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What do you guys think about the $50 paint job with a roller and other stuff? I'm really giving this a thought and want to try it on my civic.... I just wanna get some advice I'm low on $ so I wanna try some home remedy **** lol

 
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search! someone here is doing it now or is in the process of doing it.....lol

 
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it looks good but i dont think i could do a 50.00 paint job on mine. hard call

 
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do it up! I would if my civic was green

 
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i know i was thinking about it for my 94 sedan.

heres some shots and the link for others who are interested.

http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2034815&page=1

 
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u rolling it on like u paint a house?

 
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how is it done??

 
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Ya, I'm quite curious also... this sounds like it could go wrong though...

 
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your supposed to sand, tape, and do all the other prep work. you just roll the paint on, then your done. thats the imppression i got. i guess you can do a clear coat as well.

 
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haha wow im sorry but that is too obvious looking at the car its like they painted a wall in the living room. its not even glossy at all.

 
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^ cuz theres not clearcoat.. at all.. they wanted a flat look for that civic from what i heard

i heard its very possible.. all in the prep work.. but i duno.. i wouldnt try it

 
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doesnt look that bad, i think i might do it....not on the civic but on my corolla oh yea if you keep reading that almond white eg posted up there was painted by a gun.

the one rolled has some semi clear in it. looks better than that eg up there.

 
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you can DEFINITELY make it glossy. there are so many threads about this on other car forums. i think it's a badass idea if you're on a budget and dont mind doing a **** ton of wet sanding.

 
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yes, but u know what happens to paint w/o a clear coat?

...it goes to **** in a few months....starts chipping, UV damage...etc

 
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i wouldnt do this to my 91 ....... the bumpers will chip... its not flex paint. the second that bumper bends that paint is coming off.

 
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I think the dull look is bad ***.. i kind of want to do it.

 
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there are many who have done this and became skilled with experience....

quoted from other site:

"here's how i painted my car for about $50, it's actually very easy and the results are amazing. First off, get a can of tremclad real orange (or what ever color u want) in the can, not spray, yes tremclad, it is a acrylic/enamel paint which is very durable. next prep your car as if was any other paint job, fix all the rust, ect....no need to prime the car since the tremclad allready contains elements which allow it to be painted over bare metal. next, after prepping the car get a small 4" professional FOAM rollers, it's tiny and has one end rounded off, and the other cut straight, and is a very high density foam. u also need a jug of mineral spirits to thin the paint. The thing i really like about this is that there's no mess, no tapeing the whole car, just key areas, and u can do it in your garage, since your not spraying there is virtually no dust in the air, just clean your garage first, also it does'nt really smell at all, dries overnight and it super tough paint. also it you decide to paint the car professionally later, just prep and paint, there's no need to strip the tremclad. i have done this to a few cars, and i can say it works amazing, u just have to be paitient. next u thin the paint with mineral spirits so it just about as thin as water, a little thicker. get out the roller and paint away, don't get the paint shaked when u buy it, enamel is stirred, otherwise you'll have bubbles in the paint for a week!!! after u do 2 coats, wet sand the whole car, then repeat, 2 coats, wetsand, 2 coats wetsand. i painted the charger using a can since your not spraying the car u use all the paint and not spray 50% in the air, use progressivly finer sand paper each time. it's not really that much work, cause u can stop and start any time, u can do just a door, or the hood, ect. do one panel at a time, and don't stop once you start. once your done the final coat, wetsand with about 1000 grit to a totally smooth finish, and then using a high speed polisher i use a buffing bonnet and turtle wax polishing compound. do the whole car with this, and i'm telling u, depending on the amount of time and paitence you have, the results are amazing. laugh if you want, but for $50 ($30 for paint, about $20 for rollers, sand paper, ect...) it really looks good. also you can do these steps overnight, paint one evening and by morning u can wet sand. i have personally done alot of painting, mostly single stage acrylic enamel, and i've sprayed several cars in my garage with really good professional results, just it stinks, it's a real pain to do, easy to make a mistake, messy, and expensive. The tremclad is awesome paint, the "real orange" is an amazing hemi orange, and almost looks like it has some perl in the sun, awesome color right out of the can. I used this technique on my 1974 beetle also, here are the results:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1.../Picture10.jpg
the car before:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1...n/IM000475.jpg
another after pic:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1...n/DSC00164.jpg
here is a car i sprayed (71 beetle, midnight blue metalic):
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1...n/DSC00194.jpg
here is the car before (71 beetle):
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1...n/Picture1.jpg

here's a few pics of the charger done:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1...n/DSC02764.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1...n/DSC02769.jpg

well that's my 2 cents worth, sorry for the long post. i was borred lol
i painted the orange beetle in 1999, and it still looks like the day i painted it, the 71 blue beetle i painted in 2000, and built the car for my dad, i used the same paint on my charger, maybe one day i'll spring for a good paint job, prepping is 90% of the work, stripping the car, sanding, ect.....painting is overrated!!!
So if you have TIME, then i'd say go for it, the worst that could happen is that it does'nt turn out and your out $50, but if your paitient, and expriement with lets say just the trunk pannel and if you like it do the whole car, if not just get it done by someone else for $4000. i don't know about you guys, but i would rather spend the $4000 on other parts like getting the mechanics sorted out and new chrome, cause when u have really nice paint and crappy bumpers, door handles it just sticks out more."




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and the forum that is dedicated to this method because this is truly becoming a very popular crazy and will prob hear a lot more coming up as soon as it gets out there more.

http://rolledon.forummotion.com/

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I definately gonna do this... But I gotta search for the sand paper I need and other products. I might go gun metal of phoenix yellow.

 
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good luck. and like i said chec the threads and they give you a list. i think the wagner paint gun was the best for this.

 
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Thanks man

 
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np bro

 
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phoenix yellow ftw!!!!!!

 
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a flat paint job looks good all depending on your choice of color...the white looks good...there are a few people i know who have done it and there cars come out pretty good for a do it yourself

 
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I seen alot of people doing this but they all paint there cars white. I would like to see a yellow car but I think it havent been done that color yet.

 
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from what i saw a majority do paint the cars white and red. i have seen some others like black etc. i would say look into yellow. would look nice with the carbon fiber and black wheels and how many of our gen are yellow.

the only pic of a 7thgen being painted i found so far.

 
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why does he have a slide or die sticker on a civic?? and he should've done a better tape job or been more careful with the roller. props to him, cause i don't think i could have done this to my car...

 
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Thats my car. Making the decision to paint it was easy. It was either rattle it, or roller. I chose the roller. I'm thinking about painting it again over christmas break.