[supergoob]

So with IA Fall Meet next weekend, I decided to prep/body work/paint my car on a holy cheap budget just to see how good it could possibly turn out. Actually I decided this just yesterday at work, and started last night. Initial Budget: $250, including gun, paint, filler, sander, other materials. The car is my 1992 Nissan 240sx Coupe. Keep in mind that I am by no means a genius when it comes to paint/body work. I've painted twice before, always in a dimly lit garage, and this won't be any different. We started body work last night, Car will be painted this afternoon, buffed this week sometime. Post-paint pics probably tomorrow. Buffed pics this week. Check back for updates and see this car at the IA Fall Meet!

Before Pics:
As you can see, the car needed the paint. Red hood, satin fender, faded roof and trunk, etc...but overall the body was pretty straight, just 10 or 12 small spots that we worked out and glazed.

Materials List/Price List:

Gun Set - $58 (Wal-Mart)

Orbital Sander - $20 (Wal-Mart)
Nason Paint, 1 gallon, black, full urethane single stage w/ medium reducer and hardener ~ $120 (O'reilly Auto Parts, pre-mixed)

Oil/Water separator - $10
Grease/Wax remover - $5
Sand Paper - had most of it, but say $20
Scotch Brite pads - $2
2 Cans Etching Primer - $11
Body Filler - $6
Masking Tape - $4

Running Total: $256. Close, maybe I can return some sandpaper or somthin, lol. I overkilled alot on purchasing.

During Pics:

My Dad working out a spot on the fender

Me working out the spots on the holy freaking trashed bumper

Brad (nukefivesix) being ghey/sanding

Another Shot

Shots from last night are pretty boring due to limited space..ill update as we finish prep/body this morning and paint this afternoon. Thanks to Jman (jewsaw) for takin the pics and helpin out, as well as my dad and brad (nukefivesix). STAY TUNED! THIS OTTA BE GOOD (or a disaster)!

 

[boosted s14.5 v2]

has potential man. we have a 1st gen rx7 we did the same thing too except on less of a budget/care factor than you. already had all the sanding supplies and guns and what not, so all we had was 30 bucks in tractor paint from tsc. ill post pics of our finished work here in a lil bit.

 

[supergoob]

do it up. I thought about that implement paint, but its a PAIN to get off and not very friendly to paint over. I plan on this just being a temporary job until the spring.

 

[IH8DSM]

tractor paint looks pretty good on death trap, good luck sometimes the cheaper methods turn out the best

 

[nukefivesix]

yeah had fun today finishing body work and almost cutting my finger off.. lol, still need to wetsand and buff.. should be ok, im kinda excited cuz i gotta do that

 

[supergoob]

Update!

Some More During Pics:

The Paint Process (Yes, I painted in my yard. Flame on, *******...lol)

Finished Product. We finished the paint this afternoon, turned out pretty wet lookin. Waiting on the wet sand and buff later this week to get out the imperfections, PAINT DRIPPIN!

 

[venom_5]

major props ... looks so much better than anything i couldve done, especially with no paint booth and budget equipment!

makes me wanna do it - any runs or bad orange peel or anything?

 

[StatixNWH]

damn....hella good for it being outside and on a budget...awesome work!

 

[supergoob]

major props ... looks so much better than anything i couldve done, especially with no paint booth and budget equipment!

makes me wanna do it - any runs or bad orange peel or anything?

I took the front bumper down to the plastic so it orange peeled really bad, so i layered like 7 coats on it and it will wet sand and buff out. Other than that, one small run on the pass. quarter, but nothing that won't come out. Overall I'm pretty effin impressed myself.

 

[boosted s14.5 v2]

word of advice after wet sanding and buffing on single stage.....you wanna put some kind of sealer wax on it pretty soon after, otherwise itll start fading and stuff

 

[supergoob]

word of advice after wet sanding and buffing on single stage.....you wanna put some kind of sealer wax on it pretty soon after, otherwise itll start fading and stuff

Thanks for the heads up.

 

[pittyinSC]

I can see the peel in the pic ya took, but after wetsanding and buffing good, the paint will look better than probably any new car out right now lol, well black car because they have the worst orange peel.

Looks really good for doing it on a budget and barely breaking that budget. Some
people usually go way over it

 

[jeswaw]

this is what I thought of....******... lol


(someone embed this please)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn_W7gWcsLM

 

[TT Fairlady Z]

hell yea... for what you spent... it looks amazing... i hope it turns out as good as it looks now

 

[nukefivesix]

word of advice after wet sanding and buffing on single stage.....you wanna put some kind of sealer wax on it pretty soon after, otherwise itll start fading and stuff

yeah thanks.. after the buff i was just gonna use some mothers or something

 

[pittyinSC]

Dude buy some Chemical Guys Jetseal 109, it is really good sealant.

Don't use anything to concentrated for washing. Meguiars Gold Class is good for a normal wash.
NXT 2.0 is too strong and strips anything pretty much, but the NXT 2.0 wax
is not bad because it goes on really easily. Trust me about the Jetseal though

 

[Jose]

Wow, Thats awesome! Beats the hell out of the Rustoleum paint. everyones been doin.

Awesome job, Id say you could make a lil side money. Reduce the amount of 4 tone
240's out there. lol (I say this because I have 3 friends with diff color 240s)

 

[pittyinSC]

^^^

+1 on what Jose said, you could make your money that you spend back, in like one paint job easily and more

 

[supergoob]

Me and my dad are in the process of building a shop now, so should have a little more suitable area to spray sometime in the next month or two. Bring em on

 

[boostedDC4]

damn d00d..that looks sweet from the pics..u better come to IA meet ..i wanna see the outcome