My first auto paint job

Maximumpain · June 6, 2015, 2:11pm

My oldest daughter just graduated high school, and the wife and I wanted to get her a car as a grad gift. She loves Subaru wagons so it was very serendipitous that we were able to find a 1997 (the year she was born) Impreza Outback. Cute li'l wagon that fit her personality.

Anyways...We picked up the car on 5/23 the Saturday before she graduated. The next day my 11yo son gets home from a sleepover and is stoked for his sister about the car. He then casually mentions "Wouldn't it be cool if we could paint it purple (her favorite color) for her." Well, for some reason that planted a seed that immediately germinated, and we took it over to my shop that evening and started sanding it. :shock:

Despite my 18 years as painting contractor I had never painted a car before. I wasn't deterred as it is only painting after all, and I had an all star crew. I used a product from Sherwin-Williams called Sher-Kem. ~$50/gallon and a universal metal primer. Used mainly for farm equipment and such. It was a whirlwind of action as we were working on it in the evenings and only had 6 days. I will say that it is [i]not[/i] a very good paint job, but it is a li'l purple Subaru and that's all that really matters. Also, I wasn't even going anywhere near the dents. Too many to deal with in such a short time. We unmasked and reassembled the morning of graduation 5/30.

Good times.

If a blue could be so kind...

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NDA_is_the_Hardcore_Casual · June 6, 2015, 2:18pm

I'd love to post them for you but those long ass links would take me way too long. Phone Post 3.0

Maximumpain · June 6, 2015, 2:30pm

Aaronrodgers=GOAT - I'd love to post them for you but those long ass links would take me way too long.

What can I do?

LegionariusIV · June 6, 2015, 2:34pm

Pretty cool of you........always liked those little wagons

ABCTT_SoupCan · June 6, 2015, 2:38pm

Maximumpain -
Aaronrodgers=GOAT - I'd love to post them for you but those long ass links would take me way too long.

What can I do?

Just copy and paste the direct link and not the url bullshit and I will post them Phone Post 3.0

ChokingOnACookie · June 6, 2015, 2:53pm

ABCTT_SoupCan · June 6, 2015, 2:55pm

ChokingOnACookie - This better work!!

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Lolol CHOKE!!! Phone Post 3.0

ChokingOnACookie · June 6, 2015, 2:55pm

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ABCTT_SoupCan · June 6, 2015, 2:55pm

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ChokingOnACookie · June 6, 2015, 2:56pm

SoupCanBBC -
ChokingOnACookie - This better work!!

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Lolol CHOKE!!!

Forgot the caret. That fail is on me!! Phone Post 3.0

ABCTT_SoupCan · June 6, 2015, 2:57pm

That's awesome OP good job

You don't happen to live in British Columbia do you? Phone Post 3.0

ChokingOnACookie · June 6, 2015, 2:57pm

Looks great!! You look like a fun guy. Phone Post 3.0

NDA_is_the_Hardcore_Casual · June 6, 2015, 2:59pm

Well done ! Phone Post 3.0

ABCTT_SoupCan · June 6, 2015, 3:00pm

SoupCanBBC - That's awesome OP good job

You don't happen to live in British Columbia do you?

Nevermind saw the plate.

Love long and prosper Phone Post 3.0

Rick_Cain · June 6, 2015, 3:00pm

Awesome job! VU for being a cool dad! Phone Post 3.0

ranier_wolfcastle · June 6, 2015, 3:36pm

why not spray the daughter to match?

John_Cable · June 6, 2015, 3:36pm

pretty kool. good job and it did not cost 3,000.

There was another thread on the OG a couple years back about a dude who painted his car with one coat Rustoleum. It was awesome.

P749 · June 6, 2015, 3:39pm

The paint you picked is OK. If you got the surface rust off that paint job will last way longer than the car. Phone Post 3.0

stevekt · June 6, 2015, 3:43pm

Nice paint job. Your daughter is very pretty.

IDXtreme · June 6, 2015, 3:50pm

You're an awesome Dad!