mixed it with mineral spirits, it reduces the dry time by about half

If you're using paint by itself, it's going to take forever to cure, since it's enamel

 
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thin it out to roll it??

 
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Yep, you may need an extra layer or two, but in my experience, makes a much nicer and smoother surface, much easier to sand too

 
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ill try that on my sideskirts and mirrors, the paint dried and hardened in 3 hours w/o thinning it but ill give that try

 
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So i tried the sunrise red that is supposed to match rio red and well see how that works out

 
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Posting *****....

im going to leave it looking like it does until I can get the money together to get the right color paint from here
http://www.automotivetouchup.com/cho...uto-paint.aspx

GOD DAMMIT ROA RED IS SO EFFING AGGREVATING

 
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lol major post *****

 
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post up more pixs man....even the process of it. MOOOOOAAARRRR

 
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im running out to the gas station to go buy beer. Ill take some photos of it under artificial light, thats where the disparity of color is most noticable. The finish is as smooth as I'm going to get it with the roller im going to see if I can find some paper finer than a 1000 grit to finish it. If I can't then I'm just going to get some polishing compound and buff the absolute dog **** out of it.

 
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Up dates?

 
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Hey riot, why don't u wanna sand the base coat before the clear?

I've always sanded the bc with 800grit then cleared it, then sanded it with 2000 and them polished the snot out of it

 
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Waiting on updated pics.

 
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right now I'm at a stand still, I have to wait 30 days or so for the paint to fully sure so I can polish etc.

 
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ive read a handful of DIYs in which some say do and some say don't I guess it does depend on the grit you use on the base coat

 
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this is where she sits now, Im at a stand still for about another 30 days until I can polish etc. I'm really disappointed in how mismatched the paint ended up but eh.

 
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paint the whole car man. its not gonna cost u too much more and it'll be an even color/tone

 
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Im seriously debating it. I would just hate to get rid of the good paint I have on there. If I did repaint the whole car, I would do it black.

 
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^
If that's the case, remember to register it with DMV, or they will be mad at you :P

I know it sucks to remove good paint, but I think having a complete look is better
The only problem with whole car paint, is that you probably wont me removing the panels, and old paint marks will be visable especially in places like door trims, etc

 
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^If i paint the whole thing I will remove the hood fenders and bumper to paint. the doors and hatch will stay on because it's a bitch to line them up with the strikers once you pull them off.

 
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Are there people you can pay to do this type of paintjob on your car? I guess I might try it but what colors are easiest to do? I'm thinking black or dark blue.

 
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You can pay me to do a half decent job
Or you can man up and just break out the rollers

The process is so simple it's ridiculous.
The only vendetta is ...sanding's a bitch.

If you don't spend the proper time to sand it, it wont look good