Should i paint my car black?

[MTX J30]

i drive a brown 1998 buick lesabre. it looks just like this but the paint job is no where near as clean as this.

http://images03.olx.com/ui/1/08/69/f_469969_2.jpg

my taillights are tinted. my question is do you think it would look good if i painted it flat black?

if you think it would look good my second question is how should i prep for the paint job?

obviously im going to wash it and sand it down before i paint but what grit sandpaper should i use and is there any other prepatory stuff i should do besides taping everything off. i plan on using spray paint.

[raytard]

its a lesabre

and a more than decade old one

put the money you'd spend on a real paint job (or spraypaint if you were gonna do it the ghetto way) towards a black car. your average paintjob professionally done is a few g's, which is prob more than the car is worth

[Jared420]

its a lesabre

and a more than decade old one

put the money you'd spend on a real paint job (or spraypaint if you were gonna do it the ghetto way) towards a black car. your average paintjob professionally done is a few g's, which is prob more than the car is worth

X2 and if your like me and like your stuff clean and shiny dark colors suck I have a very dark blue truck and I have to wash and wax it twice a week to make it look decent. Dark colors show EVERYTHING any dust dirt scratch or swirl. Cant touch rain because a decent rain even after a fresh coat of wax and i get water spots and it looks terrible. I personally will never buy a dark color again.

[Street]

Dont use spray paint, shit will be peeling in a week. Goto Advance Auto and get some real automotive paint. You just need to know someone with a paint gun or buy one. Youll also need some 300+ grit sandpaper and some paint thinner.

[Sable Nave]

i drive a brown 1998 buick lesabre. it looks just like this but the paint job is no where near as clean as this.

http://images03.olx.com/ui/1/08/69/f_469969_2.jpg

my taillights are tinted. my question is do you think it would look good if i painted it flat black?

if you think it would look good my second question is how should i prep for the paint job?

obviously im going to wash it and sand it down before i paint but what grit sandpaper should i use and is there any other prepatory stuff i should do besides taping everything off. i plan on using spray paint.

If you use spray paint, it is going to look like shit. Get automotive or even agricultural paint if you are a cheapass and get a gun with a compressor from harbor freight if you don't already have one

[emmertb]

Please dont use spray paint. I do automotive refinishing. you need to scuff the whole car.

If your going for perfection you are going to want to look for the high and low spots on your panels, from dings and dents if any. Go to your local Napa or mom an pop paint shop and get you a thing of bondo (body filler). If you want to do this step, let me know in this thread and I will post more detailed info.

If your not worried about the dents and dings then just scuff it, tape and paper off all your trim and anything you dont want painted. DONT half ass it, over spray will ruin everything. You're going to need a spray gun/cup, an air compressor and 400 grit sand paper to sand out the primer. You need to get a spray primer that you mix yourself and use with the spray gun.

Watch youtube for spraying techniques.

Will upload some pics of a project tomarro, might help

[Neel]

No you should not paint your car black, it is not worth the money because the car is so old.

[MTX J30]

No you should not paint your car black, it is not worth the money because the car is so old.

probally not doing it now. lol

[treossi]

it really depends on the cost of the job

[Marlo Stanfield]

Get it sprayed down with bedliner

But really it's not worth it to get that old of a car repainted, unless it has some sort of a sentimental value to ya. The cost of a decent quality paint job will prolli cost more than the car is worth, let alone a nice paint job. If you really want it to be repainted then do as much of the prep work as you can to save yourself money, then just bring it in for a $200 Maaco special. Just don't expect it to be of any quality, prolli could equal it with a couple cans of primer and black spray paint yourself.

I've seen someone get their car painted yellow from Maaco before and their tires ended up being the same color of the body also lol. Literally looked as if someone just dumped a bucket of paint all over it from the horrible drip marks everywhere.