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Old 10-04-07, 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted by flipside909
Maaco and Earl Sheib are definitely the low price paint shops out there in the industry. There is also a cheaper route...Color by Krylon.
Nah, Rust-Oleum+cheap Harbor Freight spray gun if you're hardcore

But seriously, Hot Rod did shoot a 70's era Mustang in Rust Oleum cut down with paint thinner and it turned out good according to them and they even polished it.

I painted my LS for free at school with Sikken's Lesonal paint, the job is far from perfect but way better than peeling paint on the roof. I had $700 spray guns, endless materials and a whole paint system at my disposal
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Old 10-04-07, 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted by flipside909
Maaco and Earl Sheib are definitely the low price paint shops out there in the industry. There is also a cheaper route...Color by Krylon.
After prepping and masking the rusted wheels I shot on a thin coat of RustOleum primer and two coats of black Krylon. While the mission was to stop the corrodamonster, the result wasn't too bad. Besides, those $34 (for four) ABS plastic wheel covers cover it up nicely.
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there is a guy on the net that paints his classics with a roller and cheap paint! He wet sands after every coat and you would think the damn things were show cars!
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