Spray my car with a can from halfords ?

25th January 2009, 20:03

i want to change the colour of my car but can relly afford to get a proper job, wondering if i brought loads of spray cans and just spreayed it on would it look any good, if any 1 has any advise would be great, or pics

thanks DAN DAN

25th January 2009, 20:05

there was a guy on here who did it with cans iirc not sure though might have been another forum. Would look much much better done properly though.

25th January 2009, 20:05

nah i think it would look prety crap to be honest

25th January 2009, 20:06

i very much doubt you could get a proper bodyshop finish with rattle cans

25th January 2009, 20:06

Sounds like a Jeremy Clarkson job to me.

25th January 2009, 20:07

It has to be preped and alsorts mate. The finish even if work hard will not be that good

25th January 2009, 20:09

this is it currently, wouldnt mind it black

25th January 2009, 20:10

have you been watching top gear?lol

would look shit mate save up an get a proper one
or sell it an get another one

25th January 2009, 20:10

Silvers still a nice colour mate, and the black rims suit it

25th January 2009, 20:15

i wouldnt do it from a can

if i had the balls to do mine i would buy some paint and use a spray gun at least

25th January 2009, 20:17

sell it and buy a black one

25th January 2009, 20:19

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Originally Posted by GRAHAM2000VTR

sell it and buy a black one

mm i do wanna sell it, but dunno how much to ask , 110000 miles november 09 mot , runs fine

25th January 2009, 20:20

you no its gonna cost you like £500 in cans... there's a guy round my end with a Renault coupe thing its been about 6 diff colours he does it himself with rattle cans, looks dreadful
Get a decent spray for about £600 just basic try some small body shops they will be open to offers as there not getting much work say you will supply the paint and just pay for them to do it or something lol befriend a painter

25th January 2009, 20:23

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Originally Posted by Berg

i wouldnt do it from a can

if i had the balls to do mine i would buy some paint and use a spray gun at least

You'd spray a white saxo

White saxo's look so nice!
I agree with the person about the spray gun idea, but careful mate, fuck up and your car will depreciate like no1's business.

25th January 2009, 20:27

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Originally Posted by -Alex-

You'd spray a white saxo

White saxo's look so nice!
I agree with the person about the spray gun idea, but careful mate, fuck up and your car will depreciate like no1's business.

thanks m8 , but it is silver lol

25th January 2009, 21:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Berg

i wouldnt do it from a can

if i had the balls to do mine i would buy some paint and use a spray gun at least

Originally Posted by -Alex-
You'd spray a white saxo

White saxo's look so nice!
I agree with the person about the spray gun idea, but careful mate, fuck up and your car will depreciate like no1's business.

Quote:

Originally Posted by danwilliams9

thanks m8 , but it is silver lol

he was reffering to bergs white VTSSSS. look at his aviatar.

25th January 2009, 21:18

personally i wouldnt ruin a perfectly good car. if your not happy with the job you do and decide to sell it, you wouldnt get nearly as much as you could get now.

25th January 2009, 21:21

You could do it, in theory. But unless you are awesome at painting with cans, it will look crap when its done imo.

Also, as pointed out, unless you have all the stuff already, it'll cost a fair bit. You have to factor in all the prep materials as well as the paint. Stuff like scotch pads to key the surface, or the paint will just flake off. It would also need rubbing right back to get rid of all the old polish etc which may take you a while. Then theres flatting and polishing to get the new paint all nice and shiny.

If you don'tknow what you're doing, I wouldn't attempt it. Just save up and get a proper respray imo

25th January 2009, 21:40

buy a bonnet from your scrappy and try spray that...

you might find you change your mind after!!!!

25th January 2009, 21:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaytee

there was a guy on here who did it with cans iirc not sure though might have been another forum. Would look much much better done properly though.

+1.. He sprayed his VT kit? Came up with abit of over spray etc etc and was VERY expensive. Looked a good job though. It was for a 1.1

Using spray cans? WTF... Why would you want to change the colour anyway. Shouldn't you had bought a saxo with the colour you want?

