paint 3 cars in 2 days

[ademan]

I decided on friday to paing 3 cars in 2 days,
my 90pgt,91pgt and 88mx6gt.
mission accomplished.

probegt painted 2008mazda 6 redfire red
prep,sanding ,taping and spraying







mx6gt, stock metalic grey

[ademan]

better pic of the mx6

[SD6]

The grey/silver/pewter/whatever MX6 is beautiful, nice job!

[ademan]

Originally Posted by SD6

The grey/silver/pewter/whatever MX6 is beautiful, nice job!

Thanks, pic do not do the car justice, i will take a better pic when the sun comes out,

[SD6]

Where'd you buy the paint? Did you just spray the car outside there? Any problems with crap getting into the paint once it was sprayed?

[Keeloh]

Yup they all look good mines is prime and thinking about painting it smokey grey

[JosephArocha]

how did you paint them? the 50 dollar job?

[ademan]

Originally Posted by SD6

Where'd you buy the paint? Did you just spray the car outside there? Any problems with crap getting into the paint once it was sprayed?

I bought the paint at the local paint shop, i bought 2/3 quart redfire base, 2 gallon fast reducer, 1 gallon clear and 1/2 gallon activator. The car was painted outside just like my gold probe. the key to a good paint job is preping. the car can be painted inside the booth or outside and you wont be able to tell if you are good at what you do.
make sure is not windy when you paint and also wet the ground with water so the wind wont blow crap on it.
using a fast reducer allowed the paint to dry fast (2 min-5min btw coat). usually body shop use a medium reducer which take longer to dry. the car was painted outside with no single run or orange peel.

Originally Posted by Keeloh

Yup they all look good mines is prime and thinking about painting it smokey grey

go for it, 1st gen looks better in grey or black

Originally Posted by JosephArocha

how did you paint them? the 50 dollar job?

let see.
3 quart of red base paint $140 red paint always cost more
3 quart of grey metallic $90
2 gallon reducer $50
1 quart activator $25
1 gallon of clear $40
sand paper, 150,220,500,1200 grit $10...harbor freight
masking paper and tape $20
Total....$375

[my89gt]

i just painter my truck and used laquer thiner to thin out the primer, instead did u use some reducer??? im verry new on priming or painting but have a nice banks 2000 paint gun.. did u use a top feed gun???

[ademan]

Originally Posted by my89gt

i just painter my truck and used laquer thiner to thin out the primer, instead did u use some reducer??? im verry new on priming or painting but have a nice banks 2000 paint gun.. did u use a top feed gun???

laquer thinner is used for primer not paint, as for the gun i used hvlp top feed gravity gun, even though i preffered the other. but you can use any gun you desire

[teddy]

3 quart of red base paint $140 red paint always cost more
3 quart of grey metallic $90
2 gallon reducer $50
1 quart activator $25
1 gallon of clear $40
sand paper, 150,220,500,1200 grit $10...harbor freight
masking paper and tape $20
Total....$375[/quote]

not paying someone 2grand to do it for you.....priceless

[shqs89gt]

Looks good Phil,when are you gonna paint my Primered Probe.

[ragincanadian4]

Wow, good work, I like the MX-6. Those rims look kind of familiar, mine are cooler though:

[ademan]

Originally Posted by ragincanadian4

Wow, good work, I like the MX-6. Those rims look kind of familiar, mine are cooler though:

yeh your looks cooler but im repainting mine tommorrow

[magik8]

While you get an "A" for effort, I am very skeptical as to what these cars look like up close. Painting outside or in anywhere that is not a clean environment is generally not a good idea as you end up with lots of dust flecks in the paint. It is not hard to tell a good factory paint job from a DIY job. The pic of the grey car kind of makes it look like it has a dull finish.