Painting my Accord Balloon White

[RamenNoodles]

damn it! makes wanna learn how to paint lol that looks sick why you repaint it? just b/c or was the old pain crap?

The old paint was turning to shit. The quarter panel was redone about 4 years ago because I was hit and literally had no clear left on it. Something went wrong with the paint. And since it was painted at my work, our shop warranties the work for life. So basically I asked the shop foreman since it was coming in for warranty work, can I just do an all over if I do the work myself so he said go for it.

In total I paid $200 flat charge for all employees for the materials

$150 to pay the painter

And probably another $50 for other stuff along the way, not too bad considering materials alone cost about $1400

[RamenNoodles]

Looks a lot more intensive then you first described it...looking good man :

You have no idea lol. Ive been working before work for about an hour, my hour lunch break, an hour and a half after work, and some weekend days for 3-4 hours for the past month. Not to mention another guy who is an estimator has been helping me along the way. Hes probably put in a good 20+ hours himself along with 10 or so hours the paint team has helped me with prepping.

Id say the car has a good 150hours of total work put into it

[EricR]

lookin pretty sick man, my homeboy is a head painter at a body shop and has painted a few of his own cars/trucks. if you know how to do it good there is some good money in it.

here is a older model chevy he painted that changes colors

and his 98 mustang gt

will be lookin forward to finished pics

[blackrosetiger]

can you paint my WHITE car? must be nice paying $400 for a $5000 paint job

The old paint was turning to shit. The quarter panel was redone about 4 years ago because I was hit and literally had no clear left on it. Something went wrong with the paint. And since it was painted at my work, our shop warranties the work for life. So basically I asked the shop foreman since it was coming in for warranty work, can I just do an all over if I do the work myself so he said go for it.

In total I paid $200 flat charge for all employees for the materials

$150 to pay the painter

And probably another $50 for other stuff along the way, not too bad considering materials alone cost about $1400

[imfrom210texas]

You have no idea lol. Ive been working before work for about an hour, my hour lunch break, an hour and a half after work, and some weekend days for 3-4 hours for the past month. Not to mention another guy who is an estimator has been helping me along the way. Hes probably put in a good 20+ hours himself along with 10 or so hours the paint team has helped me with prepping.

Id say the car has a good 150hours of total work put into it

Dammit boy, good work

[RamenNoodles]

lookin pretty sick man, my homeboy is a head painter at a body shop and has painted a few of his own cars/trucks. if you know how to do it good there is some good money in it.

here is a older model chevy he painted that changes colors

and his 98 mustang gt

will be lookin forward to finished pics

His work looks real nice, not a ding on the either. But yea if you are in an area with a good amount of people, there is some serious money. The head painter at my work makes over $100k a year, and is only 24 years old.

can you paint my WHITE car? must be nice paying $400 for a $5000 paint job

Definitely a great perk of the job, I wish I could hook other people up with the deal that I get, but unfortunately that is much harder said then done.

Dammit boy, good work

Thank you sir, will have finished pics up probably tuesday.

[Jextel]

looks sick!

[Gotloud555]

What kind primer, basecoat, and clearcoat is that?

[esteagall]

looks awsome man

[01 S-10]

That looks siiick. Are u keeping the stock wheels or changing them too?