DIY paintjobs, post up your own paint work.

[B Rod]

Wow, thats crazy!

[JasperThomas]

Holy shit, how did you do that by hand? That's really damn impressive.

[e36cruiser]

That is crazy man, probs.

[2brown4u]

absolutely love it

My attempt at DIY airbrushing and hand painting woodgrain for my car

[stealthfighter1]

spray paint, i've done tons ,but i may post some samples later.

[on1wheel06]

are new guns needed now that water based paints are used?

i have this kit...

StartingLine by DeVilbiss
StartingLine Topcoat, Prime & Touch-Up System
Includes 1 Full Size & 1 Mini HVLP Spray Gun

••1 - Basecoat, Clearcoat and Topcoat Spray Gun
••1 - Detail & Touch-Up Spray Gun

This 2 Gun System is perfect for the Handyman, Craftsman, Hobbyist and the Do-It-Yourselfer!

It allows you to Spray the Full Spectrum of Coatings
for any size Project Large or Small.
Kit Contains:

••1 Full Size STARTINGLINE HVLP Gravity Feed Paint Spray Gun with a 1.3mm (Finish Coat) Fluid Tip and a 600cc (20 oz.) Metal Cup. This 1.3mm set-up is ideal for the Atomization of Basecoats, Clear Coats, and other Light Viscosity Coatings. Spray Gun Specifications: 30 PSI inlet pressure delivers 10 PSI air cap pressure at 13 CFM air volume.
••1.8mm (Priming) Fluid Tip and Needle. Use this 1.8mm set-up for Primers, Sealers, Thinned Latex/Oil Base, and other Medium to Heavy Viscosity Coatings.

••1 Mini-Size Touch-Up STARTINGLINE HVLP Gravity Feed Paint Spray Gun with a 1.0mm Fluid Tip and a 250cc (8.5 oz.) Metal Cup. This 1.0mm set-up is suitable for Spot Repairs using a variety of Coatings. Touch-Up Spray Gun Specifications: 30 PSI inlet pressure delivers 10 PSI air cap pressure at 8 CFM air volume

Also Includes: Air Regulator with Gauge, Gun Cleaning Brush Set, Gun Maintenance Wrench, Blow-Molded Storage and Carrying Case.



••Spray Gun Rebuild Kits are available ••Includes 1 Year Limited Warranty

[hypercrush]

nah you should be fine. we used waterbased primers for a long time at my old work with similar guns, no issues. i believe most manufacturers were prepared in advance for the switch as its been happening in cali for a long time. everything on the gun thats metal is most likely stainless or aluminum

[Bracknaphobia]

some really nice paint jobs.

my cars still in the primer stage, prob wont do anything till spring. i might strat edgeing it during the winter.

i did paint this in my garage- did the whole thing with spray can.

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[iamjohnisrad]

i haven't posted in a while but i'll play...

i haven't been keepin up on pics. but i paint everyday at work. here's a few of my personal jobs

wayyy before


before


after...before the stance game...bmw charcoal, not sure of the code


before



after..."CAT" heavy equipment paint singlestage



before


then...some concontion


then...lamborghini 3 stage pearl




most recently



then....not me in picture



fun stuff. prob painted a hundred other cars but they are production paint shop boring if ya know what i mean



**all painted with my favorite gun in the world my SATA 3000 digital

[iamjohnisrad]

nah you should be fine. we used waterbased primers for a long time at my old work with similar guns, no issues. i believe most manufacturers were prepared in advance for the switch as its been happening in cali for a long time. everything on the gun thats metal is most likely stainless or aluminum

this is not true. you need to make sure the paint gun is stainless. our shop recently switched to waterborn basecoat. almost all the painters in our shop had SATAjet 2000s and 3000s. the 2000 is not stainless and the gun will break down after 2 weeks of spraying water through it and it will be trash. the 3000 guns are however stainless, but only the fluid tips, (wherever the paint will flow through) if the water does sit or get into the other compartments of the gun it will corrode them.

if you are looking to buy a gun, it should say on the box or specs that it is stainless or waterborn compatible. most cheap guns tho, like the home depot or an auto parts store are most likely not.

hope this clears things up

[1988montecarloss]

bought the car in july '07 swapped a mild 355 in it that summer. it sat for the winter and the bodywork got started june '08 and was finished april '09 drove the car for a yr before i blew the motor in april '10

its now waiting for a built carbed LQ4 6.0 and a t56 6spd.

[ScrappinBeretta]

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what? it looked good.......... from 15 feet

[firelizard]

I wish driven would happen again.

Me too. I swear, next car show I won't have reassembled my car that afternoon.

[NorCalFocus]

This thread is sweet. I'm a paint nerd, lol. I'm a sales rep for Rust Oleum and love to paint stuff for friends and my cars.

My first spray job with a gun was my custom hood. Single stage gloss white on the outside, Rust Oleum satin black up the middle.



Then I spent about a week working on my wheels after work.







Then I took my friends car from this...



During...





To this...





My last project was my wifes wagon. 1 part (no hardener) base coat clear coat system. Took a shit load of wet sanding and buffing, but I think it looks way better than what it was.

Before...



During, I decided to make it simple and just rattle can the jambs.









After...

[padraigmk3]

Everyone's work in here is excellent, a lot of different skill levels.

HVLP, first time ever painting using a gun, and first time doing a car.