[Nvasion]

where can i buy duplicolor spray bomb to paint my stock wheels?

i tried lordco in richmond no 3 road.

[baggdis300]

canadian tire has some...

but honestly there selection is pathetic

go to USA and you'll have an amazing selection/price

[Fappin]

Canadian tire

[Nvasion]

im looking for bronze to be specific.. ill try canadian tire this week i guess

[StealthFighter]

http://www.duplicolor.com/wheretobuy/


napa and crappy tires.

[godwin]

or go to an Automotive paintshop like Lordco in Maple Ridge and get them to mix you a custom rattle can based on your paint sample.

[Nlkko]

Crappy tire has the bronze wheel paint that looks decent. Make sure you follow the instructions in the can though.

[Phil@rise]

any lordco can custom mix you a rattle can based off a paint code.

[HondaGuy]

Canadian Tire on cambie has an entire row of paint colors.
Seen many dupli color cans on top shelf.

Good luck!
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[Shun Izaki]

found many duplicolors at CT...

I went to Grandview tho, that CT is massive... has like everything in stock LOL

[SupraTTturbo2jz]

anyone know how much powercoating is? or black paint that looks like powercoated?

[godwin]

Search Craigslists there are deals that come up from time to time.. there was one $300 for 4 a while back.. that's the low end.

Price of powdercoating is coming done because there are DIY kits now.. (though you have to have access to an oven etc).

anyone know how much powercoating is? or black paint that looks like powercoated?

[Fappin]

found many duplicolors at CT...

I went to Grandview tho, that CT is massive... has like everything in stock LOL

They didn't have my oil filter in stock :(

[MindBomber]

Search Craigslists there are deals that come up from time to time.. there was one $300 for 4 a while back.. that's the low end.

Price of powdercoating is coming done because there are DIY kits now.. (though you have to have access to an oven etc).

I noticed the $300 PCing on craigslist too, anyone here tried it?

A compressor is also needed for DIY powder coating kits, but I'd buy one and do a few of my own parts if someone could show me that they're good quality.

[SupraTTturbo2jz]

Yeah I'm tryin to learn how to powdercoat. Just need to know the equipment needed and the steps
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[MindBomber]

You need an oven or heat lamps, a compressor and a powder coating gun.

You can buy kits that include the gun and powder from Meguiar's for $200 or cheapo ebay ones for $75. I just haven't been able to find anyone who has used one yet to check on quality..

[godwin]

You also need a charge source so the powder would stick to the material. Some kind of a fine mesh screen so you can reuse powder that didn't adhere would help too.

The best way is for you to try it (I would suggest building a cupboard eg out of caferia style tray holders). Honestly the coatings are all the same, it is the prep work that matters. Eg descaling and surface prep and blanking out any threaded area.

You need an oven or heat lamps, a compressor and a powder coating gun.

You can buy kits that include the gun and powder from Meguiar's for $200 or cheapo ebay ones for $75. I just haven't been able to find anyone who has used one yet to check on quality..

[Nvasion]

crap went granview CT and they didnt have the bronze wheel color i wanted!

[G-spec]

any lordco can custom mix you a rattle can based off a paint code.



oh hell yea second that!
Lordco spray paint mixes are fuckin awesome for smaller projects, on smaller pieces they come out so nice and even, almost body shop quality pretty much, clearcoat already premixed so it looks complete.
it's between $30 and $40 a can, but well worth it if you want it done right

I do a lot of custom headlight painting for my car club take a look at how good this silver/gunmetal pearl came out




http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z75/Adon604/Custom%20Work/IMG_0533.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z75/Adon604/Custom%20Work/IMG_0532.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z75/Adon604/Custom%20Work/IMG_0539.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z75/Adon604/Custom%20Work/IMG_0538.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z75/Adon604/Custom%20Work/IMG_0054.jpg

[Nvasion]

hey g spec any idea how many cans itd take to do 4 rims then? stock celica gts wheels

[Nlkko]

You should need 2 cans. I used about 2.5 to spray my Celica's stock GT but I fk'ed one rim up and and had to redo. Buy 3 to be safe. I bought at Cambie CT. And be sure to shake the can for at least 1-3 minutes.

[Shun Izaki]

They didn't have my oil filter in stock :(

no way? lol

I went there at like 9:45pm one night to get a single fuse that was impossible to find... they had like 70 of them Hahaha..

[G-spec]

hey g spec any idea how many cans itd take to do 4 rims then? stock celica gts wheels


it took me 2 cans of Dupli Color graphite textured paint to do my stockies, which are 18 inches so I guess you could do with 2 cans as well just in case, but 1 can of QUALITY primer is vital.

also prep work, sand sand sand everywhere it's smooth otherwise shit will flake off later on, fill in with bondo where necessary sand again and then clean really well before applying first coat of primer.... and do a bunch of thin coats let it dry be patient, dont get lazy and lay a fat drippy coat on

my stockies had some major rash, bondo works wonders, good luck and yea like Rise Phil said Lordco spray mixes for all your custom color needs man, it's awesome for DIY'ers like us


http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z75/Adon604/Custom%20Work/IMG_0060.jpg

[MindBomber]

Has anyone here painted a front lip with a lordco spray can mix?