25th January 2009, 22:14

mate, im shit hot with rattle cans and sprayed a escort in red (no metalic) and it is a nightmare to do a hole car, totaly diffrent from doing a kit ect,
spraying metalic is a lot harder and i wouldnt atempt a hole car in metalic, it will look shit,
metalic black is one of the worst colours to spray,
if ya whant a black car buy a black car

25th January 2009, 22:17

and the end of the day m8 you get what you pay for? your choice tho dude

27th January 2009, 11:34

dont attempt it mate! get it done properly!

27th January 2009, 14:48

might as well sell it for a black one or even swap if someone is up for that ??

27th January 2009, 14:53

Could do a satin finish using cans. But if you want shiny paint that looks nice I wouldn't bother.

28th January 2009, 09:29

I would imagine you would find it hard to get a fair, even sprayjob

Save up and get it done proffesionally

J.o.o.i - How much does a full spray job cost?
And do you need to notify your insurance company?

28th January 2009, 09:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by D-VTR

J.o.o.i - How much does a full spray job cost?
And do you need to notify your insurance company?

Depends on the size of the car and how much work (i.e. prep work etc) needs doing.

Only need to notify DVLA so the colour can be changed on your V5, may have to let insurance know its changed but it shouldn't alter premium

28th January 2009, 09:40

I wouldn't bother unless you gona spray it in matt black.

28th January 2009, 09:47

This car was sprayed with rattle cans

28th January 2009, 09:52

^^ I bet the clear coat was applied with a proper gun though.

28th January 2009, 10:02

No all done in a day, a quick job

28th January 2009, 10:06

i don't think it will be worth it, you will get a poor finish and wish it was silver again

28th January 2009, 10:19

Did JK really rattle can his lambo?
All that cash, would have thought he'd have had it done by a pro.

As for doing a car yourself, you need to follow the "KISS" rule: Keep It Simple Stupid.

Basically, if it looks hard or is a big job, get a pro or lots of practice.

When I had the GunMetal 106 Whore thing, we took it apart and rubbed it down to metal and sealed with a layer of primer before giving it to a reputable bodyshop to spray.

The whole cost came in at just north of £2000.
£500 on cans may sound cheap but you need to factor in how many cans and how many times you're going to think "Opps. I've just seriously ruined the potential re-sale value on my car!"

Respraying is a waste of money as a modification, you can never get the cost back when it comes to the sale of the vehicle. As others have suggested, Buy Black to get Black

28th January 2009, 10:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by RemKingston

Did JK really rattle can his lambo?
All that cash, would have thought he'd have had it done by a pro.

Exactly what I thought.... he bought it in yellow to begin with

28th January 2009, 10:44

no way with the spray can, even touch up jobs with a spray can look dodgy, save up for a few months and get it don proper, else you'll just get a crap looking finish, my mates a mechanic and tried it on his corsa going from silver to blue, looks gay and cost him a bomb, ended up getting it done proper so cost him twice as much, but as they say - "Hi Ho Silver!!"

28th January 2009, 10:47

Why not mate. It's not worth much with that mileage and age so give it a go

28th January 2009, 11:35

If i was to seel how it is now how much u reccon i should ask for ? ? Look atm y othere threads what u reccoon ? ? ?

28th January 2009, 11:41

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Originally Posted by danwilliams9

If i was to seel how it is now how much u reccon i should ask for ? ? Look atm y othere threads what u reccoon ? ? ?

if your going to post, type properly you prick

28th January 2009, 11:46

love the fact that lambo is foooked
massive dent in the side lol

wheres the thread to the saxo 5 door that was rattle can sprayed in a milti storey car park
that looked ace

mind wasnt a solid colour

28th January 2009, 11:47

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Originally Posted by JimoVTR

if your going to post, type properly you prick

cheeky biatch, i didnt no there were rules about typing,

28th January 2009, 11:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex-VTS

love the fact that lambo is foooked
massive dent in the side lol

The photos were taken at the insurance place / scrapyard when it showed up after the crash.
Dents are expected to be fair.

