painting front end
 

hey guys! i started working my front end today which i havent touched in quet some time (been busy), got too fed up driving with 3 color front.

but anyways i took my time, sanded it and put primer on it, now just waiting to paint it. not gonna rush, gonna ask you guys for some advice and stuff!

first i wanted to ask you guys what color should i paint it, originaly i was thinking black (then the hood), what do you think/suggest?

what kind of paint would fit it (looking for something cheap) i wanted to do it flat paint but some people told me i can also buy normal reflective paint in spray cans too. what should i use?

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shop around for a "respray" since you did most of the sanding it looks like, and looks like you don't need to paint your hood, should cost less than a full paint job. you just need to paint fenders and a bumper, 3 - 5 hundred range i think would be reasonable vs. rattlecan.

just my 2¢. hope this helps.

by the way, i say go with the oem colour for the fenders at least. the other stuff might look ok in flat black. gloss black imo is more difficult to work with.

Canadian tire sells original paint colours in a spray can. Stay with the original colour, going black will make you a heat score.

You're pretty late in the season to do being something like this...


I sprayed my hood and my front bumper...

my front bumper took me half a day to do it proper...
and another 2 hours of buffing it up good.

Basically you want temperatures of 22-30'C without humidity or up to a maximum of 50% which you might get this coming Sunday if you're lucky at noon time.


I would go all red, I personally think it looks better.

cheapest way is go to Sherwin-Williams and get a large $20 can of spray matched specifically for you. or Crappy Tire $10/can you'll probably need like 5 of them... you'll need primer... etc.

also buy some polish so you polish it 5-10 days after your paint job... will look close to OEM.

THat's what I did...

i say you just take it to macco and have them color match it with base and clear.