box painting

[diminishedpower 10+ year member]

all the specs are dust. not defects in the paint.

So how many layers of sanding and priming and such did you do for that look?

 

[yne721 10+ year member]

Pretty nice paint job there

thank you

that's what happens when there's nothing to do and you work for GM in the paint shop lol.

some guy brought in his motorcycle helmet today and painted it on company time and money with company materials lol

 

[yne721 10+ year member]

So how many layers of sanding and priming and such did you do for that look?

first prime sanded 220 grit, second prime got sanded with 400, then i sprayed it with sealer, then i sprayed it with PPG single stage jet black paint, then i wetsanded it with 1500 where there were imperfections, then i wetsanded with 2000 all over, then i spun it out.

 

[diminishedpower 10+ year member]

spun it out what you mean?

 

[hempy 10+ year member]

spun it out what you mean?

Buff?

 

[yne721 10+ year member]

Buff?

yeah

 

[diminishedpower 10+ year member]

so what works best spray paints or normal, and i was thinking about buying colormatching and match my cars color, do you think it could come out good?

 

[yne721 10+ year member]

so what works best spray paints or normal, and i was thinking about buying colormatching and match my cars color, do you think it could come out good?

it's hard to say since i'm a painter. you could make spraypaint look nice, but it would take more effort. and something that I would notice, you probably wouldn't.

also, you need a gun and an air compressor to shoot paint like the paint i use.

you get what you pay for.

if you already have a compressor, and know somebody with an hvlp gun, i say try to learn how to do it. you can always find something to paint.

so in the end, it would come out good enough for you. if you bought black spray paint and sprayclear would it come out as good as my false bottom? i doubt it, but that's what I do for a living...

 

[wolfman1966 10+ year member]

well, i was thinking of a chrome look, but all the paints that I've seen would probably end up more of a silver than actual chrome, so I'll probably go with a grey...to match the interior of my trunk

 

[BreakThisBread 10+ year member]

Match the exterior of your car

 

[wolfman1966 10+ year member]

or that too