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#1 ·
I am spray painting my car hood and made a bad smudge :(.

I was wondering if anyone can give me advice on how to fix the problem. I would appreciate it, I am new at these things and as of right now I have lots of regret starting this project and do not want to be picked on or anything...

My car picture is in the links below

http://imageshack.us/f/824/img4342j.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/f/193/img4341v.jpg/

Your help is very appreciated
 
#4 ·
alright im gonna hit up OSH and get some wet sanding stuff. Anything else i ought to know before i get sanding and recoating?


So as far as i know I should wet sand the turd mark and then recoat it with my gloss black paint, right? or do i spray primer at the part again and then spray the black
 
#9 ·
Painting a hood with a rattle can will always look just like that, a hood sprayed out with a rattle can. The trouble with rattle can paint is it sets up too quickly, the spray pattern is too tight. This will be very evident on a large flat surface such as what you are painting.

If you want even average results, take the hood to Earl Shives and have them paint it with the right kind of paint.

Mark
 
#10 ·
^ Agreed. Plus, if you are in any of the heat areas, it will only be worse.

Black paint is actually one of the hardest to get right. So much depends on prep as the surface needs to be perfectly smooth or any variation will show up in the final coat.

While many folks give Earl Schieb and MAACO, Peach bad marks, they actually can do a decent job. It will never be showroom quality, but acceptable. If you do take it somewhere, look at their work and you will get an idea of the quality of their prep/painting. In the end, that is what is most important.
 
#11 ·
Looking at your pictures I can't help but wonder why there is no paint on your newspapers? You should really start and end each "stroke" on the paper so you don't get the build-up marks.

I rattle-canned a hood when i was a poor college student and it ended up looking better than the rest of the vehicle ( not saying too much since it was a beat-up Jeep CJ7), but most people were shocked to find out it was done with spray cans.

The fact that you are already at this stage and now have to go buy some of " that wet sanding stuff " is a little worriesome. To have any chance at a decent looking finished product you need to do several coats of primer, and wetsend between each of them. If you skipped this step it will be nearly impossible to ever get a uniform finish, IMO
 
#12 ·
Looking at your pictures I can't help but wonder why there is no paint on your newspapers?
The picture is of my car starting the second day of the project, thats why the newspaper is cool. I did make the smudge though because of build up. I will keep in mind spraying paper to paper strokes.

Should I reprime the whole project?

I was just going to get rid of the smudge and spray more paint. Or would it be better if I roll brush the hood?
 
#17 ·
M, back in the day we painted hoods on race/rally cars FLAT black to reduce glare. Some thought it also helped dissipate heat, but I've never seen any convincing evidence of that. So, if that, as I suspect, is the look you're going for, scrap the gloss and get a couple cans of flat. It's much more forgiving and will give you a more authentic look.

Of course, now you'll also need a couple grand in tuning, some nice wheels and one of those bumble bee sounding exhausts if you're really gonna convince anybody.:laughing:
 
#19 · (Edited)
Of course, now you'll also need a couple grand in tuning, some nice wheels and one of those bumble bee sounding exhausts if you're really gonna convince anybody.:laughing:
Yeah I just got aftermarket bumpers recently and installed a new muffler. My car will be rice but i dont care :laughing:
Anyways I am aiming for a very shiny look but if flat black is more forgiving I might go for it.

It's your first attempt, so don't be too hard on yourself. You are also trying without the right tools, so that makes it extremely hard. Having a decent job depends on what your are willing to do, and if you are willing to invest in some tools and good paint. The hood from the pic you show doesn't look that bad either. If you decide to do more then I would suggest a few things...

Do you have an air compressor that can run an impact gun? If so, you could get a small (and cheap $30) gun. Get a gravity feed, HVLP (High Volume Low Pressure) gun. Also, get a disposable filter for moisture.

Commercial paints are far superior to rattle can for a few reasons. One, you can use different "reducers" that help thin the paint so it sprays. These are based on outside temperature and help the paint from drying too fast or slow. The primers come in different types as well. From epoxy, that can be used to seal old paint, bond to metal to high build primer that allows sanding for a very smooth finish. Base coats are designed to work with these primers and bond to them as well. So, you want to use an entire system (from one paint supplier, PPG, Sherwin Williams, Valspar, others).
Yor paint job is stunning:eek:

Anyways I will see to it that i invest in some of the tools you stated. As for right now I have no choice but to use rattle cans until next pay period. I saw this trick online on how to make a project look cabon fiber with shelf liner. If you know it or seen someone do it, do you know if it's better to spray over silver on top of the gloss black, or would it be better if I sprayed over a flat black surface?

UPDATE:
Well here is my result
http://imageshack.us/f/16/img4366y.jpg/

I wet sanded the spot to smoothness and then blue taped the areas around the area. And then I sprayed primer and then I sprayed gloss black. Now I have one super good looking spot and the rest of the hood looks not as good.
Do you think, anyone, that I should continue painting in small areas like this like so or would that make my hood look uneven?
 
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