$50 tremclad paint job? ..

96mx-3 · Post by **96mx-3** » May 24th, 2007, 6:45 pm

alright so ive been looking into this tremclad paitn job..and i was jsut wondering if any mx-3s have it...jsut curious i was thinkin aobut doing mine satin black but i dont reall wanan f--- my car up lol...let me know..

half way down page
http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread/t-99359.html

sorry duno if im allowed to use links

92blackmx3 · Post by **92blackmx3** » May 24th, 2007, 9:37 pm

i did my whole car flat black i used 4 cans of tremclad but if you wanna be safe get a couple more i sanded it down first just a little bit to rough it up.
here's a pic of how it looked on a cloudy day

this is how it looked on a sunny day

hgallegos915 · Post by **hgallegos915** » May 25th, 2007, 12:04 am

that looks like if it was primered :S

RaspMetalicMX3SE · Post by **RaspMetalicMX3SE** » May 25th, 2007, 12:09 am

let's just call this what it is.... a ghetto paint job. i mean why not just go to sherwin williams buy a few rollers, brushes and some dutch boy and do it up, maybe get one of the cute little sea sponges and give it some really good race graffix. Rice just sunk to a new low

tehbrookzorz · Post by **tehbrookzorz** » May 25th, 2007, 12:15 am

Odd, I first saw this on American Muscle. Hardly rice, but not what I'd call a finished job. I see this as a means of covering up a bad paint job for a small price and at least having a uniform look to the car, but it's not the 'classiest' finish.

PATDIESEL · Post by **PATDIESEL** » May 25th, 2007, 1:11 am

Funny you shouold mention the rolled on paint job. I saw a topic on some forum once where a guy did a roller paint job in his driveway on some old sorta-muscle car and it came out pretty nicely. It was a glassy finish with no streaks or stripes... I do not like the flat black paint job though, just looks cheap to me. But to each his own I guess.

Hoodzy · Post by **Hoodzy** » May 25th, 2007, 11:48 am

cars are meant to be painted with CAR paint and clear coat so yah no other way around i'm afraid its kinda law of the world

Cy · Post by Cy » May 25th, 2007, 6:03 pm

Hoodzy wrote:cars are meant to be painted with CAR paint and clear coat so yah no other way around i'm afraid its kinda law of the world

Tremclad is basically car paint...it's just 100% acyrlic vs. acrylic color with a urathane or other hardener...

I spray bomb'd my rear bumper with Crappy-tire motomaster automotive paint and clear coat and then sanded and buffed it...
It looks pretty damn good besides all the carbon in it from my old 1.6l...

If you want a flat black car, buy single-stage black paint with flatner...

cyclonekid78 · Post by **cyclonekid78** » May 25th, 2007, 7:38 pm

Pat I posted this up on the MOCA forum. If you go to the store and pic up a HOT ROD mag they did a write up and a how to, for this kinda paint job.
Here is the site.
http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html

Cy · Post by Cy » May 25th, 2007, 8:40 pm

well...I have 2 sprayed gallons of 1k nason primer and no booth to spray in....looks like i'm rolling my car

hgallegos915 · Post by **hgallegos915** » May 26th, 2007, 8:56 pm

It cost me 80 dllrs material wise to paint my car :/ I dont see why you want to paint your car like that? basic Blue costed me around 45, pearl was like 5 dllrs - 7 a spoon (used only one.. yeah one ) The clear was like 20. The rest was in sandpaper and cleaning supplies. I already had the gun and compressor.

Since my uncle helped and hes a pro.. i oayed him 200 tho.

96mx-3 · Post by **96mx-3** » May 27th, 2007, 9:53 pm

alright well turns out i dont need to roll it

i need to do body work and but my own paint and i can get it sprayed for free

im thinkin satin black ...

lost_mx3 · Post by **lost_mx3** » May 29th, 2007, 8:36 pm

92blackmx3 wrote:i did my whole car flat black i used 4 cans of tremclad but if you wanna be safe get a couple more i sanded it down first just a little bit to rough it up.

4 small cans right? In the original post - found here http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/sho ... art=1&vc=1 - it is instructed to thin the paint 4 to 1 (or more) with mineral spirits. The charger was painted like 5 times with less than one gallon of paint. If proper prep and time are taken it is a great way to paint a daily driven car. You can clear over it, but all it really needs is buffed.

92blackmx3 · Post by **92blackmx3** » May 29th, 2007, 10:38 pm

it was just a beater the car was in rough shape it came out good if you seen it up close the been crushed anyways i wasnt payin for a good paint job on something that wouldnt last long i always paid to get it done right other then that once and they were the bigger cans 30% more or something

wytbishop · Post by **wytbishop** » September 29th, 2007, 7:12 pm

lost_mx3 wrote:
92blackmx3 wrote:i did my whole car flat black i used 4 cans of tremclad but if you wanna be safe get a couple more i sanded it down first just a little bit to rough it up.
4 small cans right? In the original post - found here http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/sho ... art=1&vc=1 - it is instructed to thin the paint 4 to 1 (or more) with mineral spirits. The charger was painted like 5 times with less than one gallon of paint. If proper prep and time are taken it is a great way to paint a daily driven car. You can clear over it, but all it really needs is buffed.

This thread on Moparts has like 154 pages and has been going continuously since it was started a year and a half ago...these guys are serious abou their cheap paint jobs!!!