2013 Z. Painting the whole car with rattle cans :)

synolimit

Thanks

That's why I'm taking every panel off the car and doing them one by one. No door jam miss colors. Engine bay however will be silver but once the roll cage goes in I think its price will be whatever someone wants to pay for a track car.

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Rid3_FaM0uS

Awesome man! You could always revisit it if you decide you're tired of looking at two tone anyways I suppose I was just curious if this was going to turn into a full out paint job overhaul or a nice visual change is all haha! well good luck man and as always ill keep watching! It's cool seeing someone else close by doing so much DIY work to their Z as well! Hopefully some day we run into each other at a OGC meet or something

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synolimit

Nice visual. First track days it's going to go to hell anyways haha.

Did you do the PTSD run? We shut down ALL of 270 around columbus. Cops blocked all entrances and we only used 1 lane. So freacking cool!

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Ubetit

I was right in front of you in the Blue roadster. BTW, Clear out some PMs. They are full and I can't message you about your springs.

Rid3_FaM0uS

no I didn't get to attend car is out of commission till probably middle of next month. started putting the block back together last night but its all a slow process. deciding what turbochargers I want to run has honestly been the worst part of it.

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Jayhovah

Just like everything syno does.... I start out thinking he's lost his marbles and it ends up coming out really good.

synolimit

Lol yes a used 09 woulda been a smarter idea but perseverance and maybe a little hands on skill pays off. I think I'm a huge cheap wad too but I like knowing I did something and others could learn from it. I love seeing people be able to mod their cars with more parts because they didn't pay so much for something they could of done. DIY is my fav thing.

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kenchan

painting small pieces is fine. i do that often to paint lips and stuff.

not sure how well rattle cans can withstand the long spray duration on large panels as pressure inside the can drops as you spray. that is the limiting factor for using rattle cans... the fan nozzles are usually pretty decent.

one reason why when i paint wheels, i use 3-4 rattle cans simultaneously (not in both hands lol) and spray layers from each can taking turns before pressure drops. and keep the cans in the sun, warm to the touch.

synolimit

What happens when the pressure drops? I've done 3 cans so far and all is good. I have 6 over head lights in my little 1 car garage with a painted white wall and when I spray I make sure I see the reflection during coat 3-4 so it's laying solid wet.

I do that too! One can was getting low so I only used it for the edges so the can was level. Then a new can was used to spray horizontal over the parts. And its 90 in my garage. In the winter I'll use a hair dryer and stick them in my paints to keep warm haha.

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kenchan

i get more blobs vs the fine mist.

synolimit

Gotcha. Yeah I saw a few and moved that can from horizontal to vertical. Only new cans go on top.

I think the hoods next and I'll remove it and lean it straight up to help the cans out.

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Mitco39

Heat the cans in some hot water, turns the blobs into a fine mist

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kenchan

the heat from the sun is suppose to do that..? per my above post.

i dont have hot water running outside.

kenchan

who has hot water running outside their house? you lucky bastards

JARblue

We do in Texas. If it's hot outside, you can get pretty hot water directly out of the hose for a few minutes before it cools off to lukewarm

OP, the only thing I have a problem with is the fact that you used a Chrysler color Otherwise, nicely executed, like most of your DIY work

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