[Nvasion]

how would i be able to tell them to mix me a bronze color? since i dont think any car has stock bronze color.

http://www.celicahobby.com/ubbthreads/attach/profile/5446-5.jpg

thats the duplicolor wheel color bronze. but i cant find it anywhere

[G-spec]

Has anyone here painted a front lip with a lordco spray can mix?


I sprayed my old sideskirts which I'm not using anymore just for the hell of it and to see how it would look compared to body shop. It came out looking great but obviously no prep work or anything was done, I just wanted to see how it looks.

Something about the way they mix it at Lordco it makes the paint and everything come out so evenly that it looks almost professionally done, and typically with off the shelf spray paint it's almost impossible to have that shit come out even and smooth.


how would i be able to tell them to mix me a bronze color? since i dont think any car has stock bronze color.

http://www.celicahobby.com/ubbthreads/attach/profile/5446-5.jpg

thats the duplicolor wheel color bronze. but i cant find it anywhere


You should try Benjamin Moore and other paint stores like ICI Paints and others as well, I know Benjamin Moore carries quite a selection, and did you try going to that huge Canadian Tire on Grandview ??

if all that fails I would personally have no problems just showing a picture to a Lordco paint guy and have him mix a custom mix, the best paint guy from Lordco I seen is the guy on Marine, he knows his shit.
Also keep in mind that Dupli Color you posted in the pic is a matte bronze so dont forget to tell Lordco paint guy that cuz when they mix they add clearcoat in it

[Nvasion]

can i just use any spraybomb to paint my rims? cuz ici does have a nice bronze i like. or should i use special automotive clear, paint and primer?

[need2speed]

i would prep,prime,paint then clear. If you just spray it theres a chance it will flake off after awhile.

[godwin]

It also depends on how picky you are. Since the OP wants bronze which has metallic flakes in it and you will probably want to go several layers; you might want to just get a cheapo $40 HVLP sprayer and just get the paint instead. Paint from different spray paint bottles might come out differently just due to the way the propellant were added. Not to mention Mother Nature and your wallet will thank you.

When you consider that places like Summit Tools sells a cast iron 21 Gallon compressor for 169 bucks.. I am surprised not more people go for the HVLP route.. Or at least rent group rent a paint booth from KMS.

[MindBomber]

You don't even need to shell out $169 to buy a compressor if you don't have air tools you meed to run off it, every tool rental place has small compressors you can rent by the day for cheap.

It also depends on how picky you are. Since the OP wants bronze which has metallic flakes in it and you will probably want to go several layers; you might want to just get a cheapo $40 HVLP sprayer and just get the paint instead. Paint from different spray paint bottles might come out differently just due to the way the propellant were added. Not to mention Mother Nature and your wallet will thank you.

When you consider that places like Summit Tools sells a cast iron 21 Gallon compressor for 169 bucks.. I am surprised not more people go for the HVLP route.. Or at least rent group rent a paint booth from KMS.
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[Phil@rise]

Has anyone here painted a front lip with a lordco spray can mix?

I've never done a front lip but just like G-spec I've painted many other pieces with it and even painted all the custom tins of a Yamaha V Star that won a second place in the gas town bike show. That was 2+ years ago and the bike although rarely ridden still looks great.(sorry no pics).
The paint they mix up is of no lesser quality then what the body shop uses it is infact the same stuff its just thinned out a touch more to flow better from a shitty rattle can and the key to success with it is don't use all the can only use about 3/4 of it and move on so you don't have to drastic a drop in pressure and flow.

[godwin]

Most HVLP guns won't work with small compressor.. and you will screw up your paint due when the pressure drops and the compressor tries to catch up due to small tank size.

For painting, the bigger the tank the more consistent the paint will be.

If you are going to rent.. just rent the booth @ KMS.

You don't even need to shell out $169 to buy a compressor if you don't have air tools you meed to run off it, every tool rental place has small compressors you can rent by the day for cheap.


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[gars]

Sorry to bump an old thread.

I attempted to paint my front lip. I ended up with the orange peel effect. I'm in the process of sanding it down right now, going with 1500, then finishing with 2000.

I read somewhere that my orange peel might be a result from not pressing the nozzle down hard enough, resulting in too low a pressure, causing the paint to come out in blotches. Should I try again? Or should I go out and buy some better paint?

I'm just using the cheap rattle can stuff from Cdn Tire right now. I'm not super fussed on colour matching because my car is black. The original paint is pearled, but you can't really see it on the front lip, so any black is fine.

TIA!

[Gridlock]

i painted the whole bumper on my old car with ctc spray bombs and it turned out really well. Just a matter of doing many super light coats and having a strong finger.

Rims on my current car I used duplicolor graphite and I found that stuff phenomenal. Lays down different than any other spray can that I used...almost like it refused to f up. Highly recommend.

Just used a deck of cards tucked around the rim to protect the tire and went for it.

[gars]

ok cool, i'll go to Lordco and check it out.

I'm too far into this project to give up and just get it done professionally. haha.