Re: Painting Just the Roof of a Talon
[Re: Chris Browning]
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January 26, 2016 10:17 pm UTC
January 26, 2016 10:17 pm UTC
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Mike Eng
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If it were my car, and that paint scheme, I would sand it down and Tremclad it. You can get some seriously good results with some skill.
I'll post pics of my JDM front clip I did on my 2000 Acura Integra GSR.
'99 GSX GT35R '03 CBR 600RR
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Re: Painting Just the Roof of a Talon
[Re: Mike Eng]
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January 26, 2016 10:39 pm UTC
January 26, 2016 10:39 pm UTC
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Salomon Ponte
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If it were my car, and that paint scheme, I would sand it down and Tremclad it. You can get some seriously good results with some skill.
I'll post pics of my JDM front clip I did on my 2000 Acura Integra GSR. If it were your car it wouldn't matter if you sanded it down and smeared dog poop all over the roof...cause no one will ever see it on jackstands in your garage Seriously though, you can get good results with spray paint but it probably wouldn't cost much to (properly) paint the roof at all, especially if there's no sunroof. Unscrew the drip rails, pull up the windshield trim and tape/mask everything else...it's the easiest panel on the car to paint.
Last edited by Salomon Ponte; January 26, 2016 10:39 pm UTC.
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Re: Painting Just the Roof of a Talon
[Re: Chris Browning]
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January 26, 2016 11:41 pm UTC
January 26, 2016 11:41 pm UTC
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Jay Stacey
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Thats the thing with spray paint tho... Quality is in the eye of the beholder! Some might think a paint job is really good, where others might see the flaws. Thats why im going plastidip. 1... It self evens out so its alot easier to use.. And 2 If I dont like it... I can peel it off and start again.
Mind you, Im not really picky on the paint, so my standards will be lower then most!
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Re: Painting Just the Roof of a Talon
[Re: Chris Browning]
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January 27, 2016 11:19 am UTC
January 27, 2016 11:19 am UTC
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Bryan Lawrence
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I think the key to rattle can is to get the fancy stuff with hardner in it. If you get tremclad like I did then you will get a result like mine.
As for technique, just lots of light coats.
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Re: Painting Just the Roof of a Talon
[Re: Chris Browning]
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January 27, 2016 03:45 pm UTC
January 27, 2016 03:45 pm UTC
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Jason Drew
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Tremclad is garbage and never fully hardens. It's also an alkyd based paint which is not UV stable and will fade relatively quickly. We used to paint farm machinery with it for quick sales but in 2 years it looks like complete sh!t. Seriously, unless it's a winter beater or you just plain don't care, DON'T.
You can buy a liter of good quality automotive paint for under $100 with hardener and a $30 HVLP gun and will look great for years. It's a flat surface mostly, so spraying it is cake even for a beginner.
The new water based auto paints are almost fool proof.
If you want to be even cheaper, go to a body shop, they always have leftover paint, I'm sure you can get some and hardener and possibly clear coat for next to nothing, guy would rather have a few bills in his pocket than a partial can sitting on the shelf.
1997 Eclipse GST - AWD swapped - TPC - GT Spec powered 2023 - 9.63 - 145mph
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