Spray Painting a Car

[Mirinjawbro]

Hello all

found a car id like but its the wrong colour, £800. gonna be used to mess about and tinker with.

ideally I want the car yellow but its currently red, whats the cheapest and best way to do this? im not too bothered about an amazing finish I just want it to look like it came yellow.

thanks

[Haltamer]

If it's for tinkering, wouldn't have thought the colour would matter!

Options vary from house emulsion to rattle can, all come in at not too much

[PhillipM]

Some yellow paint and a roller if you don't mind it looking rough.

If you want it looking like it came out of the factory yellow, budget at least what you're paying for the car for a quick blowover, and about 2-3 grand for it done right.

[eldar]

Dulux gloss and paint brush. Quick, cheap and comedy.

[maxdb]

You could try spraying it with plastidip.

[Alucidnation]

Dulux one coat.

Make sure you use Hamilton brushes for that ultra shine finish.

[anonymous-user]

What about getting it wrapped or it it yourself?

[Weekendrebuild]

Body shop , cheapest you would get for a poor job will be about a grand . Presuming you have a compressor with sufficient cfm rating to power gun and air fed mask you would still be in it for a grand by the time you bought masks guns paint etc . 2k lacquer primers etc

[Xcore]

Rustolium

[Mirinjawbro]

looks like spray paint job then.

car only cost £800.

[gazza285]

5L of truck paint is £45, chuck in a few foam rollers and a tray and you are good to go...

[Section 8]

Custard. Lots and lots of custard.

[vtchequers]

Mirinjawbro said:

looks like spray paint job then.

car only cost £800.

What car is it?

[fiju]

Just done my transit for around £500 diy stylee. I have a compressor and a lot of gear already, but had to buy almost everything else as this was my first foray into bodywork. Depending on what sort of finish you're after, I'd say a couple of hundred should have you covered.

I went with cellulose paint at £15 a litre. I bought 4 litres. Should have gone for 5 or 6 litres tbh. It needs mixing 50/50 with thinners. Buy more thinners than paint.
If I was to do it again I would buy jotun synthetic paint for the same sort of price, blast one coat and be done. I'd have probably got a better finish tbh. You live and learn...

Another lesson I learnt is to spend extra to get the good stuff. It makes life easier. Evercoat body filler and fibre glass filler, 3m masking tape, mirka sand paper and sanding blocks etc.

[alabbasi]

Mirinjawbro said:

whats the cheapest and best way to do this? im not too bothered about an amazing finish I just want it to look like it came yellow.

Cheapest way is to sell it and find a yellow one. You're not going to do a color change cheaply. Even if you do your own work, it's going to be a massive effort. If you half a$$ it, you'll hate the way it looks to the point that you'd want to get rid of it, only problem is that you've made such a mess that nobody will want it so you'll leave with it sitting outside your parents house and their neighbors will hate them for it, or you drive it and become the laughing stock of the village.

But if you want to go for it, good luck!

Edited by alabbasi on Tuesday 9th July 05:02

[paintman]

If you're doing this to learn spannering spend your money on parts & tools & don't worry about the colour.

If you really really MUST paint it yellow so it looks like it came in yellow you'll need to do all the door shuts, door frames if body colour & the engine bay if that's body colour too. Best to peel any window & door seals back - or preferably remove - so you can paint under them.

Only spraying will give a competent sprayer a 'looks like it came that colour' & to avoid insects, leaves, bird cr8p hits whilst you're doing it you will need to be inside. On a light colour 'attack of the thunderflies' just as you're applying the paint or clear has to be seen to be believed!

Brush/roller painting could be an option if you're not bothered about the finish & if you do a bit of Googling you'll find Land Rovers that have been done that way.

[Andy 308GTB]

paintman said:

Brush/roller painting could be an option if you're not bothered about the finish & if you do a bit of Googling you'll find Land Rovers that have been done that way.

I had never considered this. A quick google suggests it can produce reasonable results:
https://www.instructables.com/id/The-Poor-Mans-Pai...

My work with rattle cans has been hit & miss.

[alabbasi]

Andy 308GTB said:

I had never considered this. A quick google suggests it can produce reasonable results:
https://www.instructables.com/id/The-Poor-Mans-Pai...

If you're a masochist , but realistically throwing the paint on the car is the final step of doing a paint job and with a proper spray setup (either compressed air or HVLP) this is a job that takes a couple of hours max, limiting the effort and the likeliness of trash getting into the paint. Using a roller turns the same job into weeks long effort with lots of potential for trash to get into the paint.

All to save a couple of hundred bucks?

[steveo3002]

cheap compressor and spray it , id suggest a coat of white first as yellow is usually terrible coverage

[mike9009]

Andy 308GTB said:

paintman said:

Brush/roller painting could be an option if you're not bothered about the finish & if you do a bit of Googling you'll find Land Rovers that have been done that way.

I had never considered this. A quick google suggests it can produce reasonable results:
https://www.instructables.com/id/The-Poor-Mans-Pai...

My work with rattle cans has been hit & miss.

My old VW T25 has been roller painted. It is obviously cheap to do, but the labour is still as intensive in terms of prep as a decent spray job.

Mine was completed by previous owner to a reasonable standard, but I have rubbed back further to get a better shine (still not perfect, mainly due to further rust issues.... ). From a few paces away you cannot tell. There is a good guide and thread on club80-90 (owners club for T25s) - it gives many examples, plus tips from other experiences.

Picture of my van.....