1 Gallon of John Deere Blitz Black paint: $31.xx
1 Quart of John Deere Blitz Black paint: $11.xx
(add in tax)
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$44.xx
I already had a quart of thinner, and several rolls of blue tape, and a few cans of primer.
We started by masking off almost all of the chrome, removing any extra trim, and, and masking the windows.
After that, I sanded the entire car with a random orbital sander and 220 grit paper.
We wiped down the whole car with alcohol, and a ton of rags, until it was free from any dust, and cleaned off.
Then, we rolled it into the garage, and started the madness. Mixed the paint 8:1 with thinner, filled up the hopper to the gun, and went to town. I had never painted before, so it was a learning process. Luckily, the learning curve on painting is fairly flat. I did all of the vertical panels, and my buddy did the roof, hood, and trunk. Lesson learned: wear a respirator. We finished at 11pm last night, and all day today, I've been sneezing black boogers, and my lungs feel like I've smoked a carton of cigarettes.
Total time invested: 12 hours.
Here's the finished result:
And the polar opposites, aka "Beauty and The Beast":
A new car, gloss white, that handles, brakes, and accelerates...
and an old car, flat black, that doesn't handle or brake, and just cruises...
I'm SOOOOO happy with how it came out. If you didn't know any better, you'd have NO idea, that I only spent $44 on paint. It self-leveled, and is one of the most durable paints you can buy.
1 Quart of John Deere Blitz Black paint: $11.xx
(add in tax)
_______
$44.xx
I already had a quart of thinner, and several rolls of blue tape, and a few cans of primer.
We started by masking off almost all of the chrome, removing any extra trim, and, and masking the windows.
After that, I sanded the entire car with a random orbital sander and 220 grit paper.
We wiped down the whole car with alcohol, and a ton of rags, until it was free from any dust, and cleaned off.
Then, we rolled it into the garage, and started the madness. Mixed the paint 8:1 with thinner, filled up the hopper to the gun, and went to town. I had never painted before, so it was a learning process. Luckily, the learning curve on painting is fairly flat. I did all of the vertical panels, and my buddy did the roof, hood, and trunk. Lesson learned: wear a respirator. We finished at 11pm last night, and all day today, I've been sneezing black boogers, and my lungs feel like I've smoked a carton of cigarettes.
Total time invested: 12 hours.
Here's the finished result:
And the polar opposites, aka "Beauty and The Beast":
A new car, gloss white, that handles, brakes, and accelerates...
and an old car, flat black, that doesn't handle or brake, and just cruises...
I'm SOOOOO happy with how it came out. If you didn't know any better, you'd have NO idea, that I only spent $44 on paint. It self-leveled, and is one of the most durable paints you can buy.