austyn Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) How many gallons of paint did you guys use on your z? I need to get an idea on how much paint i need to buy. Edited December 31, 2011 by RB26powered74zcar vague title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgsheen Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Gallons? It's a Z, not a battleship... (Sorry, had to be a smart-ass for a minute) This really depends on a few factors: Whether you're shooting single stage or 2-stage, the quality of paint you're buying (some have a very high solids count and cover very well, some don't and could require more coats), perhaps how the paint reduces, and whether you're doing jambs, and/or engine bay. We shot my sons 280 with a very dark gray metallic, 2-stage, Sherman Williams B6 (which is a fairly "heavy" base paint) and he initially bought a half-gallon. He didn't plan on painting the hood (he likes it black) - and didn't have to re-shoot anything major. That was enough for everything including jambs and under cowl but not the engine bay or the front valence pieces. Probably would have taken him just under 3/4 gallon of base coat to do everything but the engine bay. Probably the same amount of clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heroez Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 (edited) I recently painted a 260z with 2 quarts of base and just a bit more than 2.5 quarts of clear. Add that to about 4 oz of each for the jams. I had bought a sprayable gallon of base, enough to paint 2 cars. A gallon of clear. I wanted plenty, so if anything went wrong, I had its coating covered. Stuff happens. Different paints cover differently. What may take 2 coats in one brand, may take 3-4 in another, or varies by color. I was using a ppg base and dcu2021 clear. The choice was to have a flat paint surface. The kind of paint where you see detailed reflections. I didnt rush anything so I had time for a quality job. I have a receipt of all the supplies. With wanted leftovers it was around a thousand dollars in materials alone. Ultra fine finish sanding to 3000 grit, buffing, touch ups. Easily a 4-5k dollar finished product. You can read the next thread over on how to spray paint your car for 19 bucks. Someone out there thinks its kewl too. Its all in what you want to create. Im not rich either, just a working man. Was it worth it to me to do that kind of paint on my car? Hell yeah. Peoples reactions are entertaining. Forget all the guys walking up smiling. Its the chicks reactions I live for. The day I finished putting on the chrome and emblems- A cute asian girl came around a corner, and she was hypnotised by my car and almost ran into me at a doorway. Later that night, I swing by a place to get a hot coffee, and the woman at this place is telling me she gets off in 30 minutes and talking a lot. Its a paintjob that looks like money, but it really was a little money and a LOAD of work on an already beautiful car. Manual labor folks. You get back what you put in. Maybe my experience will help others... and their sex lives. Edited January 3, 2012 by Heroez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOTHALOSISM Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 finally made it over to this site huh Heroe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heroez Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Yeah, the other places are drying up. Thought I may spend a little time here. So far its pretty good. Got some conversations going, some buying and selling going on. Nice to see ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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