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[Baha (Shawn)]

Beetleboi's recent venture prompted this post. Top notch paint jobs cost bib  d-s d-s d-s. It doesn't have to be that way.
Todays modern finishes are a pain in the a**. You need a course in chemistry to even atempt it and a clean room to boot. Some of us have had the pleasure of laying down lacquer paint jobs. It's the most forgiving "System" of painting a car. The reason John's "barn find" still shined after he washed it was because of the black lacquer paint laid down 50 years ago. If it didnt need bodywork he could have rubbed it back to the original shine. Try that with 10 year old base coat- clear coat. Aint happening
     
Here's the deal. I painted a 72 Maverick GM hugger Orange lacquer on a street in Philadelphia. After rubbing it out, In the shine of the paint, you could read the headline of the Philadelphia Inquirer standing the unfolded newspaper on end (Thats 2 feet deep into the shine!)

I painted the original "Blue Meanie"
 in a driveway in Delaware County PA (Took "Best Paint" in a show) using preval aerosol sprayers!



You can spray laquer outside. The overspray is dry before it hits the ground. The final prep for any of the color coats, INCLUDING the final clear coats is wet sanding. If you get mosquitos in the wet paint, they wetsand out! If you get dust in the paint it wetsands out.

Now I am not saying that it will look as good as if you were working in a spraybooth, but to the average person the difference is negligable.

I AM saying you can get an amazing paint job, doing it your self, for under $200 bucks.

Lacquer is all but extinct because of the environmentalists. It has solvents that evaporate and go into the atmosphere :wallbash:

Duplicolor has reintroduced lacquer! It's pre-mixed, and $19 a quart!  I intend to duplicate my original paint job on
Blue Meanie 2 ...BM #2? .... :icon_puke_l:.
I will document it in my blog
For anybody who wants to jump ahead... http://www.duplicolor.com/solutions/faq.html is the place.

I am so psyched about the availability of this line of finishes. Cant wait. kickAss

[Beetleboi -Greg-]

If they had a spray can that magically cures rust on contact and fills dents I'll be down. I'm still giving Maaco a call. If people left me alone about the paint I'd leave it as is, but not everyone is like scarecrow and I who thinks it adds character to the car. I just don't want to be another ordinary stockish yellow VW Bug.  :o

[Baha (Shawn)]

Who gives a rat's a** (real rat) about what other people say about our cars? We do this for US!
We don't do this for others. We'll... rat (rat rod) owners do it to piss people off, but that's different.  :icon_pirat:

Do it for YOU. When you're done it will be exactly what YOU want.

"The reason we all meet is to be with other people who understand..."  :Bahaha

[scarecrow]

Who gives a rat's a** (real rat) about what other people say about our cars? We do this for US!
We don't do this for others. We'll... rat (rat rod) owners do it to piss people off, but that's different.  :icon_pirat:

Do it for YOU. When you're done it will be exactly what YOU want.

"The reason we all meet is to be with other people who understand..."  :Bahaha

  X2... It's your car, your money & your blood sweat & tears. What ever you do to your ride should be to please yourself only. If others dig it fine, if not, well thats why they have 42 flavours of 2CENTS rant

[carfolite73Super]

I just don't want to be another ordinary stockish yellow VW Bug.

Greg - What is wrong with an ordinary Yellow Bug?

[lovebus (jack)]

My beautiful bus is painted to please others.  157

[steveo]

My beautiful bus is painted to please others.  157

YEAH , It pleases me...buddy
Steveo

[lovebus (jack)]

GOSH, Did Steve say something nice to me,  c23 or was that cynical remark? Well I shouldn't question it so I'll take it as a nice remark.

[carfolite73Super]

Hey Jack - Your 'so-fine' paint job brings tears to my eyes!

[Beetleboi -Greg-]

nothing is wrong with an ordinary yellow bug mike, if you like ordinary things. i do not :-D hell im a tuba player, thats not ordinary!

[njgt-1]

I just don't want to be another ordinary stockish yellow VW Bug

Ain't no such thing! these cars were made to "personalize". Your car is already changing from what thelast owner thought it should be to what you think it should be. Paint it, primer it or leave it to rust! Its what you want to do its your car!

GOSH, Did Steve say something nice to me,   or was that cynical remark? Well I shouldn't question it so I'll take it as a nice remark

QUICK Somebody call the Media! that almost NEVER happens!!

Now about that lacquer paint job, a year ago I posted how some individuals painted their cars with rustoleum and after MUCH wet sanding and polishing they manages to get a reasonable finish. Think of lacquer as similar, lots of spraying and sanding but in the end you will get a nice finish. From what I know of paint a lacquer finish won't hold up to the weather like some of the newer paints but it is easy to use and can be sanded out with just a very short drying time.Once I saw a guy paint an ElCamino with lacquer and after many coats and a ton of sanding he had one beautiful car but there is a ton of work involved so don't think its a quick fix.

Just my  2CENTS

[lovebus (jack)]

Hey Jack - You 'so-fine' paint job brings tears to my eyes!

Now I KNOW this is a cynical remark. LoL  My wife says the same thing.

[lovebus (jack)]

from Bob, QUICK Somebody call the Media! that almost NEVER happens!!

LoL    LoL

[matt]

     

                YEAH , It pleases me...buddy
                  Steveo

                  Who is that guy???!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[66-Ghia]

 f+t Chit on what other people think about you bug,bus ,etc. just remember this
 
             
 
 DON'T FORGET TO SEE IT FULL SCREEN, CLICK ON THE BOX NEXT TO THE SPEAKER IN
 THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER   @@@

 Read my lips        DO IT YOUR WAY

Only my  2CENTS

Bud