DIY paintjobs, post up your own paint work.

[BADwayz]

I had always wanted to learn how to paint, so with help from books and the internets, and a whole lot of trial and error, Ive been teaching myself and tackle a few jobs a year. Everything is done in my garage with the most elementary of tools. I still have a whole lot to learn, but Id rather do something myself and have it come out pretty good and learn from it, than pay someone else to do something for me.

Show off what you have done yourself, the good the bad and the ugly.


Here are a few of my cars I did this last summer


My Miata

before:


after: VW Gecko Green (just finished this one last week)



my BUG

before



After: seafoam green and offwhite two tone




My W210

before



after: satin black (the shark teeth was just painters tape, done for a road trip)



After after: metallic brown copper (different lighting gives off way different color tones)







Mazda b2000 (spent about 6 hours in total on this truck, including taking off the decals and sanding.

before



after



Ive also done a few sets of wheels and some random body parts for friends, but nothing else worth showing.

[a2lowvw]

all i have done is the engine bay of my coupe

[C-Hutch]

some o' mines...

before


during


after



4x4 and rotas, i know... but that was before stance was cool lol

then my accord-
before the wreck, stock, daily status


then slid into a ditch on bald tires in the rain




then army green


current

[opposite]

^dope

[benofbse]

^dope

+1 :d

[benofbse]

not painted a car yet but here is my wheels i'm pretty happy with them

[P78]

current

win

[ohiodub_99.5]

Before:

Then:

During:



After:


All done in a small garage with some help from a few friends...

[Slinger]

Do you guys use paint guns or....??
Most of them look quite good on pics!

[Geschlecht]

These look pretty legit. For the matte paints, did you keep it mat because you didn't want to clear it, or did you use a matte clear coat?

[M.Burroughs]

then army green

<3

[ohiodub_99.5]

These look pretty legit. For the matte paints, did you keep it mat because you didn't want to clear it, or did you use a matte clear coat?

I used hot rod flatz on mine... Its a single-stage paint, paint/catalyst/hardener 4:1:1 mix...
Shot with a gun...

[hypercrush]

well now i make a living out of doing some paint stuff, but before that i was just a guy who did it for myself.

painted this truck for a co-workers friend, was maybe the second car i ever painted and my first two tone



and of course now i have painted all kinds of stuff, love doing wheels the most maybe




satin is fun. Badwayz: what brand did you use for your satin black on your MB?


pearl and metalflake was fun to learn to work with



and i recently did my first candy. that stressed me out becausei heard it was really hard. but it came out ok


and i did my hood recently too


i dont use a paint booth, i dont use any crazy expensive tools. i have one primer gun and one topcoat gun, anyone can get the same results i do out of their own garage. just time and patience and alot of practice. most people only have trouble when they try to rush, but painting isnt hard, and actually can be a pretty good way to spend some time.

[Geschlecht]

Oh, that sounds nifty. Is it easy to spray evenly and can it be wet sanded?

[Geschlecht]

Hypercrush, sexy wheels. Something about them I love.