painting a car
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From: Columbia IL/St. Louis MO
Originally Posted by Rob x-7' post='785350' date='Dec 10 2005, 05:13 PM
you can practice on cars if you want, those one shot enamels wipe off pretty easy with some reducer. Get some of that magnetic pinstripping guide stuff to help you out, some real good, and expensive pinstripping brushes and your set.
Keep in mind wholesale price for pinstripes is about $75, you need to get alot of accounts to make any money with it.
Don't want to make a business out of it, just want to do it as a hobby. Maybe do the Jeep, a few other odds and ends.
It's amazing what some of the pro's can do. I just watch it on Overhaulin or whatever and it takes them like(what they say) 3 hours just to prep for pinstriping. Taping every line up.
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From: Stacked outside you're trailer door
Yeah painting a car is an art. I wish I could get into it, would definatly save me some money in the future.
I hate to say it but those guys on MTVs "Pimp My Ride" do some crazy **** too. Its just funny how the pros never SEEM to make any mistakes.
I hate to say it but those guys on MTVs "Pimp My Ride" do some crazy **** too. Its just funny how the pros never SEEM to make any mistakes.
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Originally Posted by sweet7' post='785489' date='Dec 11 2005, 05:28 PM
Yeah painting a car is an art. I wish I could get into it, would definatly save me some money in the future.
I hate to say it but those guys on MTVs "Pimp My Ride" do some crazy **** too. Its just funny how the pros never SEEM to make any mistakes.
I have to agree there. Especially the guy when he gets down with airbrush, it is amazing!!
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From: Mike is a Liar!
ask 94 touring he had a link to a site that explains it all.. but like rob said.. its not really something that theory can teach.. much like most things, its better to learn hands on.. maybe try a few small projects after readin a write up..
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regarding pimp my ride:
your also looking at the finished product through a camera.
imo it probably looks good in real life, but far from perfect. i only say this because i don't see how you can transform a car from crap to tricked out, higgety hot with a perfect paint job, body work, full interior in a matter of 2 days. granted, they do have the man power, but i bet they cut a lot of corners.. not because they want to, but because they have to; time being the issue.
your also looking at the finished product through a camera.
imo it probably looks good in real life, but far from perfect. i only say this because i don't see how you can transform a car from crap to tricked out, higgety hot with a perfect paint job, body work, full interior in a matter of 2 days. granted, they do have the man power, but i bet they cut a lot of corners.. not because they want to, but because they have to; time being the issue.
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From: Guess its Spokeompton... USA...
I thought you all might want to see how a car is painted in steps. Heres a few pics of Blue getting prepped for paint. Will post the stages as they come in. The Dark blue sample against the red second gen is the color Blue will be. It's a midnight pearl. The next step is primer and blocking stage, then paint.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/codeblue98003/my_photos
View the perp paint slides first
Then Paint Prep 2 Slide
After opening pic. On the right side click on View Slide show
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/codeblue98003/my_photos
View the perp paint slides first
Then Paint Prep 2 Slide
After opening pic. On the right side click on View Slide show