Is it a case of prepin ie. scotching the whole car fill any dents mask everything up then spray with halfords own satin black? The thing is i cant afford a proper respray but want something other than blue so will the black come out alright

spray gun and better paint would give a more even finish and thiicker coat...if you can borrow one or rent one

Cannock ey

I may be able to do it for you at college one night if the car is all prepped and ready to go straight in the booth.

Drop me a PM and we can discuss if you like.

Is it a case of prepin ie. scotching the whole car fill any dents mask everything up then spray with halfords own satin black? The thing is i cant afford a proper respray but want something other than blue so will the black come out alright

I'll be doing a build thread soon, matt black with rattle cans, its not as easy as people make out. Also, how the fuck do peple do full cars in like 6 cans? must be uber thin or shit finish cos i've used 3 on my bonnet (including underside) and wing mirrors alone!

I'll be doing a build thread soon, matt black with rattle cans, its not as easy as people make out.

yes it is

i used 8 cans to do this, the only time it got more paint was when it got dirty, i just quickly masked it up and gave it another quick coat to get it looking mint again and save me having to clean it

i just gave it a quick rub over with some scotch bright, masked up the windows then gave it a coat of red oxide (that was the colour i was going with to start with till i saw how shit it looked lol), then just used 8 cans of matt black on it.

i'm currently painting my scirocco matt black one panel at a time as i sort the rot and bodged filler repairs on it to give me a solid base for the proper colour its going, if the weather's good this weekend i should get a good amount sorted and i'll be posting photos up in my build thread if you want to have a gander. i'll be using a lot more than 8 cans on this but only because its only costing £1.39 per can

after a couple of weeks though it loses the shine that mine had in the photos above and goes like this

Edited 19 October, 200916 yr by McLOVIN

just so you know there is a difference between matt black and satin black (its just you mention matt in the title and satin in your post), matt is much duller and satin has a shine to it.

this is satin black, also done with about 8 cans

Edited 19 October, 200916 yr by McLOVIN

Dont really like that man. Not feeling the Badboy look , just lost all the retro VW-ness but each to there own , we cant have everyone looking the same. As for the matte black paint, i suppose it would grow on me and if maybe you had spent abit longer on it and maybe laqured it? suppose you would loose the matte look but it may have looked better.

Max

we cant have everyone looking the same.

Max

That should be written down on the front page!

i know a guy who did a matt black respray on a civic and it ended up so bad.

just thought id let you know as its not as easy as everyone says.

it was done with halfords spray cans.

good luck with it

Dont really like that man. Not feeling the Badboy look , just lost all the retro VW-ness but each to there own , we cant have everyone looking the same. As for the matte black paint, i suppose it would grow on me and if maybe you had spent abit longer on it and maybe laqured it? suppose you would loose the matte look but it may have looked better.

Max

the bad boy bonnet always was hit or miss but i liked it and to me thats all that matared. As for the paint, i wanted it matt and i wanted it black, i can't see how it could of turned out any better for me?

its a piece of piss,it cant be fucked up unless you just stand 2inch from the car and hold yer finger down

its a piece of piss,it cant be fucked up unless you just stand 2inch from the car and hold yer finger down

yeah you'd have to be pretty retarded to fuck it up tbh

its a piece of piss,it cant be fucked up unless you just stand 2inch from the car and hold yer finger down

Tell that to the shit patchy finish on my bonnet the first time i did it admittedly it was my first attempt at spraying and almost definitely down to bad technique, but i'm pretty sure the original poster hasn't done any before...

its a piece of piss,it cant be fucked up unless you just stand 2inch from the car and hold yer finger down

Tell that to the shit patchy finish on my bonnet the first time i did it admittedly it was my first attempt at spraying and almost definitely down to bad technique, but i'm pretty sure the original poster hasn't done any before...

the patchyness could be down to the weather conditions

its a piece of piss,it cant be fucked up unless you just stand 2inch from the car and hold yer finger down

Tell that to the shit patchy finish on my bonnet the first time i did it admittedly it was my first attempt at spraying and almost definitely down to bad technique, but i'm pretty sure the original poster hasn't done any before...

the patchyness could be down to the weather conditions

I was in the garage and there wasn't much wind if any, maybe there was some silicone in the air or summat, fuck knows, it turned out better this time anyway.

if its damp or cold is what i meant mate that can effect paint,or even too warm

I know its a Micra, my mates micra but just t show you - this is Matt black with rattle cans. Simply sanded it completally down, to get all the laquer off. (Excuse my spelling) Then wiped down to get all the dust off, then sprayed over.

Before - proper badly done red paintjob, it'd been done with a brush I swear on one side.

Just some little snaps -

After -

looks spot on,surprised i ant seen it about!

now chop them springs

just so you know there is a difference between matt black and satin black (its just you mention matt in the title and satin in your post), matt is much duller and satin has a shine to it.

this is satin black, also done with about 8 cans

I miss it

Mustve blended into the road so much the postman didnt see it!

Edited 22 October, 200916 yr by stresshead

looks spot on,surprised i ant seen it about!

now chop them springs

Exactly what I said, get it lowww and on some wide 13's

haha that looks sweet mate, there one of these but a 4 door driving around here thats matt black with a red stripe up it like the A-team van

jon i still miss that from time to time too

Replica time I think? Still got the front bumper and a flushed bootlid

as you know not long back i was thinking of doing it all again, but other cars keep popping up and stoping me. my mates after a cheap GT tho so i might just blag him into doing it

8 cans...

that looks pretty sweet mate, what paint did you use?