purpled_out_tC

i think if you had to make up a thread to ask it probably won't go in your favor. so pretty much i agree with hoodie, but then again usually do--and no i don't know the dude.

FLEA

Better shots. Thanks for the compliments guys...and girl!

yellowxhoodie

iTrader: (16)

looks like a good paint job FLEA, but i still think the colors a little off. Those color matched rattle cans will still never compete to what a good body shop can do color wise.

Schmevin1234

How about a real close up shot FLEA? A lot of things look good from a few feet away... It looks nice from the pics, forgive me for being speculative but a rattle can on a car... I just don't see any way that it could work out as well as professional work :-P

yellowxhoodie

iTrader: (16)

no FLEA def. knows how to paint...just look at his tailight work.

i dont doubt him, i just doubt those little "color matched" rattle cans.

FLEA

Well here's something for you guys. That's not rattle can work. The paint was matched to my car (even used sample paint chips to match it perfectly) and shot using a professional spray gun (my SATA gun). The method for painting it via rattlecan is the same as the method they do it at a bodyshop. I do all my paintjobs at school or home. Forgot to mention that I am taking Auto Body Repair and Refinishing as well as Automotive Painting classes (already have 4 cars, numerous tail lights, interiors, and bodykits under my belt).

Also not all FM paint is the same, there's like 15 different variations, ranging from lighter, darker, more pearlescent flake, different hues etc.

FLEA

If you want DEAD ACCURATE rattlecan color matching, then go with the PPG paint brand.

yellowxhoodie

iTrader: (16)

yea i thought you had a gun.
and now i KNOW you know your isht. lol

Schmevin1234

Isn't a rattle can way different than a gun though?

FLEA

Spray pattern, yes. Paint gun requires the paint to have a reducer, that way it's not so thick and doesn't clog the gun while you're spraying. Let me put it this way. If I were to rattlecan that lip, it would take about 1.5 to 2 cans to do the whole thing with 3 wet coats. A paint gun on the other hand only consisted of me using the equivalent to about half a rattlecan of paint. Much faster flash time (dry time). But if you know how to spray a rattlecan properly, then there is no reason why you can't paint the lip. It is possible to get the EXACT color of your car in a rattlecan, just have to have a sunny day and a paint shop that has multiple paint chips/color samples to match it to.

FLEA

Whole point of my post is to go to a professional automotive paint store that will match the paint and not these online retailers.

FLEA

yellowxhoodie - When are you going to send me those tails for that free tint job you won?

yellowxhoodie

iTrader: (16)

haha. umm idk. let me think something over tonight and ill get back to u

FLEA

Well better yet, let me ask you....what tail lights DO you have?