Civic EG

If you have painted your car with rattle cans, post some pics, what kind of paint you used, how many coats, clear coat (if applicable) and your finish process (wetsand/polish).
Lets keep this thread informative

Rustoleum Army Green, $3.50 each from home depot.
Approx 12 cans used, got me 7-8 coats on body. (didn't do hood or roof) Bay & door jambs also painted to match. First coats were light-medium and final coat was a 'wet' coat, slightly thicker.
No clear coat.
I never wet sanded, polished or waxed. After a few years the paint was becoming more and more satin looking (from UV exposure I assume).
Then I wetsanded with 1500 and 2000 grit and buffed with a medium-high compound by Mothers using an orbital buffer.
Still no clear coat, I just keep a coat of wax on it.

right after painting:




A few years later the paint had lost some shine and was looking more satin:




After wetsanding/polish:







I used rustoleum in my home garage because of budget reasons, liking the color and to prove all the rattle can haters wrong
Yes you can get a nice paint job on a budget without a compressor or paint gun equipment.

my old 92 sedan, 18 cans of krylon white from walmart no clear or wetsanding. done in my driveway

damn on your driveway must of not been windy at all lmao imm post my old teggy later and hatch

just regular rustoluem rattle cans from home depot, no clear or wet sanding. (pics were taken with old hatch that was rusted, new rust free flat black one is currently on the car.) my mother is better at tapping off than i am

Engine Bay: 1st coat is Dupli-Color Hi-Heat Engine Enamel and 2nd coat is Krylon Red.

Body, Krylon Gloss Black (2 coats so far, 3rd one to come with clear coating).


Pics:

Sorry if they are gigantic, I still havent figured out how to scale them down :/









There ya go

Here is a shirt I rendered for you guys.


By at 2012-08-30

Krylon Ocean Breeze Blue gloss. i wish it was flat cause shine is fine but flat is where its at. but it turned out good. took 3 coats to cover all the dark sanded spots.

no clear coat and no wetsanding waxing or any of that fancy stuff.

dont ever go on Honda-tech and say your car was rattle canned, they will never stop harassing you. lol

Thats why i like this site better, its just not as busy.

i love rattle can paint jobs.

bump for rattle cans!