The car was also featured in a video for one of his songs.

28th January 2009, 11:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex-VTS

love the fact that lambo is foooked
massive dent in the side lol

wheres the thread to the saxo 5 door that was rattle can sprayed in a milti storey car park
that looked ace

mind wasnt a solid colour

loads of photos of it

Quote:

Originally Posted by danwilliams9

cheeky biatch, i didnt no there were rules about typing,

dont call me a biatch...

read the fucking rules then

28th January 2009, 11:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by RemKingston

The photos were taken at the insurance place / scrapyard when it showed up after the crash.
Dents are expected to be fair.

The car was also featured in a video for one of his songs.

Iv got the engine in the next room.

Was at my breakers, video was cosmic girl, and it was always lilac colour rem

28th January 2009, 11:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by danwilliams9

cheeky biatch, i didnt no there were rules about typing,

there is if you read the rules tough

28th January 2009, 11:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimoVTR

loads of photos of it

dont call me a biatch...

read the fucking rules then

hahahhahhaha

28th January 2009, 12:03

back on topic this is how you spray a car with rattle cans

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...light=graffiti

28th January 2009, 12:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by danwilliams9

hahahhahhaha

I would love to meet you one day...

28th January 2009, 12:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimoVTR

I would love to meet you one day...

mm tell me bout u

28th January 2009, 12:56

now now guys, dan read the rules, you will be left of once but then you will most likely be reported, as for the spray cans, still wouldnt touch them with a barge pole!!!

28th January 2009, 13:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by danwilliams9

mm tell me bout u

I would just love to use your face as a jack

28th January 2009, 13:02

save your money mate

28th January 2009, 13:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimoVTR

I would just love to use your face as a jack

mm dont think it would hold

28th January 2009, 14:04

jimo and dan
if you wanna argue pm each other

otherwise this thread will get closed

28th January 2009, 14:13

Wont it be patching in areas, like darker than lighter ??

28th January 2009, 14:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by John_1.1i

Wont it be patching in areas, like darker than lighter ??

depends how evenly you spray it

28th January 2009, 14:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex-VTS

depends how evenly you spray it

Yeah, still difficult though imo

28th January 2009, 14:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimoVTR

I would love to meet you one day...

Quote:

Originally Posted by danwilliams9

mm tell me bout u

You love it Jimo

28th January 2009, 16:41

dont try it yourself man
thats terrible
haha

28th January 2009, 17:04

The graffiti car that was posted here looked awesome.

And he did it in a carpark.

But as a single colour, I say stay away.

28th January 2009, 17:12

i colour coaded my bumpers and my mirror caps and my grill !! from a rattle can.. looks shit hott if i may be so big headed lol

EDIT*** do NOT use halfords paint. its wank.. lits ike water

28th January 2009, 17:15

Only colour I would do a whole car in is Matt black but I use rattle cans all the time

28th January 2009, 17:50

If ya wna try it man go for it but it may look crap. only one way to find out tho!!!

28th January 2009, 17:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by J-Reid

EDIT*** do NOT use halfords paint. its wank.. lits ike water

Well it was ok for me! i resprayed inside the engine bay, as it was past its best and everything, and i got a decent finish from it, i suppose it depends on who's spraying it lol

28th January 2009, 17:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by J-Reid

i colour coaded my bumpers and my mirror caps and my grill !! from a rattle can.. looks shit hott if i may be so big headed lol

EDIT*** do NOT use halfords paint. its wank.. lits ike water

So what did you use then mate?

28th January 2009, 18:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by John_1.1i

i suppose it depends on who's spraying it lol

soz pro... lol.
me n my mate did his side skirts in black.. it was transparent not 1/2 as good as other paints ive used before..

