Comments on: How To Paint Your Car For $50 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/10/how-to-paint-your-car-for-50/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:40:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Ryan http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/10/how-to-paint-your-car-for-50/#comment-166207 Ryan Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:25:59 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/10/how-to-paint-your-car-for-50/#comment-166207 Hey all! I have created my own method of do it yourself auto paint based on this original write up. I have termed it The Poor Mans Paint Job. The write up can be found here: http://www.stylusscustoms.com/poorMansPaintJob.html My method uses a foam brush instead of the traditional roller used with this type of at home auto paint. This helps to eliminate a lot of the sanding involved with doing this. I laid down 6 coats of paint and only sanded the car 2wice! Hey all! I have created my own method of do it yourself auto paint based on this original write up. I have termed it The Poor Mans Paint Job. The write up can be found here:

http://www.stylusscustoms.com/poorMansPaintJob.html

My method uses a foam brush instead of the traditional roller used with this type of at home auto paint. This helps to eliminate a lot of the sanding involved with doing this. I laid down 6 coats of paint and only sanded the car 2wice!

]]> By: Fstedie http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/10/how-to-paint-your-car-for-50/#comment-93541 Fstedie Sun, 15 Jul 2007 15:41:13 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/10/how-to-paint-your-car-for-50/#comment-93541 Yeah, but Duplicolor now has their new lacquer series that is very cheap. It won't be $50 but much easier than rolling and much less work... Yeah, but Duplicolor now has their new lacquer series that is very cheap. It won’t be $50 but much easier than rolling and much less work…

]]> By: Joel Wires http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/10/how-to-paint-your-car-for-50/#comment-92079 Joel Wires Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:41:35 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/10/how-to-paint-your-car-for-50/#comment-92079 I saw this on Digg.com. It looks sweet the price is event sweeter. (I'm a cheapskate, I know.) I wish I had an old beater of a car now to try it. I saw this on Digg.com. It looks sweet the price is event sweeter. (I’m a cheapskate, I know.) I wish I had an old beater of a car now to try it.

]]> By: Abe http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/10/how-to-paint-your-car-for-50/#comment-91756 Abe Thu, 12 Jul 2007 03:14:01 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/10/how-to-paint-your-car-for-50/#comment-91756 Oops! Found it, nevermind :) Oops! Found it, nevermind :)

]]> By: Abe http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/10/how-to-paint-your-car-for-50/#comment-91754 Abe Thu, 12 Jul 2007 03:13:32 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/10/how-to-paint-your-car-for-50/#comment-91754 Anyone have the link to the corvair guys site? Anyone have the link to the corvair guys site?

]]> By: l_bilyk http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/10/how-to-paint-your-car-for-50/#comment-91227 l_bilyk Wed, 11 Jul 2007 02:17:14 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/10/how-to-paint-your-car-for-50/#comment-91227 Any info on doing this on plastic? Any info on doing this on plastic?

]]> By: Waylan http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/10/how-to-paint-your-car-for-50/#comment-91110 Waylan Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:34:24 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/10/how-to-paint-your-car-for-50/#comment-91110 The above referenced thread is ridiculously long, as are a few follow up threads started after that one was closed. For anyone interested, you can find some more info at http://rollyourcar.com which offers a quick summary of those threads including an alternate marine grade paint. There are also plenty of pics of finished and in-progress paint jobs. The above referenced thread is ridiculously long, as are a few follow up threads started after that one was closed. For anyone interested, you can find some more info at http://rollyourcar.com which offers a quick summary of those threads including an alternate marine grade paint. There are also plenty of pics of finished and in-progress paint jobs.

]]> By: olderty http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/10/how-to-paint-your-car-for-50/#comment-91099 olderty Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:02:41 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/10/how-to-paint-your-car-for-50/#comment-91099 This method was detailed in last month's Hot Rod too. This method was detailed in last month’s Hot Rod too.

]]> By: Brad http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/10/how-to-paint-your-car-for-50/#comment-91070 Brad Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:52:03 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/10/how-to-paint-your-car-for-50/#comment-91070 ;) J/K on that last comment. Paint do looks decent. Can't believe those results are possible. ;) J/K on that last comment. Paint do looks decent. Can’t believe those results are possible.

]]> By: Brad http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/10/how-to-paint-your-car-for-50/#comment-91068 Brad Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:50:49 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/10/how-to-paint-your-car-for-50/#comment-91068 But it's still a Corvair... But it’s still a Corvair…

]]> By: Blind http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/10/how-to-paint-your-car-for-50/#comment-91003 Blind Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:10:23 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/10/how-to-paint-your-car-for-50/#comment-91003 Hey that's me :D Yeah, I wouldn't do this for a show car or anything, but for a beater or a work vehicle it seems like a good enough idea. Hell, for a show car it might be just unique enough of a finish for it to stand out. It's hard to say without seeing a vehicle in person that was done this way. The charger in the Moparts thread looks pretty good, so maybe it is worth a serious look. Hey that’s me :D

Yeah, I wouldn’t do this for a show car or anything, but for a beater or a work vehicle it seems like a good enough idea. Hell, for a show car it might be just unique enough of a finish for it to stand out.

It’s hard to say without seeing a vehicle in person that was done this way. The charger in the Moparts thread looks pretty good, so maybe it is worth a serious look.

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