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[turbohf]

i know this has been covered with a variety of different ways. but im looking to spray a custom mixed OEM paint color to match existing paint on my car. if it matters, i will be painting a hood and both bumpers.

now i have already painted the hood and front bumper with this:


it works well for small jobs (lip, grill, bumper was almost pushing it), but sucked ass on the hood. just too big of an area to evenly spray with a small pattern.
reason for doing the bumper again would be. idk? i fucked something up, paint isnt sticking well? and is chipping/pealing on the molding edges... probably worth its own post?


so i had some buddies over checking the CRX out/trouble shooting some shit. and one kinda threw out a comment about using a Wagner Power painter!?!?!? he suggested it would have a bigger spray pattern. has its own air supply.
http://www.wagnerspraytech.com/portal/sprayers_en_spray,361923,358970.html


anyone have some experience with something like this with automotive paint?

any other suggestions?



it should be pretty obvious at this point that i DO NOT HAVE AN AIR COMPRESSOR! and i have no plans on getting one. i rent a place, they are noisy, out of budget, etc.

[jdmhatchracer94]

didn't stealthmode paint a car that way? I swaer I remember see it somewhere.

[2slow]

he painted a car with an industrial house painter abd house paint thinned down

[jdmhatchracer94]

oh ya house paint

[DasPoop]

I would think automotive paint would be too harsh for the wagner. I had good luck spraying thinned out epoxy enamal out of a siphon feed gun but thats not here nor there.

[HiProfile]

The latex it's designed for is much thicker than most automotive paint IIRC. Thinner paint needs more pressure or a different spray tip.

I've heard people have good luck with some HF hvlp guns, they have 2-3 models that range from $20-40.

[turbohf]

The latex it's designed for is much thicker than most automotive paint IIRC. Thinner paint needs more pressure or a different spray tip.

I've heard people have good luck with some HF hvlp guns, they have 2-3 models that range from $20-40.

still don't have air tho.

[PhilStubbs]

I wouldn't use that wagner sprayer for a car. I paint for a living, I'm not gonna try to tell you that you need expensive stuff but you have no choice but to use an air compressor. Go to hf and get a cheap gravity fed gun. They are devilbiss copies and work great. Try to get a tip in the 1.2-1.4mm range. Borrow a compressor since you won't buy one and go to town.

[DasPoop]

Dont thin the paint and roll the shit on then wetsand the fuck out of it.

[92CXyD]

Dont thin the paint and roll the shit on then wetsand the fuck out of it.

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?40341-My-quot-rustoleum-50-roll-on-paint-job-quot

http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Poor-Mans-Paint-Job-or...-How-to-paint-your-c/


 

[jabberwock]

Then it becomes 'How much is your time worth?'

[stealthiskey]

I bought a Wagner.  It sucks balls.  Clogs like once per quart, gotta tear it apart, makes a huge mess.  And cost like $100.  Be better off getting a small pancake compressor or something for that much.  Also the Wagner is loud as shit, much louder than some compressors.

Admittedly it might clog less with thinner auto paint, I was spraying latex primer.  Shit, I'll sell you mine for $65

[ratcityrex]

Stelthy used a airless pain sprayer, and also used house paint....lol Go to hf, buy a $30 gun and beg borrow or steel a compressor and shoot the shit you need too.

[Jmunk]

Go to lowes and get a gallon of whatever color rustoleum you want along with a quart of mineral sprints and some finish rollers. Mix rustoleum with mineral spirtis 50/50, roll on and do a solid 5 coats. Done. Buddy did it and it actually turned out decent and it looked equal to a macco paint job in the end.

[turbohf]

car doesnt need painted. im swapping to 90-91 bumpers. no need to paint the whole car. so i need a specific color sprayed on it.

[Stealthmode]

car doesnt need painted. im swapping to 90-91 bumpers. no need to paint the whole car. so i need a specific color sprayed on it.

  And you could have all the spray equipment in the world and the right color and it's gonna look different. Send it to a car painter that can blend it in, which will more than likely be needed. Different coat amounts, air pressure....shit's just not going to look right.