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[tonygmc]

WHATS UP IM ABOUT TO PAINT MY FIRST CAR. NEVER PAINTED IN MY LIFE BUT WANT TO GIVE IT A TRY. MY LIL BRO GOT A GAS SIPPER THATS REALLY A P.O.S. BUT THE BODY A1 NO DENT NO WHERE ON THAT LIL MUTHAFUCKA.. THE CAR IS A 96 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE COUPE. I NEED SOME ADVICE ON WHAT TYPE OF PAINT IMMA USE. SHOULD I GET SOME HOK OR SOME CHEAP SHIT . I KNOW THE BASICS OF PAINTING JUSY NEVER DID IT....ANY PAINTER WANNA GIVE ME SOME ADVICE .....FWM

[Rich Photos]

I would not get some expensive paint like HOK for your first time, and for a mirage.. get some cheap shit.

[tonygmc]

Just Take A Hit, on May 25 2011, 07:11 PM, said:

I would not get some expensive paint like HOK for your first time, and for a mirage.. get some cheap shit.

i was lookin at some paint from advance auto parts. its some Dupli-color paint. its like 20 dollars a qt. i dont think i need more than one qt for that little car do i

[titalwaves]

I wanna see how that mirage gone come out brah...
post pics when finish

[mrpiercings]

look up smartshoppers on the net and get one of there paint kits. They sell a cheap single stage paint that the include a clear coat with. The kit cost like 200 and comes with everything including including primer and mixing cups. You may want to try that first, this is my first attempt at painting and it came out pretty good for a rush job..

[tonygmc]

i decided not to paint the mirage...my homeboy lettin me paint his crown vic. Im doing a silver nugget w/ blue pearl once i get done i will post pics for yall

Edited by tonygmc, 13 September 2011 - 02:59 PM.

[tonygmc]

it looks good. they say white is a hard color to paint

mrpiercings, on Sep 6 2011, 07:02 AM, said:

look up smartshoppers on the net and get one of there paint kits. They sell a cheap single stage paint that the include a clear coat with. The kit cost like 200 and comes with everything including including primer and mixing cups. You may want to try that first, this is my first attempt at painting and it came out pretty good for a rush job..

[mrpiercings]

I hadn't heard that but after painting my car I was told that painting with a single stage is a lot harder then a base coat clear coat system. My car is painted in a single stage that you are able to spray clear over and it does have some runs that I didnt fix before clearing. Plus I was using a $80 paint gun set I bought from a parts store. I have a 75 Caprice Rag that I'm going to paint this winter and I'm going to use a true 2-stage paint system and I may upgrade my guns.

[tonygmc]

ok...im going to buy me a new gun...i was looking at a devilbliss i think it was the finishline series. i heard those are pretty good guns.

[THE MAN]

Its all in the wrist

[tonygmc]

lol all in the wrist huh?

CAPINPIMP, on Sep 9 2011, 09:25 PM, said:

Its all in the wrist

[THE MAN]

Just saying dont expect to buy the most expensive gun and lay down wet wet your first coat...

Just takes time and practice like everything else