Painted the hood

"Deal Killer - Powered by Focus" (dealkiller-ii)
08/23/2020 at 19:29 • Filed to: None

Looks like complete Ass.

It’s not even good at 10 feet. Complete fail.

DISCUSSION (27)

superdave847 > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
08/23/2020 at 19:38

I’ve often thought about doing work like this myself. Good luck polishing.

PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
08/23/2020 at 19:39

The honesty here is overwhelming, bravo.

The Snowman > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
08/23/2020 at 19:41

Rattle can?

notsomethingstructural > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
08/23/2020 at 19:42

Looks fine to me

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
08/23/2020 at 19:43

I suck at painting to. I bet 2 more coats and a wet sand and it will look less like ass.

Deal Killer - Powered by Focus > PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120
08/23/2020 at 19:45

I really hoped it would come out better. The original paint is peeling, badly. So I went from a hood with patches of missing paint to a hood that looks like a ten year old got into his dads spray paint. I am going to give it a good polish and wax in a day or so. I’m not especially hopeful though. It’s 14 years old with 205k miles. I should just light it in fire and enjoy the show.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
08/23/2020 at 19:47

For what it’s worth? Nobody in the history of DIY car repair has EVER done a good solid color rattle car job.

Deal Killer - Powered by Focus > The Snowman
08/23/2020 at 19:48

Yep, and not cheap cans either. Four at $11 a pop. I should have just ordered a 1/2 gallon off the web and got a paint sprayer from my dad. Really should have taken the hood off the car. Would have been easier painting and better coverage. Live and learn I suppose.

Deal Killer - Powered by Focus > notsomethingstructural
08/23/2020 at 19:48

You should go to an optometrist.

sony1492 > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
08/23/2020 at 19:48

Hit it with a heavy coat, sand until your dead, then wax. it’ ll turn out decent

Deal Killer - Powered by Focus > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
08/23/2020 at 19:51

I’ve run out of paint and time. Damn cans run $11 a piece for color match paint. If I do anything more with this pile, I’ll paint the whole thing, except the roof, with a real paint sprayer, and take the hood off and do it separate.

notsomethingstructural > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
08/23/2020 at 19:51

You should go to an optimist

Deal Killer - Powered by Focus > sony1492
08/23/2020 at 19:53

No more paint or time. I’ll have to live with it for a while. I’m taking a week off in September, cause I’m exhausted at work. Maybe I’ll redo it then. That’s my idea of relaxing.

Deal Killer - Powered by Focus > notsomethingstructural
08/23/2020 at 19:54

I really should go to my local brew pup, but there closed by now. .

Deal Killer - Powered by Focus > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
08/23/2020 at 19:56

Thank you. My self esteem appreciates the sentiment.

notsomethingstructural > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
08/23/2020 at 19:56

You picked a project to learn about the process. Did you learn something? If so I’d call it a success. Even if the lesson is “I’m never fucking doing this again”. I’ve had plenty of lessons like “this was a fucking stupid way to save $50”. You weren’t born knowing everything and the only way to really know your limits is to try and fail.

The Snowman > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
08/23/2020 at 19:58

Well at least you have a firm grasp on what went wrong.

sony1492 > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
08/23/2020 at 19:59

I f it becomes unbearable in the meantime, know that any amount of sanding is going to even out the color

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
08/23/2020 at 20:07

Honestly, best bet would be to find a junkyard nearby with the right color hood. Shouldn’t be that bad.

Deal Killer - Powered by Focus > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
08/23/2020 at 20:23

The paint Ford used on the Focus of this age peeled rather badly. I’d be in the same position with a replacement hood most likely.

Deal Killer - Powered by Focus > notsomethingstructural
08/23/2020 at 20:24

After 51 years on this stinking heap of a planet you’d think I’d learn something. Apparently not.

UserNotFound > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
08/23/2020 at 20:37

Time for the rusted hood trend to make a comeback.

Deal Killer - Powered by Focus > UserNotFound
08/23/2020 at 20:45

No.

Brickman > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
08/23/2020 at 20:52

It’s like you colored it with a permanent marker :D

I painted the hood of my S-10 using rustoleum spray paint 10 years ago. Top of the truck with krylon 12 years ago. Looks like poo, but it runs gre... good :)

Kinja'd!!!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
08/23/2020 at 20:59

...matte black...?

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
08/24/2020 at 00:09

Not that it’s much solace now, but it looks like you held the can way too close to the hood. The fact that I can see your pass lines points to where the problem is. Look into getting one of those cheap “fan spray” spray paint nozzles you can plop onto most cans of spray paint. They make it easier to have nice, wide lines when you paint which helps even everything up.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
08/24/2020 at 06:54

Since this paint is already messed up, why not try for a multi color pattern? You can do a rattle can job pretty well with stencils.

It looks like you sprayed too close and too slow in your pic. You’ll likely also have a better result if you take the hood off and hang it/stand it up. Going back and forth will give you uneven coverage- start the can off to the side of the hood, then make a pass over the hood, turn the can off after the end of the hood, go back to where you started, repeat. That’s what I do for guitars, which are admittedly much smaller.