need a cheap paint job?
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From: redondo beach
Originally Posted by phinsup' post='836200' date='Sep 8 2006, 01:37 PM
and $50 obviously just covers the paint, you tried to buy a good roller, masking tape and don't forget the sandpaper. My guess is, assuming you count your own time as being worth nothing you are looking at closer to $100 in materials. counting your own time on projects is a subject you dont want to get me started on, i find people RARELY figure in their own time when doing things and to me, time is my most valuable asset.
theres a car painted with the roller method.
this paint is 6 years old, and one of the fenders shown in the pic was painted 4 years after the origional job.but come on, find me a paintjob that looks better than that for $50. no, seriously.
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Back in the 80's my uncle painted his house and used the leftovers ot paint the old beater 77 El Camino with a roller. Man that was funny... It was a puke green color, turned it into a off white. It was a good 40 footer. I don't think he used the paint,sand,paint,sandpaint,sand,paint,sandpaint,sa nd,paint,sandpaint,sand,paint,sand method though. One thick coat is all he needed 
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actaully the close up pics of the charger and bug both indicated a shitty paint job, i hink it would be funny as hell though if the guy had it painted professionally then tricked a bunch of morons into painting their car with a roller.
It doesn't matter how much you sand, that ****** sits int he sun and you are going to have orange peel city, not to mention the reality that after 10 coats, the **** will peel right off, both of those points were mentioned by people who tried it.
I can think of no situation where the existing paint job is so bad a roller job would look better, i'd rather look like a I can't afford a decent car then like I'm too inept, too cheap or just a big enough idiot to roller job my ride.
It doesn't matter how much you sand, that ****** sits int he sun and you are going to have orange peel city, not to mention the reality that after 10 coats, the **** will peel right off, both of those points were mentioned by people who tried it.
I can think of no situation where the existing paint job is so bad a roller job would look better, i'd rather look like a I can't afford a decent car then like I'm too inept, too cheap or just a big enough idiot to roller job my ride.
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I would have to see them in person, but you could never convince me that if those cars were left OUTSIDE for 6 years the paint would still be on them.
And rollers and tape will cost way more then $25, tape is like $3-$5 per roll
you also left out the cost of the sandpaper, compound, pads, etc..
And rollers and tape will cost way more then $25, tape is like $3-$5 per roll
you also left out the cost of the sandpaper, compound, pads, etc..
