RobbSalzmann

What products did you use and where did you buy them?

I've got right at $1k in prep & paint products in this House Of Kolor products finish

jesse10886

that looks incredible rob you should be very proud of that car!!

i love this thread can't wait to see more pics in the 1000 dollar paint job category as i am getting ready to paint my car in the spring

shank0668

If it looks as good as the picture, dang!
It sure looks great. That is something I want to eventually try.

Dose11

I am pretty sure that after seeing this car, people are going to want a little more detail because from here...that looks down right gorgeous

Also thats a hard act to follow...I hope we get more pics posted

Bruthish

Did you rent a spraybooth or did you do it in your garage?

Roco71

I did mine for less than a grand. I stripped it to bare glass. All I was looking for was a nice driver and it came out real nice.
1) Stripped with Citristrip
2) SPI epoxy
3) High build primer Nason
4) Nason urethane single stage

RobbSalzmann

it was sprayed in a garage, followed by lots of color sanding. If you get up close you'll find its not a best-of-show paint job, but its nice for a driver/street rod

LAddams

Sweet! Hope mine comes out that nice,fingers crossed Ill have photos up by end of summer.
Yea details please! where did you spray? Safety equipment? Build a booth?What kind of spraygun? compressor? Fans?

John 65

Start to finish was 750.00 in material, shot in my 1 car garage at home. I used all Dupont products called the Chroma base system. BB -CC. Purchased from a local body shop supplier. Stripped it down with Capt Lees chemical stripper.

larryg3

WOW they look great!!! Robb super well done!!

markids77

A grand total a bit over$600 to purchase all materials to go from pic one to pic 2. Most material came from a local jobber, epoxy primer and PPG MAE from eBay. Done in its entirety right where you see it.

69Vett

Before:


Painted in my garage:



After:


I also used Dupont Chroma base, and SPI clearcoat.

C3Dave

I spent about $300.00 on acrylic enamel paint with a hardener. I used old school lacquer primer, and sanded the car down with just sandpaper. I painted her in my open air barn, and ended up with a few bugs mixed in the next morning. I waited 2 weeks, and wet sanded, then buffed. I think it came out good for a daily driver. I have less than $600.00 into the whole job.

RobbSalzmann

Man, every one of these cars is spectacular!

For respiratory protection I use a Breath Cool system
http://www.turbineproducts.com/servlet/Detail?no=67 it has a full hood that covers my shoulders and upper torso that is attached to the mask.

With 150' of hose I can put the fresh air intake well outside the building where it will little chance of uptaking paint fumes.

One thing that's nice about it, is standing there mixing thinners, paints, activators, solvents etc, and not smelling a bit of it the whole time. and the volume of fresh air (adjustable) is like having air conditioning.

Rick Crunelle

Don't get mad... it's not a vette... it's my other baby... I painted my 63 Lincoln Continental convertible for $1000 in supplies. PPG black. I got all the mixing supplies, enough for a sealer, 2 coats of primer, another sealer, 3 coats of black, and 3 coats of clear. It could have been less, but it was a complete color change, so I had to spray under the hood, trunk, jams, and various top parts. Sprayed it half in my garage and half in the yard. Took quite a bit of color sanding...


Rick

RobbSalzmann

Really cool Rick. You look like you're rolling away from an all night party with the Rat Pack!

IMO, Black is one of the hardest colors to get looking nice. You had acres of block sanding with that car.

Frankenvette

This is a really thread. Great job guys! Makes me want to paint my car tomorrow. It will be a few years before I'm ready but this thread will certainly be in my archives for when the time comes.

Jim

wnmech

I used all PPG materials.

avalonjohn

Wiil someone please paint my car for a grand??????

These all look FANTASTIC!!!!

SomeSayIllFixIt

Love this thread. Glad to know you can have a great looking paint job for less than $5k.