28th January 2009, 18:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by J-Reid

soz pro... lol.
.

erm ok why get silly

im not good at spraying i was just saying it depends on whos spraying it

i just got a decent finish

28th January 2009, 18:02

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Originally Posted by ellwise69

So what did you use then mate?

a paint make called hycote.. they do primers and laquars too..
i got mine from here..its a list of all citroen paints
http://www.wilcodirect.co.uk/index.p...th=167_174_177

28th January 2009, 18:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by John_1.1i

erm ok why get silly

im not good at spraying i was just saying it depends on whos spraying it

i just got a decent finish

not realy. doesnt matter whos spraying its still a watery paint. the quality of the finish depends on whos sprayin.. not the quality of the paint itself.
glad your bay turned out well

28th January 2009, 21:55

absolutely no way mate! honestly, spraying is the worst idea ever, as you get dust and dirst trapped under the paint and the paint drips and shows up really badly once dried. Avoid at all costs

28th January 2009, 22:03

respect if you give it a go, have you thought about maybe just spraying the vtr kit black? going for a two tone maybe, could do it inside if you took it off, when i say inside i aint adviseing your house lol

28th January 2009, 22:15

Try a college. Body repair place they pratice on your car normally about £200
The tutors normally finish it off as well so get a good spray job contact your local ted college

29th January 2009, 01:01

don't!
you need constant pressure when spraying to get a good finish.
cans start to drip if you use em too long, they lose pressure and the overall result looks like crap.
keep your car the way it is, get a decent respray or sell it and buy a black one.
cheers

29th January 2009, 01:10

Do it, it'll be funny tbh.

29th January 2009, 05:02

i reckon you would get away with matt black, thats about it though..

29th January 2009, 08:11

i spraed a nova matt black once with cans and it was quite good and that was my first time at spraying

29th January 2009, 09:07

If you really want a colour change then save up and get a proper job done, it would take forever without the rite tools. A compressor air sander and spray gun would be essentials in my eyes to even do a half descent job. Good luck with your choice

29th January 2009, 11:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by vtr2007

i spraed a nova matt black once with cans and it was quite good and that was my first time at spraying

u got any picys m8 ? ? ?

3rd February 2009, 22:34

i think you should go for it and post up the images online, i quite fancy a laugh

3rd February 2009, 22:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by danwilliams9

i want to change the colour of my car but can relly afford to get a proper job, wondering if i brought loads of spray cans and just spreayed it on would it look any good, if any 1 has any advise would be great, or pics

thanks DAN DAN

Spray cans are only good for small repairs bud,wouldnt like to paint the whole car,it would cost silly amount.........

4th February 2009, 13:15

mate of mine did an old miniwith rattle cans, looked good until he powerhosed it a week later n it all started to flake off!! dont do it, jst sell it n buy a black 1!!

4th February 2009, 17:03

Go for it. I see no reason why it should not turn out OK. Providing you read up on all the relevant points before hand.

Good luck, and let us know how you get on

L

24th March 2009, 01:14

mate dont do it lol haha, and would u sell your wheels there sexy son lol (Y)

24th March 2009, 01:16

il also give u mine aswell as money , il try get some pics up to show u what there like

24th March 2009, 07:26

Use Dulux

24th March 2009, 07:37

dont do it with cans !! you can get a spray job done for 500.. it would cost the same with cans

24th March 2009, 08:03

it will be very patch so dont bother trying and would be cheaper to buy a compressor gun and paint than all rattle cans

24th March 2009, 17:15

dulex 1 coat ftw

24th March 2009, 17:25

it looks nice mate dnt wreck it by rattle caning it

24th March 2009, 22:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by asmith88

mate of mine did an old miniwith rattle cans, looked good until he powerhosed it a week later n it all started to flake off!! dont do it, jst sell it n buy a black 1!!

Your meant to leave it to fully harden which takes about 14 days, then cover it in 4~ coats of laquer, then that harden, before attempting to jet wash it, silly idea that

I Have just done half my tailgate with a rattle can, it looks good but I used to do graff so I know how to control a spray can very well, and how to avoid drips ect, everyone needs practice, btw halfords paint is the dogs nads for blending in.

10th May 2009, 23:03

how much will a profesional job cost as i was thinking in changing mine to orange colour which i love. my bike is orange and i want my car to match. haha. there is something about orange which stands out. anyone got a rough price for profecionally done???