anyone know how to mix paint?

[Appl3]

hey anyone know how to mix car paint that i can buy off of? i need to paint my bumper and hood. but cant afford a body shop to charge me an arm and leg etc. please let me know pricing as well i need pearl white but will let you see the car and you tell me what will match. thanks

[TurboTagTeam]

You will NOT match pearl white unless you have a professional do it. It's very hard to match tri-coat paint.

And how do you plan to spray it? If your cheaping out saying you dont have enough money to have a body shop do it, I doubt you have the proper equitment and facilities.

[Scapegoat]

you either shake or stir it

[Appl3]

my friend has a paint gun and your right, everyone told me its hard to do because all that money is bascailly the paint...but i cant spend 300+ on it...

[crazyukrainian]

you either shake or stir it

lol that was my first thought too

[Appl3]

i thought so also lol...but its a 3 stage paint job they said so i have no idea>.<!! anyone have a shop that can help me paint and pricing?

[4N2NR]

you either shake or stir it

lol that was my first thought too

No wonder the wife is so mad. I've been using her electric mixer.

[russiankid]

You're better off getting Maaco to do it for fairly cheap than yourself.

[TurboTagTeam]

I really dont understand the logic here...

Do it yourself.......................it's gonna come out like complete crap

Take it to MACCO.................it's gonna come out like complete crap

There is a reason why paint and body work is expensive. It is not easy. You get what you pay for. Do you not have insurance? What kind of car are we talking about here?

[Appl3]

08 altima... and insurance is 1000 deductiable because i needed low monthly payments etc. etc.....long story

[TurboTagTeam]

wtf? you can afford an 08 altima but cant afford 1k to get it fixed properly?

And there is NO WAY ur matching that paint ur self. Or even painting it properly. Tri-coat paint is very difficult to apply properly. It takes alot of skill to get it to blend.

My car is pearl white and I painted it myself in a professional paint shop with all professional equitment. I have a little experience with this subject.

[crazyukrainian]

No wonder the wife is so mad. I've been using her electric mixer.

lmao



but yeah, that sucks and all but you can only get so much cheap.... :(

[420sx]

Spray paint the bitch, and get it done right when you arent broke.

[Appl3]

lol im broke as **** right now and traded in my evo for it...bad ****en idea but had to...

[Appl3]

and also it doesnt take 1k to fix thats why i dont want to pay the insurance to do it...i got quoted 350-400 to get it done

[Scapegoat]

you wanted to try and get it done cheaper than that?

[97TurboDSM]

lol not gonna get it done cheaper than 350-400. just get it done

[Appl3]

lol yes sirrrr