sjc0013

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Green calipers?

Cars are looking good guys, I'm gonna need to take some new pics soon and post up

LamboW9

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good job toastie. sanding by hand definitely the worst possible experience. after one wheel i kno you prolly wanted to quit. good job on pushing through! now just push through the masking and make sure you take your time, don't wanna have to sand it all again beacuse you were lazy on the masking. then spray the **** outta it and let the paint flash before you spray another coat on. remember thin coats take more time but will always come out the best in the end. don't forget the clear coat after they dry either, otherwise the heat and UV will fade em quick.

LamboW9

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car show in york today, i forgot about it plus had to work otherwise i wulda been up there. Creatures of the Night.

iToastie

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What do you guys think about a black with brown sprakles/flakes in it?

It looks like this, except instead of metallic (silver) sparkles they're brown?

12 oz. Textured Metallic Spray Paint-252304 at The Home Depot

This is a picture I took, they don't look brown in this picture but you get the idea... (the one on the left)




Or should I just go with black gloss?

iToastie

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Also.. how many cans of paint and clear coat do I need for 4 wheels? I was thinking 3 of each, maybe 2

LamboW9

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dude, you know that will literally be textured right? like it won't be smooth, it will instead have a rough feel to it. you shouldn't even have bother sanding if you were going to use textured paint.

LamboW9

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i have a gunmetal metallic wheel paint you can have for them, if you spray a base coat or two with black you can get away with a single can of metal top coat, if you want it.

iToastie

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Well the point of sanding was to get the paint to stick on nice, I wanted it done right unlike my last paint job on my friends car

LamboW9

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personally i wouldn't spray textured onto a wheel. i sprayed it onto my supercharger because i didn't wanna sand it down to a smooth finish but i probably would only use it in those instances. if the part is smooth i would definitely use a non-textured paint. you can do any color you want and just get a metallic spray top coat that is non-textured to finish it off if you want a lil flake in it.

reduf99

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I'd go glossy

LamboW9

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o yea...reminder, don't forget to pop the center caps off and re-hit them with w/e color you doin, the vinyl yellow center will peel right off like a sticker if you don't want it on there.

iToastie

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Think they make brown flaked clear top coat?

Yeah I took the vinyl yellow off, you have it painted yellow under neath too lmao

reduf99

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Yea texture looks like gravel and rocks and shitgmy buddy did it to his Celica and came out horrible

LamboW9

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they might not make a brown metal flake top coat but they make a metal flake clear coat so if you paint it brown underneath it will be just fine

reduf99

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what about like brown glitter. And that's not a joke

iToastie

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Hahah, uhm...

Well I really wanted to do like and Espresso Black (Saab color) but they dont make spray paint in that, only Espresso Brown (lighter).

I saw these posted on craigslist and gave me the idea...

reduf99

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That actually looks sick

iToastie

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Yeah dude, I effing know, and I want it on mine, now haha

reduf99

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If that's on Craigslist why don't you call/text that guy and ask him

LamboW9

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you can get that sparkle in a spray can, problem is that its a small can and wayyy overpriced. i think its like 10-15$ for a small can. you can probably get that type of brown. if you use that brown you had and just put alot of clear on top it will deepen the brown and increase the shine.

iToastie

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This is what it MIGHT look like... idk

reduf99

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You wanna talk overpriced auto paint is I was gonna do plaid on my trunk and it would cost me $700

iToastie

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I just emailed the craigslist ad asking where he got the paint.... thanks for the facepalm moment

LamboW9

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well yea, if you get a body shop to do it. auto paint itself is not expensive. shop it from eastwood. i got a gallon yellow with hardener for just over 100$. i bought my gun an everything i just gotta get the time to do the prep work and then a nice weekend to paint it, not to mention i needa practice on my g/fs scrap door we took off her civic.

reduf99

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yea no prob


And it was at a paintplace in Emmaus not a shop that was just for paint