Rolled on paint update
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Rolled on paint update
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After almost 1 year and a salty wisconsin winter, the paint job is holding up well. I did touch up a few rock chips but over all I am very pleased. click on pic for a better look. I also rebuilt the Turbo engine, placed OME dakar springs and torsion bars, trek master shocks, new BFG all terrains. removed the top and Im good to go for summer
After almost 1 year and a salty wisconsin winter, the paint job is holding up well. I did touch up a few rock chips but over all I am very pleased. click on pic for a better look. I also rebuilt the Turbo engine, placed OME dakar springs and torsion bars, trek master shocks, new BFG all terrains. removed the top and Im good to go for summer
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damn, that looks great!
i dont get it. i tried this on my car and it turned out like complete crap. i used the flat black paint and thinned it to water like consistency but, when it dried it looked like it had white chalk lines in it and you could see every roller mark and line in the paint. i sanded it down and tried again and it still did it. i dont know if its the flat paint but im not very happy with the results. i thought it would be easier then spraying but its not looking that way.
i dont get it. i tried this on my car and it turned out like complete crap. i used the flat black paint and thinned it to water like consistency but, when it dried it looked like it had white chalk lines in it and you could see every roller mark and line in the paint. i sanded it down and tried again and it still did it. i dont know if its the flat paint but im not very happy with the results. i thought it would be easier then spraying but its not looking that way.
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damn, that looks great!
i dont get it. i tried this on my car and it turned out like complete crap. i used the flat black paint and thinned it to water like consistency but, when it dried it looked like it had white chalk lines in it and you could see every roller mark and line in the paint. i sanded it down and tried again and it still did it. i dont know if its the flat paint but im not very happy with the results. i thought it would be easier then spraying but its not looking that way.
i dont get it. i tried this on my car and it turned out like complete crap. i used the flat black paint and thinned it to water like consistency but, when it dried it looked like it had white chalk lines in it and you could see every roller mark and line in the paint. i sanded it down and tried again and it still did it. i dont know if its the flat paint but im not very happy with the results. i thought it would be easier then spraying but its not looking that way.
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you have to do at least 8-10 coats. you're going to see the underlying color showing through for at least 5 of them.
but honestly, i've read all 50000 pages of budget paint thread on the moparts forum, and the secret is: Interlux Brightside paint. seriously. search for aussie driver's miata. brightside is a yacht paint that you can roll on straight out of the can with no thinning. it self levels just like the tremclad but you only need three coats and with wetsanding between coats your paint will look better than most factory jobs. it's actually incredible.
http://www.miataturbo.net/forums/showthread.php?t=5199
there's this guy's miata. looks amazing for a gallon of brightside (what, $40?)..
that's after two coats, unthinned, before final wetsanding!
edit: the trick is to roll it on in one direction, say left to right, then wait 10 minutes and go over it again with a fresh, clean roller in the opposite direction, say up and down, with almost no pressure at all on the roller. that gets rid of bubbles and roller lines.
but honestly, i've read all 50000 pages of budget paint thread on the moparts forum, and the secret is: Interlux Brightside paint. seriously. search for aussie driver's miata. brightside is a yacht paint that you can roll on straight out of the can with no thinning. it self levels just like the tremclad but you only need three coats and with wetsanding between coats your paint will look better than most factory jobs. it's actually incredible.
http://www.miataturbo.net/forums/showthread.php?t=5199
there's this guy's miata. looks amazing for a gallon of brightside (what, $40?)..
that's after two coats, unthinned, before final wetsanding!
edit: the trick is to roll it on in one direction, say left to right, then wait 10 minutes and go over it again with a fresh, clean roller in the opposite direction, say up and down, with almost no pressure at all on the roller. that gets rid of bubbles and roller lines.
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Looks real good. I've not seen this info before. Looks like a better option than rustoleum. Thanks.
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BTW, are those stock 6" steel rims? Did you chrome them yourself? With chrome spray can? And what size tires do you have mounted on them?
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If you want to test it out first, most marine stores sell the Brightside in half pint containers (for pinstriping). I bought it locally for about $11.99. Then I decided to sell my truck so I'll probably end up painting my mom's Civic
The gallons are more, about $30 or $40, and you might need two of them for a truck, but the paint comes out far better (imo).
The gallons are more, about $30 or $40, and you might need two of them for a truck, but the paint comes out far better (imo).
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I may try the boat paint on mine. I just bought a bed that isn't rusted out and am going to be repainting the whole thing. Can I get Brightside at marine stores?
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damn, that looks great!
i dont get it. i tried this on my car and it turned out like complete crap. i used the flat black paint and thinned it to water like consistency but, when it dried it looked like it had white chalk lines in it and you could see every roller mark and line in the paint. i sanded it down and tried again and it still did it. i dont know if its the flat paint but im not very happy with the results. i thought it would be easier then spraying but its not looking that way.
i dont get it. i tried this on my car and it turned out like complete crap. i used the flat black paint and thinned it to water like consistency but, when it dried it looked like it had white chalk lines in it and you could see every roller mark and line in the paint. i sanded it down and tried again and it still did it. i dont know if its the flat paint but im not very happy with the results. i thought it would be easier then spraying but its not looking that way.
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