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Heytheremr208-21-2011, 07:59 PMI think living in the northwest, I have been hanging out with the 240 and 86 guys too much. I have a good amount of zipties on my car (but you only notice the ones I wanted to make obvious :p) and I am about to rattle can my hood. This is admittedly ricey. Here's the deal, have too much other stuff I have to save up for/pay off. So I decided to temporarily spray can my new hood..


I spent about 2 hours wetsanding, letting it dry, checking where I missed, repeating.

This is my first ever attempt at painting anything. With my side moldings, I literally just went over them, let them dry, stuck them on my car. I have been using 400 grit, and have probably killed the whole sheet..Don't know if it was a good one to start with or not but w/e.

If I had the patience to research how to properly take off all the color, I'd probably give a crap but I don't.


So far what I have done with the sanding.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d78/psychochi/2011-08-21175642.jpg dragraceman2108-21-2011, 08:35 PMi have repaired and touched up plenty of race cars using just spray bombs, as long as you get plenty of paint on it. I would think a hood of that size,you should use 3 to 4 can with at least 5 coats, that way you can sand and buff out any dirt or other imperfections that you might end up with. the other thing you might consider, since I assume that you trying to match the color on your car, go to an automotive paint store with your paint code and they can mix the exact color for you and put it in a spray can too.

Oh i forgot to mention when I said sand and buff, you want to use a minimum of 1500 grit and actually 2000 is better and if you dont have a buffer you can rub it out by hand and a little elbow grease, if you take your time and work carefully you will end up with a decent finished product. Heytheremr208-21-2011, 08:47 PMI was actually gonna paint it black, to match a pair of pop up covers i have, haha. I only bought two cans :(

This hood will one day get professionally painted in the near future, once I pay off some tickets, and save up my money for my December vacation. So I'm not TOO keen on it being perfect.

I just primered it and I got some smudge :( I reckon, I might as well let it dry a this point, then sand it down a bit, then try to add another primer coat more carefully.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d78/psychochi/2011-08-21184134.jpg

(looked better once it dried.) VTsuckah13108-21-2011, 08:50 PMFYI the body shop will charge you much more to strip the spray paint off your hood before laying down the good stuff. Heytheremr208-21-2011, 08:57 PMI can just have an old buddy prep the hood, if not paint the whole thing, at my old Technical College.


EDIT, could i just use a fine-grit sandpaper to smooth these down, or will i have to sand down the whole thing the same amount?

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http://tapatalk.com/mu/a6cd8df2-b87e-7cd0.jpg Smurfcrusher08-21-2011, 09:17 PMahh... gotta look out for those runs. But you have a big advantage. You can lay your hood flat. Runs would be far less likely.

I have used fine sandpaper on my thumb to rub out smaller runs. Then go over the area with a very fine block, feathering the edges, wipe down and tack rag again before spraying and blending.

I did some roof dent repairs and used spray cans. Although pricey, automotivetouchup.com will mix it for you and guarantee a match. They have all manner of painting supplies.

Tips: for wet sanding I used nitrile gloves and distilled water only to reduce contamination.
3M makes a "wet or dry" line of abrasive papers, as fine as 1 micron and several grades coarser like 2, 3,4,6,8, etc. They are expensive but a little goes a long way (especially wet). They are SO extraordinary I call them the "magical polishing papers". I work through the grades, each finer grade erasing the coarser scratches before it. Finally using 1 micron, I then take paper towels or shop towels and hand-rub the paint to a brilliant shine. After a couple weeks I clean carefully and wax.

Best of luck! Heytheremr208-21-2011, 09:52 PMThat's ironic, I had it flat but put it up right because I thought I would do a better job. I don't want to buy much more of any supplies than what I already have. I could go buy finer grit sandpaper at the auto store. I used 1000 grit to sand down the runny parts, and i could see yellow again. I sprayed over it again and it was..an improvement marazaii08-21-2011, 10:01 PMI can just have an old buddy prep the hood, if not paint the whole thing, at my old Technical College.


EDIT, could i just use a fine-grit sandpaper to smooth these down, or will i have to sand down the whole thing the same amount?

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thats the way to do it viejo! TomsMR208-21-2011, 10:01 PMyou shouldnt have primed it.. you kinda just made yourself a pretty good issue sanding runs too! lol

you really need to sand it down with 400 grit, spray the spot, then use a big flat sanding block to 100% level that spot back even. might want to use a guide coat (cheap contrasting spray paint) to make sure its level. nothing sticks properly to a 1000 grit prepped surface.

spray can primer really just adds another layer to fail, you can paint directly on top of sanded paint. if the paint is too crappy, it can be sealed with a sealer. primer has to be sealed anyway, as its porous.

put the spray cans in a bucket of hot water for 10 minutes before you use them. like normal sink hot water, not a big giant boiling pot or anything. it really helps with atomization. Heytheremr208-21-2011, 10:07 PMweellppp....seems like i need a sanding block then?

and more 400 grit :ugh:


Edit: and Primer spray :tear: TomsMR208-21-2011, 10:09 PMdefinitely need one! get the rubbery ones.

3m paper is really worth it too, lasts waaay longer. Heytheremr208-24-2011, 02:43 AMkind of put this project aside but we decided to finish...ish..

4 coats of black. wetsanded between each coat. just added the clearcoat. 2 cans worth.

its not a complete match but not too bad either.

http://tapatalk.com/mu/a6cd8e25-ab81-7f1d.jpg serjey1508-24-2011, 04:18 AMYou dont think it would be better to have maaco paint it for a bill? Heytheremr208-24-2011, 04:25 AMim gonna professionally paint it later. for now i just rattle canned it. 328FTW08-24-2011, 04:48 AMyou really need to sand it down with 400 grit, spray the spot, then use a big flat sanding block to 100% level that spot back even. might want to use a guide coat (cheap contrasting spray paint) to make sure its level. nothing sticks properly to a 1000 grit prepped surface.

People yell at me when I say I finished my primer in 320 grit, they all seem to think you use 1500 to do primer:ugh: I go through TONNES of sandpaper sanding something. Btw if you are polishing to a shine without a big 1200W polisher you will hate life and be unable to lift your arms before you're done:lol: Heytheremr208-25-2011, 04:24 AMclearcoated, wetsanded a bit to make it smooth, now polishing it. you can see the difference:

http://tapatalk.com/mu/a6cd8e5c-14b3-bd5a.jpg Smurfcrusher08-25-2011, 08:47 PMI like it. Heytheremr208-25-2011, 09:56 PMand they say rattle can is fale :rolleyes: TomsMR208-25-2011, 11:31 PMnever sand between coats! especially wet! :lol:

you'll see why its fail when it peels in a month.. its not an appearance thing, the hardness and durability of rattle can paint isnt very good. Heytheremr208-26-2011, 12:09 AMby that time, if not a little bit after, itll be professionally painted haha Heytheremr208-26-2011, 02:13 AMend result with black pop ups on. will take a better pic tomorrow in the daylight

http://tapatalk.com/mu/c6e4e11b-47a7-443c.jpg sw20addict08-26-2011, 02:24 AMGood work Dsmith08-26-2011, 02:31 AMLooks good, i spray my own cars myself, and I feel the hood is by far the most tricky part to paint. Hell of a job for spray cans too! dragraceman2108-26-2011, 04:26 AMvery nice work, I think it turned out great! Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.2.5 Copyright © 2026 vBulletin Solutions Inc. All rights reserved.

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